# Bus

## Verb + bus

* get **on / off** a bus
* ***miss / catch*** a bus
* run for a bus
* wait for a bus
* buses stop
* the bus leaves (for the airport)

## Noun + bus

* a bus stop
* a bus timetable
* the bus fare
* the bus service

## Exercise

### 1. Verb + bus

1. I ***missed*** the last bus and had to walk home.
2. I had to ***wait*** over an hour for a bus, and then three arrived at the same time!
3. The best bus to get is the 22. It ***stops*** right outside the school.
4. I get the bus to work. I usually ***catch*** the express bus to Valencia at 8am.
5. Please wait until the bus stops before you ***get*** off.
6. Can you tell me what time the next bus ***leaves*** for the city centre?
7. I got up late this morning and had to ***run*** for the bus. I just managed to get it.

### 2. Noun + bus

1. Copenhagen has an excellent bus ***service***. There are regular buses to the city centre.
2. I’ll buy the tickets. You check the bus ***timetable*** and find out when the next one leaves.
3. He says he walked to the interview because he couldn't afford the bus ***fare***.
4. I stood at the bus ***stop*** for over half an hour before a bus *came along*.

## Note

**Note these expressions:**

* *It's about 20 minutes away by bus. But the bus service is very good.*
* *Excuse me, is this the bus to Oxford?*
* *I like to sit on the top deck of the bus. You get a better view.*


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