Language Activator – get on/off

get on/get into/catch/hop on/board/embark/mount/on board

get on

to go onto a bus, train etc at the beginning of a journey

.She’s old and needs help getting on and off the bus

get in/into

to go into a small vehicle, for example a car or boat

.I got in a taxi and went to the hospital immediately

catch

to get on a particular bus, train, or plane in order to go somewhere

.Jonathan looked at his watch. ‘I’ve got a plane to catch,’ he said

hop on/in/into

to get on a bus, train, plane etc, or get into a car, taxi etc, especially after suddenly deciding to

.Karl hopped on the first plane back to Germany

board

to get on a ship, plane, or train

.Before boarding the plane, Jenny tried once more to call home

embark

to get on a ship – use this especially when a large number of people do this

.A large group had assembled at the pier, waiting to embark

embark for

.Their training completed, the regiment embarked for the war zone

embarkation

.Embarkation will begin one hour before the ship is due to leave port

mount to

climb onto a horse

.He mounted the pony and rode off

on board/aboard

if you get on board or aboard a ship or plane, you get onto it

.It was time to get on board the ship

:Practice

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

.N1. A group of men, some in military uniform, climbed ……..the plane
? ……..N2. Can you help Shelly
.N3. A week later he …………a ship bound for New York
.N4. She …………..into a cab and told the driver to go to King’s Cross
.N5. Stephen …………..the 6.15 to Birmingham
.N6. If we’re quick, we should still be able to ………our train
.’ ………N7. ‘Can you give me a lift into town?’ ‘Sure
.N8. Be careful ………….into the boat
.N9. The train stopped in the middle of the night in Nogales. No one ……….on or off
.N10. We got ………the train at Lime Street Station

:Answers

aboard/ mount/ boarded/ hopped/ caught/ catch/ Get in/ getting/ got/ on