noun · informal
bus
/bʌs/BUS
Band 4-5speakingtask1
a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, usually along a fixed route
Examples
“I missed the last bus and had to walk home.”
“The bus route passes the university every 15 minutes.”
“Students get a discount when they travel by bus.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the festival the city adds extra buses to cope with the increased number of visitors.”
Collocations
- catch a bus
- bus route
- bus stop
Word family
buses noun (plural)
Common mistakes
I take bus to school.→I take the bus to school.
take buses every day→take the bus every day
Say it for a higher band
5van→6coach→7+bus
Synonyms
coach
Easily confused
coach
“We travelled by coach to the next city because it was cheaper than the train.”
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