This document provides information about different modes of transportation, including road vehicles, trains, ships and boats, planes, and special uses of transportation. It discusses how cars, buses, and motorcycles use roads and motorways, while trains travel between towns on rail lines and can carry passengers or goods. Ships and boats sail on oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes, leaving and arriving at ports. Planes fly along air paths, dropping off and picking up people and cargo at airports where they refuel. Certain vehicles have emergency or specialized functions like firefighting, medical transport, or search and rescue.

1. Means of transport
Science
2nd grade
UNIT 10

2. ROAD VEHICLES
• Cars, buses, lorries and motorbikes move on roads and
motorways.
• Roads have one lane going in each direction
• Motorways have two or more lanes.

3. TRAINS
• Trains travel between towns and
cities, and even between countries.
• They stop at stations.
• Some trains can carry goods.
• In some cities there are trains which
travel under the ground. They are called
the underground.
• Trains move on railways lines which are
made of metal.

4. TRAIN STATION

5. SHIPS AND BOATS
• Ships and boats sail in oceans, seas, rivers and lakes.
• Ships leave and pick up passengers or goods.
• Boats can be specifically made for some activities like
fishing or sailing.

6. PORTS
• Ships and boats refuel and are repaired in ports.
• The lighthouse shows ships where the coast is.
• Passengers embark at the wharf.
lighthouse
goods
PORT

7. PLANES
• Planes fly along special paths in the air
• They drop off and pick up passengers or goods in airports.
• They refuel and are reapaired there too.

8. AIRPORT
TAKEOFF LANDING RUNWAY
CHECK IN FLY PICK UP
CONTROL TOWER PILOT LUGGAGE

9. PUBLIC or PRIVATE?
• In a town or city, people use public or private
means of transport.
Public Private

10. FEW PEOPLE or COLLECTIVE?

11. SPECIAL USES OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT
It puts out fires
from the air.
It takes people to
the hospital.
It rescues people
who are difficult
to reach.

12. It rescues people
at sea
It gives information or
advertises products
It carries messages
or packages
It puts out fires