Fluent.

English
English
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At the train station
Part 1: Vocabulary
A. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
1. Do you like travelling by trains?
2. How often do you travel by train?
3. Is travelling by train expensive in your country? What is a basic train fare?
4. Do trains in your country arrive on time are they after late?
5. Do you think that trains are good for the environment? Why? Or Why not?

B. Look at the pictures and match them with the correct words.

_____ Ticket _____ Passenger _____ Train driver _____ Timetable _____ Platform
_____ Train _____ Train track _____ Ticket machine _____ Baggage _____ Ticket inspector

5
2

1 6
3 7

10
9
8
C. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition:
1. platform a) A list of the times at which trains arrive and leave.
2. timetable b) The place in a train station where you get on and get off trains.
3. single (ticket) c) A person who checks people's tickets on a train or bus.
4. return (ticket) d) A ticket to travel to a place and back again.
5. Ticket inspector e) A ticket to travel to a place, but not to travel back

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Part 2: Reading a train ticket

□ Look at the ticket and write True or False. Rewrite the false sentences

1. ________ This is a child's ticket. ________________________________________

2. ________ This is a single ticket. ________________________________________
3. ________ This ticket costs £16.50. ________________________________________
4. ________ This ticket is for trains to London. ________________________________________
5. ________ This ticket is for trains leaving Liverpool. ________________________________________
6. ________ The date on this ticket is 10 March 2014. ________________________________________

Part 3: Listening activities

A. ♫ Listen and complete the gaps with the correct place from the box.

Oxford Manchester London Cambridge Exeter

Listening A: The speaker wants to go to _______________

Listening B: The speaker wants to go to _______________
Listening C: The speaker wants to go to _______________ 1. Platform 3
2. £13.50
Listening D: The train is going to _______________ 3. Platform 2
Listening E: The passengers want to go to _______________ 4. 6.30 p.m./ 18.30
5. 4.20 p.m. / 16.20
B. ♫ Listen and write the correct answer to these questions. 6. Platform 2
1. Dialogue 1: Which platform does the 10.15 train to Cambridge leave from? _______________
2. Dialogue 2: How much is a single ticket to Manchester? _______________
3. Dialogue 2: Which platform does the 12.30 train to Manchester leave from? _______________
4. Announcement: What time does the train arrive at Exeter? _______________
5. Dialogue 3: What time is the train back to London? _______________
6. Dialogue 3: Which platform does the train back to London leave from? _______________

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C. Listen and complete the gaps:

Conversation 1
Passenger: Excuse me? _________________ does the train to Cambridge leave from?
Train station attendant: The 10:15 train or the __________?
Passenger: The ____________.
Train station attendant: The 10:15 train ________________ platform 3.
Passenger: Thanks.

Conversation 2
Passenger: Hi. Could I have a ticket for _______________ to Manchester, please?
Train ticket vendor: Single or ___________?
Passenger: Errr, single, please.
Train ticket vendor: The next train is at 12:30pm, leaving from platform 2.
Passenger: And ______________ is it?
Train ticket vendor: £13:50

Conversation 3
Ticket inspector: Tickets, please. Can I see _______________, please?
Passenger: Yes, here you are.
Ticket inspector: This ticket is for Oxford.
Passenger: Yes, that’s right.
Ticket inspector: But this train doesn’t __________________, it goes to Liverpool.
Passenger: What? Liverpool? Oh no!

Train station announcement

The next train ________________ platform 1 is the 15:45 train to Exeter, ______________ at Bristol
Temple Meads and arriving at Exeter St David’s ____________.

Conversation 3
Harry: ________________ is our train back to London?
Angel: It leaves at 4:30. We’ve only got 5 minutes.
Harry: What platform does it _______________?
Angel: Platform 2. Look, ______________.
Harry: I can’t see our train ________________e. Let me see the ticket. Look, it says 4:20, not 4:30!
Angel: Oh no, we’ve ________________.
Harry: No, we haven’t. It’s late. Look, here it is now.
Angel: Phew, that was lucky!

Now, work with a partner and practise the dialogue.

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Part 4: Role play
Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about the topics on cue cards below. Try to use some
Vocabulary from this lesson. Remember, you have one minute to take notes and 1-2
minutes for talking.

Departure Arrival Times Journey time Ticket price Platform

Berlin Bremen depart: 10:50 3 hours 50 min 13 £ 2

arrive: 14:39

Student A Student B
You work at the ticket office in Berlin. You are a passenger at Berlin station.
Look at the information about the next You want to get a single ticket for the
train to Bremen and answer Student B's next train to Bremen. Ask…
questions. o When it departs/ arrives
o The journey time
o The price
o The platform number

Now, complete the chart with other information and role play them with a partner.

Departure Arrival Times Journey time Ticket price Platform

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

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