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A1 · Travel and Directions

Checking the Right Bus

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Emma & Tom

"Checking the Right Bus" is an A1-level English conversation about travel and directions, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.

Dialogue script

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Emma 0:00

    Excuse me, is this bus heading toward the central train station?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    Yes, it is! You're on the right bus.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Oh, good! About how many stops until the station?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:11

    It's about five stops, roughly fifteen minutes from now.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:15

    That's a relief, thank you. Is this seat taken?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:19

    No, it's completely free. Please have a seat!

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:23

    Thank you so much, I have heavy bags with me.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:26

    I'll let you know when the station stop is coming.

    Line 8

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Key vocabulary

Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.

  • bus /bʌs/ noun

    a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers by road

  • train /treɪn/ noun

    a connected set of rail cars pulled along a track

  • station /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun; verb

    a place for transport, work, or broadcasting; to place someone somewhere

  • right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun

    correct; on the right side; a legal claim

  • good /ɡʊd/ adjective

    of high quality or pleasant

  • stops /stɑps/ verb

    ends movement or activity

  • minutes /ˈmɪnəts/ plural noun

    units of sixty seconds; meeting notes

  • relief /rɪˈlif/ noun

    a feeling of worry or pain ending

  • free /fri/ adjective

    costing nothing or not restricted

  • heavy /ˈhɛvi/ adjective

    weighing a lot or great in amount

  • know /noʊ/ verb

    to have information, understanding, or familiarity

  • stop /stɑp/ verb

    to end movement or activity

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