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A1 · Travel and Directions

Taking the Subway

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

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

Dialogue script

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  1. Tom 0:00

    The subway is pretty packed today! Which stop is ours?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    We need to get off at City Center station.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Got it. How many more stops from here?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    Just three more stops, about six minutes.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Perfect. Can we transfer to the blue line there?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:17

    Yes, just follow the yellow signs across the platform.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    Look, the doors are opening! This is City Center, right?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    Yes, exactly! Let's step off quickly.

    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.

  • packed /pækt/ adjective; verb

    filled tightly; put into a bag or container

  • stop /stɑp/ verb

    to end movement or activity

  • need /nid/ verb

    to require something

  • city /ˈsɪti/ noun

    a large and permanent human settlement

  • transfer /trænsˈfɝ/ verb

    to move something from one place to another

  • follow /ˈfɑloʊ/ verb

    to go after or act according to something

  • signs /saɪnz/ plural noun/verb

    notices, symbols, or indications; writes a signature

  • platform /ˈplætˌfɔrm/ noun

    a system, service, or raised surface used as a base

  • look /lʊk/ verb

    to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way

  • exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb

    precisely; in every detail

  • step /stɛp/ noun

    one action in a process or one movement of the foot

  • quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ adverb

    fast or soon

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