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A2 · Buses and Subways

Changing Routes Because of a Closure

CEFR level:
A2
Sentences:
10
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Changing Routes Because of a Closure" is an A2-level English conversation about buses and subways, 10 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

    Why aren't trains stopping at City Hall today?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    That station is closed because of repair work.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    I need to reach an office beside the station.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:08

    Get off at Central Park and take the replacement bus.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:12

    Is the bus included with my subway ticket?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    Yes, show your ticket when you board.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    How often does the replacement bus run?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:20

    Every ten minutes until the station reopens tonight.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:24

    All right. I'll get off at Central Park.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:27

    Listen for the announcement before the next stop.

    Line 10

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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.

  • trains /treɪnz/ noun

    rail vehicles made of connected cars

  • stopping /ˈstɑpɪŋ/ verb

    ending movement or activity

  • repair /rɪˈpɛr/ verb

    to fix something damaged

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • reach /ritʃ/ verb; noun

    to arrive at or extend to; the distance one can touch

  • office /ˈɔfəs/ noun

    a place where people work at desks.

  • replacement /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ noun

    something used instead of another

  • included /ɪnˈkludɪd/ verb form/adjective

    contained as part of something

  • show /ʃoʊ/ verb

    to let someone see or know something

  • often /ˈɔfən/ adverb

    many times; frequently.

  • run /rʌn/ verb

    to move fast on foot or operate something

  • next /nɛkst/ adjective

    coming immediately after the present one

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