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A2 · Trains and Coaches

Changing the Departure Time

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

"Changing the Departure Time" is an A2-level English conversation about trains and coaches, 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

    Hi, I booked the 2:00 train, but I need an earlier departure.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Let me check. The 12:40 train still has a few seats.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:09

    That sounds good. Is there a fee to change the ticket?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:13

    There is a two-dollar change fee before noon today.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    Okay, please switch me to 12:40, window seat if possible.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:21

    I found aisle only. Window seats are already taken.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:26

    Aisle is fine. I mainly need to arrive before four.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:30

    Then this train works, arriving at 3:35.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:33

    Excellent, please confirm the change now.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:36

    Confirmed. Your updated ticket is in the app.

    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.

  • earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective

    more early; before the present or stated time

  • departure /dɪˈpɑrtʃər/ noun

    the act or time of leaving

  • still /stɪl/ adverb

    continuing up to now

  • change /tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

    to make or become different

  • switch /swɪtʃ/ verb/noun

    to change from one thing to another; a control for turning something on or off

  • window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ noun

    an opening in a wall or vehicle with glass

  • possible /ˈpɑsəbəl/ adjective

    able to happen or be done

  • already /ɔlˈrɛdi/ adverb

    before now or before a specific time in the past

  • mainly /ˈmeɪnli/ adverb

    mostly or chiefly

  • arriving /əˈraɪvɪŋ/ verb

    reaching a destination or place (present participle)

  • confirm /kənˈfɝm/ verb

    to establish the truth or correctness of something; to make definite

  • confirmed /kənˈfɝmd/ verb

    past tense of confirm; verified or made definite

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