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A2 · Buses and Subways

Checking the Correct Platform

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

"Checking the Correct Platform" 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

    Is this the platform for trains to Riverside?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Usually, but today's train leaves from platform four.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    The screen still shows platform two.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    It hasn't updated yet. An announcement was made earlier.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    How do I get to platform four?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:16

    Use the stairs behind you and cross the bridge.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:20

    Does the train still leave at ten fifteen?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:23

    Yes, and boarding starts in about five minutes.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:27

    Thanks. I'd better head over now.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:30

    You're welcome. Follow the signs for platform four.

    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

  • usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

    in most cases; normally

  • leaves /livz/ verb

    goes away from a place or person

  • still /stɪl/ adverb

    continuing up to now

  • shows /ʃoʊz/ verb

    third-person singular of show

  • yet /jɛt/ adverb

    up to the present time or by a specified time

  • made /meɪd/ verb

    past tense of make; created or caused

  • earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective

    more early; before the present or stated time

  • stairs /stɛrz/ plural noun

    steps between different levels of a building

  • starts /stɑrts/ plural noun; verb

    beginnings; begins

  • better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective

    more excellent or desirable than another

  • signs /saɪnz/ plural noun/verb

    notices, symbols, or indications; writes a signature

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