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A2 · Trains and Coaches

Checking Your Stop Before Arrival

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

"Checking Your Stop Before Arrival" 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

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. Tom 0:00

    Excuse me, does this train stop at Greenfield next?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Not next. Greenfield is the second stop from here.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Thanks. I almost got off too early last time.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:12

    Watch the screen; it shows station names in English and Chinese.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:17

    I also need the exit nearest Maple Street.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:20

    Use Exit B, then turn right after the stairs.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:24

    Is there an elevator near Exit B for my luggage?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:27

    Yes, the elevator is just behind the ticket machines.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:32

    Great, I'll wait by the door after the next stop.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:35

    Good idea. Doors open on the left at Greenfield.

    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.

  • next /nɛkst/ adjective

    coming immediately after the present one

  • second /ˈsɛkənd/ adjective

    coming after the first

  • almost /ˈɔlmoʊst/ adverb

    not quite; nearly

  • early /ˈɝli/ adjective

    happening before the usual or expected time

  • last /læst/ adjective

    coming after all others; most recent

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • shows /ʃoʊz/ verb

    third-person singular of show

  • exit /ˈɛɡzɪt/ noun or verb

    a way out or to leave

  • use /juz/ (verb); /jus/ (noun) verb, noun

    to do something with; the act of using

  • turn /tɝn/ verb

    to move or change direction

  • stairs /stɛrz/ plural noun

    steps between different levels of a building

  • open /ˈoʊpən/ adjective

    not closed; available for use or entry.

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