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A2 · Buses and Subways

Planning a Route with a Transfer

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

"Planning a Route with a Transfer" is an A2-level English conversation about buses and subways, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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. Emma 0:00

    What's the easiest way to reach the science museum?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Take the number eight bus, then change to the subway.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Where should I get off the bus?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:09

    Get off at Central Square and enter the station there.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:12

    Which subway line do I need?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:14

    Take the green line for three stops.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:17

    Is the museum close to the final station?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:20

    Yes, it's about a five-minute walk from exit two.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:24

    Great. I'll allow extra time for the transfer.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:27

    Good idea. The whole trip takes around forty minutes.

    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.

  • easiest /ˈiziəst/ superlative adjective

    the least difficult

  • way /weɪ/ noun

    a method, route, or manner of doing something

  • museum /mjuˈziəm/ noun

    a place where important objects are displayed

  • change /tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

    to make or become different

  • final /ˈfaɪnəl/ adjective

    last in a series

  • exit /ˈɛɡzɪt/ noun or verb

    a way out or to leave

  • allow /əˈlaʊ/ verb

    to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

  • extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective

    additional; more than usual

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • transfer /trænsˈfɝ/ verb

    to move something from one place to another

  • whole /hoʊl/ adjective

    complete; all of something

  • trip /trɪp/ noun

    a journey to a place and back

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