EngTalk App Icon
EngTalk by OSofts

A2 · Trains and Coaches

Transferring After a Train Delay

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

"Transferring After a Train Delay" 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

    My train is delayed by twenty minutes, and I may miss my connection.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Which connection are you trying to catch?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    The 5:10 train to Harbor City from Platform 9.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    If you miss it, there is another one at 5:40.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    Will my current ticket be valid for the later train?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:17

    Yes, delay policy allows free transfer on the same route.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Do I need a new seat reservation at the desk?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    Please visit the desk, and they'll print a new seat slip.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:28

    Understood. I'll go there as soon as we arrive.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:32

    Good plan. Bring both tickets for quicker processing.

    Line 10

Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.

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.

  • delayed /dɪˈleɪd/ adjective

    made late; past participle of delay

  • connection /kəˈnɛkʃən/ noun

    a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked with something else

  • trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ verb

    attempting to do something

  • current /ˈkɜrənt/ adjective

    belonging to the present time

  • valid /ˈvælɪd/ adjective

    legally or logically acceptable

  • later /ˈleɪtər/ adverb

    at a time in the future or after the time mentioned

  • delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun

    a period of waiting or lateness

  • policy /ˈpɑləsi/ noun

    a rule, plan, or official principle

  • same /seɪm/ adjective

    not different; identical

  • route /rut/ noun/verb

    a path or way; to send along a path

  • slip /slɪp/ verb/noun

    to slide by accident; a small mistake

  • plan /plæn/ noun

    an idea or arrangement for doing something

More dialogues like this

← A2 English Dialogues Trains and Coaches All topics