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B1 · Flight and Train Changes

Safe Transport Choices After a Late-Night Arrival

CEFR level:
B1
Sentences:
12
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Emma & Tom

"Safe Transport Choices After a Late-Night Arrival" is a B1-level English conversation about flight and train changes, 12 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

    We arrive near midnight, and station area safety seems uncertain.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:05

    Do you prefer official taxi stand or pre-booked rides only?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:09

    Last year I took an unmarked car and felt very unsafe.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:13

    Then no street hails. Verified pickup should be mandatory.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:18

    Hotel shuttle ends at eleven, so that option is gone.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:22

    We can pre-book airport transfer with driver ID and plate number.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:26

    I'll reserve a licensed transfer and share details to family.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:30

    I'll keep live location on until you reach lobby safely.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:34

    Let's avoid isolated exits and wait near staffed areas.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:38

    Good, and carry only one visible bag to reduce attention.

    Line 10
  11. Emma 0:43

    If pickup is late, we'll stay inside station security zone.

    Line 11
  12. Tom 0:47

    I agree. Put safety steps first, then optimize convenience.

    Line 12

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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.

  • safety /ˈseɪfti/ noun

    the state of being protected from danger

  • seems /simz/ verb

    appears to be

  • rides /raɪdz/ verb/noun

    travels by vehicle or animal; trips

  • felt /ˈfɛlt/ verb

    experienced a feeling; past tense of feel

  • hotel /hoʊˈtɛl/ noun

    a place where travelers pay to stay

  • option /ˈɑpʃən/ noun

    a thing that can be chosen.

  • gone /ɡɔn/ adjective

    no longer present; having left

  • airport /ˈɛrˌpɔrt/ noun

    a complex of runways and buildings for takeoff, landing, and maintenance of aircraft

  • location /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ noun

    a place or position

  • isolated /ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd/ adjective

    separate from others

  • visible /ˈvɪzəbəl/ adjective

    able to be seen

  • convenience /kənˈvinjəns/ noun

    the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty

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