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A fault on the line
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Understand a formal announcement with options for passengers.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/a-fault-on-the-line
Words to know
- express
- Fast, with few stops.
- fault
- A problem in a machine or system.
- entitled
- Having the right to something.
- refund
- Money given back.
Answer key
- Ladies and gentlemen, the express service to the coast has been delayed owing to a fault on the line.Announcements use the present perfect passive: “has been delayed”. “Fault” rhymes with “salt”.
- Engineers are on site, but we cannot yet say when the track will be cleared for traffic.“On site” means at the place. “Yet” with a negative means not until now.
- Passengers holding tickets for this service may board the stopping train on platform four, which will call at every station.“Holding tickets” is a reduced clause. “Call at” means stop at.
- Those who no longer wish to travel are entitled to a full refund, which can be claimed at any ticket office.“Entitled to” is followed by a noun. “Which can be claimed” is a passive.
- We apologise sincerely for the inconvenience, and we will provide further updates as soon as they become available.“As soon as” takes the present simple, not “will”. “Inconvenience” has four syllables.