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Buying a train ticket

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Understand a short conversation at a ticket office.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

return ticket
A ticket to go somewhere and come back.
platform
The place where you get on a train.
tonight
This evening or night.

Answer key

  1. A return ticket to Brighton, please.Town names start with a capital letter.
  2. Are you coming back today?The -ing of “coming” runs into “back”.
  3. Yes, on the last train tonight.The t sounds in “last train” join.
  4. That's twelve pounds.Write twelve as a word or digits; £12 is also accepted.
  5. The train leaves from platform three.Write three as a word or a digit.