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The missed train
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Follow a short story with a surprise ending.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/the-missed-train
Words to know
- platform
- The place where you get on a train.
- interview
- A meeting where someone decides whether to give you a job.
- discover
- To find out something.
Answer key
- Sam ran onto the platform just as the train was leaving.“Just as” means at the same moment. “On to” as two words is also accepted.
- He had an important job interview in an hour.The h of “hour” is silent.
- A woman on the platform saw how worried he looked.“Worried” has two syllables.
- She offered to drive him into the city.The d of “offered” runs into “to”.
- Later, he discovered she was the manager who interviewed him.The stress in “discovered” is on “cov”.