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Buying a Train Ticket to Brighton

Practice asking about schedules, canceled trains, connections, fares, and seat requests.

Activity topic: Train travel arrangements

B1Premium content · 5 min

Buying a Train Ticket to Brighton

Practice asking about schedules, canceled trains, connections, fares, and seat requests.

Activity topic: Train travel arrangements

Vocabulary in this activity

  • I need to get to
  • Are you looking for
  • That sounds good.
  • Is there another train around that time?
  • How much is a one-way ticket?

Excerpt

Naomi

Good morning. How can I help you today, Adam?

Adam

Hi, Naomi. I need to get to Brighton this afternoon.

Naomi

Sure. Are you looking for a train ticket or information about the schedule?

Adam

Both, please. I’d like to leave around three o’clock.

Naomi

There’s a train at 3:10 p.m. that arrives at 4:25.

The full activity continues after this excerpt.

What you'll practice

  • Sentence-by-sentence audio
  • 19 lines to say out loud, with feedback

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