Buying a Ticket
Single or return, how much, where to buy it.
- Them
Next, please. Where are you travelling to?
- You
One ticket to the city centre, please.
- Them
Single or return?
- You
Return, please. I'm coming back tonight.
- Them
That's eight fifty. Card or cash?
- You
Card, please. Which platform do I need?
- Them
Platform three, and the train leaves in ten minutes.
- You
Perfect, I'll hurry. Thank you.
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Words in this dialogue
- nextthe one after this; beside
- travellingto go from place to place
- ticketa slip showing you have paid
- citya large town
- centrethe middle
- singleone way only; just one
- returnto give back; to go back; a round-trip ticket
- comingmoving towards here
- backreturning; the rear
- tonightthis evening
- that'sshort for that is
- eightthe number 8
- fiftythe number 50
- carda small stiff rectangle you pay with
- cashnotes and coins
- platformwhere you wait for a train
- needto have to have
- threethe number 3
- traina line of carriages on rails
- leavesto go away from; to let stay
- minutessixty seconds
- perfectwith nothing wrong at all
- i'llshort for I will
- hurryto move quickly
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