Buying a Train Ticket
Single or return, and which departure.
- Them
Where are you travelling to today?
- You
To Manchester, leaving this afternoon.
- Them
Single or return?
- You
Return, coming back on Sunday.
- Them
The two o'clock is cheapest.
- You
How long does that journey take?
- Them
Just under three hours.
- You
That works. I will take two tickets.
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Words in this dialogue
- travellingto go from place to place
- todaythis day
- manchestera city in northern England
- leavingto go away from; to let stay
- afternoonthe time between noon and evening
- singleone way only; just one
- returnto give back; to go back; a round-trip ticket
- comingmoving towards here
- backreturning; the rear
- sundaythe day after Saturday
- o'clockused after the hour
- cheapestcosting little
- longmeasuring a lot end to end
- journeytravel from one place to another
- taketo carry; to need time
- underin the name of; below
- threethe number 3
- hourssixty minutes
- worksfunctions properly
- ticketsa slip showing you have paid
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