Get Me to the Train Station on Time!
Speaking about Transportation
Making and Responding to Suggestions
Podcasts for Learners of English
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Are you planning or considering taking
a trip by train?
Do you want to avoid having to
deal with parking and traffic?
In today's podcast,
we're going to get you to the train station - on time.
The picture that you see above was taken of
Amtrak's Route 128 Station. Before we
listen to the dialogue, take a look at the picture above
and answer the following questions:
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What do you see?
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Do you think you would feel comfortable waiting in a train station like this one?
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Would you feel safe waiting for your train here?
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Would you feel safeif your train were arriving late at night?
Now, listen to this dialogue between two friends, one of whom wants to go to New York City.
My husband and I want to go to
New York City for a few days.
How about
taking the train! You can
leave from
Back Bay Station or from Route 128. Both will
get you into New York's Penn
Station.
That's a good idea, because we
don't want to deal
with parking in
New York City.
Why don't you
leave from
Back Bay Station. It's closer
to your home.
Is there parking
there? We have a lot of
luggage
to carry, and we have our daughter,
too.
No, there isn't. There isn't
any parking there. So maybe
that won't work for you.
If you want to drive to the station and
leave your car there,
then
I would suggest driving
to the Route 128 Station
and leaving your
car there.
They have a nice new parking garage. It's
easy to find parking
there, and the
rates
for
long-term parking
are
low
.
That could work out really well
for us. My husband can
drive the car right up to the curb
and
drop me off
with our daughter and the luggage,
then he can go park the car. And I think we could
purchase
our tickets ahead of time
at the Back Bay Station, which
is near where we live, or purchase
them online.
Thanks to you.
I think we'll drive to the train.
Sounds like a plan! Let
me know how it works out!
Now, how about you
writing your own dialogue based on the vocabulary from
this lesson, the vocabulary that you see to your left.
Maybe you can print this page and write your dialogue
while you are on the train! There are so many
advantages to taking the train, and being able to read
and write while you are traveling is one of them.
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