Scene 28 of 50
Platform two
Platform two
Your goalI can buy a train ticket, ask when and where the train leaves, and understand an announcement.
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TomGood evening. Tom here. The plan: departure at nine twelve, return at seventeen forty. Platform two.
Good evening. Tom here. The plan: departure at nine twelve, return at seventeen forty. Platform two.
- Tom
Buy two return tickets. I arrive at eight fifty-seven.
Buy two return tickets. I arrive at eight fifty-seven.
Sunday, ten to nine, at the ticket window. Good morning. Two tickets to Long Lake, please.
Good morning. Two tickets to Long Lake, please.
Good morning. Two tickets to Long Lake, please.
Good morning. Two tickets to Long Lake, please.
EmmaSingle or return?
Single or return?
Return. Is the train on platform two?
Return. Is the train on platform two?
Return. Is the train on platform two?
Return. Is the train on platform two?
- Emma
Yes. At nine twelve. Twenty-four pounds altogether.
Yes. At nine twelve. Twenty-four pounds altogether.
When does it return?
When does it return?
When does it return?
When does it return?
- Emma
At seventeen forty. Here is the timetable.
At seventeen forty. Here is the timetable.
At exactly 8:57, Tom arrives with a rucksack and a thermos. - Tom
Good morning. Eight fifty-seven. Exactly according to plan.
Good morning. Eight fifty-seven. Exactly according to plan.
Here are our two tickets.
Here are our two tickets.
Here are our two tickets.
Here are our two tickets.
- Tom
Excellent. You’re on time today.
Excellent. You’re on time today.
An announcement echoes through the station. - Emma
Sorry. The train to Long Lake is not running today. It’s cancelled.
Sorry. The train to Long Lake is not running today. It’s cancelled.
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
- Tom
It isn’t running today.
It isn’t running today.
What now?
What now?
What now?
What now?
- Tom
Plan B. I always have a plan B.
Plan B. I always have a plan B.
Who says this?
Buy two return tickets. I arrive at eight fifty-seven.
Buy two return tickets. I arrive at eight fifty-seven.
What does it mean?
Good morning. Two tickets to Long Lake, please.
Good morning. Two tickets to Long Lake, please.
Which line do you hear?
Return. Is the train on platform two?
Return. Is the train on platform two?
Put the words in order.
When does it return?
When does it return?
Who says this?
Good morning. Eight fifty-seven. Exactly according to plan.
Good morning. Eight fifty-seven. Exactly according to plan.
What does it mean?
Excellent. You’re on time today.
Which line do you hear?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Cancelled? What does that mean?
Put the words in order.
Plan B. I always have a plan B.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Platform two
Goal reachedI can buy a train ticket, ask when and where the train leaves, and understand an announcement.
