A1 · Beginner · Travel · 73 words · ~2 min read
🚉 Lost in the Train Station
Language focus: Prepositions of place · Where is…?
Tom is at a big train station. He has got a heavy bag of luggage. He looks for his platform, but he is lost.
Tom checks the timetable on the wall. His ticket says platform nine. “Where is it?” he asks. “It is next to the escalator,” a woman says.
An announcement says the train is here. Tom looks at the departure board. He is happy: his arrival in York is at noon.
Key vocabulary (8 words)
- platformnoun
- The flat area beside the track where you board a train.
- ticketnoun
- The small card or paper that lets you travel.
- timetablenoun
- A list of times when trains arrive and leave.
- luggagenoun (uncountable)
- The bags and cases you carry when you travel.
- departurenoun
- The time a train or plane leaves.
- arrivalnoun
- The time you reach a place.
- announcementnoun
- A spoken message that tells everyone important news.
- escalatornoun
- Moving stairs that carry you up or down.
Phrasal verbs in this story
- look for — To look for something means to try to find it.
Comprehension quiz
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Where is Tom?
- A train station
- An airport
- A hotel
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A train station
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What does Tom carry?
- Luggage
- A dog
- A guitar
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Luggage
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His platform is next to the…
- escalator
- café
- exit
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escalator
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What does Tom check on the wall?
- The timetable
- A painting
- A clock
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The timetable
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“Look for” means to…
- try to find
- throw away
- sit on
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try to find
All 20 A1 stories
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- 🚉 Lost in the Train Station (this story)
- 🏨 Checking into a Boutique Hotel
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- 📐 The Architect’s Busy Morning
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- 🍲 Cooking a Traditional Dinner
- 🏡 Meeting a New Neighbour
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