Taking a Train

You Say

I’d like a ticket to the airport please.

What time is the train to the airport?

Learn how to talk about time.

What platform for the train to the airport?

Is this seat free?

You Hear

Single or return?

The train to the airport is running 10 minutes late. = The train to the airport is delayed.

Change trains at Central station.

Problems

I missed the train.

I left ... on the train.

  • my bag
  • my umbrella
  • my phone

You use ‘my’ to talk about things things you own.

Learn how to talk about things you own using possessive determiners (possessive adjectives).

Using It

Now that you know the phrases, see how they work in a conversation: Conversations for taking a train