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A1 English • 20 Minutes

🚆 At the Train Station

Learn 10 everyday words for travelling by train, reading signs, and speaking clearly.

📋 How to use this lesson

For the Teacher

• Spend 20 minutes guiding learners through the word table, checking practice tasks, and reviewing answers.

• Read the example sentences out loud and help learners repeat each sentence clearly.

For the Learner

• First, study the 10 station words, their short meanings, and the memory tips in the table.

• Next, do the 16 practice questions below and record your voice in the shadowing section.

Word table

Read these 10 words before you start the practice tasks.

🚉 Theme 1: At the station

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
train 🔊 Listen	A long vehicle on tracks that carries people.	fast train, morning train	"The train leaves at nine o'clock."	Sound: "Choo-choo" goes the train!
railway 🔊 Listen	The metal tracks that trains travel along.	railway station, railway line	"We walk to the railway station."	Word parts: rail (metal bar) + way (road).
bag 🔊 Listen	A soft container used to pack clothes or travel items.	heavy bag, travel bag	"Put your heavy bag down here."	Picture: You pack clothes inside a bag.
seat 🔊 Listen	A chair or place where a person sits on a train.	window seat, free seat	"This seat is free for you."	Sound: You take a seat to rest your feet!

🎫 Theme 2: Tickets and signs

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
single 🔊 Listen	A ticket to go to one place without coming back.	single ticket, buy a single	"A single ticket to Leeds, please."	Word clue: Single means just one way.
return 🔊 Listen	A ticket to travel there and come back again.	return ticket, day return	"I bought a return ticket today."	Word parts: Re-turn = turn around to go home.
exit 🔊 Listen	The door or path used to leave the station.	exit sign, emergency exit	"Follow the green exit sign."	Contrast: Enter goes in, Exit goes out.

⏰ Theme 3: Times

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
arrival 🔊 Listen	The time a train reaches the station.	arrival time, late arrival	"The arrival time is ten o'clock."	Picture: A train arrives on the platform.
departure 🔊 Listen	The time a train leaves the station.	departure board, early departure	"Check the departure board now."	Contrast: Depart = leave; Arrive = get there.
early 🔊 Listen	Happening before the planned time or clock hour.	early train, arrive early	"We are early for our train."	Picture: The sun rises early in the morning.

✏️ Practice

Complete these 16 questions to test your station vocabulary.

Part 1: Match the words that go together (1 to 4)

Question 1: Which word goes with "railway"?

Choose the partner word to make a natural pair.

First word

station

cup

door

railway

____station ____cup ____door

Question 2: Which word goes with "single"?

Choose the partner word to make a ticket phrase.

First word

ticket

table

clock

single

____ticket ____table ____clock

Question 3: Which word goes with "emergency"?

Choose the partner word to make a station safety sign.

First word

exit

seat

bag

emergency

____exit ____seat ____bag

Question 4: Which word goes with "departure"?

Choose the partner word for the big station screen.

First word

board

bag

line

departure

____board ____bag ____line

Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the word bank (5 to 8)

Word bank: bag • return • seat • early

Question 5: Short dialogue at the ticket office

Passenger: "I want to come back home this evening, so I need a ____ ticket, please."

Hint: Type the word that means coming back.

Question 6: On the station platform

"My travel suitcase is too heavy. Please help me lift this ____ onto the train."

Hint: Type the word for a container you pack things in.

Question 7: Inside the train carriage

"Excuse me, is this ____ free, or is someone sitting here?"

Hint: Type the word for the place where you sit down.

Question 8: Arriving before the train leaves

"We reached the station thirty minutes ____ , so we have plenty of time."

Hint: Type the opposite of late.

Part 3: Choose the word that fits the meaning (9 to 12)

Question 9: Choose the correct word for the sentence:

"Please sit down. Here is an empty ______ next to the window."

____ a. train ____ b. bag ____ c. seat

Question 10: Choose the correct word for the sentence:

"The clock on the board shows the train's ______ at ten o'clock."

____ a. arrival ____ b. single ____ c. exit

Question 11: Choose the correct word for the sentence:

"We want to leave the station, so look for the green ______ sign."

____ a. return ____ b. exit ____ c. railway

Question 12: Choose the correct word for the sentence:

"The fast ______ takes us to London in forty minutes."

____ a. train ____ b. departure ____ c. bag

Part 4: Put the words in order to make a sentence (13 to 16)

Question 13: Rewrite the sentence in the right order:

leaves The nine. train at

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Question 14: Rewrite the sentence in the right order:

arrival The ten. is time

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Question 15: Rewrite the sentence in the right order:

early today. We are

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Question 16: Rewrite the sentence in the right order:

station. Walk railway to the

____ (Type your sentence here...)

🎙️ Shadowing

Listen to the audio first. Then tap record and say the words clearly out loud.

Part 1: Shadowing collocations (4 items)

Collocation 1 🔊 Listen: fast train

fast train

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Collocation 2 🔊 Listen: single ticket

single ticket

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Collocation 3 🔊 Listen: exit sign

exit sign

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Collocation 4 🔊 Listen: arrival time

arrival time

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Part 2: Shadowing short sentences (6 items)

Sentence 1 (5 words) 🔊 Listen: The train leaves at nine.

The train leaves at nine.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 2 (4 words) 🔊 Listen: A single ticket, please.

A single ticket, please.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 3 (5 words) 🔊 Listen: Follow the green exit sign.

Follow the green exit sign.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 4 (4 words) 🔊 Listen: This seat is free.

This seat is free.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 5 (4 words) 🔊 Listen: We are early today.

We are early today.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 6 (5 words) 🔊 Listen: Check the departure board now.

Check the departure board now.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Part 3: Shadowing hard words (2 items)

Hard Word 1 🔊 Listen: railway

railway

Break it down: rail • way

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Hard Word 2 🔊 Listen: arrival

arrival

Break it down: uh • rye • vuhl

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Vocabulary and Pronunciation: At the Train Station

🚆 At the Train Station

📋 How to use this lesson

Word table

✏️ Practice

🎙️ Shadowing

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