Transport announcements

Transport announcements

Listen to some transport announcements to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

A

The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.20 to Bristol Temple Meads, calling at Reading, Oxford and Bristol Parkway. Platform 2 for the 12.20 to Bristol. First class is in the rear carriage.


B

This is a platform announcement for passengers for the 12.20 service to Bristol Temple Meads. This train is delayed by approximately 8 minutes. The train will now depart from Platform 9. Passengers for the 12.20 train to Bristol, please make your way to Platform 9.


C

Passengers for Flight EB380 to Paris please make your way to Gate 13 for boarding. Gate 13 for flight EB380 to Paris. Please have your passports and boarding passes ready. Your flight is ready to board.


D

This is a London Underground service to Liverpool Street. The next station is Liverpool Street. Upon arrival, the first set of doors will not open. Customers in the first carriage, please move towards the rear doors to leave the train. The next station is Liverpool Street. Change here for Central Line, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line and Main Line Suburban rail services. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This train terminates at Redbridge.

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Submitted by renata03 on Sat, 06/05/2023 - 16:10

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Not so often. I usually travel by plane on December, when I take my vacations. The last year I traveled to Colombia

Submitted by paolopez on Sat, 06/05/2023 - 16:09

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Before COVID 19 I used to flight once per week , now I travel by plane every 3 o 4 months.

Submitted by dkzeiraa on Wed, 29/03/2023 - 14:28

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I traveled by train once to Rio de Janeiro

Submitted by Sliang on Tue, 21/03/2023 - 07:47

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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I used to travel by plane or train once a year on average. I rarely travel by plane or train now. The last time I traveled by train was about 3 months ago when I was relocating.

Submitted by Ibrahimyousef on Sat, 04/03/2023 - 11:51

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I never travel by train and plane.

Submitted by Abrarhussain on Tue, 07/02/2023 - 21:55

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I travel by train to work from Monday to Friday every week.

Submitted by lylarv on Tue, 07/02/2023 - 01:05

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I never traveled by plane or train.

Submitted by simoninez on Sun, 29/01/2023 - 14:00

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Usually I travel by train two or three times a year for meet my family. Railways in my city are not good. Train are always late

Submitted by Abu23 on Mon, 19/12/2022 - 16:59

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Sometimes i go on train to manchester for friend.

Submitted by Eman Samir on Sun, 20/11/2022 - 20:12

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Unfortunately, I have never traveled abroad so I have never got on a plane. I traveled by train a lot when I was taking English classes in another city.