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 ASSAMOI on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 16:20

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I never travel by plane and train. I never travel ouside my country. 

I hope to travel to UK in the future, I love UK

Submitted by ShellinaV on Sat, 12/10/2024 - 17:48

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I come from the city of Pontianak in Indonesia. There are no trains in my city; I have only taken the train during holidays to Jakarta and Singapore. I last took a plane in June when I went to Jakarta. This year, I have flown four times, specifically at the beginning and middle of the year.

Submitted by nadyanolimit on Tue, 08/10/2024 - 13:21

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Hello! I am an English Education student from Indonesia, as a student, i rarely travel, especially by plane or train. However, I have traveled by plane before and unfortunately, I have never travelled by train, but it will be my future. Today's weather is awful in indonesia and it influences travelling. Thank you for the material, it really helps my listening skill developement! 

Submitted by Ilham Firdaus … on Mon, 07/10/2024 - 14:23

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Hello, as a first year student from Indonesia, I rarely use planes and trains for traveling. In fact, I had never ridden a train in my life, but by improving my listening skills with this material, it will certainly help me if I travel abroad someday. thank you for the material provided!

Submitted by hatice2 on Sat, 07/09/2024 - 10:23

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How often do you travel by plane or train?

I’ve traveled by plane twice in my life, and it was a nice experience for me. Usually, I travel by bus or car. Surprisingly, I’ve never traveled by train, but I really want to—it seems like a more enjoyable way to travel.

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Submitted by bero414 on Mon, 02/09/2024 - 07:55

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Actually, I travel by plane once or twice in the year, 

but I had traveled by train from Washington to New York before 10 years.

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Submitted by zino on Mon, 19/08/2024 - 17:34

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I travel by plane once a year and by train twice a year, but I mostly travel by car and bus.

Submitted by KelvinDo on Sat, 06/07/2024 - 21:23

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How often do you travel by plane or train?

Actually, I often take the bus to move some places when I go alone for my business. But sometimes I take the train when I go with my family because I have a daughter and I want to have a room when moving, we can sleep on our journey until the train terminates at our platform, that makes us comfortable throughout our moving. 

I also need to take the plane when get back US from my country because the plane is the fastest when moving.

Submitted by ubaid332 on Thu, 16/05/2024 - 08:40

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I traveled mostly on the train and once on the plane. I enjoyed both travels. The first time I traveled on the plane, I was scared of the journey, but after some time, I felt good. 

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Submitted by Sab8723 on Fri, 22/03/2024 - 03:09

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How often do you travel by plane or train? Low frequency, or rarely, but is a  nice experience. 

When I traveled to Europe, I liked both. In the Barcelona to Paris, I went plane, but when visited London, went train.