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 dradriel on Tue, 10/03/2026 - 23:18

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2025 was an extraordinary year because i was travel 9 times by plane. Usually i travel by plane 2 times at 1 o 2 years.

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Submitted by Eskafeca on Wed, 18/02/2026 - 13:16

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By train, never. By plane, twice a year.

Submitted by Sinatra_Junior on Sat, 24/01/2026 - 14:57

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It's terrible when you're at the airport and the gate changes several times. I've missed some flights because this. In fact, airlines sell more tickets than seats. This is called overbooking, and it's a crime. 
 

 

Submitted by Jola87 on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 12:50

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Very useful for ESL classes for adults. That's a pitty you can't download recording separately. 

Hello Jola87,

Audio files can be downloaded from the site. You need to right-click on the player section and choose 'Save as...' from the list of commands.

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by moaz_shamekh on Thu, 18/12/2025 - 14:57

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I usually travel by the car or train, and I have never traveled by the plane, but of course I hope.

Submitted by Mutlu A. on Wed, 26/11/2025 - 16:50

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l usually travel by subway. Because l live in Istanbul, Turkey. The city has a lot of underground subway. They are  very fast and quite cheap. Some of them are really good.

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