# Buying a Train Ticket: ESL Listening Dialogue (A2)

> Free A2 ESL listening dialogue. A passenger buys a return ticket and asks about the platform. Script, vocabulary, questions and AI audio.

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Last updated: 2026-10-20

CEFR A2 • Travel English

A A2 English listening dialogue. A passenger buys a return ticket and asks about the platform. Use it for listening practice, role play or homework, and generate the audio in a US, UK or Australian accent.

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## Dialogue Script (2 speakers)

Clerk: Good morning. Where are you travelling to? Passenger: Hello. A ticket to Manchester, please. Clerk: Single or return? Passenger: Return, please. I'm coming back on Sunday. Clerk: That's forty-two pounds. Passenger: What time is the next train? Clerk: The next train leaves at ten fifteen, from platform three. Passenger: Do I need to change trains? Clerk: No, it's a direct train. It takes about two hours. Passenger: Perfect. Can I pay by card? Clerk: Of course. Here's your ticket. Enjoy your trip.

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## Key Vocabulary

single / return

A ticket for one way / there and back.

platform

Where you wait for and get on the train.

to leave

To go away from a place (trains leave at a time).

change trains

Get off one train and take another.

## Comprehension Questions

1. Where is the passenger going?
2. What time does the train leave?
3. Does the passenger need to change trains?

Tip: after you generate the audio, open its **Lesson view** for a printable transcript, vocabulary list and quiz with answers.

## How to Use It in Class

- **Before listening:** pre-teach the key vocabulary and ask students to predict what happens.
- **First listen:** students answer the comprehension questions without the script.
- **Second listen:** give out the script and have students underline useful phrases.
- **Speaking:** pairs role-play the dialogue, then change one detail and improvise.

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