{"id":1448,"date":"2019-09-23T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T13:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.orochinagi.com\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:24:47","slug":"the-train-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/blog\/the-train-station\/","title":{"rendered":"The Train Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Describe the images<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_1405706960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Think about positions, actions, intentions and feelings<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similar vocabulary can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orochinagi.com\/english\/topics\/airport\/\">airport<\/a> page<\/p>\n<h1>Before Booking<\/h1>\n<p>Hello can I help you?<\/p>\n<p>The ticket machine is out of order, where can I buy a ticket?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>kiosk \/ ticket office<\/strong>\u00a0is just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<h1>At the Kiosk<\/h1>\n<p>Yes I would like a ticket to Heathrow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Single<\/strong> or <strong>Return<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>A single please, oh wait, if I buy return do I need to use it on the same day?<\/p>\n<p>You can buy <strong>an open return<\/strong>&#8230; but that&#8217;s more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm ok, well that would save me time when I come back.\u00a0 How much is it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offpeak<\/strong> is seven pounds, <strong>otherwise<\/strong> it&#8217;s\u00a0eleven pounds fifty seven.<\/p>\n<p>What time is offpeak?<\/p>\n<p>Anytime after 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Oh that&#8217;s fine, I&#8217;ll arrive at 11 in the morning.\u00a0Can I pay by card?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, is it <strong>contactless<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Yes<\/p>\n<p>Alright, just place your card here please.<\/p>\n<p>Here are your tickets?<\/p>\n<p>Um, sorry, why do I have three tickets?<\/p>\n<p>One is the outbound, the other is the return and the last is the receipt.<\/p>\n<p>The outbound train takes you to Waterloo. You need to take a <strong>connecting<\/strong> train.\u00a0 You have to change at Waterloo.<\/p>\n<h1>At the station<\/h1>\n<p>Nouns: timetable, board, screen, kiosk, platform, passengers, commuters, manager, conductor, inspector, charge, fine, seat, row, rack, carriage, car, coach<\/p>\n<p>Adjectives: First class, Second class, window, aisle,<\/p>\n<p>Verbs: Head, turn, depart, leave, schedule, delay, cancel, board, standing, fine, stow,<\/p>\n<p>-Where can I find the train to London?<\/p>\n<p>-That&#8217;s on <strong>platform<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n<h1>On the train<\/h1>\n<p>Please <strong>stand clear<\/strong> of the closing doors<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind<\/strong> the <strong>gap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Would all passengers please remember to take their belongings when <strong>disembarking<\/strong> (leaving) the train<\/p>\n<p>In order to <strong>regulate<\/strong> traffic \/ due to a signalling problem, the train will be <strong>held<\/strong> here for a few moments.\u00a0 We apologise for the delay.<\/p>\n<p>Get on\/ off the train<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board<\/strong> the train<\/p>\n<p>The train will soon be <strong>arriving<\/strong> at Saint Pancreas station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passengers<\/strong> for Euston should <strong>change<\/strong> here<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beat<\/strong> the rush. <strong>Beat<\/strong> the queue. You can buy your Oyster Card directly from us. Please speak to a train manager.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20181015_145355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2873\" height=\"2013\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is a commuter Train?<\/p>\n<p>What are the jobs of the people working on the train?<\/p>\n<p>What is the difference between a conductor and a driver?<\/p>\n<p>What is an inspector?<\/p>\n<h1>Roleplay A<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>At a train station in the UK<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>a) Ask a stranger for help to find a place to buy a ticket.<\/p>\n<p>b) give directions<\/p>\n<p>(you find the ticket machine but it is broken so you go to the kiosk.)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>At the kiosk<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>b) offer to help the next customer<\/p>\n<p>a) complain about the broken ticket machine<\/p>\n<p>b) respond<\/p>\n<p>a) Explain that you want to go to Oxford and come back.<\/p>\n<p>b) Ask for leaving date<\/p>\n<p>a) Choose a date<\/p>\n<p>b) Ask about the return<\/p>\n<p>a) You want to be able to come back whenever you want (ask for that special type of ticket)<\/p>\n<p>b) Ask for their seat preference<\/p>\n<p>a) Give preference and ask to sit next to the corridor<\/p>\n<p>b) Give them a seat in the family area<\/p>\n<p>a) refuse<\/p>\n<p>b) Find another place<\/p>\n<p>a) accept<\/p>\n<p>b) give price<\/p>\n<p>a) Offer your card<\/p>\n<p>b) ask for PIN code<\/p>\n<p>a) ask for receipt<\/p>\n<p>b) give tickets, thanks and goodbye<\/p>\n<p>On the platform<\/p>\n<p>a) get on the train and ask the attendant what to do with your suitcase<\/p>\n<p>b) direct the passenger and perhaps give help<\/p>\n<h1>Roleplay B<\/h1>\n<p>You are on the telephone to Eurostar.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) Greet customer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) ask for a ticket to King&#8217;s Cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) ask for dates and times<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) Pick any date and time to leave, but you want to come back on the 23rd May around 6pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) explain conditions, and reasons for different prices<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A) Choose a date<\/p>\n<p>B) Summarise details and ask for payment<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) Cancel the date.\u00a0 Ask for a ticket that allows you to come back when you want<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) Give seat details (window seat x in carriage x) and new price<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) Ask for the seat next to the window seat<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) find and offer this seat to the customer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) You don\u2019t want to travel when there are a lot of people so ask for a ticket that reflects this<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) Offer a journey time that is not during rush hour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) Improvise another demand or accept the offer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) Answer demand, then end the process.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Describe the images Think about positions, actions, intentions and feelings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2204,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions\/2204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}