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Unit 1: Transport
 
Listen  2: At the ticket office
 
The ticket barrier
 
 
John and Fiona are about to make their way to their accommodation and have decided to take the tube. John is going to a hotel in King's Cross and Fiona's going to stay with her uncle in Camden. John goes to buy some tickets.
 
Instructions for exercise
 
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Listen  Listen to the conversation
 
Complete the conversation
 
Ticket seller:
Yes?

John:
Oh, one to Camden Town and the other to King's Cross.
I'd like 2 tickets please.
Thanks.
Single please.
 

Ticket seller:
Where to?

John:
Oh, one to Camden Town and the other to King's Cross.
I'd like 2 tickets please.
Thanks.
Single please.
 

Ticket seller:
Single or return?

John:
Oh, one to Camden Town and the other to King's Cross.
I'd like 2 tickets please.
Thanks.
Single please.
 

Ticket seller:
That's £7.40.

John:
Oh, one to Camden Town and the other to King's Cross.
I'd like 2 tickets please.
Thanks.
Single please.
 

 
Language tips - vocabulary
 
single - a ticket for one journey only
return - allows holder to travel back to original starting point

 
 
  Units
 
 
Unit 1: Transport
 
 
 
Listen 1: Choosing transport from Heathrow into town
 
 
 
Listen 2: At the ticket office
 
 
 
Listen 3: In the train station
 
 
 
Read 1: Comparing travel options
 
 
 
Speak 1: Comparisons and the 'schwa' sound
 
 
 
Unit 2: Hotel
 
Unit 3: Cinema
 
Unit 4: Shopping
 
Unit 5: Work
 
Unit 6: Eating Out
 
  Useful links
 
 
BBC London travel news