language learning center · A2 · Lesson 5
Getting travel help
Ask for directions, check a bus route, and confirm how long the journey takes.
Step 1 of 8 — Dialogue
~3 min~25 min total
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Traveller
Excuse me, how do I get to the central station?
Local
Take the number 14 bus from the stop across the road.
Traveller
Does it stop near the station? How long does it take?
Local
Yes, it does. It takes about twenty minutes.
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
How do I get to…?
Excuse me, how do I get to the central station?
Take the number… bus.
Take the number 14 bus from the stop across the road.
Does it stop near…?
Does it stop near the station? How long does it take?
How long does it take?
Does it stop near the station? How long does it take?
It takes about…
Yes, it does. It takes about twenty minutes.
You know which bus to take. You want to know the number of minutes to the station. What do you ask?
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Write a reply to this line. Use a phrase from the lesson.
Excuse me, how do I get to the central station?
Answer before viewing the model
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Ask for a route, check that the bus stops near your destination, and ask how long it takes. Practise giving a short answer to each question.
Use a real landmark or transport stop in your area.
Solve a simple travel problem
Learning rewards
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- 1. How do I get to…?
- 2. Take the number… bus.
- 3. Does it stop near…?
- 4. How long does it take?
- 5. It takes about…