Buying a Train Ticket
Sarah is going to London by train. She is at the ticket office in the station buying her ticket…
Cashier: Next please!
Sara: Hello! I’d like to buy a train ticket to Victoria Station in London, please.
Cashier: Would you like a single or a return?
Sara: Return, please.
Cashier: Are you coming back today?
Sara: No, I’m coming back tomorrow morning.
Cashier: OK. That’s 25 pounds, please.
Sara: Here you are…What time is the next train and which platform does it leave from?
Cashier: Here’s your ticket. The next train leaves at 12:15 from platform 2.
Sara: Perfect, thank you!
PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example sentence | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
To put away something | To store things where they are usually kept. | Please put away your toys when you’re finished with them. | Daily Life |
To hang something up | To stop using something because you are no longer doing the activity or sport. | After the final fight of his career, he hung up his boxing gloves. | Daily Life |
To hang up | To end a phone conversation | I couldn’t hear him on the phone so I hung up. | Daily Life |
To put up with something or somebody | To accept or continue to accept and unpleasant situation. | I can put up his room being messy but I can’t put up with him leaving a mess around the house. | Daily Life |
To get up to | 1. To do something. 2. To do something that others would disapprove of. | 1. What did you get up to on holiday? 2. The children have been getting up to mischief recently. | Daily Life |