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Lesson 2: Train Stations and Boarding Positions

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Transpo L2

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platform

[ ˈplætfɔːrm ]

noun

- The area in a train station where passengers board and disembark from trains.

From which platform should I board to go to Kamakura Station?

track

[ træk ]

noun

- The rails on which trains run.

Take the train that departs from track No. 3 and go to the next station.

escalator

[ ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ]

noun

- A moving staircase used for carrying people between different floors.

Please use this escalator.

board

[ bɔːrd ]

verb

- To get on or into a vehicle, especially a train or ship.

From what track should I board?

depart

[dɪˈpɑːrt ]

verb

- To leave, typically in order to start a journey.

Take the train that departs from track No. 3 and go to the next station.

destination

[ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən ]

noun

- The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

What is your destination?

boarding position

[ˈbɔːrdɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ]

noun

- The designated area where passengers wait to board a train.

Your boarding position is near the escalator.

in front of

[ɪn frʌnt ʌv]

prepositional phrase

- Ahead of; before something in position or rank.

Your boarding position is in front of the escalator.

LISTEN AND REPEAT



  1. From which platform should I board to go to Kamakura Station?

  2. Take the train that departs from track No. 3 and go to the next station.

  3. Please use this escalator.

  4. From what track should I board?

  5. Take the train that departs from track No. 3 and go to the next station.

  6. What is your destination?

  7. Your boarding position is near the escalator.

  8. Your boarding position is in front of the escalator.

DIALOGUE PRACTICE! 🎧

Situation:

A tourist, Sarah, is at a train station in Tokyo and needs help finding the right platform to board the train to Shibuya Station.

Sarah

Sarah

Excuse me, from which platform should I board to go to Kamakura Station?

train driver tanaka

Tanaka

Please go to platform No. 5. It’s just in front of this platform.

Sarah

Sarah

Could you tell me how to get to it?

train driver tanaka

Tanaka

Please use the stairs over there and cross to that platform.

Sarah

Sarah

Thank you. I’d like to go to Shibuya Station.

train driver tanaka

Tanaka

Take the train that departs from track No. 3 and go to the next station.

Sarah

Sarah

Then what should I do?

train driver tanaka

Tanaka

Then change to the train to Shibuya Station that leaves from track No. 2.

Sarah

Sarah

Then what should I do?

train driver tanaka

Tanaka

Then change to the train to Shibuya Station that leaves from track No. 2.

Sarah

Sarah

How long does it take to Shibuya Station?

train driver tanaka

Tanaka

It takes about 20 minutes.

(After 20 minutes)

Sarah

Sarah

I seem to have boarded the wrong train.

train staff- Kazuki

Kazuki

What is your destination ?

Sarah

Sarah

I’d like to go to Shibuya Station.

train staff- Kazuki

Kazuki

Go back one station and take a train there from platform No. 2.

Sarah

Sarah

Sure enough, I made a mistake .

train staff- Kazuki

Kazuki

Yes. Take that train and get off at the third stop .

Sarah

Sarah

Thank you

Sarah

Sarah

Excuse me, I’d like to take the train that departs from track No. 3 with this ticket.

Haruki 2

Haruki

Sure. Let me check your ticket.

Sarah

Sarah

Here you are. From what track should I board?

Haruki 2

Haruki

Track No. 3. Please use this escalator . Your boarding position is in front of the escalator.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Where does Sarah need to board to go to Kamakura Station?

2. How long does it take to get to Shibuya Station?

3.What should Sarah do if she boards the wrong train?

LET'S CHAT! 💬

Instruction: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate questions or responses based on the context.

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Tourist

Excuse me, from which platform should I board to go to Kamakura Station?

train driver tanaka

Staff

1. It’s just in front of this platform.

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Tourist

Could you tell me how to get to it?

train driver tanaka

Staff

2.

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Tourist

I’d like to go to Shibuya Station.

train driver tanaka

Staff

3.

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Tourist

How long does it take to Shibuya Station?

train driver tanaka

Staff

4.

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Tourist

I’d like to take the train that departs from track No. 3 with this ticket.

train driver tanaka

Staff

5.

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Tourist

Here you are.

ROLE PLAYING! 🎬

0. ROLE PLAYING

Situation:

A tourist needs to find the right platform to board a train to Shibuya Station.

Instruction:

One person acts as the tourist and the other as the station staff. Use as many of the useful expressions as possible.

AS A STAFF/LOCALAS A TOURIST

Greet the tourist and ask where they need to go.

Greet the staff and explain your travel needs (destination and platform).

Provide directions to the correct platform.

Ask for directions to the platform and how to get there.

Assist the tourist with correcting a mistake (wrong train).

Explain the mistake made and ask for help to correct it.

Help the tourist with the train ticket and boarding position.

Ask for assistance with the train ticket and boarding position.