connection
A second train, bus, or flight that you need to catch in order to continue a journey.
Example: We only have nine minutes to make our connection in Leeds.
Before You Listen — Useful Vocabulary
Review these expressions before listening. The examples below do not appear in the audio.
concourse
The large open area inside a station where passengers move between entrances, shops, ticket areas, and platforms.
Example: Meet me by the information board on the main concourse.
signalling problem
A fault or disruption involving the railway signals that control the safe movement of trains.
Example: Several services were delayed after a signalling problem outside the city.
keep an eye on
To continue watching or checking something because the information may change.
Example: Keep an eye on the departure board in case your gate changes.
held
Delayed intentionally for a short time instead of departing at the planned moment.
Example: The coach was held for five minutes so connecting passengers could board.
footbridge
A raised walkway that allows people to cross above railway tracks and move between platforms.
Example: Use the footbridge to reach the platforms on the other side of the station.
final call
A last announcement warning passengers that a service is about to depart.
Example: We heard the final call just as we reached the platform.
make your way to
To start moving towards a particular place or destination.
Example: Please make your way to the exit at the rear of the building.
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Your last-train journey
Listen as if you were Emma. Track what changes during the journey and decide what you would need to do to reach the correct platform and catch the final train to Redbrook.
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Your Dynamic Question Set
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Full transcript
Emma is the passenger. You will also hear the train manager, station staff, platform staff, and railway announcements.
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If You Were Emma — Managing the Connection
The questions follow the audio in chronological order. Answer options change order on each attempt.
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Would This Get Emma Home Tonight?
The questions follow the audio in chronological order. The answer order always remains True → False.
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Your Journey Notes
Complete the key details you would want written down while making this connection.
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Listening Recall — Explain What You Understood
Type or speak a short summary. This section checks whether you can reconstruct the situation in your own words.
Do not copy the transcript. Reconstruct Emma’s changing connection as if you were explaining to another passenger why the journey becomes difficult and what she has to do.
Your task: In at least 50 words, summarize the delay, the changing platform information, the route Emma must follow, what she should do if she misses the train, and how she finally manages to board.
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Listening Recall
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The automated Recall analysis measures what you understood, not whether your English is grammatically perfect. It checks key ideas, contradictions, coherence and a limited set of major language patterns locally in the browser. Your teacher can review your complete response after submission.
Connection & timing
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Platforms & navigation
Delays & problem solving
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