- Audio Lessons 351 - 400
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The Neighborhood
Views #400 | Intermediate 4 -
The Crash
Views #399 | Intermediate 4 -
Thailand and America
Views #399 | Intermediate 5 -
Easter Sunday
Views #397 | Intermediate 4 -
Classroom Technology
Views #396 | Intermediate 4 -
The Prank
Views #395 | Intermediate 4 -
Video Games
Views #394 | Intermediate 4 -
April Fools Day
Views #393 | Intermediate 4 -
Artist Inspiration
Views #392 | Intermediate 4 -
Starter Kit
Views #391 | Intermediate 4 -
Paint Basics
Views #390 | Intermediate 4 -
The History of the Tie
Views #389 | Intermediate 4 -
Routine
Views #388 | high Beginner 3 -
Valentine's Day
Views #387 | Intermediate 4 -
Hotel Life
Views #386 | Intermediate 4 -
New Job
Views #385 | Intermediate 4 -
Cards
Views #384 | Intermediate 4 -
Batteries
Views #383 | Intermediate 4 -
The Table
Views #382 | Intermediate 4 -
Cold Weather Life
Views #381 | Intermediate 4 -
Dogs
Views #380 | Intermediate 4 -
University Life
Views #359 | Intermediate 4 -
Dorm Life
Views #358 | Intermediate 4 -
Life History
Views #376 | Intermediate 4 -
Food
Views #375 | High Beginner 3 -
The Parcel
Views #374 | High Beginner 3 -
Train Ride
Views #373 | High Beginner 3 -
Knitting
Views #372 | High Beginner 3 -
Being a Grandmother
Views #371 | High Beginner 3 -
Ageing
Views #370 | High Beginner 3 -
Glasses
Views #368 | High Beginner 3 -
Messy Room
Views #366 | High Beginner 3 -
Crossword Puzzles
Views #366 | High Beginner 3 -
Osaka and Tokyo
Views #364 | Intermediate 5 -
On the Move
Views # | Intermediate 5 -
Ambitions
Views #362 | Intermediate 5 -
Favorite Foods
Views #360 | Intermediate 5 -
Painting
Views #356 | Intermediate 5 -
Worst of Jakarta
Views #359 | Intermediate 5 -
Best of San Francisco
Views #359 | Intermediate 5 -
California Guy
Views #355 | Intermediate 4 -
High School
Views #354 | Intermediate 4 -
Adjectives - Opposites
Views #353 | Intermediate 4 -
Canada
Views #352 | Intermediate 4 -
Abilities
Views #351 | Intermediate 4
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Train Ride
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Vivian
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Adrienne
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Adrienne: I understand you recently rode a train from Milwaukee to Minneapolis. Was this the first time you ever rode a train?
Vivian: No, I have been on a train many times as a young person but recently in the past 3 or 4 years I have ridden a train again several times. There was a period of time in my life that I did not ride the train, and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Adrienne: How is it different riding the train now then it was back when you were younger?
Vivian: When I was younger they had a different set of train people. Back then, you weren't served meals at your seat. You had, if they had a dining car, if they had a dining car, you could go into the dining car and eat but some trains, especially on short distances, like when I lived in Jaffy, Missouri, it was halfway between Memphis and St. Louis. Those were short routes and they did not have dining cars. On this trip that we just got back from yesterday, we had our, we were in the lower car because it's a handicap car. My sister is handicapped, and they brought us a menu, and they brought us a full dinner, including salad and dessert and coffee or tea, whatever we would like to drink.
Adrienne: How was the food on the train? Was it better than plain food?
Vivian: Oh, much better. Much better. It was fixed. The chef's did a fantastic job and I understand that it is cooked on the train. It may not be all cooked on the train but it certainly is prepared and the salads are prepared on the train so that you don't get these package food tastes.
Adrienne: That sounds fun though.
Vivian: Oh, it was great fun! We enjoyed every minute of it.
serve
Back then, you weren't served meals at your seat.
When something is 'served' to you it is brought to you
where you are sitting. We usually use this to talk about
food or drinks.
Notice the following:
- I used to serve the customers in my grandad's
restaurant.
- There was nobody available to serve us.
dining car
You could go into the dining car and eat.
A 'dining car' is a carriage on a train that serves food
and drinks.
Notice the following:
- Are there tables and chairs in the dining car?
- They are serving a lovely soup in the dining car today.
halfway
I lived in Jaffy, Missouri, it was halfway between Memphis
and St. Louis.
When something is 'halfway' between two places it means
that it is the midway point.
Notice the following:
- I will stop halfway and take a break in my journey to
have a rest.
- I think we are halfway there now.
get back from
On this trip that we just got back from yesterday, we were in the lower car because it's a handicap car.
To 'get back from' somewhere means that you return home.
Notice the following:
- I will cook dinner when I get back from work.
- I have to find a job when I get back from my holiday as
I have no money.
handicapped
My sister is handicapped.
When somebody is 'handicapped' it means that they have a
disability of some kind. This can either be a physical or
mental disability
Notice the following:
- He was born handicapped.
- I work for a charity that helps handicapped people.
get back • handicapped
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