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English Story (A1)Buying a Metro Ticket

This A1 English story is designed for beginners learning English. It includes simple vocabulary and short sentences to help you improve your reading and listening skills. Click any word to see translations and hear pronunciation.

About this story

Anna visits a new city and needs to buy a metro ticket. She uses a ticket machine for the first time and successfully takes the metro.

Translations in English
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Anna is in a new city. She wants to take the metro. She sees a ticket machine. The machine has a big screen. Anna touches the screen. She chooses her language. Now she can read the text. She needs a single ticket. She presses the button. The ticket costs two euros. Anna opens her wallet. She puts a coin in the machine. The machine makes a sound. A ticket comes out. Anna takes her ticket. She also gets some change. She walks to the platform. She sees a ticket gate. She puts the ticket in the gate. The gate opens. Anna walks through. The metro arrives soon. She gets on the train. Anna is happy. She did it!

Comprehension Questions

3 questions

1

What does Anna do first when she reaches the ticket machine?

2

How much does the metro ticket cost?

3

What does Anna put into the ticket machine to pay?

Vocabulary

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