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A phone left on the morning train

Real life · Lost property

A phone left on the morning train

Your goal: Report the phone you left on a train and find out what happens next.

  • A2
  • 7 turns · about 6 min

You talk to: Lost-property clerk

Phrases you will need

  • I left my phone on the train.
  • I got off at ...
  • a bit cracked
  • Should I come back tomorrow?

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
In this set
You are at the station's lost-property office. Answer the clerk and ask what happens next.
This game reads words aloud
This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.

The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.

Scoring
Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
With a keyboard
Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.