Travel
Unit 2
It's a long story.
Reading and vocabulary
Look at the expressions from the play in Activity 2.
What do you think the play will
be about?
... gets up and starts to ...
... looks for his ticket ...
... goes past people ...
... gets on the train ...
Read the play and number the expressions in Activity 1 in the order they appear.
(Li Lin and Li Wei are on the station platform,
saying goodbye to each other.)
Li Lin:
Tell Mum and Dad I'll miss
them...
I'll miss you all.
Li Wei:
And we'll miss you too.
Li Lin:
See you at the Spring Festival.
Li Wei:
Take care. Bye!
(Li Lin gets on the train and looks for his seat.)
Li Lin:
Excuse me, sir.
I'm afraid
you're sitting in my seat.
Elderly man:
I'm sorry, young man.
What
did you say?
I can't hear very
well.
Li Lin:
You've taken the wrong seat.
Elderly man:
Really?
But… I thought it was
my seat.
Where's my ticket?
(The elderly man looks for his ticket in his
pocket, his bag and finally in his wallet.)
Elderly man:
Here it is.
Car 9, Seat 12A.
This is Seat 12A, isn't it?
(The ticket officer arrives.)
Ticket officer:
Tickets, please.
Please have
your tickets ready.
Elderly man:
Excuse me, is this Seat 12A?
Ticket officer:
Yes, it is.
Let's have a look
at your ticket.
Oh, I see the
problem.
This is Seat 12A,
but you should be in Car 9.
This is Car 8.
Elderly man:
Oh, how stupid of me!
I'd
better go and find Car 9.
(The elderly man gets up and starts to collect
his bags.)
Li Lin:
Wait a moment, sir!
Please
stay here.
I'll take your seat in
Car 9.
Elderly man:
Well, that's very good of you.
Thank you.
Ticket officer:
Yes, thank you, young man.
(Li Lin goes past people standing in the train
to Car 9.)
Li Lin:
10A… 11A… 12A, here it is.
That's my seat.
(His friend, Wen Peng, is sitting in Seat 12B.
He is surprised to see Li Lin.)
Wen Peng:
Hi, Li Lin!
What a surprise!
Li Lin:
Hey, Wen Peng!
It's great to
see you.
Wen Peng:
Great to see you too.
Wonderful!
I'll have someone to talk to on
the long journey.
Now, take
off your jacket.
Sit down and
make yourself comfortable.
But why are you so late?
Li Lin:
Oh, it's a long story…