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A2 listening: getting to the library
Practise asking for directions and distinguishing the bus journey from the walk.
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Getting to the library
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- Miguel: Bom dia. Este autocarro vai para a estação?
- Motorista: Sim, vai. Mas hoje não passa pela praça porque há obras.
- Miguel: Eu quero ir à biblioteca, perto da estação. Onde devo sair?
- Motorista: Saia na paragem do mercado. É uma paragem antes da estação.
- Miguel: E depois tenho de andar muito?
- Motorista: Não, cerca de cinco minutos. Atravesse a rua e siga em frente. A biblioteca fica à direita, depois da farmácia.
- Miguel: Pode avisar-me quando chegarmos ao mercado, por favor? Não conheço esta zona.
- Motorista: Claro. Hoje a viagem até lá demora cerca de quinze minutos.
- Miguel: Muito obrigado. Vou ficar aqui perto da porta.
- Motorista: Está bem. Quando chegarmos, eu aviso.
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- Miguel: Good morning. Does this bus go to the station?
- Motorista: Yes, it does. But today it does not go through the square because of roadworks.
- Miguel: I want to go to the library near the station. Where should I get off?
- Motorista: Get off at the market stop. It is one stop before the station.
- Miguel: Will I have to walk far afterwards?
- Motorista: No, about five minutes. Cross the street and go straight ahead. The library is on the right, after the pharmacy.
- Miguel: Could you tell me when we reach the market, please? I do not know this area.
- Motorista: Of course. Today the journey there takes about fifteen minutes.
- Miguel: Thank you very much. I will stay here near the door.
- Motorista: All right. I will let you know when we arrive.
Expressions to use in another situation
- a paragem
The bus stop.
Saia na paragem do mercado.
- uma paragem antes
One stop before.
É uma paragem antes da estação.
- siga em frente
Go straight ahead.
Atravesse a rua e siga em frente.
- à direita
On the right.
A biblioteca fica à direita.
- Pode avisar-me?
Could you let me know?
Pode avisar-me quando chegarmos?
Short answer: what you will practise
Separate destination from the stop where you get off. The dialogue also mentions two durations: the bus journey and the walk.
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The CEFR describes A2 as simple, direct communication in routine tasks on familiar matters and simple descriptions of personal background and immediate needs.
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