Lesson 7: Travelling by Train and the Past Tense (Perfekt)
First steps with the Perfekt and essential station vocabulary: buying tickets, asking for directions, and sharing quick opinions.
About this lesson
In this A2-level lesson we introduce the Perfekt tense for talking about past travel experiences. You will practise the vocabulary and phrases you need at a train station: buying tickets, finding the right platform, changing trains, dealing with delays, and making reservations. You will also work on asking for directions, giving simple opinions, and chatting about your weekend trips.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand and use key train-station vocabulary (ticket, timetable, platform, connection, delay).
- Form the Perfekt of common travel verbs (fahren, gehen, kaufen, warten, ankommen, abfahren, umsteigen).
- Ask for and give simple directions within a train station (where is the platform, where can I buy a ticket).
- Express short opinions and preferences about travelling and give a brief account of a weekend trip.