English grammar
Carriage, seat, window, aisle, stop
Talk about seats, stops and delays using train vocabulary.
From the scene On the train
In short
On a train, you sit in a carriage, in a window or aisle seat. Use will for what will happen.
Your turn
Which one goes with which seat??
Options: seat · window / aisle · carriage (not "wagon")
Show answer
which seat? → window / aisle
How it works
Train words: carriage (British; car in the US), seat, window seat, aisle seat, stop.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
OK, so I get the (blank).
Options: aisle · corridor · hall
Show answer
OK, so I get the aisle.
Vale, entonces yo tengo el pasillo.
Good to know
Passengers sit in a carriage, not a "wagon": a wagon carries goods.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Look at my phone: the train (blank) arrive late.
Options: would · will · is
Show answer
Look at my phone: the train will arrive late.
Mira el móvil: el tren llegará tarde.
Good to know
Use will to say what will happen: the train will arrive late, we'll arrive in six hours.
part of the train for people carriage (not "wagon")
Nuria
Carriage five. Seats twelve and thirteen.
El vagón cinco. Asientos doce y trece.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) five. Seats twelve and thirteen.
Options: Carriage · Window · Stop
Show answer
Nuria
Carriage five. Seats twelve and thirteen.
El vagón cinco. Asientos doce y trece.
which seat? window / aisle
Javi
Window or aisle?
¿Ventanilla o pasillo?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) or aisle?
Options: Carriage · Seat · Window
Show answer
Javi
Window or aisle?
¿Ventanilla o pasillo?
where you sit seat
where the train stops stop
Your turn
What goes with stop?
Options: part of the train for people · which seat? · where the train stops
Show answer
stop → where the train stops
what will happen it will arrive late
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| part of the train for people | carriage (not "wagon") |
|---|---|
| which seat? | window / aisle |
| where you sit | seat |
| where the train stops | stop |
| what will happen | it will arrive late |
More lines from the story
- JaviOK, so I get the aisle.Vale, entonces yo tengo el pasillo.
- NuriaLook at my phone: the train will arrive late.Mira el móvil: el tren llegará tarde.
- NuriaWindow, please. I love the scenery.Ventanilla, por favor. Me encanta el paisaje.
- NuriaThirty minutes. There's a problem with the train.Treinta minutos. Hay un problema con el tren.