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On the street · 3 of 5Week of 9 – 15 Aug

Buying a ticket from a machine

The screen is in a hurry, the coins are the wrong ones, and someone is waiting behind you.

Ten English words on the street: machine, ticket, coin. Each with its pronunciation and a sentence to say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    machine/məˈʃiːn/nounA device that does a job on its own.The ch sounds like sh: ma-SHEEN.
  2. 2
    ticket/ˈtɪkət/nounThe paper or card that lets you travel.
  3. 3
    coin/kɔɪn/nounA round piece of metal money.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    The machine will not take my card.

  2. 2

    I need a ticket for the next train.

  3. 3

    It takes one coin at a time.

The same situation in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German.