Strangers on a Train by Rocket English https://padlet.com/rocketenglishrecife/nke2rkf4wtmauq4r en-us 2023-06-19 22:02:39 UTC 2026-01-14 00:07:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6e4.png Part 01 rocketenglishrecife https://padlet.com/rocketenglishrecife/nke2rkf4wtmauq4r/wish/2627422894 When the train stopped at the station, I opened my eyes and looked out of the window. I saw a woman on the platform. 
She was tall and blonde with blue eyes.  The train moved and I closed my eyes. It was 6.00 p.m. and the train was full. 

‘Excuse me. Can I sit here?’ I opened my eyes again. It was the tall, blonde woman. 

‘Sure,’ I answered. She sat down next to me. There was a nice smell. Chanel N5. I started to listen to music on my phone.

‘I love Chopin.’ 

‘Sorry?’ I said.
‘You’re listening to Chopin. I love classical music.’ She smiled. Her eyes were very blue.

We talked about music until the train arrived at Victoria Station. 

‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ I asked her. She looked at her watch. ‘OK,’ she said. ‘I have time.’ ]]> 2023-06-19 22:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rocketenglishrecife/nke2rkf4wtmauq4r/wish/2627422894 Part 01- Audio rocketenglishrecife https://padlet.com/rocketenglishrecife/nke2rkf4wtmauq4r/wish/2627424476 2023-06-19 22:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rocketenglishrecife/nke2rkf4wtmauq4r/wish/2627424476 Part 02 rocketenglishrecife https://padlet.com/rocketenglishrecife/nke2rkf4wtmauq4r/wish/2627425459 I bought two coffees at the station café. We sat down. ‘My name’s Olivia,’ she said.
‘I’m David. Nice to meet you.’ ‘What do you do?’ I asked.
‘I work in property – flats and houses. What do you do?’ 
‘I work for Citibank.’
‘That’s interesting!’ said Olivia. ‘Do you live in London?’ 
‘Yes. I have a flat in Chelsea.’
‘Wow! That’s an expensive part of London!’
I looked at my watch. ‘Time to go. I have a tennis lesson this evening.’
‘I can drive you home,’ she said. ‘I live near Chelsea.’ I told
her my address.


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‘Nice car,’ I said.

She was a very fast driver. She stopped outside my flat. We said good-bye, and exchanged phone numbers. The next morning there was a message from Olivia. She wrote:

I really want to see you again! Friday? On Friday morning, she phoned me.

‘I have two tickets for a Beethoven concert tonight at the Royal Albert Hall! Can you get them from the box office at 7.15? We can meet in the bar at 7.30. The concert starts at 8.00.’


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I arrived at the Royal Albert Hall at 7.00. I got the tickets, and I waited in the bar. But Olivia didn’t arrive. I looked at my watch. It was 7.45. I looked at my phone. There was a message.

Sorry! In a meeting. Leave my ticket at the box office.

I left her ticket at the box office and went to my seat. The concert started, but Olivia didn’t arrive. When the concert finished I phoned her, but her phone was off. I sent her a text: Where r u?

I was very angry. I left the concert hall and went home. I opened the door of my flat and turned on the light…


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