07.06.27: topic; transport; Neo-Latin; Traupman [1] listening

Listen to the recording (referring to the transcript if you need to) and answer the questions after each section:

statiō ferriviāria | the train station

[A]

Diāna
Salvē! Velim comparāre tesseram itinerāriam prīmae classis

Tesserārius
Quō, quaesō?

Diāna
In Californiam. | To California.

Tesserārius
Vīsne tesseram unīus cursūs an tesseram itūs reditūsque?

Diāna
Tesseram itūs reditūsque. Quotā hōrā trāmen meum abscēdit?

Tesserārius
Hōrā ūndecimā.

Diāna
Ā quotā crepīdine trāmen abscēdit?

Tesserārius
Ā crepīdine quārtā, in orbitā decimā.

Diāna
Estne trāmen dīrēctum?

Tesserārius
Minimē. Mūtābis trāmina in statiōne Chicāgiēnsī.

[A] Tick the answers:

[1] The traveller wants:

a first class ticket _______

a second class ticket _______

a single ticket _______

a return ticket _______

[2] The train leaves at:

10.00 _______

10.10 _______

11.00 _______

11.10 _______

[3] The train leaves from:

platform 10 _______

track four _______

platform 4 _______

track ten _______

[4] The train is:

direct _______

not direct _______

[B]

bulga, -ae [1/f]: (NL) handbag; (CL) wallet, satchel, purse

pēra, -ae [1/f]: bag; satchel (slung over the shoulder)

riscus, -ī [2/m]: (NL) suitcase; (CL) trunk

sarcīnae, -ārum [1/f/pl]: luggage

[B]

Tesserārius

Quās sarcīnās tēcum habēs?

Diāna
Ūnum riscum, ūnam bulgam, ūnam pēram.

Tesserārius
Cūrātiō sarcīnārum est illīc, iuxtā oecum praestōlātōrium.

Diāna
Suntne bāiulī in promptū?

Tesserārius
Ita. Illī illīc stant prope scālas mōbilēs.

[B] Tick the answers:

[1] The ticket seller asks:

if the traveller has any luggage _______

how many pieces of luggage she has _______

what luggage she has _______

where her luggage is _______

[2] The traveller has:

a suitcase, a briefcase, a purse _______

a rucksack, two handbags _______

a suitcase, a handbag, a shoulder bag _______

[3] The baggage check-in is:

next to the waiting room _______

opposite the waiting room _______

in front of the waiting room _______

behind the waiting room _______

[4] The porters are:

sitting by the escalator _______

standing near the escalator _______

[C]

Diāna
Suntne currus cēnātōrius et currus dormītōrius in hōc trāmine?

Tesserārius
Certē..

Diāna
Quam mox mihi licet trāmen ferriviārium īnscendere?

Tesserārius
Vīgintī aut summum trīgintā minūtīs. En, cape hōrārium trāminum.

Diāna
Grātiās. Quantī cōnstat tessera itinerāria?

Tesserārius
Centum octōgintā quīnque dollarīs.

Diāna
Ecce vectūram.

Tesserārius
Grātiās. Bene ambulā!

[C] Tick the answers:

[1] The traveller asks about:

a dining car _______

a luggage compartment _______

a sleeping car _______

a smoking compartment _______

[2] When is the latest she can board the train?

quarter of an hour  _______

2o minutes _______

half an hour _______

35 minutes _______

[3] The ticket seller:

shows the traveller the departure time _______

tells the traveller to look at the timetable _______

gives the traveller a train schedule _______

[4] How much is the ticket?

$18.50 _______

$108.50 _______

$180.50 _______

$185 _______

[5] The ticket seller tells the traveller:

to go for a walk _______

to say thanks _______

to have a good trip _______

to walk to the train _______

____________________

[A]

[1] first class ticket; return ticket

[2] 11.00

[3] track four; platform 10

[4] not direct

[B]

[1] what luggage she has

[2] a suitcase, a handbag, a shoulder bag

[3] next to the waiting room

[4] standing near the escalator

[C]

[1] a dining car; a sleeping car

[2] half an hour

[3] gives the traveller a train schedule

[4] $185

[5] to have a good trip