She grabbed her bag and ran. But when she got to Platform 3, there was no train. A guard was walking past.
The guard frowned. “No, that train is on time from Platform 7. There’s no change.” outcomes b1
She sat down on a bench, feeling stupid. “I can’t believe I missed it,” she whispered to herself. She grabbed her bag and ran
Then she remembered she had travel insurance and a flexible ticket. She went to the ticket office, waited in line for twenty minutes, and managed to get the next train — but it was leaving from Platform 3. The guard frowned
“Excuse me,” Anna said nervously. “Is this the platform for the 10:15 to Manchester?”
Anna had been looking forward to the trip for weeks. It was her first time traveling alone, and she was going to visit her cousin in Manchester. She arrived at the station early, checked the departures board, and found her train: Platform 7, 10:15 a.m.
Here’s an original story written around typical B1-level language (past narratives, feelings, travel/job vocabulary, and simple connectors): The Wrong Platform