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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

buying a metro ticket with cash using a

machine on board trains and trams this

is the machine you'll find on trains and

trams it accepts coins or enough device

card you cannot pay for your metro

ticket with notes or by using a mixed

payment method at this machine first

select buy a ticket then choose your

fear the screen shows the options and

ticket type to buy a metro ticket with

coins when you get to the payment method

choose the cash option on the screen you

can use $0.10 20 cent 50 cent $1 and $2

coins that means 5 cent pieces cannot be

accepted if you don't have the exact

amount don't worry you can collect the

change from the shoot once your payment

is process the words tape ticket will

appear on the screen and you can collect

your Metro ticket here your ticket comes

out of the machine already validated so

you don't need to validate it again

Adelaide Metro helping you connect and

go if you have any questions or just

need more information visit the Adelaide

Metro info centers in the city you can

go onto our website Adelaide Metro comm

a you or you can call the Adelaide Metro

info line on one 303 double one 108 the

national relay service 1330 677 for deaf

or hard of hearing customers or chat

with us online using the Adelaide Metro

live chat service

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
buying ˈbaɪɪŋ A1	verb - to purchase something
ticket ˈtɪkɪt A1	noun - a piece of paper or card that gives the holder a right to travel, enter, or participate in something
machine məˈʃiːn A1	noun - a piece of equipment with moving parts that performs a particular task
trains treɪnz A1	noun - a series of connected rail vehicles for transporting people or goods
trams træmz A2	noun - a vehicle that travels on tracks in the street, usually in cities
accepts əkˈsɛpts A1	verb - to take or receive something offered
coins kɔɪnz A1	noun - a small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, used as money
payment ˈpeɪmənt A1	noun - the act of paying money for something
method ˈmɛθəd A2	noun - a way of doing something
select sɪˈlɛkt A2	verb - to choose something from a number of options
options ˈɒpʃənz A2	noun - a choice between different possibilities
validated ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd B1	verb - to check or prove the validity of something
connect kəˈnɛkt A2	verb - to join or link together
website ˈwɛbˌsaɪt A2	noun - a set of related web pages located under a single domain name
service ˈsɜːrvɪs A1	noun - assistance or support provided to customers
validated ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd B1	verb - to check or prove the validity of something

Key Grammar Structures

• First select "buy a ticket" then choose your fare.

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "select" is used as a command: ""select"" the option.

• You can use $0.10, 20 cent, 50 cent, $1 and $2 coins.

  ➔ modal verb "can" + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Can" expresses ability: you ""can"" use the coins.

• If you don't have the exact amount, don't worry; you can collect the change from the chute.

  ➔ first‑conditional (if + present simple, ... will) + modal "can"

  ➔ "If" introduces a real condition; "don't" is a negative contraction; "can" shows possibility: you ""can"" collect change.

• Your ticket comes out of the machine already validated.

  ➔ present simple passive + adverb "already" + past participle

  ➔ "comes out" is a passive construction; "already" shows that validation happened before now.

• You don't need to validate it again.

  ➔ negative + modal "need" + infinitive "to" + adverb "again"

  ➔ "don't need to" expresses lack of necessity: you ""don't need to"" validate again.

• Visit the Adelaide Metro info centres in the city.

  ➔ imperative verb "Visit" + object + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Visit" is a direct command: ""Visit" the info centres".

• You can call the Adelaide Metro info line on 303 108.

  ➔ modal "can" + base verb "call" + prepositional phrase indicating phone number

  ➔ "Can" shows ability: you ""can"" call the number.

• The words "ticket" will appear on the screen.

  ➔ future simple with modal "will" + passive verb "appear"

  ➔ "will" marks a future event: the word "ticket" ""will appear"" soon.