noun · informal
train
/treɪn/TRAIN
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
a series of connected carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive, used for transporting people or goods
Examples
“I usually take the train to work.”
“The night train has couchette compartments.”
“Trains in this region are often delayed in winter.”
Band 8 sentence
“Commuters prefer the train during peak hours because it's faster and more reliable than road transport.”
Collocations
- take the train
- express train
- freight train
Word family
trained adjective/verb (past)training noun/verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
I go to work by the train.→I go to work by train.
in train→on the train
Say it for a higher band
5coach→6bus→7+train
Synonyms
rail
Easily confused
rail
“The country invested heavily in rail infrastructure last year.”
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