The content recounts a personal travel experience involving a train journey disrupted by a landslide, highlighting the unexpected challenges and the eventual resolution through alternative transport, framed as a language learning exercise.
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Hi, I'm Jaci and I have a story for you
today. And since we're in the Christmas
season, I'm going to tell you a story
that happened to me quite a few years
ago before Christmas. All right. So,
what we'll do is I'll tell you the story
first. You can follow along or you can
shadow with me if you want to and then
after that we'll do a repetition
activity where you'll practice the
pronunciation of the story and then
after you will tell me the story using
your best pronunciation. Are you ready?
When I was a young man living in Quebec,
I often took the overnight train from
Montreal to Halifax.
I usually made this 18-hour trip twice a
year, no matter what weather or season.
One year, just before Christmas, I
boarded the ocean via train around 700
p.m. Excited to spend the holidays with
my family in Nova Scotia. After a
delicious supper in the dining car, I
slipped back into my small rouette,
ready to rest as the train rumbled
through the dark countryside.
I could never sleep very deeply because
the cars rocked and swayed like a cradle
in the storm.
Around 3:00 a.m., a loud knocking
suddenly echoed down the hallway,
jolting passengers awake. Half asleep, I
assumed it was a prank from someone who
had enjoyed too many drinks in the bar
car. But when I opened my door, I found
a tense looking train employee urgently
waking everyone up. When I asked what
was happening, he told me that there had
been a massive landslide in eastern
Quebec near Remuski.
A long section of track had been torn
apart, making it impossible for the
train to continue. We were instructed to
pack our belongings quickly and prepare
to drain within 30 minutes.
When we finally stopped, the scene was
surreal. About 15 school buses lined up
in the freezing night, their headlights
cutting through the darkness. We learned
that Via Rail had arranged for an
identical train to be waiting for us
beyond the landslide, but it was hours
away by road. After a 3-hour bus ride
through winding, snow-covered roads, we
finally reached the replacement train
and climbed aboard. Exhausted,
I crawled into bed and surprisingly fell
asleep with no trouble. By breakfast
time, the entire dining car was buzzing
with excitement over our unexpected
nighttime adventure.
And like I said to you, this really
happened to me. And as usual with a lot
of trains in Canada, we arrived late. I
think it was about two or 3 hours later.
But it's something to be expected when
something like this happens, right?
Okay, let's go back and practice these
sentences. I will say the sentence and
you repeat after me. Are you ready?
One. When I was a young man living in
Quebec, I often took the overnight train
Two. I usually made this 18-hour trip
twice a year, no matter what weather or
Three.
One year just before Christmas, I
boarded the ocean via train around 700
p.m. Excited to spend the holidays with
four four. After a delicious supper in
the dining car, I slipped back into my
small room, ready to rest as the train
rumbled through the dark countryside. Repeat.
Five.
I could never sleep very deeply because
the cars rocked and swayed like a cradle
Six. Around 3:00 a.m., a loud knocking
suddenly echoed down the hallway,
Seven. Half asleep. I assumed it was a
prank from someone who had enjoyed too
Eight. But when I opened my door, I
found a tense looking train employee
nine. When I asked what was happening,
he told me that there had been a massive
landslide in eastern Quebec near Remusi. Repeat
10. A long section of track had been
torn apart, making it impossible for the
11. We were instructed to pack our
belongings quickly and prepare to drain
12.
When we finally stopped, the scene was
surreal. About 15 school buses lined up
in the freezing night, their headlights
13.
We learned that Via Rail had arranged
for an identical train to be waiting for
us beyond the landslide, but it was
14.
After a three-hour bus ride through
winding, snow-covered roads, we finally
reached the replacement train and
climbed aboard exhausted. Repeat
15.
I crawled into bed and surprisingly fell
16.
By breakfast time, the entire dining car
was buzzing with excitement over our
All right. Have you ever had anything
like this happened to you in a train?
Like I told you in other videos, I don't
like to fly, but I do like to take
trains, but this was an experience that
I hope never happens again either. Okay,
let's go back and this time I will say
the number of each sentence and I'll get
you to tell me the story. Okay, use your
Well, that was a good job. Okay, now
this text is not the easiest. Hey, I
would say this is an advanced
intermediate text. And really, when
we're speaking English, that's the level
we use a lot when we're speaking
everyday English, advanced intermediate.
So, if you had trouble with this, don't
feel bad. You can always go back and
practice with me again. Also, on your
player, you have adjustments as far as
speed. And if you don't have enough time
to repeat, just press the pause button
on your player. Well, before closing,
I'd like to remind you that if you have
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what is convenient for you, what you
need to focus on in your learning of the
English language. All right. Well, I'll
say goodbye to you for today, and I look
forward to seeing you in the next video.
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