SNCF Opens Christmas Train Ticket Sales This Wednesday
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SNCF is the train company in France. It sells tickets for the Christmas holidays. Ticket sales start this Wednesday.
People want to travel home for Christmas. Many people buy train tickets early. Early tickets are often cheaper.
The booking time is important. If you connect at the right time, you can pay less money. Prices can go up later.
SNCF trains get very busy at Christmas. Families travel to see other family members. This is a busy time for trains in France.
If you want a cheap ticket, check the time carefully. Book your ticket as soon as sales open. This can help you save money.
Vocabulary15 words
- SNCF
- the train company in France
- booking
- when you buy a ticket before you travel
- ticket
- a paper or code you need to travel by train
- holidays
- days when people do not work or go to school
- connect
- to go online on a website or app
- early
- before the usual time
- price
- how much money something costs
- cheap
- not costing much money
- busy
- having a lot of people
- family
- your parents, children, and other close people
- save
- to keep money instead of spending it
- travel
- to go from one place to another
- France
- a country in Europe
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- Christmas
- a holiday in December
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1. Train tickets 2. This Wednesday 3. Tickets can be cheaper
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SNCF is the train _____ in France. It sells tickets for the Christmas _____. Ticket sales start this _____.
People want to _____ home for Christmas. Many people buy train tickets _____. Early tickets are often _____.
The _____ time is important. If you _____ at the right time, you can pay less money.
SNCF trains get very _____ at Christmas. Families travel to see other _____ members.
If you want a cheap ticket, book your ticket as soon as sales open. This can help you _____ money.
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