Technical Fault Causes Delays on São Paulo Metro Lines
Listen to the story
There was a problem on the São Paulo metro on Wednesday.
Line 1-Blue and Line 3-Red had changes in their service.
A technical fault made the trains slow.
The Tucuruvi station became very crowded.
Many people were waiting for trains there.
Line 1-Blue had the most problems.
It worked with restrictions during the day.
The metro company did not give more details.
Passengers had to wait longer than usual.
The company tried to fix the fault quickly.
Vocabulary15 words
- metro
- a train system under a city
- fault
- a problem that stops something working well
- crowded
- full of many people
- restrictions
- rules that limit something
- slowness
- when something moves less fast than normal
- passenger
- a person who travels on a train or bus
- station
- a place where trains stop
- operation
- the way a system works
- service
- the trains running for people
- technical
- about machines or systems
- change
- when something becomes different
- problem
- something that is not working right
- wait
- to stay until something happens
- usual
- normal; happening most times
- quickly
- in a short time
Quiz
Answer key
1. A technical fault caused delays 2. Tucuruvi 3. Line 1-Blue
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There was a _____ on the São Paulo metro on Wednesday.
Line 1-Blue and Line 3-Red had _____ in their service.
A technical fault made the trains _____.
The Tucuruvi station became very _____.
Many people were _____ for trains there.
Line 1-Blue had the most _____.
It worked with _____ during the day.
The metro company did not give more _____.
Passengers had to wait longer than _____.
The company tried to fix the fault _____.