CELPIP Listening Part 2 Practice Test: Choosing Safer Transport

MAN: Hi Leila, the cabin owner sent a weather warning for our weekend trip. Are we still going? I haven't packed anything yet. It seemed better to check with you before filling the car and hoping for the best.

WOMAN: Hey Grant. I would like to, but freezing rain is expected Friday evening. Your car has winter tires, not magic powers.

MAN: Agreed. The train reaches Pine Junction at six, and the owner offered to collect us before the roads worsen.

WOMAN: My concern is Sunday. The only return train leaves at noon, cutting the weekend short. I was imagining a slow Sunday breakfast and another walk, rather than watching the clock all morning.

MAN: A coach leaves at four, but its route crosses the higher pass where the forecast is worse.

WOMAN: Then the early train may be the sensible price of going at all. Could we travel Saturday morning instead? I'd be disappointed to shorten it, but I'd rather come home wishing for more time than worrying about the journey.

MAN: Saturday’s first train arrives near noon. We would lose more time than leaving Sunday early.

WOMAN: True. I first preferred driving because we could carry snowshoes and extra food without limits. Having our own car usually makes a short trip feel simple. This time it seems to be adding questions.

MAN: The owner rents snowshoes, and we can pack food into two small bags. The train allows those at no charge.

WOMAN: That removes the main advantage of the car. What if Friday’s train is cancelled? I don't want us treating a cancelled train as a reason to get behind the wheel in the same weather.

MAN: We postpone. The tickets can be changed once without a fee, while the cabin deposit transfers to any winter weekend.

WOMAN: Good. We take Friday’s train, accept the noon return, and avoid the pass entirely.

MAN: I will reserve the owner’s pickup and rental equipment after booking the rail tickets.

WOMAN: I will reduce the grocery list so the bags remain manageable. I'll choose things we can carry comfortably from the platform, not simply whatever fits if we squeeze hard enough.