The Bus Timetable
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🚌 BUS 22 — Sunbeam Bay to Hollywell (Saturdays)
Sunbeam Bay Bus Station · 08:15 · 09:45 · 11:15 · 13:45 · 16:15
Harbour Street · 08:20 · 09:50 · 11:20 · 13:50 · 16:20
Riverside Park · 08:32 · 10:02 · 11:32 · 14:02 · 16:32
Hollywell Church · 08:55 · 10:25 · 11:55 · 14:25 · 16:55
🎫 Single £2.50 · Return £4 · Under-16 student card: half price
⚠️ Last bus back from Hollywell Church: 17:30
🚌 Amy and the Number 22
On Saturday morning Amy checked the timetable. Grandma was making lunch for half past twelve, so Amy decided to catch the 11.15 from the bus station. It arrived in Hollywell at 11.55 — perfect. But at 10.50 her little brother couldn’t find his football boots, and Amy helped him look for twenty minutes. When she finally ran out of the house, it was already 11.12.
She didn’t go to the bus station. Instead, she ran to the Harbour Street stop, because the bus came there five minutes later. She arrived just as the bus was leaving. She waved her arms, and the driver stopped. “Lucky you,” he said. “A return to Hollywell, please,” said Amy. She showed her student card. “That’s two pounds, then.”
The bus went along the coast and through Riverside Park. Amy sat at the front and watched the sea. Then she put in her headphones and closed her eyes. When she opened them, the bus was in a village she didn’t know. “Excuse me,” she asked the driver. “Where are we?” “Little Marsh,” he said. “This is the end of the line.”
Amy had missed her stop! Hollywell Church was two stops back. The driver laughed. “Don’t worry. I’m going back now. Sit near me and I’ll tell you when to get off.” At 12.25 she knocked on Grandma’s door. “You’re a bit late,” said Grandma. “Did you get lost?” “Only a little bit,” said Amy.
Vocabulary
- timetable — a list of times when buses or trains leave
- bus stop — a place where the bus stops for passengers
- single — a ticket for one journey
- return — a ticket to go and come back
- get off — leave a bus or train
- catch — get on a bus or train in time
Sample questions (12 questions)
- What time does the first bus leave the bus station?
- 08:20
- 09:45
- 08:15
- How much is a return ticket with a student card?
- £4
- £2
- £2.50
- Why was Amy late leaving the house?
- She missed her alarm.
- She was making lunch.
- She helped her brother find his boots.
Answers and hints from Migo appear when you do it online.