Single-underline the words with the /e/ sound and double-underline the words with /ei/ sound in the dialogue. Then act the dialogue with a friend
AT THE RAILWAY STATION
A: Hey! This train is late! I've been waiting here since seven.
B: Which train Madam?
A: The seven-twenty trian to Maryland.
B: The seven-twenty? I think there's a mistake, Madam.
A: A mistake? My timetable says: Maryland train- 7.20.
B: Oh, no. The Maryland train leaves at twenty to seven.
A: Twenty to seven?
B: Yes. They changed the timetable at the end of February. It's the second of March today.
A: Oh, dear! May I see the new timetable? What does it say?
B: It says: Maryland train- 6.40.
A: So the train isn't late. I'm late.
double underline:hey,train,late,waiting,mistake,timetable,says,today,changed,may
single underline:seven,twenty,maryland,yes,end,february,second