A2 Project: Plan a Trip, Solve a Problem, and Report What Happened

A2 Project: Plan a Trip, Solve a Problem, and Report What Happened

This A2 project combines planning, reading a booking, handling one routine travel problem with limited alternatives, and reporting the final outcome. Keep the details consistent across every stage.

Project Scenario

You plan a weekend trip to Valencia.

Your original booking says:

Tren 742. Salida: sábado 20 de junio, 09:00, Madrid. Llegada: 10:45, Valencia. Precio: 35 euros. Hotel Plaza: una noche, 70 euros. Entrada desde las 14:00. — Train 742. Departure: Saturday, June 20, 09:00, Madrid. Arrival: 10:45, Valencia. Price: 35 euros. Plaza Hotel: one night, 70 euros. Check-in from 14:00.

Stage 1: build an executable plan

A practical plan could be:

• 08:30: llegar a la estación. — 08:30: arrive at the station.
• 09:00: tomar el tren 742. — 09:00: take train 742.
• 10:45: llegar a Valencia. — 10:45: arrive in Valencia.
• 11:30: visitar el centro. — 11:30: visit downtown.
• 14:00: ir al Hotel Plaza. — 14:00: go to Plaza Hotel.

Do not schedule hotel check-in before 14:00 because the booking does not allow it.

Stage 2: routine problem

At the station you hear:

El tren 742 está cancelado. — Train 742 is canceled.

A cooperative employee offers two alternatives:

Opción A: tren 816 a las 10:00, llegada a Valencia a las 11:45, sin coste adicional. — Option A: train 816 at 10:00, arrival in Valencia at 11:45, no additional cost.

Opción B: tren 920 a las 09:30, llegada a Valencia a las 12:00, 10 euros adicionales. — Option B: train 920 at 09:30, arrival in Valencia at 12:00, 10 additional euros.

Stage 3: compare the limited alternatives

• La opción B sale antes. — Option B leaves earlier.
• La opción A llega antes. — Option A arrives earlier.
• La opción A no cuesta más. — Option A does not cost more.
• La opción B cuesta diez euros más. — Option B costs ten euros more.

Ask for clarification if needed

• ¿Ha dicho llegada a las once cuarenta y cinco? — Did you say arrival at eleven forty-five?
• ¿La opción A tiene algún coste adicional? — Does option A have any additional cost?

Stage 4: choose and confirm

Person A: Prefiero la opción A. — I prefer option A.

Person B: Entonces, tren 816 a las diez, llegada a Valencia a las once cuarenta y cinco. — So, train 816 at ten, arrival in Valencia at eleven forty-five.

Person A: ¿Tren 816, salida a las diez y llegada a las once cuarenta y cinco? — Train 816, departure at ten and arrival at eleven forty-five?

Person B: Sí, correcto. — Yes, correct.

Stage 5: update the plan consistently

The original 09:00 train is no longer valid.

Updated plan:

• 10:00: tomar el tren 816. — 10:00: take train 816.
• 11:45: llegar a Valencia. — 11:45: arrive in Valencia.
• 12:15: ir al centro. — 12:15: go downtown.
• 14:00: ir al Hotel Plaza. — 14:00: go to Plaza Hotel.

The hotel remains the same because the scenario does not say that the hotel booking changed.

Stage 6: send a short update

Hola, Ana. Mi tren de las nueve fue cancelado. Ahora voy en el tren 816 de las diez y llegaré a Valencia a las once cuarenta y cinco. El hotel no cambia. Te escribo cuando llegue. — Hello, Ana. My nine o'clock train was canceled. Now I am taking train 816 at ten and I will arrive in Valencia at eleven forty-five. The hotel does not change. I will write to you when I arrive.

For this project, llegaré — I will arrive and Te escribo cuando llegue. — I will write to you when I arrive are useful travel-update chunks. Their broader future and subordinate-clause grammar is taught later.

Stage 7: report what happened afterward

A possible report is:

El sábado fui a Valencia. Mi tren original fue cancelado, así que hablé con un empleado. Me ofreció dos opciones y elegí el tren 816 porque no tenía coste adicional y llegaba antes. Salí de Madrid a las diez y llegué a Valencia a las once cuarenta y cinco. Después fui al centro y a las dos fui al hotel. Al final, el viaje salió bien. — On Saturday I went to Valencia. My original train was canceled, so I spoke with an employee. He offered me two options and I chose train 816 because it had no additional cost and arrived earlier. I left Madrid at ten and arrived in Valencia at eleven forty-five. Afterward I went downtown and at two I went to the hotel. In the end, the trip went well.

Consistency check

The project should keep the following details stable after the change:

• New train: 816. — New train: 816.
• New departure: 10:00. — New departure: 10:00.
• New arrival: 11:45. — New arrival: 11:45.
• Hotel: Hotel Plaza. — Hotel: Plaza Hotel.
• Hotel check-in: from 14:00. — Hotel check-in: from 14:00.

Do not say 09:00 in the final update after confirming the 10:00 replacement train.

Do not invent an open-ended solution

The employee offers options A and B. Your task is to compare, clarify, choose, and confirm one of those options. You do not need to demand a third route, negotiate compensation, or invent a policy.

Project performance criteria

1. The original trip plan is possible from the booking details.
2. The traveler correctly identifies the cancellation.
3. The two offered alternatives are compared accurately.
4. Any unclear number is clarified before selection.
5. The chosen replacement is confirmed explicitly.
6. The updated plan removes the invalid original train time.
7. The hotel details remain unchanged unless the scenario changes them.
8. The short message and final past narrative use the same confirmed facts.
9. The final report explains the problem, choice, and outcome clearly.
10. The solution remains inside the information and alternatives provided.

From the A2 Project to the A2 Listening and Reading Checkpoint

You can now plan a familiar trip, solve one limited routine problem, update the plan, and report the outcome consistently. The next lesson is A2 Listening and Reading Checkpoint: Understand Everyday Information and Short Narratives.