- •What do You do this Evening?-I
- •What do You do this Evening?-II
- •Asking about Health
- •Introductions and Opening Conversation
- •Saying Good-bye
- •In a Restaurant
- •Meeting People after a Long Time
- •At Lunch Time
- •Asking for some Change
- •At the Hotel
- •At a Barber’s Shop
- •The Weather
- •The London Underground
- •With a Friend in a Coffee-Bar
- •Finding a Room
- •Apologizing
- •Offering Cigarettes
- •Asking the Way
- •At a Doctor’s Surgery
- •Hiring a Car
- •Telephoning – I
- •Telephoning-II
- •Asking Favors
- •At a Bank
- •Thanks for Hospitality
- •Police Registration
- •Finding a Job
- •At a Chemist’s Shop
- •In the Post – Office
- •At the Theatre
- •Shopping
- •Asking for some Change
- •Complementing People on Clothes
- •Asking People to Repeat & Offering a Lift
- •Complaining
- •Booking Airline Tickets
- •Taking a Taxi
- •The London Underground
- •At a Railway Station
- •Making an Appointment
- •At a Doctor’s Surgery
Booking Airline Tickets
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I want to fly to Geneva.
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I’ll just see what there is.
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I want to go economy and I’d prefer the morning.
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Lufthansa, flight LH 203, leaves at 09.20.
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What time do I have to be there?
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The coach leaves for the airport at 08.15.
II
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I’d like to book a flight to Munich, for Monday the 10th.
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I’ll have a look in the time-table for you.
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I need a morning flight and economy class, open return.
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KLM, you‘ve got a DC-9, leaving at 09.25.
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What else ought I to know?
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The latest time of reporting is 08.35 at the airport.
III
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What flights are there from London to Vienna tomorrow?
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If you like to take a seat, I’ll find it out for you.
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I’d like to travel first class, please.
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BA, flight BA 502, takes off from Heathrow at 09.25 and flies direct.
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What time am I to go to get there?
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You’ll have to be there at West London Air Terminal by 08.10 at the latest.
IV
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Are there any planes to Zurich on Sunday?
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If you excuse me for a second, I’ll check.
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By the way, I don’t want a night flight.
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There is a Swiss Air Trident flight, out of London at 09.20.
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When am I supposed to check in?
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If you are going to the airport you must be there before 08.35.
Taking a Taxi
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West London Air Terminal, please. I have to be there by 11.00/
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I can’t promise you but I’ll do my best.
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We are just in time 70 pence, please.
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Thanks a lot. Here is 80 pence. You can keep the change.
II
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Do you think you can get me to Victoria by half past seven?
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We should be O’K.
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You’ve still got 5 minutes to spare. 70 pence, please.
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Thanks very much, indeed. Here is a pound. Give me 20 pence, please.
III
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Piccadilly, please. I have an appointment at 10.30.
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I think we might if we get a move on.
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Here we are Sir. 80 pence, please.
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Many thanks. Let’s call it a Ј 1.
IV
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Paddington, please. I want to catch the 11.15.
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We’ll be all right if there are no hold ups.
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This is it, Sir. 70 pence, please.
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Thank you. Here is fare and this for you.
The London Underground
I
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Which way do I go for Queens Way, please?
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Take the … to Paddington, the district in Nottinghill, then get the central.
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Where do I go now?
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Take the escalator on your right.
II
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Can you tell me the best way to get to Bond Street, please?
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Catch the metropolitan to Liverpool Street and then change to central line.
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Which way do I go first?
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Go straight down the stairs, and turn left to the bottom.
III
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Which line do I take for Marble Arch, please?
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That’s easy. It’s the next station down the central line.
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How do I get down to the trains?
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Get that lift over there.
IV
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How do I get to Lancaster Gate, please?
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You want the Victoria to Oxford Circus, and then you change to the central.
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Which platform do I want?
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Follow those signs, you can’t go wrong.