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Hillary's secretary is phoning to a travel
agency.
LISA:
Oh, good morning. My name is Lisa Martin, from Advertising Agency. I'd like
some information about flights to Berlin, please. CLERK:
When do you want to go there? LISA:
I'm not going. My boss is. And she wants to leave on the fourth. CLERK:
At what time of day? LISA: As
early as possible. CLERK:
Can you hold for a moment? LISA:
Yes... CLERK:
... Let's see. There's a British Airway flight from London Heathrow at eight
fifteen. LISA:
Quarter past eight. I see. And there's nothing earlier than that? CLERK:
No, that's the first flight. LISA: I
see. When does it arrive? CLERK:
At eleven a.m. LISA:
Eleven o'clock exactly? CLERK:
Yes. |
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B. Reconstruct the conversation between a clerk of a travel agency and a customer. Match
the clerk’s words (1-6) with the customer's word (a-f).
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Clerk |
Customer |
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1.
Good afternoon. Universal Travel. Can I help you? |
a) OK.
I'd like one seat on that flight, please, in business class. When's the last
flight from Milan to London the same day? |
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2.I
see. When do you want to travel? |
b)
What time does it arrive in Milan? |
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3.
In the morning or in the afternoon? |
c)
on 8th July |
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4.
There's an Alitalia flight from Heathrow at six twenty-five in the morning. |
d) In the morning. I have a meeting in Milan
at 12.00. |
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5.
At eight fifty. That's local time - an hour ahead of us. |
e) Yes. I'd like to inquire about flights to Milan |
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6.
There's a flight from Milan to London at seven twenty in the evening, that
arrives in London at five to nine. |
f) Good. I’ll come back on
that flight. |
Vocabulary.
A. Match the verbs with the correct phrases.
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verbs |
phrases |
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1. buy 2. confirm 3. collect 4. go
through 5. queue 6. watch 7. take 8. book 9. do 10. check
in |
a) security b) a
ticket c) at
the check -in d) their
flight e) their
luggage f) a
hotel room g) some
shopping h) at
the hotel i) an
in-flight movie j) a
bus or taxi |
B. Find the synonyms
for.
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1.
luggage 2.
return ticket 3.
journey 4.
cloakroom 5. a
dining car 6.
booking-office 7.
timetable 8. fellow-passenger |
a. trip b. baggage c. a
buffet car d.
schedule e.
round-trip ticket f.
left-luggage office g. ticket
office h.
travelling companion |