Social English Booking Airline Tickets

A.: I want to fly to Moscow on the 3^d of March. Are there any planes

to Moscow on the 3^d? В.: If you'll excuse me for a second, I'll check. There are two British

Airways flights.

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A.: fdlike toflyAeroflot. 1 want to go economy and I'd prefer a morn­ing flight.

В.: You are lucky. There is a flight to Moscow at 09.25.

A.: What time do I have to be at the airport? When am I supposed to check in?

В.; The latest time of reporting for your flight is 08.25 at the airport.

Activities

• beam the conversation above by heart.

• Read the following remarks and answer/respond to them immediately:

• When do you want lo fly to Moscow? - What class do you want to go?

• There are two British Airways flights. - Don't be late for the flight. One in the morning, the other in the

evening.

• Play the parts of A and В without looking at the book.

• Make up your own conversation for the situation, changing the circumstances the

way you like.

At a Railway Station

A.

B,:

A. B. A. B. A. B. A. B. A.

We want to go to Stonehenge. How can we get there?

Take any train for Salisbury. In Salisbury take a bus for Stonehenge

at the Salisbury Bus Station.

Thank you, sir. When does the next train leave?

In 15 minutes.

Which platform, please?

Platform 1.

What time does the train reach Salisbury?

It takes roughly 2 hours and a half, so you'll arrive at 11.30.

Do we have to change?

No, it's a through train.

Thank you. You've been very helpful.

Activities

• Learn the conversation by heart.

• Suggest questions from the dialogue to suit the answers:

- Take any train to Salisbury. - The next train leaves in 15 minutes.

• Platform 1. - You'll arrive at 11.30.

• It takes roughly 2 hours and ahalf. - No, it's a through train.

• Play the parts of Л and В without looking at the book.

• Make up your own conversation for the situation, changing the circumstances the way you like.

Checking in at a hotel

• Read the conversation that presents a typical situation at л hotel. Make up your own conversation.

Receptionist: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! What can I do for

you?

Visitor: Good morning. We are Russian businessmen. We have a reser­vation made for us by the Tech Corporation. Rec.: Just a minute. Oh, yes. 8 double rooms for a fortnight. Vis.: Sorry, there's been a little change. Now we need 7 doubles and

2 singles. Rec.: I'm sorry, sir, but we are having a big international conference

here this week and we're booked out. You should have mentioned

the change when you confirmed your reservations. Vis.: You see, that was the last minute change. Do you think you can

do anything about it now? We need the single rooms for our top

executives. Rec.: Could they share a room for at least a couple of days? Some of

the conference participants are leaving on Thursday and we'll

move your executives to single rooms. Vis.: Good. Then it's settled. How much arc the rooms? Rec.: Singles are ... pounds and doubles are ... pounds a day. If it's OK

with you, fill in the check- in cards.

Words and word combinations yon may need

top executive - руководящий работ­ник, управляющий высшего чадна single (room) — одноместный номер double (room) - двухместный номер