9. In these two dialogues find the following information:
1) Where does Ann live?
2) Where does she want to travel?
3) How long is she going to stay there?
1) Complete the first dialogue.
Catching a train
A: |
Good morning. (a)……. the times of trains (b) …….. Newcastle, please? |
B: |
Afternoon, evening? When (c) …… ? |
A: |
About five o’clock this afternoon. |
B: |
About (d) …… . Right. Let’s have a look. There’s a train that (e)…… 4.45, and there’s (f) …… at 5.25. |
A: |
And (g) …… get in? |
B: |
Back at King’s Cross at 7.15 and (h) ……. |
A: |
Thanks a lot. |
2) Ann goes to the ticket office. Put the lines of the conversation in the correct order. |
|
A: |
Hello. I’d like a ticket to Newcastle, please. |
A: |
I want to come back this evening, so a day return. |
C: |
How do you want to pay? |
A: |
Return, please. |
C: |
Here’s your change and your ticket. |
C: |
Single or return? |
A: |
Twenty, forty, sixty pounds. |
C: |
Day return or period return? |
A: |
Cash, please. |
C: |
Forty-eight pounds fifty, please. |
A: |
Thank you. |
Try to remember the conversations. In pairs, practise saying them.
10. Work in pairs. Continue the dialogue between a travel councellor and a customer at the tour agency according to the logical scheme. When you are ready, join up with another pair and compare your variants.
– Welcome, sir! Can I be helpful in any way?
– I’d like to go on a tour to … (Great Britain, Italy, Egypt etc.) …
Scheme:
asking for information-offering something
regretting and declining an offer of something- asking about preferences
saying what you prefer-advising someone
4. saying you are curious
Formulas:
Asking for information
Could you tell me … (please)?
Will you kindly tell me …, (please)?
Can you help me? Do you happen to know …?
I’d like to know, (please) about…
Offering smth
Would you like…?
Could (can) I offer you …?
What would you say to…?
Won’t you have…?
Regretting
It’s a (great) pity …
I regret …
I’m sorry but …
Declining an offer of smth
Not for me, thanks
I won’t, thanks
Not this time, thanks
I’m not sure I can
That’s very kind, but I won’t…
Asking about preferences
Do you prefer … or …?
Would you rather … or…?
Which would you prefer … or…?
Which seems better to you?
Do you find … or …more enjoyably?
6) Saying what you prefer
I’d prefer …
I’d rather …
I like … more than …
I have a strong preference for …
7) Advising someone
I wouldn’t recommend (advise) …
You’d better not …
I think you should …
Why don’t you …
I’d … if I were you, …
Take my advice and …
8) Saying you are curious
I wish I knew more about …
I wonder …
I’d be very interested to know …
Can you tell me …?