Travel Arrangements

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Travel Arrangements
Listening Exercises
Listen to the conversation again by pressing the Play Audio button and read along with the conversation. Review the Key Vocabulary and the sample sentences.
 
 
 
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Travel Agent: Freedom Travel. How may I help you?Caller: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month.
Travel Agent: Okay. What is your destination?
Caller: Well. I'm flying to Helsinki, Finland.
Travel Agent: Okay. Let me check what flights are available?. [Okay] And when will you be returning?
Caller: Uh, well, I'd like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth. Oh, and I'd like the cheapest flight available.
Travel Agent: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm . . .
Caller: Yeah?
Travel Agent: Well, the price for the flight is almost double the price you would pay if you leave the day before.
Caller: Whoo. Let's go with the cheaper flight. By the way, how much is it?
Travel Agent: It's only $980.
Caller: Alright. Well, let's go with that.
Travel Agent: Okay. That's flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki.
Caller: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those flights?
Travel Agent: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 AM, arriving in New York at 4:35 PM, then transferring to flight 90 at 5:55 PM, and arriving in Helsinki at 8:30 AM the next day.
Caller: Alright. And, uh, I'd like to request a vegetarian meal.
Travel Agent: Sure, no problem. And could I have you name please?
Key Vocabulary [Top]
  • destination (noun): the place a trip ends
    - We'll reach our destination by 3:00 PM.
  • available (adjective): not busy, ready for use
    Are there any seats available on the next train?
  • catch (verb): get
    - You can catch a taxi outside of the hotel lobby.
  • go with (phrasal verb): choose something
    - I think I'll go with the budget tour to Hawaii on this trip.
  • transfer (verb): change to a different transportation line
    - You'll need to transfer to a city bus when you arrive at the train station.
  • departure (noun): the act of leaving
    - Passengers should check in two hours before their departure time.
  • vegetarian (noun): one who eats little or no meat, fish, or animal products
    - Although Charles considers himself a vegetarian, he sometimes eats chicken.



Đại lý du lịch: Tự do du lịch. Tôi có thể giúp gì cho bạn?
Người gọi: Có, tôi muốn đặt trước chuyến bay cho hai mươi ba tháng này.

Đại lý du lịch: Được rồi. Điểm đến của bạn là gì?

Người gọi: Vâng. Tôi đang bay đến Helsinki, Phần Lan.

Đại lý du lịch: Được rồi. Hãy để tôi kiểm tra xem các chuyến bay nào có sẵn ?. [Được rồi] Và khi nào bạn sẽ trở về?

Người gọi: Uh, vâng, tôi muốn bắt chuyến bay về ngày hai mươi chín. Ồ, và tôi muốn có chuyến bay rẻ nhất.

Đại lý du lịch: Được rồi. Hảy để tôi thấy. Um, hmm. . .

Người gọi: Yeah?

Đại lý du lịch: Vâng, giá cho chuyến bay gần như gấp đôi giá bạn sẽ trả nếu bạn rời khỏi ngày hôm trước.

Người gọi: Whoo. Hãy đi với chuyến bay rẻ hơn. Nhân tiện, nó là bao nhiêu?

Đại lý du lịch: Chỉ có $ 980.

Người gọi: Được rồi. Vâng, chúng ta hãy đi với điều đó.

Đại lý du lịch: Được rồi. Đó là chuyến bay 1070 từ thành phố Salt Lake đến New York, Sân bay Kennedy, chuyển sang chuyến bay 90 từ Kennedy đến Helsinki.

Người gọi: Và thời gian khởi hành và thời gian đến của mỗi chuyến bay là bao nhiêu?

Đại lý du lịch: Xe rời thành phố Salt Lake lúc 10:00 sáng, đến New York lúc 4:35 chiều, sau đó chuyển sang chuyến bay 90 lúc 5:55 chiều và đến Helsinki lúc 8:30 sáng ngày hôm sau.

Người gọi: Được rồi. Và, uh, tôi muốn yêu cầu một bữa ăn chay.

Đại lý du lịch: Chắc chắn, không sao cả. Và tôi có thể đặt tên cho bạn được không?















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