At The Station Easy Learning English Speaking Conversation
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at the station
let’s watch the following video to learn
what you should say to ticket agents to
get information about routes schedules
and ticket prices
dialog 1
buying train tickets
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good morning sir welcome to amtrak
station how may i help you
hello the lady at the information desk
said i could buy train tickets here
yes that’s correct where would you like
to go sir
i want to get to philadelphia
okay i just want to confirm a bit do you
mean philadelphia city in pennsylvania
yes that’s the one
great got it how many tickets do you
need and what time do you expect to
leave
i only need one ticket for myself
and i need to get there before 3 p.m
it takes 3 hours to get there so i’ll
find you a ticket with the departure
time by noon
that’d be great thanks
our train offers two seating options
coach and business class which one do
you prefer
i’m good with coach seats
okay i found you a seat this train
leaves at 10 30 a.m the ticket will be
eighty dollars
would you like to get round trip tickets
round trip tickets are only a hundred
and fifty dollars if you buy them now
yes i’ll get round trip tickets please
i want to get back here on thursday
afternoon
would a ticket on thursday at 1 pm be
good for you
yes that’s perfect
let me confirm your ticket details with
you you have round trip coach class
tickets to philadelphia
leaving this station at 10 30 a.m today
and returning from philadelphia on
thursday the 22nd at 1pm is everything
correct
yes everything’s correct i’ll pay for
the tickets in cash
thank you i received your payment here
are your tickets thanks for using
amtrak’s service
great thank you
dialogue 2
buying bus tours
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hello
good afternoon miss how can i help you
i just came to new york today i’ve never
been here before so i’d like to get a
feel of the whole city
do you have any bus or any tours that go
around the city
yes we do
first could i ask you several questions
to recommend you the best option for
your needs
of course go ahead
are you going with anyone else
yes there are two of us my friend will
join me tomorrow
how many days are you staying in new
york
we’re staying here for four days we’ll
be leaving on sunday afternoon
okay what kind of places would you guys
want to visit
we would like to visit some famous
tourist attractions such as the empire
state building times square and central
park we’re also very interested in
enjoying new york city’s most iconic
food like hot dogs smoked salmon bagels
new york style pizza and cheesecake etc
basically we want to experience the
must-do activities in new york for the
first time visitors you know
i see what you mean if so i’d like to
recommend our welcome to new york option
it’s a combo of 15 bus trips to famous
new york restaurants as well as
top-rated attractions in new york city
including times square
rockefeller center
central park
empire state building and the
metropolitan museum of art
here’s a detailed schedule and list of
destinations for this bus trip combo
let me know if that’s something you’re
looking for
it sounds exactly like what we want the
price is within our budget as well we’ll
get two combos please
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dialogue three
train to the airport
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good morning ma’am how may i help you
hello good morning um i’m trying to get
to the airport do you know which train i
should take
which airport are you trying to get to
is it jfk airport
oh
sorry i forgot to tell you not to jfk i
want to get to the newark airport in new
jersey
just to confirm it is newark liberty
international airport correct
yes correct
okay are you the only one traveling
yes i only need a ticket for myself
when would you like to depart
july the 8th anytime is fine but i don’t
want to leave too late at night
okay i got it
would you like to get a one-way ticket
or a round-trip ticket
just a one-way ticket please i’m moving
to new jersey for a new job
oh best of luck to you in your new job
oh thank you
please give me a second
all right i found you a ticket
the train will depart from 30th street
station at 2 p.m on july the 8th
it will arrive at newark airport after
nearly 2 hours
at 3 50 pm
that sounds good to me how much is the
ticket
it’ll be a hundred and ten dollars in
total how would you like to pay
do you accept credit cards
yes we do
thank you here is your ticket this is
the time and the gate information
um one question please could you also
tell me how i can get to the train
station
of course there are many subways that go
directly to 30th street station
you can take the septa blue line subway
from center city
that’s really helpful thank you so much
you are welcome miss
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dialogue 4
cab to the airport
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hello excuse me
yes
do you know when the next bus will come
which bus do you
take ah i’m taking the west green bus
that goes to the airport
oh the west green bus
there’s only a bus every 30 minutes
a west green bus just left five minutes
ago so may have to wait another 25
minutes for the next bus
oh god i’m gonna be late
what time is your flight
my flight is in an hour
oh you may not make it in time if you
wait for the bus
maybe you should catch a cab it only
takes about 30 minutes to get to the
airport if you go by a cab
yeah i think i should catch a cab thank
you so much for the info
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taxi taxi
good morning sir
hello would you please open the trunk
for me
of course let me put your luggage in the
trunk for you
jfk airport please
okay how are you today
good thanks you
i’m good thank you are you in a hurry
yes i am actually i need to catch a
flight in an hour so please go as fast
as you can
okay i understand please put on your
seatbelt
right i forgot
the traffic is not too good today but
don’t worry i’ll take the highway
we can get there in
20-25 minutes
great thank you
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we’re here the total price is 56.
please keep the change
thank you for the tip sir
don’t forget your luggage
right thank you so much buddy
my pleasure sir safe flight
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