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IV. DIALOGUES. 5. At the Hotel
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Ex. 45.
What do we say when:
1. you want to book a ticket by phone;
2. you are buying a ticket for a long-distance train for an elderly woman;
3. want to find out about the accommodations the hotel can offer;
4. you don't know what items are allowed when crossing the border;
5. you don't know the No. of the Platform where your train arrives;
6. you have a long trip by train and you have no food with you;
7. your luggage is heavy;
8. weather forecast is unfavourable and you are going to take a sea voyage;
9. you have something prohibited in your case;
10. you want to find out about the time of plane landing.
Ex. 46.
Make up stories for the following situations.
1. You've just arrived from Moscow. The flight has been your first journey by air and you are still feeling very excited about it. Now you are describing the flight to your parents (or friends).
2. You had come to the airport to meet an old friend arriving from some distant city and found that his plane had been delayed. Say what you did to pass the time until your friend's plane arrived.
3. A porter has taken your luggage and disappeared and you don't even remember what he looks like. Five minutes before the train is due to leave he is still missing.
4. You have a friend who has never travelled on board a ship and he wants to know what it is like. Describe a crossing when the sea is rough.
5. You are going through the Customs and the Customs officer has found in your case some prohibited articles.
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IV. DIALOGUES
1.
Mike: 0h, dear, this train is full. 1 can't find an empty seat at all. There aren't any seats in this carriage. 1 must try the next carriage. This one isn't too bad and this part is almost empty. There is only one girl on this seat... Excuse me, is this seat free?
Girl: No, I am afraid, not. That's my friend's seat but there's enough room here.
Mike: Oh, good. By the way, this is the Pushkin train, isn't it?
Girl: That's right. Ah, here is my friend.
Mike: Mary! What are you doing here?
Mary: Oh, hello, Mike! This is my friend Ann. We are going to her aunt's in Pushkin.
Mike: Well, isn't it funny? I'm going there too. My parents are there, actually.
Mary: Is the train leaving now?
Ann: Yes, I think so.
2.
— Hello, Helen! You seem to have a lot of luggage with you. Don't you want a porter for your case?
— I'd rather not. It's not heavy.
— Going far?
— All the way. I'm going to Kiev.
— Got a sleeper?
— No.
– You ought to have a sleeper going all the way like that. Two nights on a train. It's no joke.
3.
A: It took us a lot of time to get our luggage through the Customs, didn't it?
B: Oh, yes. I hate the Customs formalities.
A: Now let's forget all about it and have a good rest. Do you mind sitting in these deck-
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chairs?
B: Not at all. I generally prefer to stay on deck. It's always so stuffy in those cabins.
A: Sure. Is this your first trip to France?
B: No. I’ve been there before.
A: I’m afraid the crossing might be rough.
B: I don’t think so. The sun is shining brightly and there is no wind.
4.
Ground hostess: Your boarding card, please.
John: Just a minute. Oh, here it is, in my pocket.
Ground hostess: Thank you. Please look after it. You’ll need it again on the aircraft. Now,
will you please join those passengers queuing over there?
John: Why, what’s wrong?
Ground hostess: Oh, nothing to worry about. It’s just our normal security check, it won’t
take more than a few minutes.
John: Oh, very well then.
Security officer: May I see your hand luggage, please?
John: Yes, but do be careful. I have a vase there.
Security officer: It’ll be all right. Now, will you walk between these two posts, please?
John: What is all this?
Security officer: It’s a detection device that shows us if anyone is carrying any metal.
John: Interesting. What was that bell?
Security officer: Have you got anything in your right pocket?
John: Yes, my bunch of keys.
Security officer: May I have them, please? Now just walk through again, please.
John: No bell. It was the keys that made it ring, then?
Security officer: That’s right. Here are your keys back. Now walk down there, please, and
board the plane.
5. At the Hotel
A: Have you got any vacant rooms?
B: Single or double, sir?
A: Two double rooms, please.
B: You are lucky, we'll be able to put you up. A group of tourists has just left the hotel.
Which floor would you like, sir?
A: It's all the same to us if the lift is in order.
B: It has been out of order for a week. But I hope it'll be all right now. Which floor have
you decided on?
A: We'll take rooms on the fifth floor. How much are they?
B: Fifty dollars a night, sir,
A: O. K. The price is reasonable. We'll take these rooms.
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