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- Airline reservation
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An Airplane Ticket, Please

Diana needs to go to Amsterdam, and she is booking an airplane ticket with a ticket agent. Listen to their conversation and learn words and phrases about buying an airplane ticket. Also, study compound nouns and collective nouns with the AI tutor.

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An Airplane Ticket, Please

(1) Ticket Agent:

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Hello, welcome to Canada Airways. How may I help you today?

(2) Diana:

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Hello, I need to buy a [vocab word=round trip]round trip[/vocab] airplane ticket to Amsterdam.

(3) Ticket Agent:

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Sure. No problem. Do you know the date of your travel?

(4) Diana:

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I must go next week, but it has to be after Wednesday. I will stay there for a week.

(5) Ticket Agent:

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Let's see... There is one [vocab word=flight]flight[/vocab] available. It leaves from Toronto on Thursday at 4 pm. The [vocab word=return flight]return flight[/vocab] is on November 10th.

(6) Diana:

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Yes, that sounds good. Is it a [vocab word=direct flight]direct flight[/vocab] or is there a [vocab word=layover]layover[/vocab]?

(7) Ticket Agent:

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Both flights will have a short layover in London for about two hours. Is that okay?

(8) Diana:

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Yes, that's fine. I need a [vocab word=business class]business class[/vocab] ticket because I will need to rest during the flight.

(9) Ticket Agent:

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Sure. Is this your first time going [vocab word=overseas]overseas[/vocab]?

(10) Diana:

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Not at all! I go often for work, but this is my first trip to Amsterdam.

(11) Ticket Agent:

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Oh, it's beautiful and you'll love it. My son is an architect, and he worked there a couple of years ago. I went to Amsterdam a bunch of times.

(12) Diana:

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Oh, good! I can ask you some questions!

(13) Ticket Agent:

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Of course! What would you like to know?

(14) Diana:

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What should I put in my [vocab word=suitcase]suitcase[/vocab], other than the usual?

(15) Ticket Agent:

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Go with a light sweater. The weather is a little [vocab word=chilly]chilly[/vocab] this time of the year.

(16) Diana:

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Is there a [vocab word=subway]subway[/vocab] over there?

(17) Ticket Agent:

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Yes. The [vocab word=metro]metro[/vocab] can take you all around the city.

(18) Diana:

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What [vocab word=airport]airport[/vocab] will I fly into?

(19) Ticket Agent:

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You will fly into the Schiphol Airport.

(20) Diana:

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Can I easily find a taxi to my hotel?

(21) Ticket Agent:

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Yes. You will see a fleet of taxis right outside of the airport.

(22) Diana:

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This all sounds very good.

(23) Ticket Agent:

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So, may I go ahead and book the ticket?

(24) Diana:

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Yes. And please put me at a window seat.

(25) Ticket Agent:

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Okay, you are in seat 2A. The flight leaves next Thursday at four.

(26) Diana:

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Thank you so much.

(27) Ticket Agent:

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My pleasure. There's a pack of [vocab word=brochure]brochures[/vocab] on the table. It has more [vocab word=information]information[/vocab] on the flight. The total is $1021.79. Will you pay by a [vocab word=credit card]credit card[/vocab] or a [vocab word=debit card]debit card[/vocab]?

(28) Diana:

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I have a Mastercard.

(29) Ticket Agent:

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Go ahead.

(30) :

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(Diana pays by credit card.)

(31) Ticket Agent:

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Here's your [vocab word=confirmation]confirmation[/vocab] information. Enjoy your trip.

(32) Diana:

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I most definitely will! Thanks!

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An Airplane Ticket, Please

(1) Ticket Agent:

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Hello, welcome to Canada Airways. How may I help you today?

(2) Diana:

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Hello, I need to buy a [vocab word=round trip]round trip[/vocab] airplane ticket to Amsterdam.

(3) Ticket Agent:

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Sure. No problem. Do you know the date of your travel?

(4) Diana:

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I must go next week, but it has to be after Wednesday. I will stay there for a week.

(5) Ticket Agent:

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Let's see... There is one [vocab word=flight]flight[/vocab] available. It leaves from Toronto on Thursday at 4 pm. The [vocab word=return flight]return flight[/vocab] is on November 10th.

(6) Diana:

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Yes, that sounds good. Is it a [vocab word=direct flight]direct flight[/vocab] or is there a [vocab word=layover]layover[/vocab]?

(7) Ticket Agent:

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Both flights will have a short layover in London for about two hours. Is that okay?

(8) Diana:

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Yes, that's fine. I need a [vocab word=business class]business class[/vocab] ticket because I will need to rest during the flight.

(9) Ticket Agent:

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Sure. Is this your first time going [vocab word=overseas]overseas[/vocab]?

(10) Diana:

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Not at all! I go often for work, but this is my first trip to Amsterdam.

(11) Ticket Agent:

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Oh, it's beautiful and you'll love it. My son is an architect, and he worked there a couple of years ago. I went to Amsterdam a bunch of times.

(12) Diana:

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Oh, good! I can ask you some questions!

(13) Ticket Agent:

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Of course! What would you like to know?

(14) Diana:

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What should I put in my [vocab word=suitcase]suitcase[/vocab], other than the usual?

(15) Ticket Agent:

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Go with a light sweater. The weather is a little [vocab word=chilly]chilly[/vocab] this time of the year.

(16) Diana:

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Is there a [vocab word=subway]subway[/vocab] over there?

(17) Ticket Agent:

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Yes. The [vocab word=metro]metro[/vocab] can take you all around the city.

(18) Diana:

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What [vocab word=airport]airport[/vocab] will I fly into?

(19) Ticket Agent:

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You will fly into the Schiphol Airport.

(20) Diana:

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Can I easily find a taxi to my hotel?

(21) Ticket Agent:

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Yes. You will see a fleet of taxis right outside of the airport.

(22) Diana:

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This all sounds very good.

(23) Ticket Agent:

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So, may I go ahead and book the ticket?

(24) Diana:

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Yes. And please put me at a window seat.

(25) Ticket Agent:

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Okay, you are in seat 2A. The flight leaves next Thursday at four.

(26) Diana:

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Thank you so much.

(27) Ticket Agent:

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(28) Diana:

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I have a Mastercard.

(29) Ticket Agent:

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Go ahead.

(30) :

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(Diana pays by credit card.)

(31) Ticket Agent:

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Here's your [vocab word=confirmation]confirmation[/vocab] information. Enjoy your trip.

(32) Diana:

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I most definitely will! Thanks!

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Lesson Vocabulary

airplane (Noun)	A machine that flies. You ride an airplane to go from A to B.
airport (Noun)	Runways and buildings for airplanes to land and take off.
brochure (Noun)	A small book with pictures and information about a product.
business class (Noun)	A type of seating on an airplane or a train that is better than the economy class but worse than a first class.
chilly (Adjective)	Cold. This word is about the weather or the environment.
confirmation (Noun)	The action of making sure.
credit card (Noun)	A plastic card that you can use to buy things. You borrow money (on credit) when you use a credit card.
debit card (Noun)	A plastic bank card. You use it to access the money in your bank account.
direct flight (Noun)	A type of flight where you go from A to B directly.
economy class (Noun)	A type of seating on an airplane or a train that is the lowest class, but also the cheapest.
first class (Noun)	A type of seating on an airplane or a train that is the highest class, but also the most expensive.
flight (Noun)	An airplane ride.
information (Noun)	Facts or messages.
layover (Noun)	The waiting period or stop between 2 flights.
metro (Noun)	A subway system.
overseas (Adverb)	An adverb for "foreign".
return flight (Noun)	Flight that comes back to your starting city. If you travel from A to B, then B to A, the B-to-A flight is a return flight.
round trip (Noun)	A trip where you go from A to B, then come back from B to A.
subway (Noun)	A train or rail system under the ground.
suitcase (Noun)	A case with a handle and a lid.
ticket (Noun)	A piece of paper that allows you to enter some place.

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