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Booking a flight
| A: |
I'd like to book a flight to Tokyo please. |
| B: |
Which airline would you like to use? |
| A: |
Which is the cheapest? |
| B: |
When do you want to travel? |
| A: |
Next week, the 15th. |
| B: |
Would you like a return ticket? |
| A: |
Yes, I'm coming back on the 30th. |
| B: |
Let me see....... ABC costs �299.00, but you have
to transfer at Hong Kong. XYZ is the cheapest direct flight at �349.00,
both tourist class of course. |
| A: |
How long does the ABC flight take? |
| B: |
Total time is 15 hours, XYZ takes 11 hours. |
| A: |
I may as well go with XYZ then. |
| B: |
How many seats would you like? |
| A: |
Just the one, and could I have vegetarian meals? |
| B: |
Certainly, there's no extra charge. |
At the check-in desk
| C: |
Good morning, may I have your ticket please? |
| D: |
Certainly. Can I take this as hand luggage? |
| C: |
Yes, that'll be fine. |
| D: |
And can I have an aisle seat in the smoking section? |
| C: |
I'm afraid this is a non-smoking flight sir. But you
can have an aisle seat. Here's your boarding pass. Have a nice flight. |
| D: |
Thank you. |
At passport control
| E: |
May I see your passport please? |
| F: |
Here you are. |
| E: |
What is the purpose of your visit? |
| F: |
I'm on business. |
| E: |
How long will you be staying? |
| F: |
Fifteen days. |
| E: |
Thank you very much. Enjoy your stay. |
At customs
| G: |
Do you have anything to declare, sir? |
| H: |
Just some wine and cigarettes. |
| G: |
How much wine do you have? |
| H: |
Four bottles. |
| G: |
That's fine, and how many cigarettes? |
| H: |
I have 20 packets. |
| G: |
I'm afraid you're only allowed 280 cigarettes. You'll have to pay
duty on the rest. |
| H: |
Oh! How much is it? |
| G: |
It's �12.00 plus V.A.T. A total of �14.10. |
| H: |
Here you are. |
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