English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 34
Organising a trip
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
I would (I'd) like a ticket to Bahrain,
a single ticket a return ticket
business class economy class
When do you want to travel?
Tomorrow. On Thursday.
I will (I'll) call you ...
I'll email you...
I'll text y o u ...
... when the tickets are ready.
... when I have the details.
...as soon as I arrive.
You are (You're) flying on Continental Airways.
Your flight number is CL 217.
It leaves at 09.15.
It arrives at 17.30.
How much is it going to cost?
It is (It's) £600 one way.
It's £900 return.
Is there a cheaper way?
You could go by train. That would be cheaper,
by train
by bus
by ferry
by plane
How do you spell Bahrain?
How do you pronounce it?
Study notes
... a tick et to Bahrain.
The English pronunciation of some places is different from the
local pronunciation. Some names are different, e.g.
Nihon - Japan
a single tick et
a return tick et
Note the alternatives:
return - round trip single - one way
These are US English terms that are used in UK English.
I w ill call you w h en th e tickets are ready.
Notice that we say:
... when the tickets are ready. ...as soon as I arrive.
We do not say:
... when the tickets will be ready. ...as soon as I will arrive.
See also Reference Section 3.5.
It leaves ... / It arrives ...
Remember the Simple Present tense is used for the Future in
timetable information and for opening hours.
The train leaves at 09.15 on Monday. Flight TZA10 arrives at 16.50.
The shop opens at half past nine. The bank closes at 4.30.
See also Reference Section 2.1.
... 09.15 / 17.30 ...
Note how to use the 24-hour clock.
08.00 - oh eight hundred 16.08 -sixteen oh eight
07.40 - oh seven forty 0 5 .1 5 - oh five fifteen
17.2 5 - seventeen twenty-five 2 1 .0 0 - twenty-one hundred
That w ou ld be cheaper.
Note that would is the same for all persons:
1 would, he would, etc.
See also Reference Section 7.3.
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