Grammar American & British

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Conversation & Dialogue . [ 10 ]

10-] Conversation & Dialogue .




Train Reservation .

Nabil : Hello . Seat reservation , please .

Clerk : Hello ? Yes .

Nabil : I’d like to reserve a seat on the nine-thirty train to Aswan , please . Next Saturday .

Clerk : Certainly .1st or 2nd class ?

Nabil ; I see . 2nd class . Oh  , a non-smoker , please .

Clerk :  A non-smoker . Yes , that’s all right .

Nabil: Is there a restaurant car ?

Clerk : No . But there is a buffet car . You can get a cup of tea and a snack .

Nabil : Is it a fast train ?

Clerk : Yes it is a fast train .

Nabil : When does it arrive Aswan ?

Clerk : It arrives at Aswan at 10 o’clock .What’s your name , please ?

Nabil : Nabil Hassan .

Clerk : Mr. Nabil Hassan . A 2nd class ticket to Aswan .

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Clerk : Yeah ?

Secretary : There’s a man here . He wants some tickets .

Clerk : What ?

Secretary : A man . He wants to book some tickets .

Clerk : Where does he want to go ?

Secretary : Luxor .

Clerk : How many does he want ?

Secretary : Two .

Clerk : First-class ?

Secretary : No , he doesn’t want first-class rickets . He wants second-class .

Clerk : What date ?

Secretary : Sixteenth of April .

Clerk : Er ,let me see. He wants two second-class single tickets to Luxor for the sixteenth of April . O.K.

Secretary : Yes , that’s O.K.

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Husband :Look . I’ve got everything .You’ve got a reserved seat in coach three , seat number 2c .

Wife : Right .

Husband : Here’s your ticket . Second class return to Cairo .

Wife : Okay .

Husband :Your train leaves from platform six in ten minutes . It takes eight hours to get there .

Wife : Do I have to change ?

Husband : No . The train stops at Assuit , but you don’t have to change .

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Inspector : Tickets ! I want to see your ticket .

Passenger : Oh , I haven’t got a ticket . I haven’t got much money .

Inspector : Sir , you’re travelling on a train . And you’re sitting in a first-class compartment . When people sit in a first-class compartment , they always buy a first-class ticket .

Passenger : A lot of people don’t buy tickets .

Inspector : I inspect tickets . Are you going to show me your ticket ? I’m going to write your name in my book . What’s your name ?

Passenger : Oh ! My name …

Inspector : Yes , sir . If you’re not going to tell me your name , please , leave the train .

Passenger : I can’t leave the train . It’s moving .

Inspector : Not now , sir . At the first station . Here we are , sir . We’re coming to a station . Please , leave the train now .

Passenger : Oh , that’s O.K. This is my station . Goodbye .

Inspector : Oh !

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