Taking a Taxi

 

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talk with your partner
speak the dialogue again

Practice the sentences

Listen to the dialogue and choose the matching statement.
What is your destination?en
Just drop me off at the corner of City Park.en
 
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    • She would like to go to the City Park.en
       
    • She would like to go home.en
       
    • She wants to be dropped off at the corner of main street.en
       
 
 
How much is the fare to the airport?en
It's $10, please.en
 
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    • It costs $15 to go to the airport.en
       
    • It is free to go to the airport.en
       
    • It costs $10 to go to the airport.en
       
 
 
Could you wait for me here?en
That is no problem, but you will have to pay for the time.en
 
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    • Waiting is really annoying.en
       
    • He can wait for her.en
       
    • Waiting for her is not possible.en
       
 
 
 
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Practice the phrases

Build the sentence by clicking on the words.
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Learn the dialogue

Listen to the dialogue while reading the text.
Good evening. Where are you heading?en
Do you know where the Astoria Hotel is?en
You mean the one in the city center?en
Yes. Do you think we can make it in 20 minutes?en
I can't promise anything, but I think we will be fine.en
Thank you. I have to be there at 6:30.en
What brings you to the city?en
Vacation. I'm going on a city sightseeing tour.en
That's nice. Is it your first time in the city?en
Not the first time, but I haven't been back in many years.en
Here we are, Astoria Hotel.en
How much do I owe you?en
It's $18.20, please.en
Here is $20, keep the change. Thank you very much.en
 

Practice the dialogue

Complete the dialogue.
 
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  • Good evening.
    • e
    • h
    • r
    • e
    • W
    are you heading?
     
 
 
Good evening. are you heading?
 
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  • Do you know
    • e
    • r
    • e
    • h
    • w
    the Astoria Hotel is?
     
 
 
Do you know the Astoria Hotel is?
 
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  • You mean the
    • n
    • e
    • o
    in the city center?
     
 
 
You mean the in the city center?
 
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  • Yes. Do you think we can
    • e
    • a
    • k
    • m
    it in 20 minutes?
     
 
 
Yes. Do you think we can it in 20 minutes?
 
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  • I can't
    • s
    • r
    • i
    • p
    • m
    • e
    • o
    anything, but I think we will be fine.
     
 
 
I can't anything, but I think we will be fine.
 
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  • Thank you. I have to be
    • r
    • t
    • e
    • e
    • h
    at 6:30.
     
 
 
Thank you. I have to be at 6:30.
 
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  • What brings you to the
    • i
    • y
    • c
    • t
    ?
     
 
 
What brings you to the ?
 
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    • a
    • i
    • V
    • c
    • a
    • o
    • n
    • t
    . I'm going on a city sightseeing tour.
     
 
 
. I'm going on a city sightseeing tour.
 
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  • That's nice. Is it your
    • s
    • t
    • r
    • i
    • f
    time in the city?
     
 
 
That's nice. Is it your time in the city?
 
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  • Not the first time, but I haven't been back in many
    • a
    • s
    • y
    • e
    • r
    .
     
 
 
Not the first time, but I haven't been back in many .
 
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Here we are, Astoria Hotel.
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  • How
    • h
    • c
    • u
    • m
    do I owe you?
     
 
 
How do I owe you?
 
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  • It's $18.20,
    • e
    • p
    • e
    • a
    • l
    • s
    .
     
 
 
It's $18.20, .
 
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  • Here is $20, keep the
    • g
    • a
    • c
    • e
    • h
    • n
    . Thank you very much.
     
 
 
Here is $20, keep the . Thank you very much.
 
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Practice Listening

Listen to the short dialogue and choose the matching statement.
 
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    • He wants to be dropped off in the South.en
       
    • He wants to go to the city center.en
       
    • He can't be dropped off in the city center.en
       
 
 
 
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    • The window is broken.en
       
    • The air conditioning isn't working.en
       
    • The car is not working.en
       
 
 
 
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    • The fare to city hall is around $20.en
       
    • It costs too much to go to city hall.en
       
    • It costs $20 to go home.en
       
 
 
 
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Speak the dialogue

Speak your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Record your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Then replay your recording and compare each recorded part to the original.
Taxi driver
Good evening. Where are you heading?en
You
Do you know where the Astoria Hotel is?en
You mean the one in the city center?en
Yes. Do you think we can make it in 20 minutes?en
I can't promise anything, but I think we will be fine.en
Thank you. I have to be there at 6:30.en
What brings you to the city?en
Vacation. I'm going on a city sightseeing tour.en
That's nice. Is it your first time in the city?en
Not the first time, but I haven't been back in many years.en
Here we are, Astoria Hotel.en
How much do I owe you?en
It's $18.20, please.en
Here is $20, keep the change. Thank you very much.en
Speak your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Record your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Then replay your recording and compare each recorded part to the original.
You
Good evening. Where are you heading?en
David
Do you know where the Astoria Hotel is?en
You mean the one in the city center?en
Yes. Do you think we can make it in 20 minutes?en
I can't promise anything, but I think we will be fine.en
Thank you. I have to be there at 6:30.en
What brings you to the city?en
Vacation. I'm going on a city sightseeing tour.en
That's nice. Is it your first time in the city?en
Not the first time, but I haven't been back in many years.en
Here we are, Astoria Hotel.en
How much do I owe you?en
It's $18.20, please.en
Here is $20, keep the change. Thank you very much.en
 


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