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: Freedom Travel. How may I help you?

Caller: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month.

Travel Agent: Okay. What is your destination?

Caller: Well. I'm flying to Helsinki, Finland.

Travel Agent: Okay. Let me check what flights are available?. [Okay] And when will you be returning?

Caller: Uh, well, I'd like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth. Oh, and I'd like the cheapest flight available.

Travel Agent: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm . . .

Caller: Yeah?

Travel Agent: Well, the price for the flight is almost double the price you would pay if you leave the day before.

Caller: Whoo. Let's go with the cheaper flight. By the way, how much is it?

Travel Agent: It's only $980.

Caller: Alright. Well, let's go with that.

Travel Agent: Okay. That's flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki.

Caller: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those flights?

Travel Agent: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 AM, arriving in New York at 4:35 PM, then transferring to flight 90 at 5:55 PM, and arriving in Helsinki at 8:30 AM the next day.

Caller: Alright. And, uh, I'd like to request a vegetarian meal.

Travel Agent: Sure, no problem. And could I have you name please?

• destination (noun): the place a trip ends
  - We'll reach our destination by 3:00 PM.

• available (adjective): not busy, ready for use
  Are there any seats available on the next train?

• catch (verb): get
  - You can catch a taxi outside of the hotel lobby.

• go with (phrasal verb): choose something
  - I think I'll go with the budget tour to Hawaii on this trip.

• transfer (verb): change to a different transportation line
  - You'll need to transfer to a city bus when you arrive at the train station.

• departure (noun): the act of leaving
  - Passengers should check in two hours before their departure time.

• vegetarian (noun): one who eats little or no meat, fish, or animal products
  - Although Charles considers himself a vegetarian, he sometimes eats chicken.

• "red-eye" = an passenger airplane that flies at night

•  - "We took a red-eye so we would arrive earlier in the morning for the meeting."

• "wait on someone hand and foot" = do everything for someone, attend to their every need

•   - "When you fly first class, the flight attendants wait on you hand and foot."

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Topic 2: Travel on Sky Airlines

Conversation,

Captain: Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 bound for Seattle.

Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average altitude of 29,000 feet. The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve (11:45), and the current weather is sunny, but there is a chance of rain later in the day. We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our approach to the Seattle airport.

On the behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination. Sit back and enjoy the flight.

• bound: going to or heading for
  - The plane is bound for London with stops in Atlanta and New York City.

• altitude: height
  - This plane flies at an altitude of 31,000 feet..

• approach: nearing or coming to
  - It started to snow very heavily as the airplane started its approach to the airport.

• "out like a light" = fall asleep quickly, often because you are tired

•   - "As soon as the plane took off, he was out like a light and didn't wake up until the plane landed."

• "hotfoot it" = go quickly

•   - "You'd better hotfoot it to the gate, or you'll miss your flight."