Category Archives: Holiday
Happy holidays
ABA English Unit 1: A day at the beach
Flight Announcement
Planning a Trip
Ordering lunch and dinner
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Ordering lunch and dinner
What else do you recommend?
| Waiter: | — | Are you ready to order, sir? |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | Yes. I´ll have the beef stew for starters and my wife would like tomato soup. |
| Waiter: | — | One beef stew and one tomato soup. What would you like for the main course? |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | I´ll have the Cayenne Pepper Steak and my wife would like the Fried Trout with mashed potatoes. |
| Waiter: | — | I´m afraid the trout is off. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Oh dear. Err… What else do you recommend? |
| Waiter: | — | The sole is very good. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | OK. I´ll have that. Do you have any coleslaw? |
| Waiter: | — | No, I´m sorry, we don´t. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Just give me a small mixed salad then. |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | Same for me. |
| Waiter: | — | Certainly. (…) Would you like something to drink? |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | Yes, please. May I see the wine list? |
| Waiter: | — | Certainly. Here you are. (…) |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | A bottle of Chablis ‘99, please. |
| Waiter: | — | Excellent choice! |
Ordering breakfast
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Ordering breakfast
I´ll have three scrambled eggs with country ham.
| Waitress: | — | Good morning. Are you ready to order? |
| Bill Nichols: | — | Yes, I am, thank you. I´ll have three scrambled eggs with country ham, toast and jam, please. |
| Waitress: | — | Would you like anything to drink? |
| Bill Nichols: | — | I´ll have a tomato juice and some iced tea. |
| Waitress: | — | Anything else? |
| Bill Nichols: | — | Could I have a slice of pumpkin pie? |
| Waitress: | — | Sure. Coming right up. |
Room service
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Room service
I´d like some breakfast, please.
| Room service: | — | Room service. |
| Mary Jones: | — | Good morning. This is room 113. I´d like some breakfast, please. |
| Room service: | — | Right. Excuse me. Mrs. Jones? |
| Mary Jones: | — | That´s right. |
| Room service: | — | What can I do for you? |
| Mary Jones: | — | I´d like some grapefruit juice, marmalade, two scrambled eggs with two sausages, toast, and a pot of black coffee, please. How long will it take? |
| Room service: | — | Just a few minutes, ma´am. |
| Mary Jones: | — | Great. Thank you. |
Checking out of the hotel
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Checking out of the hotel
I´d like to check out now.
| Receptionist: | — | Good morning. May I help you? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Yes, I´d like to check out now. My name´s Adams, room 312. Here´s the key. |
| Receptionist: | — | One moment, please, sir. … Here´s your bill. Would you like to check and see if the amount is correct? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | What´s the 14 pounds for? |
| Receptionist: | — | That´s for the phone calls you made from your room. |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Can I pay with traveller´s cheques? |
| Receptionist: | — | Certainly. May I have your passport, please? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Here you are. |
| Receptionist: | — | Could you sign each cheque here for me? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Sure. |
| Receptionist: | — | Here are your receipt and your change, sir. Thank you. |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Thank you. Goodbye. |
Taking a picture
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Taking a picture
Could you please take a picture of us with this camera?
| Paul Ryefield: | — | Excuse me. Could you please take a picture of us with this camera? |
| Man: | — | Sure. Which button do I press to shoot? |
| Paul Ryefield: | — | This one. |
| Man: | — | Do I have to focus it? |
| Paul Ryefield: | — | No, this is a focus-free camera. All you have to do is point and press the button. |
| Man: | — | All right. Say “cheese”. |