Dave visits a travel agent to book a roundtrip flight from London to visit his mother in England for two weeks in January. The agent finds the cheapest flight is $1,400, but finds another option on different dates for $968 with connections in New York and Holland and a long layover. The agent reserves the cheaper flight for Dave who will need to confirm the purchase by the end of the month.
Dave visits a travel agent to book a roundtrip flight from London to visit his mother in England for two weeks in January. The agent finds the cheapest flight is $1,400, but finds another option on different dates for $968 with connections in New York and Holland and a long layover. The agent reserves the cheaper flight for Dave who will need to confirm the purchase by the end of the month.
Dave visits a travel agent to book a roundtrip flight from London to visit his mother in England for two weeks in January. The agent finds the cheapest flight is $1,400, but finds another option on different dates for $968 with connections in New York and Holland and a long layover. The agent reserves the cheaper flight for Dave who will need to confirm the purchase by the end of the month.
Dave visits a travel agent to book a roundtrip flight from London to visit his mother in England for two weeks in January. The agent finds the cheapest flight is $1,400, but finds another option on different dates for $968 with connections in New York and Holland and a long layover. The agent reserves the cheaper flight for Dave who will need to confirm the purchase by the end of the month.
Dave wants to visit his mother in England, so he goes to a travel agency.
Dave: Hi, I’d like to check on a flight.
Travel Agent: Sure. What is your destination? Dave: London, England. Travel Agent: And is this one-way or round trip? Dave: Round trip. Travel Agent: When would you like to depart? Dave: January 12th, returning on January 26th. Travel Agent: Okay, one moment please. . . . Do you have an airline preference? Dave: No. Any airline will be fine. I’m not picky. Travel Agent: And what class would you like? Economy, business class, or first class? Dave: Economy, please. Travel Agent: Okay, well there’s a flight on the morning of the 12th, returning on the afternoon of the 26th. The cheapest we have is $1,400. Dave: Ouch! I was hoping to find something cheaper. My dates are flexible – do you think you can find a cheaper flight on different dates? Travel Agent: Let me check. Just a moment. . . . There’s a flight on the 10th, returning on the 25th, for $968. Dave: That’s much better! Travel Agent: But you have to change planes twice – once in New York, and again in Holland. And there’s a 6-hour layover in Holland. Dave: Hmmm. . . Is that the best you can do?
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Travel Agent: I’m afraid so. If you’d like, I can reserve a seat now, and you don’t need to pay right away. Dave: That would be great. Travel Agent: I just need your full name and passport number. Dave: Here you are. (Hands the travel agent his passport.) Travel Agent: Okay, one moment. . . . Alright! It’s reserved. If you decide you want to purchase the ticket, you need to confirm before the end of the month. Dave: Great! You’ve been very helpful. Thanks! Travel Agent: That’s my job! Take care!
Useful Vocabulary
destination – where you want to go
one-way – a ticket that only includes a flight to a place (not back)
round trip – a ticket that includes the flight to a place and back
depart – leaving a place
return – coming back to a place
preference – what you prefer (“prefer” is a verb; “preference” is a noun)
picky – very hard to make happy; needing many things
class – different levels of service
Economy class – the cheapest class of tickets on an airplane Business class – nicer than economy class; includes bigger seats and better food and movies First class – the best class of tickets on an airplane, with very nice seats and the best service
flexible – willing to change plans
layover – the time you spend in an airport waiting for your next flight
