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42 expressions for
overseas travel
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42 useful English expressions, you
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Taking a taxi
At the
airport What you say
Where’s the taxi
What you say stand, please?
Where’s the check-in
desk, please? We’d like to go to the
Hilton Hotel, please.
Can I have a window
seat please? Can I pay by credit
On the plane card?
Are there any spare At the hotel
seats in first class? What you say What you hear
There’s no space Shall I put your bags in What you say
What you hear for my bag in the the boot? Hi, I’ve got a
overhead locker. reservation for tonight.
Can I see your What you
passport, please? Can I have some more hopefully What time is breakfast
water, please? served, please?
won’t hear
Do you have any Have you got a map?
liquids, guns or live What time do we What’s the password
land? I’m lost.
animals in your bag? for the wifi, please?
That’ll be $145, please.
Here’s your boarding What you hear What you hear
card. Your flight leaves Can I see your What name is the
from gate 45 at 13:35. boarding pass, please? reservation under?
You’ve got about two
minutes to get there, Please put your seat Breakfast is served
so you’d better run! back in the upright What you see from 7am till 10am.
position.
No smoking, How will you be
Please fasten your seat singing, drinking, paying for the room?
belt and prepare for screaming, running
landing. or jumping!
What you see Please tip
generously or I
Please wait for might drive off What you see
the pilot! What you see with your bag!
Welcum turis! We
This airport spik ingleesh gud!
Please do not
uses recycled disturb! The
water for toilet No protestors,
captain is marching bands
flushing. Please sleeping.
do not drink. or circus animals
allowed in this
If you need to hotel!
smoke, please
step outside!

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 Shopping
At the What you say
I’m just looking, thanks.
restaurant
Sightseeing How much is it?
What you say
We’d like a table for Things you say Do you have this in a
two, please. Could you tell me smaller size?
how to get to Tower of
Can I see the wine list, London, please? What you hear
please? Can I help you with
Do you have any audio anything?
Can we have the bill, guides in Mongolian,
please? please? Would you like to try
it on?
What you hear Excuse me. Would you
Are you ready to order? mind taking a photo of I’m sorry but your
us next to the statue? credit card has been
Can I get you another declined.
drink? Things you
hear
Would you like any Please leave your bags
dessert or coffee? in the cloakroom. What you see
The museum closes in We open most days
forty-five minutes. about 9 or 10 but some
days as late as 12 or
What you see The photography 1. PUSH to open door.
exhibition is on the If that doesn’t work,
second floor. PULL! If that doesn’t
Eat here or we
work, we must be
GLOSSARY
will starve! a check-in desk n
closed! the area in an airport where you show
your ticket and give them your luggage
Only well-behaved
children who can Please unload gun and spare adj
a “spare” seat is a seat that isn’t being
keep their food on remove ski mask before used by anyone – it’s extra

their plates and entering! live adj

a “live” animal is alive (not dead)
their bottoms on What you see a boarding card n
a piece of paper that gives you permission
their seats are to go on the plane
welcome! This toilet bowl is space n
an area that is empty and available
an exhibit. Please an overhead locker n
do not use! the area above the seats in a plane where
you can put bags
to land vb
when a plane “lands”, it comes to the
Old stuff ≥ ground in a controlled manner
a seat back n
the back of a chair – the part that your

≥ Slightly older stuff

back touches as you're sitting down
a taxi stand n
a place in the road where you can wait
for taxis
Really old stuff
≥

a boot n
the part at the back of a car where you can
put bags, etc. A “trunk” in US English
to decline vb
if your credit card is “declined”, it won’t
work

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