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ESL Podcast 635 – Arranging Airport Transfer
ESL Podcast 635 – Arranging Airport Transfer
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Tags:
Travel
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Transportation
Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:07
Explanations: 3:30
Fast dialogue: 17:39
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My wife and I bought a vacation
package and we thought that it included
everything. We should have double-
checked that it included airport
transfer to our hotel as well.
Hindsight is 20/20, they say.
My wife wanted to take a taxi, but I
nixed that idea. It would cost
an arm and a leg. I wanted a cheaper
option so we went to ask about it at
the airport information desk.
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Don: Hello, my wife and I need to get to our
hotel downtown. What are our options?
Clerk: Well, you could take a taxi.
Don: We’re hoping to find a cheaper option.
Clerk: Okay, in that case, a limo
service would be out, too.
There are private shuttle services,
but since you’re so far from downtown, you’ll
be making a lot of stops and it will
take a long time to get there. You could also
take public transportation – the
bus or the subway – but
that’ll take even longer. Doesn’t your hotel
have a courtesy shuttle?
Don: I never thought of that.
Clerk: Many downtown hotels do. Call your
hotel and they’ll be able to tell you. They’ll
probably have the best suggestion on how to
get there, too, if they don’t have their own
shuttle. If you decide on a private shuttle
service or to take public transportation, come
back and I’ll give you more information.
Don: Thanks a lot. I’ll give the hotel a call
right now.
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Lucky for us, the hotel had a courtesy shuttle
and it was on its way. Good thing,
too, since I didn’t relish spending
any more time at the airport after a long
red-eye!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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