Part III A trip to the States Think of yourself as a traveller. Buy yourself a ticket. Report yourself to the "check-in" counter of the particular airline you are flying. Hand the clerk behind the counter your ticket and passport if you are going abroad. Place your luggage on the scale next to the counter.... A You are going to hear some sentences taken from some conversations. Supply the missing words. 1. I would like to go on a _____1_____ to London. 2. Most of the best airline _____2_____ just now are with a ____3_____ or a _______4_______a dvance purchase. 3. Do you have a ______5____ on airlines? 4. If you want a couple of days to think about it, we can hold the ____6_____ until then. 5. Would you be paying by _____7___ or _____8___ card? 6. Do you need to see my _______9______? 7. Was there any bags you'd like _____10_______ this evening? 8. Your _______11_____ check is stapled 4 in the back of your _____12____ jacket. B You are going to hear two conversations. One is at the travel agent's where the traveller books a flight, and the other is at the airport where the traveller checks in for an internal flight. While listening for the first time, add more key words if you can in the left-hand column. After the second listening, fill in the gaps in the summaries in the right-hand column with the help of the notes. Summaries Conversation 1: It is _____13_____, and the traveller is at a travel agent. He wants to go on a ____14______ trip to ____15____ on _____16___ and return on _____17 _____. The only advance purchase available is able is a ____18____ advance purchase, and the only rate available is _____19______ one-way or ______20_________. The ticketing deadline is set for ______21______ but he decides to pay for them _____22______. Conversation 2: The time is in the ___23______, and the traveller is checking in for a flight to _____24________. The clerk tells him that he is going to be travelling out on flight _____25_______ and his seat is in the ______26______ area. The seat number is ____27_____ next to the _____28____. His flight will be departing out of Gate ____29____. Boarding time is __30______ and the flight leaves at ____31_____. C Now try this: listen to some more authentic versions of the conversations.