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Survival English # 1

Taking a taxi : In this lesson, we are going to learn what to say when you need to
take a taxi.

EXERCISE 1- LISTEN CAREFULLY

Telephoning for a taxi

(Hold a phone)

Jacob: Hello, I would like a taxi to come to 511 Broadway, please.

Lucy : Where are you going?

Jacob: I am going to 1435 Park Avenue. It is in the city.

Lucy : What is your telephone number?

Jacob: My number is (215) 333-6879.

Lucy : Your taxi will arrive in 20-30 minutes. He will call you when he gets downstairs.

Going to a hotel

Jacob : Taxi!

Driver: Hey pal, where are you heading to?

Jacob : I am going uptown to 135th street at the Grand Plaza Hotel.

Driver: Get in! There is a lot of traffic. Do you want to take the highway? It has a toll
but is faster.

Jacob : How much is the toll?

Driver: $6.50.

Jacob : Okay, that’s fine. Please, hurry. I am in a rush.

Catching a taxi to the airport

Lucy : I would like to go to the airport. How much?

Driver: There is a flat rate fee to the airport of $35.

Lucy : Yes, I do. We have to make one stop before going. Please pick up my friend at 14
Court Street.
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Driver: The extra stop will be an automatic $10 fee.

Lucy : That is too expensive. Never mind, they will take their own taxi. Just take me
straight to the airport, please.

Directions to the taxi

Driver: Hello, are you Mr. Smith who called for a taxi?

Jacob : Yes, I am. I am heading to the Trump Plaza Hotel. Do you know how to get
there?

Driver: Yes sir, I do. I am going to take the FDR Drive then exit 3 to Front Street.

Jacob : I would like to avoid the highways. Please take major streets instead.

Driver: Sure thing. We will be there in a few minutes.

Scheduling a pickup

(Hold a phone)

Jacob : Hello, I want a taxi to pick me up outside of Wal-Mart.

Lucy : What time?

Jacob : I will be ready in 15 minutes.

Lucy : Will you have a lot of bags?

Jacob : Yes I will.

Lucy : We will send a SUV taxi so you can fit everything.

EXERCISE 2 – USEFUL VOCABULARY – Try to figure out the words or phrases


for the following:

Highway : A highway is basically a public main road that connects mainly major towns
or cities.

Toll : A toll charge is a charge payable for permission to use a particular bridge or road.

Flat Rate Fee : Flat rate fee refers to a pricing structure that charges a single fixed fee
for a service, regardless of usage.

Airport : An airport is a complex of runways and buildings for takeoff, landing and
maintenance of civil aircraft, with facilities for passengers.
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Extra Stop : If a van operator is required to make an extra stop at either origin or
destination, other than the main pickup or delivery points then an extra amount is
charged.

Major Street : Major street is the generic street name of primary retail street of a
village or small towns in many parts of the world.

Pick Up : Picking up is the act or process of pickup.

Rush : Rush is used when there is a sudden quick movement towards something
typically by a number of people.

Suv : Suv is a term that is used for all the sports utility vehicles.

EXERCISE 3 – LISTEN AGAIN AND COMPLETE

CONVERSATION 1 – FILL IN WITH THE NUMBERS YOU HEAR.

Jacob: Hello, I would like a taxi to come to ____________ Broadway, please.

Lucy : Where are you going?

Jacob: I am going to __________________ Park Avenue. It is in the city.

Lucy : What is your telephone number?

Jacob: My number is (215) 333- ___________________ .

Lucy : Your taxi will arrive in ____________________ minutes. He will call you when
he gets downstairs.

CONVERSATION 2 – FILL IN WITH THE WORDS YOU HEAR

Jacob : Taxi!

Driver: Hey pal, where are you ___________________________ to?

Jacob : I am going _________________ to 135th street at the Grand Plaza Hotel.

Driver: Get in! There is a lot of traffic. Do you want to take the _________________? It
has a toll but is faster.

Jacob : How much is the toll?

Driver: $6.50.

Jacob : Okay, that’s fine. Please, _________________ . I am in a _________________.


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CONVERSATION 3 – PUT THE SENTENCES IN THE ORDER YOU HEAR


THEM.

Lucy : That is too expensive. Never mind, they will take their own taxi. Just take me
straight to the airport, please.

Driver: The extra stop will be an automatic $10 fee.

Lucy : I would like to go to the airport. How much?

Lucy : Yes, I do. We have to make one stop before going. Please pick up my friend at 14
Court Street.

Driver: There is a flat rate fee to the airport of $35.

CONVERSATION 4 – COMPLETE THE DRIVER’S LINES

Driver: ____________________________________________________________

Jacob : Yes, I am. I am heading to the Trump Plaza Hotel. Do you know how to get
there?

Driver: ____________________________________________________________

Jacob : I would like to avoid the highways. Please take major streets instead.

Driver: ____________________________________________________________

CONVERSATION 5 – LISTEN AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES

Jacob : Hello, I like a taxi to pick me up inside of Wal-Mart.

Lucy : When?

Jacob : I will be ready in 50 minutes.

Lucy : Will you have a lot of suitcases ?

Jacob : Yes I will.

Lucy : We will make a SUV taxi so you can sit everything.

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