2017-11-30
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Booking a holiday
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Interviewer: Hello. I work for Sun Tour Holidays and I’m interviewing people at their last holiday. Would you mind answering a few questions for survey?
Jean: Jean: No, not at all.
Interviewer: Thank you. Firstly, could you tell me about your travel arrangements. Did you experience any difficulties in reaching your destination?
Jean: Jean: Well, our plane didn't take off on time. It was delayed five hours, so we didn’t get to Cyprus until three in the morning and we were tired when we got there. But there was a coach at the airport waiting to pick us up and it dropped us off at the hotel in time for breakfast that was all right.
Interviewer: And how was the hotel?
Jean: Well, we were a little disappointed with the room. It didn’t have a balcony and it looked out onto some rather ugly, noisy streets,but thebeach was just a stone's throw away - it only took us a couple of minutes to get there.
Interviewer: And how important are holidays to you?
Jean: Oh, we always look forward to going on holiday. We always sure we get away at least once a year.
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Interviewer: Could you tell me first about your travel arrangements? Did you have any problems with them?
Andy: We had no problems flying out, but coming back was awful. We checked out of the hotel early Saturday morning and set of airport by taxi. We were supposed to get back to London afternoon, but our plane didn’t touch down Sunday at four in the morning, so we were absolutely worn out when we got home.
Interviewer: Oh, and why was there such a delay?
Andy: Technical difficulties, they said. Something wrong with the engine.
Interviewer: And apart from that, how was the rest of the holiday?
Andy: Oh, it was great. I took up windsurfing and I want to go back at again next year.
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Interviewer: And how important are holidays to you?
Andy: I think they're important. You need a change, you need to see somewhere different. Travel broadens the mind, doesn’t until it?
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Interviewer: And what was your last holiday like?
Susan:Marvellous, absolutely marvellous. We went to Rome and we met up with some very nice people from Manchester. We looked round the city together and saw all the sights - the Colosseum and St. Peter’s... And on the way back to England we stopped off in Paris and spent a couple of days there. We had a marvellous time.
Interviewer: And how important are holidays to you?
Andy: Oh, it’s good to get away from it all and forget all your worries and problems, even if it’s only for a few days.
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Interviewer: So could you tell me about your last holiday?
Shei1а: It was a complete disaster, and it was a pity, because I was really looking forward to it. The plane didn’t take off on time - it was delayed six hours! The flight was awful - I suffered from air-sickness all the way. My hotel room was small and dirty. I complained about it to the manager and I insisted on having a different room, and I even succeeded in getting one, but it was just the same!
Interviewer: Goodness, it sounds terrible.
Shei1а: I was really disappointed with the beach - it was ugly and miles from the hotel. No, the whole thing was a complete disaster. In the end I couldn't wait to get back home.
Interviewer: So you weren't at all satisfied with your holiday?
Shei1а: No, I wasn’t. I’d never go back there again!
Interviewer: And how important are holidays to you?
Sheila: Very. I love visiting beautiful places. That’s why I was so angry about the holiday and with the man who booked it for me.
Interviewer: Yes, I’m sure you were. Which company did you book your holiday with?
Sheila: Sun Tour Holidays.
Interviewer: Oh...
Ex. 7. In the texts, find the phrasal verbs which mean the following:
1) to leave a hotel after paying the bill;
2) to break one's journey for a short time;
3) to leave the ground and begin flying;
4) to walk round a place in order to see what it is like;
5) tohave a holiday;
6) to drive someone where they want to go and leave them there;
7) to begin a journey.
