Name: Buying Tickets for Public Transportation - Innovative English
Uploaded: 2024-12-09T05:34:09.000Z
Duration: 4 min 50 s
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The imperative

Imagine you and your family want to go someplace, but you need to take a bus to get there.

To-infinitive

Do you know how to buy tickets in English?

Gustavo's family has just arrived in America, and Gustavo and George have met them at the airport.

Five tickets to Times Square, please.  Will that be five adults?

Uh, how young do you have to be to get discounted tickets?

Children under 10 years old are eligible for child tickets.

Children 10 years or older need adult tickets.

And Lucas is over 10, so four adults and one child.  Four adults and one child to Times Square.

Do you remember what George said to purchase tickets to Times Square?

Together, it's five tickets to Times Square, please.

The structure is number plus tickets to plus please.

Imagine you want two tickets to Atlantic City.

Now imagine you want four tickets to Grand Central Station.

Four tickets to Grand Central Station, please.

Do you remember how George told how many adults and children would need tickets?

Together, it's four adults and one child.

Keep in mind that the age range for children's tickets varies widely.

So you might have to ask the ticket clerk to be sure.

Imagine you are buying tickets for yourself, two adult friends, and an infant.

Now imagine you are chaperoning a group of six elementary school students on a trip to the zoo.

Do you remember how George told Gustavo that he was going to pay for the tickets?

This is a phrase that is used to tell someone else that you will pay the total bill, including their portion.

You are on a date, and you want to pay for the meal.

Now imagine you are sharing a cab with a friend, and you want to offer to pay for the ride.

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