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  • Booking a tour

  • Hello, Mr Smith, how can I be of assistance today?

  • Good morning. I would like to book a tour for today.

  • I can help you with that, what would you like to see?

  • As much of Sydney as possible. What are my choices?

  • There are a number of choices to see the sights of Sydney.

  • There’s a hop on hop off bus tour

  • that takes you around to The Opera House, The Harbour Bridge and a few other places as well.

  • Do they tell you much about the places on the tour?

  • While youre on the bus they give you information

  • about the places youll visit but you explore the locations at your own pace.

  • Is there a set timetable for the tour?

  • The buses run in a loop around the city all day.

  • You just get back on when you are ready to go to the next location.

  • What hours do the buses operate?

  • They run from 7am in the morning until 9pm each night.

  • How much do they cost?

  • You can buy a pass that lasts all day for $30.

  • You pay when you get on the bus the first time. Here is a map of all the stops.

  • Where's the closest stop?

  • Their closest stop is just out the front of the hotel.

  • That’s great. It sounds like a lot of fun.

  • Thanks for your help.

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English Conversation Topics - Booking a Tour

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    David Jukicson posted on 2015/09/27
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Keywords

bus

US /bʌs/

UK /bʌs/

  • noun
  • A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
  • verb
  • To move people by coach or bus
conversation

US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

  • other
  • A series of related interactions between a user and a computer system.
  • A formal meeting for discussion.
  • A discussion between two or more people.
  • other
  • A session of communication with a chatbot or AI.
  • Informal talk involving a relatively small number of people.
  • General communication or interaction.
  • Skill in talking to others.
  • noun
  • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
learn

US /lɚn/

UK /lɜ:n/

  • verb
  • To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • other
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • other
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • To find out something.
  • To find out something.
morning

US /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/

UK /'mɔ:nɪŋ/

  • noun
  • Early part of the day before 12 p.m
hotel

US /hoˈtɛl/

UK /həʊ'tel/

  • noun
  • Place where people can stay when traveling
day

US /de/

UK /deɪ/

  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name
practice

US /ˈpræktɪs/

UK /'præktɪs/

  • other
  • To carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
  • To carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
  • To perform an activity or exercise a skill repeatedly in order to improve or maintain proficiency.
  • To perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
  • To do something repeatedly so as to become skilled at it.
  • noun
  • A customary way of doing something.
  • A usual or customary action or proceeding.
  • A doctor's or lawyer's business.
  • Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
  • The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something.
  • The office and place for legal or medical work
  • Doing something many times to become better at it
  • other
  • A customary way of doing something.
  • The business or work of a professional person, such as a doctor or lawyer.
  • other
  • The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing something.
  • Repeated exercise of an activity or skill in order to improve or maintain proficiency.
  • Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
  • Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
  • other
  • Work at or be engaged in (a profession).
  • verb
  • To perform an activity or exercise a skill repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
  • To work as a doctor or lawyer
  • To live according to the teachings of a religion
  • To do something many times to improve a skill
today

US /təˈde/

UK /tə'deɪ/

  • noun
  • This day; day that is happening now
  • adverb
  • On this day; at the time that is happening now
box

US /bɑ:ks/

UK /bɒks/

  • noun
  • A marked area of a baseball field
  • A container with four straight sides and a lid
  • Area of seating in a theater separated from others
  • A 4 sided container or shape printed on a page
  • Entire amount of something inside a container
  • verb
  • To strike someone on the side of the head
  • To pack an object in a six-sided container
  • To fight with gloved hands as a sport
enjoy

US /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/

UK /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

  • verb
  • To take pleasure in something
  • To take pleasure in (an activity or condition).