Travel Phrases & Vocabulary: Enhance Your Trip Planning
Hotel and Travel Phrases
Here’s your bill, madame. Would you like to check it, please?
OK.
Are you planning to visit Seville again, madame?
Yes, I am. I’m coming again in May.
Just sign here, please. Thank you. Do you know there is a festival in May?
What kind of festival?
Well, it’s a flamenco festival. It is very well known. Guests usually book months in advance.
I see. Well, I’ll ask my PA to book a room for me.
If you like, I could book for you now.
OK.
Do you know when you are traveling?
Yes, May 14
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Travel Itinerary
An itinerary for a trip 1 in the itinerary for a trip and answer the questions To: Penny Armstrong From: Jack Robertson Subject: Itinerary for your trip to Rome.
Hi Penny,
Here are the final details of your trip to Rome. You have reservations in an executive suite at the Donatella Hotel Piazza for three nights, starting June 4th. While you’re there, you’ll be booked with all our key clients (see the detailed timetable after). Your outbound flight is Airways # MNM7678, and your return
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Effective Written Communication Techniques
Written communications, while offering the advantage of material preservation, require more time than oral communication. There’s no immediate feedback, and message delivery isn’t always guaranteed.
Key Terms and Techniques
- Daylight (Clarity): Use simple, concrete verbs to ensure a single interpretation. Organize content thematically or chronologically.
- Brevity: Be concise and consider the receiver’s perspective. Focus each subsection on a single idea, transitioning
English Vocabulary: Advanced Phrases, Idioms, and Collocations
Advanced English Vocabulary
Theme 4
Event = incident; Give off = emitir; To jump out of the frying pan and into the fire; Impact = effect = influence; Preserve = position carefully; Dramatically = noticeably = substantially; Significant = major = considerable; Take up = start; Pull out = parar coche; Be fond of = tener cariño; Go off + ing = dejar de gustar; Just as = justo cuando; Ever since = desde entonces; To endure = resistir.
Theme 5
Vicinity = area nearby; Determine = discover; To adept = chose
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English Grammar Tenses
Present Simple
1. Mary lives in Murcia. 2. I live in Patiño. 3. She doesn’t live in Madrid. 4. Do you live in Murcia? Yes, I do. 5. He often goes to the cinema.
6. He doesn’t go to the cinema every day. 7. Does she live in Madrid? No, she doesn’t. 8. I always study at night. 9. Do you drink water every day? Yes, I do. 10. I don’t study every day.
Present Continuous
1. He is watching TV now. 2. They are eating apples. 3. You are writing e-mails. 4. The woman isn’t cooking at the
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Informal Communication Tips
Opening Phrases
- Hi [Name],
- Thanks for your letter/email. It’s great to hear from you. / Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply.
- Sorry, I haven’t written for so long, but… / I can’t believe how long it’s been since we last met. / I haven’t heard from you for ages! / We must catch up.
Checking In & Sharing News
- How’s it going? (Cómo estás) / What’s up? (Qué pasa) / How are things with you? (Cómo van las cosas) / How have you been? (Cómo has estado) / What’s new? (Algo