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lesson will help you use correct natural
natural sounding words phrases and
and expressions in your conversations
conversations by examining some common
common situations and covering the
the conversational English phrases
phrases and expressions that native
native speakers use often in them
them in this lesson you'll learn and
and practice some useful phrases for
for air travel let's
let's get started situation one imagine
imagine you're at an airport check-in
check-in counter and ready to select
select your seats you
you don't care if you have an aisle
aisle or window seat but you'd like
like more space for your legs tell
tell me what you'd say at the counter
counter to ask if there are any seats
seats with more room for your legs
legs available i'll give you 10 seconds
great now let's compare what you said
said
said with
with what a native speaker would use
use in this situation remember that
that you want to sound native while
while asking for a seat with more
more legroom a perfect expression
expression for this situation would
would be our any exit row seats available
available are any exit row seats available
available if you want to get more
more leg room without paying for a
a more expensive seat ask for a seat
seat in an exit row an exit row is
is where there's a door to exit the
the plane so these rows can be much
much wider you may be required to
to help in an emergency if you sit
sit in an exit row but emergencies
emergencies are pretty unlikely now
now try asking are any exit row seats
seats available after each thing I
I say to you so you can get used to
to using it do
do you have a request for a particular
particular seat will seat
seat near the rear of the plane be
be ok you can select either an aisle
aisle or window seat very good are
are any exit row seats available situation
situation to next because your trip
trip requires a transfer which means
means you'll be visiting an additional
additional airport before you reach
reach your final destination you're
you're worried that your luggage might
might need to be rechecked how can
can you ask the person at the counter
counter if you will need to recheck
recheck your luggage when you transfer
transfer without thinking too much
much about it just tell me what you'd
you'd say in this situation i'll give
give you 10 seconds go ok
ok now let's compare what you said
said with what I'm thinking of for
for this situation remember that you
you want to sound native while checking
checking to see if your luggage needs
needs to be rechecked a perfect expression
expression for this situation would
would be with my luggage go through
through to my destination well
well my luggage go through to my destination
destination go through is a phrasal
phrasal verb that means to pass from
from one place to another or to start
start and end and experienced by asking
asking if your luggage will go through
through to your destination the person
person at the check-in counter will
will understand exactly what you mean
mean and you sound like a native speaker
speaker now try asking will my luggage
luggage go through to my destination
destination with me after each thing
thing I say to you so you can get
get used to using it it looks like
like you'll be transferring in Spain
Spain on your way to Germany here
here are your luck eggs
eggs you may have to show these when
when you collect your bags is
is there anything else I can help
help you with today very
very good well my love go
go through to my destination situation
situation three now you're on the
the plane in the middle of your flight
flight and a cabin attendant brings
brings the cart full of drinks to
to your seat the
the cabin attendant asks you what
what you'd like but you don't know
know what your options are what
what can you ask to find out what
what kinds of beverages are available
available i'll give you 10 seconds
seconds go ok
ok now let's compare what you said
said with what I'm thinking of for
for this situation remember that you
you want to sound native as you asked
asked what drinks are offered a perfect
perfect expression for this situation
situation one you can actually use
use anytime you're offered something
something to eat or drink would be
be what do you have what do you have
have this question is simple enough
enough
enough so
so what I'd like you to do is focus
focus on your pronunciation what
what do you have what do you have
what do you
have now I asking
I asking what do you have after each
each thing I say so you can get used
used to using it may I offer you a
a drink today would
would you care for something to drink
drink
drink can
can I interest you in a beverage very
very good what do you have a situation
situation for next you finished your
your flight and are at your destination
destination you bring your bags to
to the airport exit and just have
have to clear or pass customs tell
tell me what you'd say to the customs
customs agent to explain that you
you don't have anything that needs
needs to be checked or reported I'll
ok let's compare what you said with
with what I'm thinking of for this
this situation remember that you want
want to sound native while being polite
polite
polite so
so you can clear customs quickly a
a great way to say this would be I've
I've got nothing to declare I've got
got nothing to declare to declare
declare something means to report
report or reveal something publicly
publicly and officially you usually
usually receive a customs declaration
declaration form on a plane during
during an international flight if
if you have nothing to declare though
though you can pass through customs
customs
customs quickly
quickly now try using the expression
expression I've got nothing to declare
declare with me after each thing I
I say to you so you can get used to
to using it are you bringing anything
anything for sale into the country
country
country are
are you carrying currency with a combined
combined value of ten thousand dollars
dollars or more do
do you have any endangered animals
animals in your pocket very
very good
very good I've
I've got
I've got to
to declare situation five now let's
let's say you just arrived at a meeting
meeting after a short overnight flight
flight you're tired and a colleague
colleague asks you why you're not
not looking your best what
what could you say to tell them that
that you took a flight very late in
in the evening I'll give you 10 seconds
ok let's compare what you said with
with what I'd use in this situation
situation remember that you want to
to sound native while saying that
that you had a late night flight in
in this situation you could smile
smile and say I caught a red-eye i
i caught a red-eye a red-eye flight
flight is an overnight flight or one
one that starts late at night and
and arrives early the next morning
morning
morning these
these are called red eyes because
because they make your eyes tired
tired and irritated you can take a
a plane or you can catch one like
like you catch a taxi but the idea
idea of catching something implies
implies that it was a bit difficult
difficult to get or you got it suddenly
suddenly or unexpectedly now try using
using the expression i caught a red-eye
red-eye with me after each thing I
I say to you so you can get used to
to using it wow
wow you look like you haven't slept
slept
slept were
were you able to get that earlier
earlier flight it
it looks like you made it here just
just in time very
very good i caught a red-eye situation
situation six finally
finally let's say you're out having
having dinner with some people after
after a very long international flight
flight
flight you're
you're having trouble staying awake
awake as this is when you'd normally
normally be sleeping take a moment
moment and tell me what you'd say
say to explain to people that you're
you're tired and disoriented because
because of the different time zone
zone you're in i'll give you 10 seconds
seconds go ok
with what I'm thinking of for this
this situation remember that you want
want to say you're tired because your
your body thinks it's in a different
different timezone a great expression
expression for this situation would
would be I've got jet lag I've
I've got jet lag you've taken a jet
jet or some kind of airplane and you're
you're experiencing the lag between
between where you are and what your
your body is used to to cure jet lag
lag
lag it's
it's a good idea to stay awake in
in the new location even if it's not
not very comfortable now try using
using the expression I've got jet
jet lag after each thing I say to
to you so you can get used to using
using it you're doing alright I think
think it's about three in the morning
morning where you came from I
I guess you weren't able to sleep
sleep on the plane to get used to
to the time here in Brazil huh don't
don't you feel great after traveling
traveling halfway around the world
world
world very
very good
very good I've
I've got jet lag finally here's a
a quick quiz to test your memory respond
respond to what you here with what
what you've just learned would
would you like an aisle or window
window seat are any exit row seats
seats available your
your flight was 16 hours long wasn't
wasn't it I've got jet lag are
are you bringing any alcohol or tobacco
tobacco over the import limit I've
I've got no to
to declare would you like something
something to drink what
what do you have you
you look really tired did you just
just arrive this morning I caught
caught a red-eye your bags are all
all checked is
is there anything else I can assist
assist you with all my luggage go
go through to my destination well
well
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