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Planning a Camping Trip - LINC 3.07

Published on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in , , ,

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
haven't been   •  for swimming   •  we won't go   •  suggested that   •  takes two hours   •  any other ideas   •  another idea   •  would get   •  to decide   •  cost too much   •  have to take   •  not as far   •  go canoeing   •  too far   •  there are a lot of   •  lots of things   •  for coming   •  to get there  
JAY: Hello, everybody.
ESTER: Oh, hello, Jay.
HAMIDAH: Hi.
IVAN: Hello.
JAY: Thank you all here today. As you know, we're here on the hiking club's camping trip. First of all, where are we gonna (going to) go? Any ideas?
HAMIDAH: Well, someone we go to the Gulf Islands this year.
ESTER: Oh, the Gulf Islands are beautiful. And nice trails on Salt Spring Island.
IVAN: Yes, but we'd ferries. That's expensive.
JAY: I agree. It would to take the group to the Gulf Islands.
ESTER: Yes, maybe you're right. Anyone else have ?
IVAN: Well, what about Wells Gray Park? There are group camping grounds there, with to do-and lots of good mountain trails for hiking.
JAY: We can , too.
HAMIDAH: It's a nice place, but I think it's . And it takes at least eight hours .
ESTER: That's right. The drive is a problem.
JAY: . Yes, you're right. The kids really bored.
ESTER: And, I don't think canoeing is a good idea. We'd need a lot of equipment. And I'm worried for (about) the safety of the children.
JAY: Yes, I see what you mean. What about Manning Park? It has group campgrounds, and it's .
ESTER: Manning Park is nice and it only to get there. 3.07
HAMIDAH: What if it rains?
IVAN: We get wet.
ESTER: If it rains, .
JAY: Did you have ?
HAMIDAH: Well, actually, I do. What about going to Mr. Wilson's farm?
JAY: I there.
ESTER: I have. They have a couple of horses and a small lake .
This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University – Open Learning Division
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At the Travel Agents - LINC 3.08

Published on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in , ,

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
if you cancel   •  a kitchenette   •  accommodation   •  sightseeing   •  very reasonable   •  guided nature tours   •  book very soon   •  make the reservation   •  charter bus   •  the Rockies   •  golf course passes   •  senior citizens   •  holiday packages   •  The Okanagan   •  qualify  
Click and Drop: click on a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Check your answers. What is your score?
AGENT: Hello, can I help you?
ALF: Yes, we'd like some information. We're planning our vacation.
AGENT: Do you know where you'd like to go?
TERESA: We're thinking about , or somewhere south.
AGENT: Great. Well, please have a seat. I can give you some information about some of our different .
ALF: Thank you.
AGENT: When would you like to leave?
ALF: Well, we'd like to leave around the 20th (twentieth), and come back around the 3rd (third).
AGENT: Okay. Just a moment, please. Well, I have a very nice holiday package in Banff.
TERESA: That sounds interesting.
AGENT: Yes, it's a package leaving from Vancouver on the 22nd (twenty-second).
TERESA: A charter bus? Could you tell us more about that?
AGENT: Certainly. It's a seven-day package. You leave at dinner time, sleep through the night on the bus, and arrive in Banff the next morning. This package includes and meals and some in the area.
TERESA: Is it like a hiking tour?
AGENT: Not exactly. There are some hiking trips and some .
ALF: It's interesting. But I really want to play some golf.
AGENT: Well, you can do some golfing in Banff as well. Or, I have a special ten-day golfing holiday in the Okanagan and it's .
TERESA: ? That sounds nice, too.
ALF: How much does it cost?
AGENT: Well, do you as senior citizens?
TERESA: Yes, we do.
AGENT: Well, it is cheaper for . The total for the two of you would be $975 (nine hundred seventy-five), plus tax.
TERESA: What does that include?
AGENT: That includes your air fare tickets to Kelowna, your accommodation in a motel, and your .
TERESA: How about the meals?
AGENT: The meals are not included. But there are several very reasonable restaurants nearby.
ALF: Is there in the motel room?
AGENT: No, but I can book you in another motel. And it's not very far from the golf course.
TERESA: Same price?
AGENT: This motel is a little bit more expensive. You would have to spend about $15 (fifteen dollars) per night more.
ALF: But we could do our own cooking, right?
AGENT: Yes. There is a kitchenette right in the room. And there's a grocery store right down the street.
ALF: So, we could save some money on the meals.
TERESA: I think it could be cheaper staying at the more expensive motel.
AGENT: You could save between twenty and thirty dollars a day.
TERESA: I like that.
AGENT: If you would like to go, you would have to . There are very few seats left.
ALF: Can we make any changes after we ?
AGENT: No, this package doesn't allow that. And , you would have to pay a $100 (one hundred dollar) penalty.
This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University – Open Learning Division
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Travelling to Lima - LINC 3.15

Published on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in , ,

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
haven't seen   •  Are you flying   •  don't have   •  doesn't work   •  I'm going   •  isn't   •  will that cost   •  would get   •  Is there   •  would be   •  I'll just check   •  have to change   •  do you mean   •  Are you travelling   •  are you thinking   •  rather go   •  would have to   •  seems   •  might miss   •  can get   •  to return  
Click and Drop: click on a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Check your answers. What is your score?
AGENT: When of flying?
MANUEL: Around the middle of next month. I an exact date.
AGENT: And you want to go to Lima?
MANUEL: Yes, that's right.
AGENT: Okay, just a moment. I'll just see what's available. on business?
MANUEL: No, to visit my family.
AGENT: That's nice.
MANUEL: Yes. I my mother and father in a couple of years.
AGENT: I'm sure they're looking forward to it.
MANUEL: Yes, they are.
AGENT: Okay, the best way is to fly from here to Vancouver, then to Los Angeles. And then catch a flight from there to Lima.
MANUEL: So, I planes in Vancouver and Los Angeles?
AGENT: Yes, that's right. I have seats on the 14th (fourteenth), and then the next flight is on the 17th (seventeenth), but it's nearly full.
MANUEL: On the seventeenth?
AGENT: Yes. alone?
MANUEL: Yes, I am.
AGENT: Then I you on either flight.
MANUEL: I think I'd on the seventeenth.
AGENT: Okay, and when would you like ?
MANUEL: In four weeks.
AGENT: Okay. Let me see. Four weeks later is the fourteenth. I can get you a flight from Lima, but the connection in Los Angeles very good.
MANUEL: What by that?
AGENT: I mean that you to L.A. late in the afternoon. You would have to wait about six hours before you catch your flight to Vancouver.
MANUEL: I understand. Can I stay overnight in Los Angeles and fly the next morning?
AGENT: Well, you could. But you pay more. With the stopover, it's an extra two hundred dollars, plus your hotel.
MANUEL: Oh, that's a lot. any other way to go?
AGENT: into it. You could fly through Mexico City. But then you only have half an hour between flights.
MANUEL: Hmm. That very short.
AGENT: Yes, it is. You your connection. And then you have to change planes again in San Francisco and in Vancouver.
MANUEL: I think the first flight was better.
AGENT: Would you like me to book that for you?
MANUEL: How much ?
AGENT: One thousand, one hundred and seventy-eight ($1,178), plus tax, which brings it to $1,295.46 (one thousand, two hundred and ninety-five dollars and forty-six cents).
MANUEL: And that's the cheapest rate?
AGENT: Yes, unless you go on a charter. A charter $788 (seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars), plus tax. It leaves on the 11th (eleventh). But it's only for two weeks.
MANUEL: No, that . I think the first flight was the best.
AGENT: I think so, too.
MANUEL: Okay then. Please book that for me.
This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University – Open Learning Division
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A Car Accident - Part 1 - LINC 3.20

Published on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in , , ,

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
if you say so   •  report   •  broken headlight   •  it's up to you   •  driver's licence   •  too fast   •  looked carefully   •  should call   •  what happened   •  wasn't hurt   •  taillights   •  rear view mirror   •  may have to   •  could I get   •  could I have   •  should cost   •  less than   •  We'll see   •  should we  
Click and Drop: click on a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Check your answers. What is your score?
TONY: Are you all right?
BRENDA: Yeah, I think so. Are you?
TONY: Yes. I . Oh, no! Looks like your car has some damage.
MICHAEL: Was anyone hurt?
BRENDA: I think we're both okay, thanks. I don't know .
TONY: You didn't look. You just came straight out of the parking lot.
BRENDA: I . I didn't see you. I think you were going .
MICHAEL: Well, I think you were coming a bit too fast. But I didn't see you look before you backed out.
BRENDA: I did look. I looked out of my , and my side mirror.
TONY: Well, what do? Should we call the police?
BRENDA: Well, . But I don't think we have to if the damage is $1000 (one thousand dollars).
TONY: Well, my van seems okay. It's 'only a . But your car ...
MICHAEL: I think it will cost more than a thousand to fix this one.
TONY: I don't think so. The and the bumper cannot be that expensive. What do you think?
BRENDA: I think you're right. I think it less than thousand dollars.
MICHAEL: Well, I'm not so sure, but ...
BRENDA: . Can I get your name and address? And I'll need your driver's licence, too.
TONY: My name is Tony Hancock. That's H-a-n-c-o-c-k. My address is 563 Kirsch
Street, Apartment 12.
BRENDA: Tony Hancock, 563 Kirsch Street, Apartment 12.
TONY: And my is 8-3-4-6-3-5-1.
BRENDA: 8-3-4-6-3-5-1. Thanks.20
TONY: And your name and address?
BRENDA: Certainly. It's Brenda Hooper-H-o-o-p-e-r.
TONY: Brenda Hooper ...
BRENDA: 1534 Pine Street, Apartment 214. And my license number is 7-3-9-4-9-4-7.
TONY: 7-3-9-4-9-4-7. Great. And, your name and phone number? Because you were a witness.
MICHAEL: Well, okay. Michael Cherniak-C-h-e-r-n-i-a-k. 224-3891.
BRENDA: Thanks, Michael. We call you later.
MICHAEL: Sure, no problem.
TONY: I'll call ICBC and the accident. You them as well.
BRENDA: Thanks. I'll do it this afternoon.
This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University – Open Learning Division
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