El vuelo se retrasa (The flight is delayed)
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What is the new gate?
B twenty — It is now B twenty. B twelve era la anterior, y las dos suenan parecido: twelve y twenty.
The flight is delayed by ___ minutes.
fifty — Delayed by fifty minutes. Cuidado con fifty y fifteen, que es el error típico aquí.
Boarding starts at the same time the plane takes off.
False — El embarque es a las nueve y veinte y el despegue a las diez: cuarenta minutos de diferencia.
Why does he decide to go straight away?
The airline desk closes at half past nine — It closes at half past nine se refiere al mostrador, y por eso dice then I'd better go now. Su conexión es a medianoche.
His connection in Dublin is at ___.
midnight — My connection in Dublin is at midnight.
She promises he will catch his connection.
False — You should, but check with the airline desk. Con should no promete nada: por eso le manda a preguntar.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- delayedretrasado
- gatepuerta de embarque
- boardingembarque
- connectionvuelo de enlace, conexión
- I'd better goSerá mejor que vaya
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A Good evening. Flight BA two four seven to Dublin is delayed by fifty minutes. We are sorry for the delay.
B Excuse me, I heard the announcement. Is the gate still B twelve?
A No, the gate has changed. It is now B twenty, on the other side of the shops.
B B twenty. And when does boarding start?
A At twenty past nine. The plane takes off at ten.
B My connection in Dublin is at midnight. Will I make it?
A You should, but check with the airline desk before you go through.
B Where is the desk?
A Straight ahead, past the cafés, on your right. It closes at half past nine.
B Then I'd better go now. Thank you.