Il volo è in ritardo (The flight is delayed)
QCER A210 battute
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Puoi ascoltarla quante volte vuoi. Non c'è limite e non fa punteggio.
Domande
Si risponde ascoltando. Se sbagli, ti diciamo in che momento si trova.
What is the new gate?
B twenty — It is now B twenty. B twelve era quella di prima, e le due suonano simili: twelve e twenty.
The flight is delayed by ___ minutes.
fifty — Delayed by fifty minutes. Attenzione a fifty e fifteen, che è l'errore tipico qui.
Boarding starts at the same time the plane takes off.
False — L'imbarco è alle nove e venti e il decollo alle dieci: quaranta minuti di differenza.
Why does he decide to go straight away?
The airline desk closes at half past nine — It closes at half past nine si riferisce al banco, e per questo dice then I'd better go now. La sua coincidenza è a mezzanotte.
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 non promette nulla: per questo lo manda a chiedere.
Parole che forse non conosci
- delayedin ritardo
- gategate, uscita d'imbarco
- boardingimbarco
- connectioncoincidenza
- I'd better goÈ meglio che vada
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Aprila quando ci hai già provato: leggerla prima trasforma questo in una lettura.
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.