Task listening 21. Working out how to get downtown
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- Hello?
- Er, hello. Is that Bart?
- Yes
- Bart, it's, er, it's Robin here, from England
- Robin! How are you?
- I'm fine, erm...
- Where are you? You're not in England, aren't you?
- Well, you know, it's hard to beleive this but I'm at the airport, I'm at your airport
- Ah! That's terrific!
- Listen, I'll tell you what happened. I .. I ... two weeks off.
- Yeah
- I thought I just take upon your invitation to come over and here I am.
- Absolutely! That's terrific!
- Listen, can I come to stay?
- Of course! Of course! Listen...
- How do I get to you?
- Well, that's a problem. I don't have a car
- Oh
- So you gonna have to get a bus or subway or something
- Oh, .. that's no problem, er, erm
- Well, I'll ... I'll tell you how to get here. The bus is realy pretty easy
- Yeah
- Er, you're in the ... box .. named 'Airport terminal'?
- That's right! Yeah
- Okay, if you look out, er, towards the road there
- Mm
- Through the main doors
- Yeah
- Go through the main doors, turn right
- Yeah
- About twenty-thirty yards. There is a bus stop.
- Oh, I can see it through the window
- Yeah. You get the bus, it takes you right downtown
- Uh-huh
- And when you get downtown at the terminal, er, you change onto another bus, er, a green one
- Yeah, er
- Which you s..
- Er, listen, Bart, I don't know about... I think I can get lost about the change bus. I don't visit you before, you know, so the way I could get ...
- Okay, okay, you actually can get the subway
- Subway?
- Subway easier because it's mostly direct because... I could meet you, er, at the stop right near my house so
- Mm-mm
- Er, go at the main doors
- Uh-huh
- Turn left, you go about two hundred yards then you come to a main road
- Oh
- Go stright over the main road
- Listen
- Carry on .. stright... Yes?
- Bart, you know, .. drop. I've actually .. my shoulder if it gonna .. two .. actually. I'm sure it gonna get better but I don't sure I can walk along that way, you know?
- Well, get a taxi
- Taxi?
- Yes
- A taxi is not too expensive. It's quick and convenient. The taxi runs right outside of the main doors
- Right, okay. That's sounds great. Er, so I should be with you .. I get a taxi, I should be with you soon
- Okay, about half an hour
- Oh, great, see you then
- Okay see you
- Bye!
- Bye!
2.
- Hello?
- Er, hello. Is that Bart?
- Yes
- Bart, it's, er, it's Robin here, from England
- Robin! How are you?
- I'm fine, erm...
- Where are you? You're not in England, are you?
- Well, you know, it's hard to beleive this but I'm at the airport, I'm at your airport
- Oh! That's terrific!
- Listen, I'll tell you what happened. I .. I suddenly got two weeks off.
- Yeah
- And I thought I'd just take you up on your invitation to come over and here I am.
- Absolutely! That's terrific!
- Listen, can I come and stay?
- Of course! Of course!
- How do I get to you?
- Listen. Well, that's the problem. I don't have a car
- Oh
- So you gonna have to get a bus or a subway or something
- All right, well, that's.. that's no problem, er, erm
- Well, I'll ... I'll tell you how to get here. The bus is really pretty easy
- Yeah
- Er, you're in the phone box in the main 'Airport terminal'?
- That's right! Yeah
- Okay, if you look out, er, towards the road there
- Mm
- Through the main doors
- Yeah
- Go through the main doors, turn right
- Yeah
- About twenty-thirty yards. There is a bus stop.
- Oh, I can see it through the window
- Yeah. You get the bus, it takes you right downtown
- Uh-huh
- And when you get downtown at the terminal, er, you change onto another bus, er, a green one which is
- Yeah, er, listen, Bart, I don't know about that... I think I might get lost if I have to change. I've never been in the US before, you know.
- Okay
- Is there any other way I can getto you?
- Okay, actually the subway
- Oh, subway?
- It's probably easier because it's more direct because... I could meet you, er, at the stop right near my house. So
- Mm-mm
- Er, go out the main doors
- Uh-huh
- Turn left, you go about two hundred yards then you come to a main road
- Oh
- Go straight over the main road
- Listen, Bart
- Carry on, carry straight... Yes?
- Bart, the only thing is, you know, sorry to interrupt, but I've actually hurt my shoulder. This is one of the reasons I've got two weeks off actually. I'm sure it is going to get better but I'm not really all that keen on walking along way, you know?
- Well, get a taxi
- Taxi?
- Yes
- A taxi is not too expensive. It's quick and convenient. The taxi rank's right outside the main doors
- Right, okay. That's sounds great. Er, I don't know how long the journey takes but I should be with you soon
- Okay, about half an hour
- Oh, great, see you then
- Okay see you
- Bye!
- Bye!