Lesson 6: Calling a Taxi & Transport Services
CONVERSATIONAL_BUSINESS
Vocabulary
Taxi – taxi
Private car – coche privado
Transfer – traslado
Airport – aeropuerto
Train station – estación de tren
Time – hora
To call / to order – llamar / pedir
Waiting time – tiempo de espera
Luggage – equipaje
Driver – conductor
Language Support
Situations:
Petición del huésped →
Could you call a taxi for me, please?
Confirmación →
Certainly. Where would you like to go?
Destino →
To the airport / train station.
Tiempo →
It will arrive in ___ minutes.
Equipaje →
How many pieces of luggage do you have?
Opción premium →
We can arrange a private car if you prefer.
Cierre (lujo) →
Your taxi will be ready shortly.
Questions / Answers
Click on the Audio then practise in this section with it.
(Haga clic en elAudio y practicar en esta sección con él.)
Could you call a taxi for me, please?
→ Certainly. Where would you like to go?
I need to go to the airport.
→ Of course. I will call a taxi now.
How long will it take?
→ It will arrive in ten minutes.
Do you have luggage?
→ Yes, I have two suitcases.
Is there another option?
→ We can arrange a private car if you prefer.
Thank you very much.
→ It’s my pleasure.
Translation (Castilian Spanish)
Could you call a taxi for me, please?
→ ¿Podría llamarme un taxi, por favor?
Where would you like to go?
→ ¿A dónde desea ir?
It will arrive in ten minutes.
→ Llegará en diez minutos.
Do you have luggage?
→ ¿Tiene equipaje?
We can arrange a private car.
→ Podemos organizar un coche privado.
Your taxi will be ready shortly.
→ Su taxi estará listo en breve.
It’s my pleasure.
→ Es un placer.
Activation
Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)
Example:
Could you call a taxi, please?
→ Certainly. Where would you like to go?
Translation:
¿Podría llamarme un taxi, por favor?
→ Por supuesto. ¿A dónde desea ir?
Practice
Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)
calling a taxi
asking for the destination
giving the waiting time
asking about luggage
offering a private car
closing politely with a guest
Personal Questions
Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)
A guest asks for a taxi.
What do you say first?
¿Qué dice primero?
You need to know the destination.
How do you ask?
¿Cómo lo pregunta?
You know the waiting time.
How do you explain it?
¿Cómo lo explica?
The guest has several suitcases.
What do you say to the driver?
¿Qué le dice al conductor?
You want to close the interaction professionally.
What do you say?
¿Qué dice?