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Ten Days in Manchester
An interactive intermediate business English course featuring Tony Marshall and May Hunter
 
Days:
 
Day 1
 Dialogue

It's Tony and May's first day in Manchester. Everything seems to be going well. But how did the conversation go with the receptionist? Find out now by listening to the dialogue.

Afterwards, test your understanding with the questions below and then read the transcript. Finally, listen to the audio and read the transcript together.

Audio listen to the first part of the conversation.

Transcript read the first part of the conversation.

 

Good Day
Good Day
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Bad Day
Good Day

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Questions - part 1
1. What do Tony and May want?
Tony and May a) A double room
b) A single room
c) Two single rooms with bathroom
d) Two double rooms with bathroom
 
2. How much discount can they get at the hotel?
a) ten per cent
b) fifteen per cent
c) twenty per cent
d) thirty per cent
 
3. How many days will they stay?
a) five days
b) ten days
c) twenty days
d) a month
 
Did you answer the questions? Now find out what happens next by listening to the second part of Tony and May's conversation. Afterwards, listen again and read the transcript.

Audio listen to the second part of the conversation.
Transcript read the second part of the conversation.

 
Questions - part 2
4. What rooms are they staying in?
a) May is in 202 and Tony is in 207
b) May is in 205 and Tony is in 209
c) May is in 212 and Tony is in 214
d) They have no rooms
 
5. Who will take their luggage?
a) Tony
b) May
c) The receptionist
d) The porter
 
6. What will they do in the evening?
Tony and May a) They will probably go to Chinatown
b) They will sleep
c) They will prepare for the Sun, Sea and Sand conference and exhibition
d) They will watch a film
 
Things are going quite smoothly. But what will happen at the conference? Find out in Day 2, but for now, test your understanding of this day by visiting the Word play page.

Dialogue Go to the Word play page


 
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