Tourism Politeness Training 5

More politeness training for travel and tourism — English for a variety of passenger and visitor interactions.

Vocabulary in context

At this stage of politeness training for tourism, the focus moves from individual phrases to the shape of an interaction — how to open it in a way that puts a traveller at ease, how to manage the middle when the information gets complicated, and how to close it in a way that feels complete rather than rushed. This exercise presents a range of real tourism scenarios at varying levels of difficulty: the simple question, the complicated itinerary problem, the frustrated passenger who's been passed from person to person. All of them require professional English — and the language in this exercise is the kind that handles all three with equal confidence.

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1. Is this a good time to go on a cruise? Is the weather going to be good?
2. How much in advance should I book the cruise?
3. I want to make sure we're getting the best value for our money.
4. Maybe I should look for a ticket in the off-season... would that be cheaper?
5. Is there a baby change-room here?
6. Will we be stopping for lunch before we get to Munich?
7. Is the air conditioning working? I can't feel it.
8. Where can I exchange money around here?
9. I think my legs are numb from sitting so long!
10. I can't use my laptop?
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