At the Booking-Office

4.9

Passenger: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the booking office is?

Railway worker: Yes, there it is, that window on the right. There’s “Booking-office” written over it.

Passenger (to the booking-office clerk): Can I have tickets for the early morning train to London tomorrow?

Clerk: How many?

Passenger: Two, please.

Clerk: Just a minute... Let me see... Well I can let you have two seats, but in different carriages. Do you agree?

Passenger: Oh, no! Can you give me two tickets for the day after tomorrow?

Clerk: Yes, I can. Here are two tickets to London. That will be forty pounds.

Passenger: Here’s the money.

Clerk: And here are the tickets. The train to London leaves from platform 3 at eight twenty-five.

Passenger: Thank you.