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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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ask for information

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00tourist : Good morning I would like to ask about the entrance fees for an adult.How much is the entrance fee for children aged 5, 13 and 16 years ?02br
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00Cashier : Good morning, sir. Tickets for an adult is 12 dollars and for children aged between 13 to 16 years is 7dollars. Children who are 5 years old only need to pay 4 dollars02br
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00Tourist : Can you tell me the attractions that can be found here? I would also like to know the visiting hours too.02br
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00Cashier:: We have a lot of fun activities to join.First we have the water sculpture in the lobby. Then you can enjoy yourself in the dark ride in. You can also see the exhibitions about the energy station and the diorama. After all this you are welcome to buy a souvenir from our shop as a sweet reminder of your trip. We operate from 9.30am to 6.30pm on Saturdays , Sundays and public holidays. On Tuesadys, wednesdays and Thursdays the tim is from 9.30am to 5.30pm. The last admission for these days is one and a half hours before closing time. I hope you are satisfied with the information.02br
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00Tourist : Thank you very much. You have been very helpful.02br
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00Thanking for your help.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Please correct my dialogue to make it more natural.. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00tourist : Good morning. I'd like to ask about the adult entry price, please.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Please correct my dialogue to make it more natural..
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00tourist : Good morning.
  • I'd like to ask about the adult entry price, please.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Cashier : Good morning, sir.
  • Adult tickets are 12 dollars and for children between 13 and 16, it's 7dollars.
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01font00tourist : Good morning. I'd like to ask about the adult entry price, please. And how much is it for children?02font02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Please correct my dialogue to make it more natural..12blockquote
10 I'm going to focus on natural, in the sense of 01u00real02u00, in the sense of what is to be expected in the real world.02br
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00Tourist: Hello. How much is the entrance fee?02
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0Thanks Clive for helping me many times .0-
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0Thanks CalifJim .Both your answer and Clive's are what I need0-
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0CJ, I find your cashier to be unfriendly or impatient. Shouldn't cashiers be more friendly, eg cashiers at Universal Studios, Disney World etc? I know they are straight to the point and try to reduce the wait time. Just out of curiosity, what if a foreign tourist says, he can't read English and demand the cashier to tell him about the attractions. Just a short answer will do. I don't want to wa
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10I find your cashier to be unfriendly or impatient12blockquote
10 Give yourself a pat on the back for picking up on that!01blockquote
01cite10New2grammar12cite10this is not a grammatical question- more about the culture.12blockquote
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0I totally understand your points. If I read this post of yours 10 years ago, I would agree only half of it. Not that I would mean to disagree with you but believe it or not, cultural differences are huge. I'm sure most native speakers are exposed to other cultures, like in the US, Mexicans and Hispanics, Asians (I'm sorry I'm not good with etnics -something I'm still learning) are part of socie
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0 some smaller cultures in Asia which haven't been globalized or I would say, less competitive in the business world, are much more polite, friendly and helpful.02br
00I believe it. The same is true in smaller towns in the U.S. As a general rule, the farther you get away from the big cities, the more likely you are to find people who are friendlier and more helpful -- and curious
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0I agree. Also learners should write based on what native English speakers would say in their culture and that's difficult to learn. 05002br
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00Thanks for the dialog, CJ. I really enjoyed reading and comparing them.010id6
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