{"id":1263,"date":"2016-04-25T05:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T05:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2016-04-24T05:35:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T05:35:09","slug":"renting-a-car-english-speaking-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/renting-a-car-english-speaking-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Renting a car | English speaking lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People often rent a car while traveling. Most car rental services allow you to make a reservation by phone. Or you can walk up to a counter and rent one.<\/p>\n<p>You will usually find car rental booths at the airport. If you can\u2019t find one on your own, you can ask an airport employee.<\/p>\n<p>You can ask a question like:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Where is the car rental booth? OR Where can I rent a car?<\/p>\n<h2>At the car rental booth<\/h2>\n<p>Here is a sample conversation between a customer and a clerk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Customer: Hello, I would like to rent a car. Have you got any cars available?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: Have you made a reservation?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Customer: No.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: Let me see. What type of car do you need?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Customer: What are my options?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: We have both small and large cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Customer: How many does a large car seat?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: It should seat 12 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Customer: OK. I\u2019ll take a large car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: How long will you be renting the car?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Customer: I\u2019ll need it for four days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is another piece of conversation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: I&#8217;d like a taxi, please.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: Where are you now?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: I\u2019m at the Grand Hyatt hotel. Can you send a car to pick me up?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: Sure. Could I take your name, please?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: Yes. My name is Rohan. How long will I have to wait?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Clerk: About ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: It\u2019s okay. Thank you.<\/p>\n<h3>In the taxi<\/h3>\n<p>Here is a piece conversation between a traveler and a taxi driver.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: Where would you like to go?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: I\u2019d like to go to CST railway station. How much will it cost?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: 450 rupees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: Could we stop at an ATM? I\u2019m short of cash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: Sure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: Is the meter switched on?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: Yes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: How long will the journey take?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: Around 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>(When the car reaches the railway station the traveler gets off and hands over a 500 rupee note to the driver.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: Here you go. Keep the change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: Thank you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Traveler: Could you pick me up from here at 6 o\u2019clock?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Driver: Sure. See you then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People often rent a car while traveling. Most car rental services allow you to make a reservation by phone. Or you can walk up to a counter and rent one. 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