{"id":8741,"date":"2016-02-21T00:07:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T08:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=8741"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T21:08:29","slug":"bep-283-business-trip-1-taking-a-taxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/21\/bep-283-business-trip-1-taking-a-taxi\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 283 &#8211; Business Trip 1: Taking a Taxi"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8741-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP283-Taxi.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP283-Taxi.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP283-Taxi.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 283 - Business Trip 1: English for Taking a Taxi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP283POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP283-Business-Trip-Taxi-600x258.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 283 - Travel English - Taking a Taxi\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP283-Business-Trip-Taxi-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP283-Business-Trip-Taxi-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP283-Business-Trip-Taxi.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on taking a taxi. This will be part of a larger series that looks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/business-english-podcast-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business English<\/a> you need for a successful overseas <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business trip<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p>When you travel to another city for business, what&#8217;s the easiest way to get around? Usually by taxi. You don&#8217;t have to interpret a subway map or a bus schedule. And you can be delivered directly to your destination with little confusion, though it will cost you more of course. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, I said \u201cwith little confusion,\u201d though that&#8217;s not always the case. Taxi drivers might not always understand what you want, or what you&#8217;re saying. You&#8217;ve still got to communicate clearly, directly, and politely with the taxi driver. Your fate is in his &#8211; or her &#8211; hands, and so you need to make sure you&#8217;re understood.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly what we&#8217;ll learn today. We&#8217;ll cover some important types of requests during a taxi ride, including asking for a destination, requesting a specific route, and asking for a change of course. We&#8217;ll also learn how to ask to be let out and request a receipt.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;ll hear Cam and Vanessa, who have just arrived in Shanghai on a business trip. They&#8217;ve passed through immigration and collected their bags, and now they want to take a taxi to their hotel. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat is the travelers&#8217; destination, and where is it located?<br \/>\n2.\tVanessa asks for a change of course to get to a bank. How does she describe how to get there?<br \/>\n3.\tHow does Vanessa ask to be let out of the taxi?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP283SN-Taxi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Study Notes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP283QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP283PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP283POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a 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