Booking a business trip: flights, hotels, and rental cars
Travel booking layers three reservations into one call: flight, hotel, car. Track which one is being discussed — the details sound alike (dates, rates, confirmations). Corporate phrases like company policy, corporate rate, and expense report are free points once your ear owns them.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1I need to book a flight to Denver for a trade show.
- 2Are you flexible on dates, or do you need specific days?
- 3I have to arrive on Tuesday before the opening session.
- 4There is a direct flight in the morning and a cheaper one with a stopover.
- 5Book the direct one, the company prefers shorter travel times.
- 6Would you like a hotel within walking distance of the convention center?
- 7Yes, somewhere with breakfast included and a quiet room if possible.
- 8The hotel offers a corporate rate if you show a business card.
- 9Can you add a rental car for the last two days?
- 10Sure, a compact car will be waiting at the hotel.
- 11Please email me the full itinerary once everything is confirmed.
- 12Remember to keep your receipts for the expense report.
- 13Does travel insurance come with the company booking?
- 14Yes, all business trips are covered by our group policy.
- 15Great, then I think we are all set for Denver.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
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- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded B1 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons currently run from A1 to B2, with more lessons on the way.