BOOKING SEATS & BUYING A TICKET

A. Conversation at the Cinema

• Give me two tickets for the balcony, please.
• Please give (sixty rupees).
• We need corner seats. Here is the money.
• It is the third row from the back. These are good seats.
• Thank you very much. Has the film started?
• No it hasn’t started yet. You are in time for the film.
• What about the electricity situation here? I hope it doesn’t go very often.
• You don’t have to worry on that account, sir. We have our own generator for electricity.

B. Specifying the performance

• What’s the programme on Sunday?
• What’s on Wednesday evening?
• I’m trying to get tickets for Space Wars.
• I want to see (Carmen) on Thursday
• Is Rigoletto on Friday evening?
• What time is the performance this evening?
• What time is the show?

C. Booking seats

• I’d like two seats.
• I’d like to book two seats.
• Can I have two seats for this evening?
• Have you got any seats left for this evening?
• I’d like a seat for the 8 o’clock show.
• I’d like two for the 7:30 performance.
• In the stalls.
• In the balcony.
• Upstairs/Downstairs.
• At the front/Near the back.
• In the first row.
• In one of the back five rows.
• At the side/In the middle.
• Is that a good seat? /Are those good seats?
• What are they like?
• Can you see/her all right from there?

D. Asking about the show

• When/What time should I/we be there?
• Will you hold the tickets for me till 7:30?
• How long does it/the performance last?
• What time does it end?
• When does the performance end?
• Is there an interval?
• How many intervals are there?

E. Finding the ticket office

• Where can I get a ticket?
• Where do I buy a ticket?
• Is there a ticket office near here?
• Where can I get a plane ticket to Kochi?
• Where’s the nearest travel agency?
• You can get your ticket on the corner.
• It’s on the left/right.
• You get the ticket from the man on board the bus.

F Buying a ticket

• What sort of ticket do I need/should I get?
• What do I need (to leave here today and return next Sunday)?
• Should I get a weekend return?
• One, please.
• Two singles to Mumbai.
• London return.
• A return ticket to Bangalore, please.
• I’d like one seat on the two o’clock
• Can I have a return ticket to Mumbai, please?
• How much is it?
• How much does it cost?
• How much does a weekend return cost?
• Is there a special price for students?
• Is it cheaper on Sundays?
• Can I pay by Card?
• Is this ticket all right for the airport?
• Is this valid for the return journey?
• Is this the right ticket for this train?
• Does this take me to Dover first class?
• Can I book a sleeper here?
• I’d like to send my luggage ahead
• I want a smoking seat.