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[English]

hi I'm Vanessa from speak englishwith

vanessa. do you want to go to the zoo

let's talk about

it welcome to the sixth and final video

in this travel Survival series if you're

traveling to an English-speaking country

or to any country where you're going to

need to speak English this series should

be useful for you to help you know what

to say in the main situations that

you're going to encounter hotels

airports transportation and today's

topic as well so if you want to remember

all these expressions and review them

I've made a gift for you it's a free pdf

guide that includes all of the

expressions from this series there are

six different situations and five

expressions for each situation so I hope

that these 30 Expressions will help you

to really use English confidently and

naturally while you're traveling you can

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review it print it out keep it on your

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memorize it use it as much as you can

let's talk about today's topic take a

look at this video and try to guess

which situation which travel situation

are we going to talk about in this video

what do you

think you guess that today's topic is

getting tickets if you guessed this

congratulations we're going to talk

about getting tickets for different kind

of events or attractions because when

you go to a new location you're probably

going to do some sightseeing going to

museums or Gardens or other places where

you need to buy tickets and different

things might happen so let's talk about

five expressions and five situations

where you can really use English

naturally the first expression is clear

and simple I'd like to get four tickets

for the zoo please I'd like to get four

tickets to the zoo please great I'd like

to get you can say this when you go to

the window you can say this on the phone

you can do a reservation to get tickets

in some situations so you can say I'd

like to get beautiful clear and simple

let's imagine that you want to go to an

awesome concert when you're visiting La

your favorite group is going to be

playing and you are so excited you want

to go see them and you go to the place

where they're going to play the concert

hall the theater the arena and the

person at the ticket counter

says I'm sorry we are fully booked I'm

sorry the concert is full

this means you're too late you can't get

tickets so make sure that you understand

this expression the concert is fully

booked the concert is full but what can

you do in this situation you still have

a little chance not much of a chance but

you can still try you can say oh I

didn't know that I needed to buy tickets

in advance oh I didn't know that I

needed a reservation

can I get on the waiting list can I get

on the waiting list maybe there will be

a waiting list depending on the event

not all events have a waiting list but

it's worth trying you can ask can I get

on the waiting list so because you were

disappointed about the concert tickets

the next night you decide to do

something a little smarter so for

expression number three you're going to

ask do I need to buy tickets in advance

maybe you want to go see a cool magician

why not so you're going to call the

location or you can go to that spot if

you're nearby and you can say do I need

to buy tickets in advance or can I just

walk up and buy them do I need to buy

tickets in advance or can I just walk up

and buy them and usually they'll be

pretty honest about uh you can walk up

and buy them there might be some left

but you should probably buy them in

advance they'll let you know the

situation depending on the event how

many people love magicians so make sure

that you ask this in advance maybe

you're not going to go see a concert

you're not going to go see a magician

you're going to go to an amusement park

and you're super excited to ride some of

the world's biggest and fastest roller

coasters but you realize that a lot of

other people are also excited about

riding these roller coasters so in

advance you call and you say is there

any way to skip the line is there any

way to jump the line and this means do I

have to wait is there any way to go to

the front of the line some places will

have an option where you can skip the

line and some places will say sorry you

have to wait they might say oh yes you

can buy a fast pass but it's going to

cost2 extra dollar per ticket you can

buy a fast pass but it's going to cost

extra they'll let you know the situation

but I want to make sure you can

correctly ask and you can correctly

understand their answer all right so you

have tickets for the amusement park and

then you get a call from the concert and

the person at the ticket counter at the

concert found a way to get you into the

concert you were on the waiting list and

it was successful you got into the

concert so what can you do with your

tickets for the amusement park you don't

want to waste your money you're kind of

sad that you can't ride the roller

coasters but you're glad you can go to

the concert so what should you do with

those tickets well you're going to want

to ask something to the ticket counter

at the amusement park you'll want to

tell them we bought tickets for tomorrow

but we're not going to be able to go can

we return them

we bought tickets for tomorrow but we're

not going to be able to go can we return

them and they'll let you know yes no

maybe give me a million dollars and yes

they'll let you know the situation but

this is a really good question to ask

can I return them in some places you can

in some places you can't so please ask

instead of just wasting your money and

not going ask them use English feel

confident so now it's your turn to use

these expressions in the comments below

this video use the expressions from

today's video and also if you have any

other Expressions that are useful for

buying tickets returning tickets getting

tickets to an event write them in the

comments and we can learn with each

other because this is a good way to

learn from each other's experiences five

Expressions is good but there are plenty

of others that you can learn so feel

free to learn from each other and let's

enjoy our travels thanks so much for

learning with me and I'll see you the

next time

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ticket ˈtɪkɪt A2	noun - a paper or electronic document that allows entry to an event or transport
reservation ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən B1	noun - an arrangement to secure something (e.g., a seat, a room) in advance
concert ˈkɒnsət A2	noun - a live music performance
zoo zuː A1	noun - a place where animals are kept for public viewing
park pɑːk A1	noun - a public green area for recreation
coaster ˈkoʊstər B2	noun - a ride consisting of a track with steep drops, especially at an amusement park
waiting ˈweɪtɪŋ B1	adjective - being in a state of expectation before something happens
list lɪst A2	noun - a series of items written or printed consecutively
advance ədˈvæns B2	noun - payment or arrangement made before it is due
skip skɪp B1	verb - to omit or not do something, especially a step in a sequence
line laɪn A1	noun - a queue of people waiting for service
fast fæst A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
pass pæs A2	noun - a document allowing entry or permission (e.g., a fast‑pass)
refund ˈriːfʌnd B2	noun - the return of money previously paid verb - to give back money paid
return rɪˈtɜːn B1	verb - to give back something that was taken or bought
buy baɪ A1	verb - to obtain something in exchange for money
ask æsk A1	verb - to request information or an answer
use juːz A1	verb - to employ something for a purpose
confident ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt B2	adjective - feeling sure about one’s abilities or outcomes
natural ˈnætʃ.ər.əl B2	adjective - existing in or caused by nature; not artificial

Key Grammar Structures

• I’d like to get four tickets for the zoo, please.

  ➔ Polite request using 'would like'

  ➔ The phrase "I’d like" is a polite way to express a desire, equivalent to "I would like", and it is followed by the infinitive "to get".

• We are fully booked.

  ➔ Passive voice (present simple)

  ➔ The verb phrase "are fully booked" is in the passive voice, showing that the tickets have already been taken by others.

• Can I get on the waiting list?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for permission/request

  ➔ The modal "can" is used here to ask politely if it is possible to be placed on the waiting list.

• Do I need to buy tickets in advance or can I just walk up and buy them?

  ➔ Yes/No question with auxiliary 'do'

  ➔ The auxiliary "do" forms a Yes/No question: "Do I need…?" It asks for confirmation about a requirement.

• Is there any way to skip the line?

  ➔ Wh‑question with 'any way' + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "any way to" introduces a wh‑question asking for possible methods; the infinitive "to skip" shows the action being asked about.

• I didn’t know that I needed a reservation.

  ➔ Past simple + that‑clause (reported thought)

  ➔ The past verb "didn’t know" introduces a "that"‑clause "that I needed a reservation", which reports a belief or information that was unknown at that time.

• If you’re traveling to an English‑speaking country...

  ➔ First conditional (if‑clause with present simple)

  ➔ The "if" clause uses the present simple "are traveling" to talk about a possible future situation, typical of the first conditional.

• There are six different situations and five expressions for each situation.

  ➔ Existential 'there are' + quantifiers

  ➔ The phrase "there are" introduces the existence of something, followed by the quantifier "six" and "five" to indicate exact numbers.

• You can say this when you go to the window.

  ➔ Zero conditional (general truth) with modal 'can'

  ➔ The sentence states a general rule: "you can say this" whenever the condition "you go to the window" is met, using the modal "can" to express ability/permissibility.