English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Business trip

Cayla: How was your business

Jill: It was a nightmare. The plane was overbooked so we were packed in like sardines. It was a bumpy flight with lots of crying There was barely any room for my carry-on We took off late and I had to run to catch my connecting To top it all off, my checked luggage arrived one day late.

Cayla: Wow! That's too much. I'm amazed by your bad

Jill: I know, right? I shouldn't complain though. At least it's my dream job and I only have to travel once in a

Vocabulary

Business trip: Travel for work.

Plane was overbooked: The airline sold too many tickets for the number of seats on the plane.

Bumpy flight: Turbulence while flying.

Crying babies: Often refers to young children making lots of noise on a plane, bus, etc.

Carry-on-luggage: Bags that you store in the plane under your seat or above you.

Took off late: Describes a plane that departed after the scheduled time.

Connecting flight: An intermediate flight between departing city and destination.

Checked luggage: Bags that you give the ticket agent at the airport which are inaccessible while flying.

Amazed by: Impressed with.

Bad luck: Describes a series of unfortunate circumstances.

Dream job: An ideal job.

Once in a while: Not that often.

Practice

Tennis isn't my favourite sport but I'll play with my wife ... .

We ... because someone wouldn't put their seat belt on.

The ... so I offered to take the next flight for $300.

My ... is to be a doctor.

The ... arrived late which meant I was late getting to my meeting.

It seems like you always have such ... .

I need to go on a ... next week to meet with our new clients.

I only take ... when I travel because I hate waiting for my bags after a flight.

I'm ... how well you did on that exam.

Thankfully, there were no ... on my flight.

It's usually a ... from Edmonton to Vancouver because you go over the mountains.

You can find your ... at carousel four.

Answers

once in a while

took off late

plane was overbooked

dream job

connecting flight

bad luck

business trip

carry-on luggage

amazed by

crying babies

bumpy flight

checked luggage