#385 When Travel Plans Go Completely Wrong - English under Pressure
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#385 When Travel Plans Go Completely Wrong - English under Pressure

B1IntermediateJuly 24, 202617 min

Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. Today, we are going to talk about what happens when a carefully planned trip begins to fall apart. Maybe your flight is delayed or cancelled. Perhaps you miss your connection, your suitcase disappears, or the hotel cannot find your reservation. Lately, these problems seem to be increasingly common, especially during the peak summer season. Airports are overcrowded, flights are full, and staff are under pressure. One small delay can quickly disrupt your entire journey. Read the...

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Maybe your flight is delayed or canceled.

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Hi, everybody. I'm Georgiana, and this is Speak English Now podcast. My mission is to help you speak English fluently. Today we're going to talk about what happens when a carefully planned trip begins to fall apart. Maybe your flight is delayed or canceled.

0:27

Perhaps you miss your connection, your suitcase disappears, or the hotel can't find your reservation. Lately, these problems seem to be increasingly common, especially during the peak summer season. Airports are overcrowded, flights are full, and staff are under pressure. One small delay can quickly disrupt the entire journey.

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Traveling is already tiring. You may have woken up at four in the morning, waited in several lines, removed your shoes at security, and paid far too much for a disappointing sandwich. Then you look at the departure screen and see Cancelled

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