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2.5 ï¿½ï¿½When a person leaves on a journey

Have a good trip!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Have a pleasant and safe journey.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Well, the cruise ship is leaving soon.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Have a good trip!ï¿½>

Have a nice trip.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Have a nice trip. Call me from your hotel.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I will. See you in a month.ï¿½>

Have a safe trip.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½It will take you three hours to get to Los Angeles by car. Have a safe trip.ï¿½>

Have a safe journey.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Well, you have your passport and ticket. Youï¿½ll be in Paris in ten hours. Have a safe journey.ï¿½>

Have a nice flight.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <The flight attendant checked on my safety belt and said, ï¿½Have a nice flight, sir.ï¿½>

Bon voyage!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <The cruise ship gave a signal, and the people on the pier shouted, ï¿½Bon voyage!ï¿½ >

I’ll miss you. Listen A “I will feel your absence while you are on a journey.” <At the airport she kissed me on the cheek and said, “I’ll miss you.”>

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2.6 ï¿½ï¿½When you welcome a returning person

Welcome back!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <When I returned home from an overseas trip, my sister greeted me, ï¿½Welcome back!ï¿½>

Welcome back, stranger!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½You have been away for such a long time that it is almost strange to have you back.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Welcome back, stranger! We havenï¿½t seen you around here in ages.ï¿½>

Itï¿½s nice to have you back!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m so glad you made it home. Itï¿½s nice to have you back.ï¿½>

I missed you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I felt your absence while you were on a journey.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <Upon my arrival, she kissed me on the cheek and said, ï¿½I missed you.ï¿½>

We missed you around here.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <The family greeted the returning soldier, ï¿½We missed you around here.ï¿½>

Weï¿½ve missed you around here.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <There was a big sign on the pier for all arriving passengers to see, ï¿½Weï¿½ve missed you around here.ï¿½>

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2.7 ï¿½ï¿½When you ask polite questions to a person who has just returned

How did it go?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½My trip was OK.ï¿½>

How was it?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½It was great. I liked my vacation very much.ï¿½>

How was your flight?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½The flight was awful. We got into a storm. I felt like I was dying.ï¿½>

Did everything go OK?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, more or less. The airline lost my luggage, though.ï¿½>

Did you have fun?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < - ï¿½We had lots of fun! Iï¿½ll tell you the details later.ï¿½>

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2.8 ï¿½ï¿½When you signal your partner that you are ready to leave a place

Are you ready to go?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½ ï¿½Anytime youï¿½re ready.ï¿½>

Are you about ready?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes. Actually, Iï¿½ve been waiting for you.ï¿½>

Are we ready to leave?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½I am. How about you?ï¿½>

Are you ready to part company with these people?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Are you ready to leave these people?ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, letï¿½s go.ï¿½>

Letï¿½s go.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½OK. Iï¿½m ready.ï¿½>

Letï¿½s get going.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Letï¿½s stay for a while. I would like to mingle in this crowd for another hour.ï¿½>

Letï¿½s get out of here.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Itï¿½s too crowded in this restaurant. Letï¿½s get out of here.ï¿½>

Letï¿½s hit the road.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Did you see my car keys?ï¿½>

We should be on our way.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, itï¿½s time to go.ï¿½>

Letï¿½s go somewhere where itï¿½s more quiet.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Letï¿½s move to a place where there is less noise.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½I would like to continue our conversation. Itï¿½s crowded here. Letï¿½s go somewhere where itï¿½s more quiet.ï¿½>

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2.9ï¿½ï¿½ When you are concerned about safety

Call when you get there.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Itï¿½s already dark outside. Drive safely. Call when you get there.ï¿½>

Donï¿½t forget to call.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, Iï¿½ll call you as soon as I get there.ï¿½>

Give me a call.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Donï¿½t worry. Iï¿½ll be all right. Iï¿½ll call you from my destination.>

Iï¿½ll call you when I get home.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, please. We are concerned about your driving.ï¿½>

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2.10ï¿½ï¿½ When you want to keep in touch with a person

Keep in touch.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Maintain communications with me.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Good-bye. Keep in touch.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Take care. Be sure to write.ï¿½>

Letï¿½s stay in touch.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½OK. Iï¿½ll communicate with you over the Internet.ï¿½>

Iï¿½ll be in touch.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Good-bye, my dear. Iï¿½ll be in touch.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I miss you already. Call me on the phone.ï¿½>

Iï¿½ll touch base with you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I will contact you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½My flight is boarding now. Iï¿½ve got to go. Good-bye.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Have a nice flight. Iï¿½ll touch base with you.ï¿½>

Remember to write.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Good-bye, Jane. Remember to write.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I will, Fred. Take care.ï¿½>

Write me.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Donï¿½t forget about me. Write me.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½How can I forget about you? Iï¿½ll write you.ï¿½>

Let’s write. Listen < – “Oh, that’ll be fun. I know your e-mail address. Look for my messages.”>

Donï¿½t forget to write.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Good-bye, old friend. Donï¿½t forget to write.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I will. See you.ï¿½>

Drop me a line.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Write me a short message sometime.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½When you get there, drop me a line.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I sure will.ï¿½>

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