Luyện nghe chép chính tả – Level Intermediate – Lesson 14

14 Taxi ride

Passenger: Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for pulling over.

Driver: Where to?

Passenger: Well, I’m going to the National Museum of Art, and . . . .

Driver: Sure. Hop in. No problem. (1)……………………!

Passenger: Uh. Excuse me. How long does it take to get there?

Driver: Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver. [Oh]. And I’m not average. I have
driving (2)…………………………….., so we should be able to cruise through traffic and get
there in less than twelve minutes.

Passenger: Okay. Uh, sorry for asking [Yeah?], but do you have any idea how much the fare will be?

Driver: Oh, it shouldn’t be more than (3)………………… . . . not including a . . . uh-hum . .
. a tip of course.

Passenger: Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?

Driver: Well, I would guess (4)………………………………….

Passenger: Uh, do you have the time?

Driver: Yeah. It’s half past four. [Thanks] Uh, this IS your first time to the city, right?

Passenger: Yeah. How did you know?

Driver: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the (5)………………………………

Passenger: Was it that obvious?

Driver: Well . . .

Passenger: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a (6)……………………………?

Driver: Umm . . . Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic. [Oh] It’s not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the decor is very authentic, [Okay] and the
(7)……………………….. are larger than most places I’ve been to.

Passenger: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum?

Driver: Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum. There are buses that run that way, but you would have to transfer (8)……………………………….. And there are taxis too, but they don’t run by the museum that often.

Passenger: Okay. Thanks.

ANSWER KEY

(1) Hang on (5) Skyscrapers

(2) down to an art (6) reasonable price

(3) 18 dollars (7) Portions

(4) around 6:00 O’clock (8) a couple of times