Spoken English Conversation: Travel Tips

Jason, I am going to England this summer.

Jason:Really?

Really?

Todd: Yeah can you give me some advice about where I should go. I'm gonna have about one week.

Yeah. Can you give me some advice? Where should I go. I plan to stay there for a week.

Jason:One week. What I suggest you do then is stay in the suburbs of London for a start, because it's a lot cheaper. If you stay in North London then you can spend all your money on rent . And I guess you should go around Central London. That's where all the tourist attractions are. That's where all the night life is. It's just got everything you need really, but like I said rent is way too expensive there, so.

A week. Then I suggest you take the London Underground first, because it is very cheap. If you live in North London, rent will eat up all your money. I think you should visit central London. All tourist attractions are concentrated there. That's also where the nightlife starts. You can definitely get everything you want there, but like I said, the rent is super expensive.

Todd:OK, now I was thinking of taking a day trip to Oxford or Cambridge or Bath. What would you recommend?

OK. I am now thinking of taking a day to visit Oxford, Cambridge and Bath universities. Do you have any recommendations?

Jason: It depends really. Bath has got a lot of history. I guess Oxford is a lot quieter, but again there is a lot of nightlife there as well. It really depends what you want to do, but Bath is good for history, definitely.

It depends. The University of Bath has a long history. I thought Oxford would be quieter and then there would be a lot of nightlife there. It really depends on what you want to do, but Bath definitely helps with the history.

Okay. What about Cambridge?

Todd:OK. What about Cambridge?

I don’t know much about Cambridge. I haven't been there yet.

Jason:Cambridge I'm not too sure about. I haven't been there so.

Oh yeah. OK So if I want to go to Oxford or Bath, how should I go? Do I need to drive?

Todd:Oh, really. OK. If I want to go to Oxford or to Bath, how can I get there? Do I have to drive?

The easiest way is Take a train. That can change, it depends on how much money you want. It's somewhat similar to a Japanese train. But it is quite expensive to travel such a long distance to Cambridge or Bath, about 30 pounds, which is really a lot of money.

Jason:The easiest way is to get a train. It can vary how much you wanna pay really. It's kind of similar to Japanese trains. But traveling as far as Cambridge and Bath would be quite expensive, maybe 30 pounds, which is quite a lot of money really, so.