Encounters

1/How often do you use taxis in your own city? What do you use them for?
2/ What about when you are travelling?
3/When was your last trip by taxi? Where did you go?
4/ When was the last time you phoned for a taxi or got a taxi from a taxi
rank?
5/ How much is the minimum fare for a taxi in your city?
6/ What’s the maximum number of passengers a taxi can usually take?
7/ Do taxis in your city always use a meter? What about in other cities you
know?
8/ Do you usually ask the driver to keep the change?
9/ Do you ever ask for a receipt at the end of a journey?
10/Do you ever chat with people you meet in these situations? What do
you talk about?
in a taxi/ on a plane/ bus / train / waiting for a bus /sharing a table in a café
11/ “a’’ You’ re going to take a taxi. Work alone and think about these
questions.
* Where are you?
* Where do you want to go?
* What's the reason for your journey?
* What will you chat about with the driver? (The weather, the traffic, your
job ...)
“b” Take turns to be the passenger and taxi driver. Have conversations with
three parts: the start of your journey - a short chat - the end of your
journey
12/Think of a time in your life when you met someone interesting. Think about these questions.

1 - Where were you? When was it?

2 - What were you doing?

3 - What was the person like?

4 - What did you talk about?

5 -Did you spend much time together?

6 - Are you in contact now?