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Ask Task: I Can’t Travel To The USA

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Interviewee: Luna Checchini

 

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Hi, my name is Luna; I’ve been asked to talk to you about my trips to the US, so here we go!

First question: How often do you travel to the USA, and why?

Well, I travel to the USA twice a year – more or less – because my boyfriend is American and he lives in California, so I go and visit him.

Second question: Can you tell us about your flight cancellation?

Well, my flight hasn’t been canceled yet; I have a flight to London on the 4th of June, and then I was going to buy the ticket to go to California, but I don’t think it’s likely that my flight will be confirmed nor that I will be able to be admitted to the United States due to the lockdown and the coronavirus situation, so I’ve been trying to get a hold of the airline to no avail at the moment, and I don’t know… Because I might lose my money, I might get a voucher, but it’s just not certain at the moment.

Third question: What three adjectives describe your feelings about this situation and explain why?

First of all, I’m frustrated because I don’t know what the evolution of the situation will be or the solution to it. Second, I am bummed because I will not get to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday nor our anniversary in June so this is the longest we’ve been apart in 3 years and it’s really bumming! Third, I’m hopeful because my boyfriend thinks I’m being too optimistic, and this is just wishful thinking, but I know in my heart that by the end of summer, I will be able to go to the US!

This is Luna for learning English Matters.

Words in this story:

More or less – pretty much, roughly

It’s likely – it is probable

To get a hold of – to reach, to contact

To no avail – with no result, inconclusively,

Bummed – disappointed, miserable

Wishful thinking – false hope

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