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Airport and hostel problem

vocabulary that I knew. So, when I arrived at the airport and I realized my phone didn't have any battery, I couldn't order an Uber to my hostel, but it was okay. I would just o...

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: Everyday speaking practiceSubtitles: en

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with the

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vocabulary that I knew.

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So, when I arrived at the airport and I

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realized

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my phone

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didn't have any

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battery,

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I couldn't order an Uber to my hostel,

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but it was okay.

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I would just order a taxi. So, I went up

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to a taxi driver

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and

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I froze.

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I knew each word individually,

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but forming a full sentence,

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I felt like a failure.

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All those hours of studying to waste. I

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couldn't even ask for a taxi. I realized

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then just how important it is to learn a

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language for real conversations,

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not

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