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Question
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A passenger and a railway staff regarding the cancellation of the reserved tickets.
Solution
| Passenger | Sir, I want to cancel a ticket. |
| Clerk | When was the journey planned? |
| Passenger | Sir, next Monday, the 23rd of March. |
| Clerk | Well, still three days are there. |
| Passenger | This is my ticket and takes the filled-in cancellation form. Tell me, sir, how much will you deduct. |
| Clerk | Well, we will deduct only the reservation charges and you will get the balance amount. Take the money and count it, it is Rs. 280/ Thank you, sir. |
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