Useful language

Word	Definition	Translation	Transcription
airport	a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in	аэропорт	eə.pɔːt
announcement	something that someone says officially, giving information about something, or when someone announces something	объявление, сообщение;	ə naʊn t  .smənt
appointment	a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place	свидание, условленная встреча	ə pɔɪnt.mənt
architecture	the art and science of designing and making buildings	архитектура	ɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər
average	the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts	средний	æv.ər.ɪdʒ
bill	the piece of paper which shows how much you owe someone for goods or services	счет	bɪl
(to) board	to get a an aircraft, train, ship, etc	подниматься на борт (корабля, самолёта); садиться (в поезд, трамвай и другие виды транспорта	bɔːd
boarding card	a card that a passenger must have to be allowed to enter an aircraft or a ship	посадочный талон	bɔː.dɪŋ kɑːd
(to) book	to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the future	заказывать; бронировать; брать билет	bʊk
budget	the amount of money you have available to spend	бюджет	bʌdʒ.ɪt
cabin	the enclosed part of a light aircraft in which the pilot and passengers sit	Каюта, кабина	kæb.ɪn
cash machine	a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, from which you can take money out of your bank account using a special card	банкомат	kæʃ mə ʃin
catch up on one’s sleep	to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else	отоспаться	kætʃ ʌp ɒnðeər slip
(to) check in	to record one's arrival, as at a hotel or for work; sign in or report	регистрироваться	tʃek.ɪn
(to) check out	to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key	расплатиться и освободить номер в гостинице	tʃek aʊt
check-in desk	the place at an airport where you show your ticket so that you can be told where you will be sitting	стойка регистрации (в аэропорту, отеле)	tʃek.ɪn desk
coin	a small round piece of metal, which is used as money	монета	kɔɪn
commission	payment to someone who sells goods which is directly related to the amount of goods sold	комиссия	kə mɪʃ.ən
connections	a bus, train, plane, etc. that arrives at a suitable time for passengers to get on after getting off another one to continue their journey	пересадка (транспортная)	kə nek.ʃən
(to) convert	to (cause something or someone to) change in form, character, or opinion	трансформировать, переводить (из одного состояния в другое)	kən vɜːt
counter	a long flat narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served	конторка; прилавок	kaʊn.tər
currency	the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time	валюта	kʌr.ən t  .si
delay (n)	when you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have to wait	задержка, приостановка;	dɪˈleɪ
delay (v)	to make someone late or to make them do smth slower	задреживать	dɪˈleɪ
departure	when a person or vehicle, etc. leaves somewhere	отправление, отбытие	dɪˈpɑː.tʃər
departures	the part of an airport where passengers go who are leaving on a plane	зал отправлений	dɪˈpɑː.tʃərz
departure lounge	a place in the airport where you can sit and wait till your plane is ready to leave	зал ожидания	dɪˈpɑː.tʃər laʊndʒ
destination	the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken	пункт назначения	des.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən
double bed	a bed big enough for two people to sleep in	двуспальная кровать	dʌb.l bed
equipment	the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose	оборудование	ɪˈkwɪp.mənt
(to) exchange	to give something to someone and receive something from them	обменивать	ɪks tʃeɪn d  ʒ
facility	the buildings, equipment and services provided for a particular purpose	средства обслуживания, удобства; услуги	fə sɪl.ɪ.ti
FAQ(frequently asked question)	a question in a list of questions and answers intended to help people understand a particular subject	часто задаваемые вопросы	ef eɪˈkju
female	belonging or relating to women	женщина	fi.meɪl
flight	a journey in an aircraft	рейс, полет	flaɪt
gate	the place in the airport where passengers go to get on an airplane	гейт, выход (в аэропорту)	geɪt
heads	with the obverse side of a coin uppermost, esp if it has a head on it	орел (на монете)	hedz
journey	the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle	путешествие, поездка (обычно сухопутное)	dʒɜː.ni
key card	a small plastic electronic card which is used instead of a key to open a door	карточка-ключ	ki.kɑːd
leaflet	a piece of paper which gives you information or advertises something	листовка; тонкая брошюра	li.flət
location	a place or position	положение, местоположение	lə ʊ  ˈkeɪ.ʃən
locker	a cupboard, often tall and made of metal, in which someone can keep their possessions, and leave them for a period of time	запирающийся шкафчик; ящик	lɒk.ər
lounge	a room in a hotel, airport, theatre, etc. where people can relax or wait	холл, комната для отдыха	laʊndʒ
luggage	the bags, cases, etc. which contain your possessions and that you take with you when you are travelling	багаж	lʌg.ɪdʒ
one-way ticket	A ticket allowing travel in only one direction	билет в одну сторону	wʌn weɪ tɪk.ɪt
overseas	in, from or to other countries	заграничный	əʊ.və siz
(to) pack	to put clothes, etc into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home	упаковываться, укладываться; укладывать вещи	pæk
passenger	a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it or flying it	пассажир	pæs.ən.dʒər
(to) pick smb up	to give smb a ride	брать пассажира, подвозить	pɪk.ʌp
polite	behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people's feelings	вежливый	pə laɪt
politics	the activities of the government, or people who try to influence the way a country is governed	политика	pɒl.ɪ.tɪks
premium	describes something that is of higher than usual quality	Высшего качества	pri.mi.əm
receptionist	a person whose job is to deal with people arriving at or telephoning a hotel, an office building etc	секретарь приемной	rɪˈsep.ʃən.ɪst
reservation (to make a reservation)	when you arrange to have something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant kept for you	бронь резервирование	rez.ə veɪ.ʃən
return ticket	a ticket for travel to a place and back again	билет туда и обратно	rɪˈtɜːn tɪk.ɪt
route	a particular way or direction between places	маршрут	rut
safe	a strong box or cupboard with special locks where valuable things are kept	сейф	seɪf
sailing	the sport or activity of using boats with sails	парусный спорт	seɪ.lɪŋ
save time	to prevent time being wasted	экономить время	seɪv taɪm
schedule	list of the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive	расписание	ʃed.jul
security pass	a piece of plastic or card that shows who someone is and that they have the right to be in a place, as a way of protecting the place against crime, attack etc	пропуск	sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti pɑːs
shuttle bus	a bus that travels regularly between two places	пригородный автобус	ʃʌt.l bʌs
(to)sign in	to write your name when you arrive at or leave an office, a club etc	регистрироваться по прибытии	saɪn ɪn
single bed	a bed for one person	односпальная кровать	sɪŋ.gl  bed
skiing	the activity or sport of moving on skis	катание на лыжах	ski.ɪŋ
suitcase	a large rectangular case with a handle for carrying clothes and possessions while travelling	чемодан	s j  ut.keɪs
tails	with the reverse side of a coin uppermost	решка	teɪlz
terminal	the area or building at a station, airport or port which is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft or ship	конечная станция; конечный пункт	tɜː.mɪ.nəl
train	a railway engine connected tocarriages for carrying people or wheeled containers for carrying goods	поезд	treɪn
travel	the activity of travelling	путешествие	træv.əl
trip	a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again	путешествие; поездка	trɪp
ultimate	most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst	максимальный; предельный	ʌl.tɪ.mət
valuables	things that are worth a lot of money, esp small personal things such as jewellery, cameras etc,	ценности	ˈvæl.jʊ.bl ̩z
wake-up call	a telephone call that you arrange to be made, for example in a hotel, to wake you up at a certain time	звонок-напоминание (обычно по просьбе постояльца гостиницы; вместо будильника)	weɪk.ʌp kɔːl

I. Match the words (1-10) with the definitions (a-j)

10. overseas

11. check out

12. premium

13. valuables

14. gate

15. budget

16. departure

17. luggage

18. schedule

10. pack

k. to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key

l. the amount of money you have available to spend

m. in, from or to other countries

n. the place in the airport where passengers go to get on an airplane

o. the bags which you take with you when you are travelling

p. to put clothes, etc into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home

q. things that are worth a lot of money

r. when a person or vehicle, etc. leaves somewhere

s. list of the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive

t. describes something that is of higher than usual quality

XXVIII. Translate the following words combinations, think which of them can be used when talking about hotels and which when talking about airports. Put them into the correct column in the table.

- check-in desk

- flight

- key card

- wake-up call

- catch up on one’s sleep

- shuttle bus

- ticket

- gate

- boarding card

- double-bed

- one-way ticket

- to make reservation

- terminal

- to check out

- luggage

- departure lounge

Hotel	Airport	Both
to check out	terminal	luggage

XXIX. Fill in the gaps using the words from Useful language (the first letter is given)

1. I don’t want to deal with my s …………, it is too heavy, so I’ll put it in l ………….

2. I lost my k………… c………… and couldn’t get in the hotel room

3. I want to c………… i…………, I b ………… a room in this hotel.

4. We waited 3 hours for the c………… to Istanbul.

5. If you have any v ………… things, you can put them in s ………….

6. – What’s the d ………… time of your f ………….? It’s 6.30 pm but there might be a d ………… because of weather conditions.

7. All passenger booked on 3674 flight to Istanbul, please wait in the d ………… l …………..

8. - Can you give me a w …………- u………… c………… in the morning? I’m afraid I can miss 8 o’clock s ………… b ………… which will take me to the airport.

9. - One ticket to London, please. – o ………… w ………… or r …………?

10. – I want to make a r ………….. I need a room for 3 days. - Do you want your room to have d ………… or s ………… bed?

READING.

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