TRAVELLING BY AIR

Topical Vocabulary

1. (air)plane (airliner) самолет

2. helicopter вертолет

3. glider планер

4. flight рейс

non-stop flight беспосадочный полет

5. first class первый класс

6. business class бизнес-класс

7. economy class экономичный (туристический) класс

8. air terminal аэровокзал

9. airport аэропорт

10. runway взлетная полоса

11. control tower аэродромно-диспетчерский пункт

12. departure lounge зал ожидания (перед выходом

на посадку)

13. gate выход на посадку

14. boarding pass (card) посадочный талон

15. label бирка, ярлык

16. luggage compartment багажное отделение

17. cockpit кабина самолета

18. window seat место у окна

19. air hostess бортпроводница

20. air steward бортпроводник

21. porthole иллюминатор

22. seat-belt ремень сиденья

23. altitude высота

24. visibility видимость

25. charge плата

26. take off взлетать

27. land/make a landing совершить посадку

28. forced landing вынужденная посадка

29. hit an airpocket попасть в воздушную яму

30. make a reservation бронировать место

31. taxi (v) выруливать на взлетную полосу

32. fasten seat belts пристегнуть ремни

33. refrain from воздержаться от

34. hijack угнать самолет

35. aircrash авиакатастрофа

Topical phrase list

I’d like to book a flight Я бы хотел заказать билет (место)

a ticket on a flight билет на рейс

open return ticket билет в оба конца без указания даты обратного вылета

check-in desk стойка регистрации

You have overweight У вашего багажа лишний вес

The flight hasn’t been announced yet Посадка еще не объявлена

Go through the security check Пройдите проверку службы безопасности

What’s the flying time? Какая продолжительность полета?

Flight … to … is cancelled Рейс … до … отменяется

due to adverse weather conditions из-за неблагоприятных погодных

условий

Flight … to … is delayed Рейс … до … задерживается

Flight … to … is boarding Производится посадка на рейс …

The flight is boarding at gate No 5 Посадка производится у выхода № 5

Please proceed to gate No 5 Пройдите, пожалуйста, к выходу

на посадку № 5

Refrain from smoking, please Воздержитесь от курения

Remain seated, please Оставайтесь на своих местах

TEXT 1.

I knew it was going to be a bad day when, on the way to the airport, the taxi driver told me he was lost.

I had booked my flight over the telephone, so when we finally arrived, I had to rush to the reservation desk to pay for my ticket. The woman at the desk told me that my name was not on the passenger list. It took fifteen minutes for her to realize that she had spelled my name incorrectly. She gave me my ticket and told me I’d better check in my luggage quickly or I’d miss my flight.

I was the last person to get on the plane.

I found my seat and discovered that I was sitting next to a four-year-old boy who had a cold. I sat down and wondered if anything else could go wrong.

I hate flying, especially take-off, but the plane took off and everything seemed to be all right. Then, a few minutes later, there was a funny noise and everything started to shake. I looked out of the window and – oh my God – there was smoke coming out of the wing. All I could think was “The engine is on fire. We’re going to crash. I’m too young to die.”

Almost immediately, the captain spoke to us in a very calm voice, “Ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. We are having a slight technical problem with one of our engines. There is absolutely no need to panic. We will have to return to the airport. Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened.”

Well you can imagine how frightened I was, but the crew were fantastic. The flight attendants were really calm and told us not to worry. One of them told me to relax and said everything would be all right.

A few minutes later, we were coming in to land. The pilot made a perfect landing on the runway. It was over. We were safe.

That day, I decided not to fly again. I caught another taxi and went home. But as I closed the front door, I looked down at my case. Somehow I had picked up the wrong suitcase.

Ex. 1. Put these events in the right order, according to the passage.

a) She paid for her ticket. g) The taxi driver got lost

b) The engine caught fire h) She went home

c) The plane landed i) The flight attendants told people to be calm.

d) The plane took off j) She booked the flight

e) She picked up the wrong suitcase. k) She left home

f) The reservations clerk couldn’t find l) She checked in her luggage.

her name.

Ex. 2. Find the words in the story which mean the following.

1. The desk where you can collect your ticket if you have made a reservation.

2. The part of an airport where a plane takes off and land.

3. A group of people who work on a plane.

4. A person who flies a plane.

5. A person who is traveling on a plane.

6. A person who looks after the people who are traveling on a plane.

Ex. 3. Match the beginning of the sentence with he end.

1. I checked in a) their flight

2. She got on b) my ticket

3. The travel agent made c) their seat belts

4. The pilot landed on d) the plane.

5. She caught e) my luggage.

6. They almost missed f) a taxi

7. The passengers fastened g) the runway

8. I booked h) my reservation

9. The crew were I) her suitcase.

10. She picked up j) very calm.

Ex. 4. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases and use them in sentences of your

own.

get airsick; gain height; hit an air-pocket; concrete runway; according to statistics; air crashes; pilot’s cabin; air hostess (stewardess); touch the ground; safe flight.

Ex. 5. Look at the tile of the magazine article. What do you think the writer’s main points are?

Now read the article. Were you right? Do you agree with her?

Дата добавления: 2015-11-16