Travelling by plane

Catching a train

A coach –

A carriage/car –

A dining car –

A compartment

A berth –

Upper/lower berth –

Baggage rack –

Baggage coach –

Reserved seat –

Luggage/baggage claim -

Left-luggage office

Sleeping car/first class car –

Non-smoker =non-smoking car

A fast train –

A stopping train –

A through train –

A long distance train

A local train

A single ticket (= a ticket to…)

A return ticket (= a ticket to…and back)

A round trip ticket –

Day return (ticket) -

First class standard class

A waiting room –

Fare - half-fare

Bedding –

Ticket office

Checkroom/left-baggage-room

To get/catch/take a train

To get on/off the train

To miss a train

To change to another train Do I have to change?

To reach/get to / arrive in Moscow/ at the train station

To see smb off

To reserve/book a seat on the train in advance

To travel by train/ on the train

To pack/unpack a suitcase

When does the train number 67 leave/arrive?

How long does it take the train to get to…? How long does it take to go from … to … by train?

Which train goes to…?

Does this train go to…?

Is it a fast train or a stopping train?

Which platform for Liverpool? – Number 3.

When is the train due to arrive?

We are on time. We are 20 minutes late/early.

At the railway station

- Hello, Mr. Blake. We’re not late, are we?

- Hello, Jane. No, you’re not late. I was a bit early.

- When does the train leave?

- It leaves at 4.27. If we hurry, we’ll be able to catch it.

- Is it an express?

- No, it’s a stopping train.

- Shall I buy the tickets, Mr. Blake?

- Oh, yes, I forgot about them. There’s the booking office.

- Do you know how much the fare is?

- Seventy-five pence for a single ticket and one pound fifty for a return. But ask for a weekend return. That might be cheaper. And ask for a timetable, too. You’ll need it on Sunday.

- All right. I’ll meet you at the entrance to the platform. Which platform is ours?

- Platform 16. I’ll take your suitcase. Which one is yours?

- That one is mine.

- Hurry up! The train leaves at 4.27.

- From platform 16?

- Yes.

- Hello, I’d like a ticket to Newcastle, please.

- Single or return, madam.

- Single, please.

- Smoking or non-smoking?

- Non-smoking, please.

- That’ll be £23, please.

- What time does it get to Newcastle?

- At 1.45. But you have to change at York and get on the 12.45 from London to Newcastle. But you’d better be quick. It goes off in three minutes.

- Oh, really? Which platform does it go from?

- Number 6, over there.

- Thanks very much.

Air travel

Departure board –

Flight number (BA 735)

Departure times –

Arrivals

Destination –

Check-in desk

A boarding card/pass

Seat number

Delay

Take-off/to take off

Landing/to land

Forced landing

Hand luggage/carry-on luggage

Luggage to be checked – check-in luggage

Overhead locker

Terminal building

Baggage reclaim/claim

Luggage trolley

boarding

Announcement

To announce the boarding

Cabin crew

Flight attendants (stewards and stewardesses)

Non-stop flight

Airsickness bag

To be/feel airsick

To book a flight

To make a booking for a flight

A window/an aisle seat

Weigh your luggage

Pay excess baggage

Check your ticket

Go through passport control

Check your passport

Go into departure lounge

Go to gate number…

Board the plane/get on the plane

Fasten your seat belts

Put your seat in the upright position

Go through customs (RED – goods to declare; GREEN – nothing to declare)

To cancel the flight

Delay –

There’s a two-hour delay on your flight?

What’s the reason for the delay?

Why is the flight delayed?

We were delayed at Athens airport?

Do you have any flights to … next Tuesday?

Could I make e reservation?

Can you tell me when flight 42 leaves/arrives?

How long will/does the flight last?

How much baggage can one take on the plane?

I must have the baggage weighed.

Travelling by plane

- What flights are there from London to Vienna tomorrow? I’d like to travel first class, please.

- BA flight 502 takes off from the Heathrow at 9.25 and flies direct.

- What time do I have to get there?

- You’ll have to be at West London Air Terminal by 8.10 at the latest.

- Good morning! Will you tell me if there is a flight to London on the 25^th of October?

- Yes, there are two flights – in the morning and in the evening.

- When is the morning flight?

- At 6 a.m.

- No, it’s too early. I’ll have a sleepless night if I take that plane. When is the evening flight?

- At 8 p.m.

- When does the plane arrive in London?

- At 10p.m.

- This time suits me. Are there any tickets for that flight?

- Yes, there are some first-class tickets.

- I’d like a return ticket. I’m coming back on the 30^th of October.

- Can I check here for the British Airways flight to New York?

- Yes, sir. May I see your passport and your ticket?

- Here you are.

- That’s fine. Can you put your suitcase on the scales, please?

- Of course. How much does it weigh?

- 23 kilos. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to pay excess baggage charge.

- Oh, it’s only three kilos overweight.

- Yes, sir… that’s £6… Thank you. Would you like to go through to the departure lounge?

- Good morning, sir.

- Can I check in here?

- Yes, you can. How much luggage have you got, sir?

- I’ve just got one case to check in and a laptop for hand baggage. That’s OK, isn’t it?

- Of course. Did you pack your suitcase yourself, sir?

- Yes, I did.

- And could I see your passport, please? Great, that’s fine.

- The plane is going to take off late, isn’t it?

- Yes, sir, but it’s only fifteen minutes late. Here is your boarding card. Go through the passport control now. It goes from gate number twenty-one.

- OK. Thank you.

- Not at all, sir.

- Excuse me. Is this gate 7?

- Yes, it is. We are boarding the plane at any moment.

- OK! I’m right on time.

- Miss! Are we landing now?

- Yes, we are. Please, fasten your seat belts. Here, let me help you. There!

- Thank you. You are welcome.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Captain Gibson and his crew welcome you aboard British Airways Flight 178 to New York. We’re now flying at a height of 30,000 feet. Our speed is approximately 600 miles an hour. We’ll land in New York in five and a half hours. The temperature in New York is now minus 3 C. In a few minutes you’ll be able to see the Irish Coast. Our stewards and stewardesses will serve lunch in half on hour.

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