Exercises

I. Translate into Russian:

Embark; embarkation; security officer; airline’s ground hostesses; security check; airbridge; cabin crew; hand baggage; to walk between two posts; a detection device; bell; to walk through; to ring; to board the plane; boarding; to enjoy the flight; to show smb to one’s seat; the wrong seat; to sort out; overhead rack; on the cabin floor; to run into turbulence; to fall out of the rack; to hurt smb; the galley; safe; unsafe; at the rear of the aircraft; to be in one’s way; to fasten the seatbelt; “No smoking” sign; to start taxiing; runway; takeoff; seatbelt sign; to go off; weather forecast; the captain; hijacking; a smooth flight; a screening device; body search; scheduled time; a tailwind.

II. TranslateintoEnglish:

Ручная кладь; турбулентность; прогноз погоды; взлёт; ВПП; пристегнуть ремни; полка; кухня(на борту самолёта); выяснить; командир; проверка безопасности (спецконтроль); привязной ремень; дежурная по посадке; безопасный; угон самолёта (захват); трап; проверяющее устройство; опасный; безопасность; попутный ветер; объявить посадку; номер выхода; время регистрации; номер рейса; время вылета; квитанция; формальности; табло; зависеть от…

III. Translate the following sentences:

Your flight will be boarding at Gate 5. Follow the signs pointing the way to Gate 5. You’ll have to produce your boarding card to the airline’s ground hostess at the Gate. After a security check you’ll have to walk down the airbridge to the open door of the aircraft. Our normal security check won’t take more than a few minutes. Why do we have to walk between the two posts? This is a detection device that shows if anyone is carrying any metal. May I see your boarding card? Now, you can board the aircraft. My seat is occupied, that gentleman must be in the wrong seat. Will you sort it out? Can we put our hand baggage in the overhead racks? You can put your briefcase under the seat and it won’t be in your way at all. Have you fastened your seatbelt? Are we on schedule? When is smoking forbidden? Seat backs must be placed in a vertical position. Return to your seats and fasten the seatbelts. Do you think security checks are reassuring? Automatic screening device has been introduced lately.

IV. Answer the following questions:

How do passengers know where to board? Where do passengers have to produce their boarding cards? Who takes passengers to the aircraft? Why do they carry out security checks? What procedures do security checks include? What devices have been introduced lately? What is the reaction of passengers to these checks? Where can passengers put their hand baggage? When must the seatbelts be fastened? In what position must the seat backs be placed during take off and landing? When do passengers have to return to their seats and fasten their seatbelts? What procedures are reassuring? When is smoking forbidden? Why do they carry out body searches?

V. Act out dialogues on the following situations:

1. A passenger wants to get some information of security checks, he has never flown before.

2. A passenger is very nervous as he has got many pieces of hand baggage

He wonders where he could put his hand baggage.