Self study work. (ssw )

Ex.1.Make up your own dialogues using the following words and expressions.

a) A ticket to, to take a train, to change, single, return, if I were you, carriage, to be due to arrive, attendant, to while away the time.

b) Airport, plane, to take off, to have one’s luggage weighed and registered, stewardess, fasten the seatbelts, to be airsick, to go through customs, to be overweight.

Ex.3. Imagine that you are on a holiday in a foreign country. Choose a place and write a postcard to some friends at home.

Ex .4.Study the text in order to retell it.

Travelling by air

Nowadays people who go on business mostly travel by air, as it is the fastest means of travelling.

Here are some hints on air travel that may be helpful. Passengers are requested to arrive at the airport two hours before departure time on international flights and an hour before on domestic flights as there must be enough time to complete the necessary airport formalities.

Passengers must register their tickets, weigh in and register the luggage. Most airlines have at least two classes of travel, first class and economy class, which is cheaper. Each passenger of more than two years of age has free luggage allowance. Generally this limit is 20 kg for economy class passengers and 30 kg for first class passengers. Excess luggage must be paid for ex­cept for some articles that can be carried free of charge.

Each passenger is given a boarding pass to be shown at the departure gate and again to-the stewardess when boarding the plane.

Watch the electric sign flashes when you are on board. When the "Fasten Seat Belts'' sign goes on, do it promptly, and also obey the "No Smoking" signal.

Do not forget your personal effects when leaving the plane

Landing formalities and customs regulations are more or less the same in all countries.

When these formalities have been completed the pas­senger goes to Customs for an examination of his lug­gage.

As a rule personal belongings may be brought in duty free. If the traveller has nothing to declare he may just go through the "green" section of the Customs.

In some cases the Customs inspector may ask you to open your bags for inspection it sometimes happens that a passenger's luggage is carefully gone through to prevent smuggling.

Ex.5.Imagine you are one of the crew. Try to make the similar announcement. Make use of the given material.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Captain Brown and his crew welcome you abroad Vjva Air flight 435 to Malaga. We are now flying at height of 9,000m. Our speed is approximately 9,600 km an hour. We'll land in Malaga in five hours. The temperature in Malaga is now +32 °C. Our stewards and stewardesses will serve lunch and beverages in half an hour.

Ex.6 Answer the questions.

1. What information is usually given to the passengers on board a plane? . 2.What services does a stewardess offer them? 3. At what speed and altitude do modern aircrafts fly? 13. On what flights do they serve meals? 14.When do students and schoolchildren pay .reduced prices for tickets? 15. Is travelling by air more expensive than railway travel? 16. What are advantages and disadvantages of air travelling?

Ex.7. Find in the dialogues the English equivalents for the following expressions and use them in sentences of your own.

Заботиться о пассажирах, взлететь, быть на взлетной полосе, застегнуть ремень, болят уши, взвесить и заре­гистрировать багаж, весить больше, показать место, спокойный полет, попасть в воздушную яму, сэкономить время

Ex.8. Ask your fellow students.

... if she has ever travelled by plane

... how she liked it

...if she was nervous when flying for the first time

...if she gets tickets for a plane beforehand

...if she travels at half fare

...how long it takes her to get from Astana to her native place

...if her flight was ever put back

..:why it was put back

...by how long it was put back .

...if she likes to sit at the porthole (window)

...what one can see if visibility is good (poor)

...who looks after passengers on board a plane

...what information passengers get about the flight.

…if she ever wanted to become a stewardess '

...what features of character a stewardess must have in her opinion .

..if aircrashes are often nowadays

...if flying is more dangerous than railway travel

...if it is more expensive than railway travel

Ex.9. Answer the following questions according to the pattern.

Pattern: Would you (rather) like to sit at the pilot's cabin or at the window? I don't mind it either way. Or: I'd rather sit at the window. I want to look through the porthole.

1. Would you like to go by plane or by train? 2. Would you like to go to the airport by the Metro or by a special passenger bus? 3. Would you like to book your ticket be­forehand or on the day of the departure? 4. Would you like to take this bag with .you or have it stored in the lug­gage hold? 5. Would you like to do the shopping now or after classes? 6. Would you like to visit him today or on Sunday? 7. Would you like to speak to the Dean now or after the meeting?

Ex.10. What will.you do if:

you want to fly to your native place when you have holidays; your flight is put back by half an hour; you want to have something to read on board a plane; you are afraid of getting airsick; "No smoking" and "Fasten your belts" are lighted up; your flight is called (announced); your luggage is overweight; you want to take your brief-case with you; you missed your plane; you came to see your friend off but her flight is put back; you want to send a telegram from the airport; you want to know when the plane from Almaty arrives; you want to know why the plane from Moscow is late.

Ex.11. What will you say if you want to know:

at what speed the plane is flying; what is the tempera­ture overboard; when the plane is due to Astana; why the plane is late; why the airport doesn't take.planes; if you can take your camera with you; where you can get a snack; if you can take the seat at the window; if your fellow passenger is travelling for the first time; how long you will be up; if smoking is allowed on board the plane; if the stewardess can get you some medicine for your air­sickness; why you must fasten your safety-belt.

LESSON 9. VISITING LONDON

Grammar: The Sequence of Tenses. The Present Perfect Tense.

The Usage of Articles with Geographical Names.

Ex.1.Warm up. Explain the meaning of the proverb” When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”