Unit 4 arrival

4.1 Approaching Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok

Exercise 4.1.1 Read and translate the text.

Today, more than 60 airlines fly from Hong Kong to 130 destinations, including 40 cities in mainland China. On a typical day, the airport (A/P) services at Chek Lap Kok Intl will handle 539 flights and 90,000 passengers, move 43,835 pieces of luggage and 6,100 tonnes of cargo, prepare 60,273 airline meals and pump more than 11 million litres of jet fuel. As it nears the end of its marathon flight, Speedbird 25, is about to add to those impressive statistics.

The en route portion of the flight is nearly over and, with it, the relative quiet the pilots have enjoyed for the last 10 hours. Before the descent starts – and their workload increases – they brief for the descent and landing.

The Hong Kong charts are retrieved from the mapbooks to review the arrival routeing and approach procedures. As well, the pilots discuss other significant factors such as weather, runway contamination, missed approach procedures and the minimum safe altitude, an important consideration given Hong Kong’s hilly terrain.

Exercise 4.1.2 Answer the questions.

1. What have the pilots enjoyed for the last 10 hours?

2. Why are the Hong Kong charts retrieved from the mapbooks?

3. What significant factors do the pilots discuss?

Exercise 4.1.3 Are the following statements true (√) or false (×)? Correct the false ones.

1. Today more than 60 airlines fly from Hong Kong to 130 destinations, including 40 cities in mainland China.

2. On a typical day, the airport services at Chek Lap Kok will handle 539 flights and 90,000 passengers, more 45,835 pieces of luggage and 6,100 tonnes of cargo.

3. The en route portion of the flight is over.

4. The Hong Kong charts are retrieved from the mapbooks.

5. An important consideration is given to Hong Kong’s hilly terrain.

Exercise 4.1.4 Give English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.

Авиакомпания, пункт назначения, материк, единица багажа, реактивное топливо, этап полета по маршруту, рабочая нагрузка, сборники карт, маршрут прибытия, процедура захода на посадку, важные факторы, загрязнение ВПП, процедура ухода на второй круг, минимальная безопасная абсолютная высота, особое внимание, холмистая местность.

Exercise 4.1.5 What do the following abbreviations stand for?

Intl A/P

Exercise 4.1.6 Find in the text synonyms for the following words and expressions.

Ordinary; almost; freight; silence; get or make ready; map; come closer; approach; important; part; mountainous.

Exercise 4.1.7 Match the word combinations and expressions in column A with those in column B.

A	B
1. including	a. службы аэропорта
2. mainland	b. груз
3. airport services	c. включая
4. handle	d. подавать насосом
5. cargo	e. материк
6. pump	f. впечатляющий
7. impressive	g. увеличивать
8. increase	h. инструктировать
9. brief	i. карта, схема, таблица
10. chart	j. обслуживать

Exercise 4.1.8 Fill in the gap with the words from the text choosing from the ones given in brackets.

1. My uncle is an _____ (aircompany, airservice, airline) pilot for the British Airways.

2. Tokyo was our final ________ (arrival, departure, destination).

3. Every year the airport services at Heathrow _____ (pump, use, add) 3 billion litres of fuel.

4. Before the descent starts pilots’ _______ (work, workload, payload) increases.

5. Before the descent starts the pilots brief for the _______ (arrival and departure, descent and landing, destination)

6. The Hong Kong charts are ______ (received, retrieved, reviewed) from the mapbooks.

7. An important ______ (concern, contamination) is given Hong Kong’s hilly terrain.

Exercise 4.1.9 Fill in gaps with the necessary form of the words given in brackets.

1. Today, more than 60 airlines ___________ (fly, flew, flies) from Hong Kong to 130 destinations.

2. On a typical day, the airport services ________ (handle, handles, will handle) 539 flits.

3. As it ______________(nearly, nears, near) the end of its marathon flight, Speedbird 25, is about to add to those impressive statistics.

4. The en route portion of the flight is nearly over and, with it, the relative quiet the pilots _________ (have enjoyed, enjoyed, has enjoyed).

Exercise 4.1.10 In the list below the box find a definition for the given words.

Airline Destination Passenger Luggage Fuel Flight Descent Chart Landing Arrival Approach Runway Altitude Terrain

1. person travelling in a car, bus, train, plane, ship, etc.

2. coming or going down

3. company or service providing regular flights for public use

4. detailed map used for navigation by air

5. place to which a plane is flying

6. coming nearer and nearer to (sth/smb) in space and time

7. material burned to produce heat or power

8. bags, suitcases, etc. containing sb’s belongings and taken on a journey

9. action or process of moving through the air

10. prepared surface along which aircraft take off and land

11. stretch of land with regard to its natural features

12. act of coming or bringing to land

13. reaching the place at the end of a journey

14. height above sea-level

Exercise 4.1.11 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Сегодня более 60 авиакомпаний летают из Гонконга в 130 пунктов назначения.

2. В обычный день службы аэропорта обслуживают 539 рейсов и 90 000 пассажиров, имеют дело с 43 835 единицами багажа и 6 100 тоннами груза.

3. В течение последних 10 часов пилоты наслаждались относительной тишиной.

4. Перед началом снижения они проходят инструктаж для снижения и посадки.

5. Они достают карты Гонконга из сборников, чтобы повторить маршрут прибытия и процедуры захода на посадку.

6. Пилоты также обсуждают другие важные факторы такие как погода загрязнение ВПП, процедуры ухода на второй круг и минимальная безопасная абсолютная высота.

7. Холмистой местности Гонконга уделяется особое внимание.

Exercise 4.1.12 Make up your own sentences using the following words and word combinations.

Airlines; destinations; mainland; pieces of luggage; jet fuel; workload; mapbooks; arrival routeings; approach procedures; runway contamination; missed approach procedure; minimum safe altitude; hilly terrain.

Exercise 4.1.13 Retell the text.