6. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentences from the list below.

1. As accommodation for a trip to Helsinki by boat is impossible to get we shall have to ___. 2. Where is the check-room here, I wonder. I want to ___. 3. They tied a ___ on my handbag after they had weighed it. 4. As soon as the passengers had taken their seats the plane began to ___. 5. We flew at the ___ of 3000 m. 6. I want to reserve a ___ with bath for a week. 7. When my husband comes to London he always ___ at the Hilton Hotel. 8. If I need some extra blankets or pillows in the hotel I call a ___. 9. I don’t know why but I m a little bit nervous when I ___ the Customs. 10. Every passenger ship is filled with ___ ___. 11. I would like to know if there is any difference in the charge of a ___ and a cabin? 12. ___ is an offence punishable by law.

Smuggling, chambermaid, special tag, life-belts and life-boats, go by plane, double room, go through, state-room, stays, pick up speed, have my luggage checked, altitude.

7. What do we say when:

1. you want to book a ticket by phone;

2. you are buying a ticket for a long-distance train for an elderly woman;

3. want to find out about the accommodations the hotel can offer;

4. you don’t know what items are allowed when crossing the border;

5. you don’t know the No. of the Platform where your trains arrives;

6. you have a long trip by train and you have no food with you;

7. your luggage is heavy;

8. weather forecast is unfavourable and you are going to take a sea-voyage;

9. you have something prohibited in your case;

10. you want to find out about the time of plane landing.

5. Make word partnerships with the verb from a and the nouns from b.

1. cross, cancel, catch, change, raise, cast, announce, board.

2. The plane, the gangway, trains, a diagnosis, the border, anchor, booking, a ship.

5. Read the text and decide which word from the box best fits each numbered space.

Take off, a flight, way back, delayed, the runway, an announcement, the airport, the plane, business trip, caused

When Charles was in Athens on his (1) ___ to the States from (2) ___ he had a disastrous experience at (3) ___. He was waiting for (4) ___ to New York when (5) was made to say that (6) ___ was (7) ___ due to technical problems.

Half an hour before that another announcement said there was to be a delay (8) ___ by air condition. In the end the plane had sat on (9) ___ for at least an hour before it was ready to (10) ___. It had been ages since he had felt so angry.

5. Complete these sentences with off, up, at, in, to, for, through, from, under

1. Don’t worry, our train always keeps ___ schedule.

2. The plane took ___ and soon we were in the air.

3. There was no line at the Customs House and we could go ___ Customs very quickly.

4. On the table there was a list of articles falling ___ restrictions.

5. I was charged ___ excess weight of my trunk.

6. The plain is due ___.

7. We alighted ___ the ship when she called ___ the port.

8. I have some prohibits articles and want to leave them ___ the care of the Customs House.