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◊ AT THE AIRPORT
Pat arrived at the airport two hours ago to catch her plane to Tokyo. At the check-in
counter, a ticket agent looked at her ticket and her passport. Her baggage was checked in /
weighed on the scales. Pat’s suitcases were very heavy, so she had to pay an excess
baggage charge. Next she was given a boarding pass. The boarding pass has a seat
number written on it, and Pat was given a window seat in the non-smoking section. Her
suitcases were labeled and sent off to be loaded into the hold of the airplane.
While waiting for the flight to be called, Pat goes to the newsstand to buy a newspaper.
Then she goes through the security check, where her carry-on luggage is searched. Then
Pat goes into the duty-free shop where she has a chance to buy some things cheaply. The
goods she buys here are cheap because they are not taxed.
In the departure lounge Pat joins the other passengers who are sitting and waiting until
it is time for their flight to depart. After a few minutes Pat hears the announcement: “Flight
158 to Tokyo now boarding at Gate Three,” and she goes to board (get on) her plane.
Word Use
Ex. 8 Choose the right word from the text to complete the sentences.
1. When you arrive at the airport you first go to the _____________ counter.
2. You have to have a _____________ pass so that you can get on the plane.
3. After the security check, you wait in the ___________ lounge.
4. You can buy many things cheaply at the ___________ shop.
5. When you hear the announcement, you go to the ______________ to board your
plane.
Ex. 9 Complete each sentence by using a word from the box.
departure lounge immigration officer check-in desk
departure gate security guard duty free
board departures board hand luggage
check excess baggage check in
taxi passengers runway
trolley security check conveyor belt
announcement on board take off
When travelling by air you have to get to the airport early in order to (1)
_______________ about an hour before your flight. If you have a lot of luggage, you can
put it on a (2) _________________ and push it to the (3) __________________ where
someone will (4) ______________________ your ticket and weigh your luggage. If you
have (5) __________________, it can be expensive. Your heavy luggage is put on a (6)
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_____________ and carried away. A light bag is classed as (7) _________________ and
you can take it with you on to the plane. An (8) _________________________ looks at
your passport and a (9) _________________ checks your hand luggage before you go
into the (10) _________________ to wait till your flight is called. If you want to, you can
buy some cheap (11) _______________ goods here. Then you see on the (12)
_________________ or you hear an (13) ___________________ that you must (14)
______________________ your plane. You go through the (15) ______________, then
there is sometimes a (16) _________________ before you actually enter the plane. When
all the (17) _____________________ are (18) _________________, and when the captain
and his crew are ready in the cockpit, the plane begins to (19) ________________ to the
end of the (20) ______________. Finally, permission is received from the control tower
and the plane moves faster and faster in order to (21) _______________.
◊ CHECKING IN FOR THE FLIGHT
Check-in clerk: Good morning.
Traveller: Good morning. Can I check in here for the flight to New York?
Check-in clerk: Yes, I’m afraid it’s running late today, it’s leaving at ten past three
instead of one o’clock.
Traveller: Oh, dear.
Check-in clerk: May I have your ticket and your passport? … Thank you very much.
Traveller: Can I take this briefcase as hand baggage?
Check-in clerk: Yes, as long as it’ll go under the seat. Have you any other baggage?
Traveller: Yes, I‘ve got these two suitcases and this bag.
Check-in clerk: I’m afraid the baggage allowance to New York is two pieces. It
doesn’t involve weight, only the number of pieces.
Traveller: So how much excess baggage is there?
Check-in clerk: The extra charge is £20 for each extra piece that you have.
Traveller: For each piece above two?
Check-in clerk: Yes, so that’ll be £20.
Traveller: I see. Do I have to pay now?
Check-in clerk: Yes, please … £20. Thank you very much. Where would you like to sit?
Traveller: No smoking, please.
Check-in clerk: No smoking. Window?
Traveller: Yes, by the window, please.
Check-in clerk: So that’s 18A, that’s your boarding card and your ticket that you’ll
need to show again at the gate.
Traveller: Thank you.
Check-in clerk: Do you have a valid visa for New York?
Traveller: Yes, I do.
Check-in clerk: Can I see it? … Thank you. We’ll be boarding at Gate 23 at two forty-
five.
Traveller: Gate 23. Right, thank you very much.
Check-in clerk: You’re welcome.
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Class communication
Ex. 10
Student A Student B
1. You are checking in for flight QF 4,
the 21.00 from San Francisco to
Honolulu. Have your passport and
ticket ready. You have a suitcase and
a bag, and you would like to keep the
bag with you on the plane. You are
worried that your suitcase will be over
the allowance because it is rather
heavy. You want to smoke on the
plane.
1. You are checking in passengers for
flight QF 4, the 21.00 from San Francisco to Honolulu. Ask for the passenger’s ticket and passport, ask him /
her where he / she would like to sit
and give him / her a boarding card.
The baggage allowance is two pieces.
Do not let the passenger take his / her
bag on board the plane because it is
too big to go under the seat. Tell the
passengers that the flight has already
2. You are checking in passengers for
flight SK 621, the 07.45 from Oslo to
been announced and is boarding at
Gate 5. It will leave on time.
Tel-Aviv. Ask for the passenger’s ticket
and passport, ask him / her where he /
she would like to sit and give him / her a
boarding card. There are no window
seats left in the no-smoking area, but
there are some in the smoking area.
The baggage allowance is 20 kilos, and
the passenger’s suitcase weighs 12 kilos. The flight is going to be at least an
hour late, and you don’t know when it
will be announced.
2. You are checking in for flight SK 621,
the 07.45 from Oslo to Tel-Aviv. Have
your passport and ticket ready. Your
baggage is one suitcase. You are a
non-smoker and would like a seat by
the window. You are hoping the flight
will be on time; ask when it is going to
be announced.
◊ SECURITY CHECK
Jeff Kramer is going through the Security Check
Security: Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor … Please put all carry-on
luggage on the conveyor. Step right this way, ma'am. This way, sir. (Beep)
Please empty your pockets and go through again, sir. (Beep) Please step
this way, sir. Pardon me, what do you have in this pocket?
Jeff: Oh, sorry, just some keys.
Security: That's fine. Thank you, sir. Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor.
Step right this way …
Woman: Is this machine film-safe?
Security: Yes, it is, ma'am. Please put all…
Woman: Are you sure? They're pictures of my granddaughter's first birthday …
Security: You can give the camera to me, ma'am. It doesn't have to go through the
scanner. Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor. Step right this way…
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Jeff goes to pick up his briefcase.
Security (2): Would you mind opening your briefcase, sir?
Jeff: No, not at all … there you go.
Security (2): Would you mind turning on the Walkman?
Jeff: OK.
Securiy: That's fine, sir. We just have to check. You can go through.
Ex. 11 Fill in Security Survey. With a partner, compare and discuss your answers.
Airport Security Survey
How do you feel about airport security? Check () the boxes
1. When you are at an airport, what do you prefer?
Some security checks Very careful security checks No security checks
2. Do you mind opening your carry-on luggage?
No, I don't mind Yes, I do mind
3. Do you mind when they ask you questions?
Not at all Not if they are polite Yes
4. Do you mind when they search you after you have walked through the scanner?
No Yes
5. How do you feel about airport security staff? (You can check more than one box.)
They're doing a difficult but important job. I wouldn't like to do it.
I don't like it when they're talking to each other instead of looking at the x-ray scanner.
Why do they always stop me?
I think they could be more polite.
Word Use
Ex. 12 Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
◊ DURING THE FLIGHT
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome on board this British Airways flight to Rome. In a very short time, just as soon
as we (1) _______________ (receive) permission, we (2) ___________________ (take
off). When we (3) ______________________ (reach) our cruising speed of 550 miles an
hour, we (4) ________________ (fly) at 35,000 feet. Our flight time today is two and a half
hours, so we (5) _________________ (be) in Rome in time for lunch!
The cabin crew (6) ______________ (serve) refreshments during the flight, so just sit
back and relax. We hope you (7) _______________ (enjoy) the flight. If you (8)
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______________ (need) any assistance, just press the button and a flight attendant (9)
_________________ (come) to help you.
(Later on during the flight)
If you (10) ___________________ (look) out of the right-hand side of the plane, you
(11) ___________ (see) Mont Blanc.
In a few moments’ time, the crew (12) _________________ (come) round with duty-free
goods. We (13) _____________ also ______ (give out) immigration forms. When you (14)
_______________ (fill) them in, please place them in your passport. They (15)
_____________ (collect) as you (16) ________________ (go) through passport control
In twenty minutes’ time we (17) ______________ (land). Please put your seats into the
upright position.
You are requested to remain seated until the plane (18) ____________ (come) to a
complete standstill. Before you (19) ___________ (leave) the plane, please look around to
make sure you (20) _____________ (not leave) any of your possessions behind you.
We hope you (21) ____________ (fly) again soon with British Airways.
Ex. 13 Complete each sentence by using a word from the box.
headphones seat belts
aisle land
turbulence cabin crew
airliner
Flying is fun. I like being in a big (1) _____________ with the (2) ___________ (stewards and stewardesses) looking after me. They walk up and down the (3)
_________________ bringing meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through some (4)
_________________, they warn everybody that it might be a bit bumpy and ask us to fasten our (5) _____________. On a long flight I like listening to music through the (6)
_____________ available to all passengers, and sometimes I have a sleep. I enjoy it all so
much that I never want the plane to (7) ____________.
◊ GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS
Customs officer: Would you like to put your luggage on here?... Thank you. Where
have you just come from?
Traveller: From Madrid.
Customs officer: Madrid. Are you resident in Spain, or do you live in the UK?
Traveller: I live in Spain.
Customs officer: Can I see your passport, please? … Thank you. How long are you
coming to the UK for?
Traveller: For a week.
Customs officer: On holiday, are you? Or business?
Traveller: Yes, on business.
Customs officer: I see. OK. Well then, you understand that you’ve come into the Green
Channel, which means you have nothing to declare.
Traveller: Yes.
Customs officer: Is this your luggage?
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Traveller: This is all, yes.
Customs officer: Nobody else is travelling with you?
Traveller: No, I’m travelling alone.
Customs officer: OK then. What type of goods have you got, cigarettes, cigars?
Traveller: I’ve got just 200 cigarettes.
Customs officer: Nothing else at all in the tobacco line?
Traveller: No.
Customs officer: Any drink at all? Spirits? Liqueurs? Wine?
Traveller: Just this bottle of whisky.
Customs officer: Was that bought in the duty-free shop, or …?
Traveller: Yes, at Madrid airport.
Customs officer: I see. Are you bringing any gifts at all for anybody in the UK?
Traveller: Well, the whisky is a present, but that’s all.
Customs officer: I see. No other small items – watches, jewellery?
Traveller: No, it’s just personal things.
Customs officer: OK. Right, sir. Would you let me have a look in there? … Is the note-
book going back to Spain with you?
Traveller: Yes, it is. It’s mine.
Customs officer: Do you have a camera at all?
Traveller: No, not with me.
Customs officer: Ok, sir. Thank you very much.
Class Communication
Ex. 14
Student A Student B
1. You are arriving in Chicago on a
flight from London and have to go
through Customs. You have 300
cigarettes and 1 litre of whisky as a
gift for a business friend in Chicago.
The whisky cost £9.50 at a Heathrow
duty-free shop. You are not sure if
you will have to pay duty, so declare
everything to the customs officer.
This is only your second visit to the
USA; the last was 12 months ago.
2. You are a British customs officer.
The traveller has come through the
Red Channel. Find out what goods he /
she has and if he / she has to pay duty. The duty on spirits is £5 for each
litre over the allowance.
1. You are a customs officer in Chicago. Find
out where the traveller has come from and what
goods he / she has. The allowances are:
3 US quart (0.946 litre) alcoholic drinks
3 300 cigarettes or 50 cigars
plus gifts up to $100 in value and which can in-
clude 1 gallon (3.785 litre) of drink.
If the traveller claims the gift allowance, make
sure that the item is really a gift. Check when
the traveller last used the gift allowance, because he / she cannot do this more than once in
six months.
2. You are arriving in the UK from your own
country and have to go through Customs. You
have two litres of Bacardi rum that you bought
duty-free. You don’t know if this is within the allowance, so you go through the Red Channel.
Have money ready in case you have to pay duty.
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◊ Going through Passport Control
Ex. 15 Try to complete the dialogue.
Passport officer: Good morning. Where have you come from?
Traveller: ________________________________________________________.
Passport officer: Fine. May I see your passport?
Traveller: ________________________________________________________.
Passport officer: What’s the nature of your visit?
Traveller: ________________________________________________________.
Passport officer: And how long are you staying in the United States?
Traveller: ________________________________________________________.
Passport officer: Fine. Here’s your passport back.
Traveller: ________________________________________________________.
Passport officer: Welcome to the United States. Enjoy your stay.
Class Communication
Student A Student B
You are visiting Canada and have to go
through Passport Control. Show your
passport and be ready to answer questions about the purpose and length of your
visit, any previous visits to Canada etc.
You can invent the details.
You are a Canadian passport officer
checking the passports of people coming
into the country. Find out where the traveller has just come from, the purpose of his
/ her visit and how long he / she intends to
stay. Ask for details of any previous visits
to Canada. You can ask any other questions you can think of.
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
◊ BOOKING A TRAIN TICKET
Ex. 16 Read the telephone conversation between a customer who lives in London
and a travel agent and complete the form below.
Telephonist: Greenwich Travel. Good afternoon.
Susan: Good afternoon. I wonder if I could book a train ticket to Paris?
Telephonist: Yes, of course. Hold the line, please. I’ll put you through to our
reservations department.
Clerk: Reservations. Can I help you?
Susan: Yes, I’d like to book a ticket to Paris.
Clerk: Do you know which train you’d like to take?
Susan: Um, no. Could you tell me what the departure and arrival times are?
Clerk: Hang on, please.
Clerk: Hello.
Susan: Mmm?
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Clerk: Yes, when would you like to arrive in Paris?
Susan: Next Friday evening.
Clerk: Well, there’s the 8.04 train – that arrives at 18.07, or the 9.45 which ar-
rives at 17.50, or the 9.55 from Charing Cross. That gets in to Paris at
16.32; that one uses the hovercraft so it’s a bit quicker.
Susan: Oh, the 9.55 sounds like the best.
Clerk: OK. So that’s the 9.55 from London Charing Cross on Friday the
fifteenth of February, arriving in Paris at 16.32. Now, could you give
me your name, please?
Susan: Susan Moynihan.
Clerk: I’m sorry. Could you spell that?
Susan: Yes, Moynihan, that’s M-O-Y-N-I-H-A-N.
Clerk: M-O-Y-N-I-H-A-N. Thank you. Do you want first or second class?
Susan: Er, can you tell me what the price difference is?
Clerk: One way or return?
Susan: One way.
Clerk: Well, first class is £78.50 and second class is £39.95.
Susan: First class then, please.
Clerk: And how would you like to pay?
Susan: Can I call in tomorrow and pay and collect the ticket at the same time?
Clerk: Fine. We’ll see you tomorrow then.
Susan: Thanks. Bye.
Clerk: Goodbye.
GREENWICH TRAVEL
Name
Travel From To
Date of Departure
(please tick)
Plane Train Coach
Class Communication
Ex. 17 Answer the following questions.
Which train would you like to travel on?
What are the departure and arrival times?
What is the price difference?
CUSTOMER RESERVATION FORM
Business Class First Class Second Class
One way Return
Time of departure
Time of Arrival
Fare
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Ex. 18 Put the dialogue in the right order.
Traveller: Hello. I’d like some information about trains from Amsterdam to Paris,
please.
Clerk: There’s an express at 10.50, getting in at five past five.
Traveller: It doesn’t really matter, but I have to be in Paris by 8.00 p.m.
Clerk: Well, the 12.26 arrives in Paris at 18.57, but you have to change in
Brussels.
Traveller: Yes. Can you tell me about trains from Amsterdam to Paris tomorrow?
Operator: Hold the line, please. I’ll put you through to International Enquiries.
Clerk: There is, but you would still have to change.
Traveller: Hmm. I’d prefer to leave a bit later, I think.
Clerk: International Enquiries. Can I help you?
Traveller: The time is better, but I’d really rather not change. Is there a later train?
Clerk: Certainly. What time would you like to leave?
Traveller: I see. In that case the 10.50 is probably the best. Can I buy a ticket now?
I’ve got a credit card.
Ex. 19
Student A Student B
You want to buy a single ticket and book
a single-berth sleeping compartment on
the night train from Brussels to Salzburg.
You are going on August 14
th
. Check the
time of the train, which you think leaves
at about 8 o’clock in the evening. Find
out the cost and then buy either a firstclass or second-class ticket and book
your accommodation.
Brussels–
Salzburg
Single fare
Single-berth
sleeping
compartment
Brussels
20.19
st
1
class
£52.60
£49.40
Salzburg
07.05
nd
2
class
£33.80
£17.20
◊ AT THE RAILWAY STATION
Anna and Michael took a taxi to the station to catch their train to London. They arrived
just in time: the train is due to arrive in a few minutes. They don’t need to go to the ticket /
booking office because they bought their tickets yesterday, and reserved two seats to be
sure of getting somewhere to sit.
At the ticket barrier, they show their tickets to the ticket collector who clips them to show
that they have been used. On the platform Anna looks for a porter to help them with their
luggage. They find their seats in the first compartment in the carriage next to the buffet car.
They put their cases on the luggage rack as the train moves off. During the journey a ticket
inspector comes to look at each passenger’s ticket. Anna asks him if they have to change
(trains). The inspector tells her it’s an express (train) and it goes direct to London (so they
do not have to change).
The train pulls into the station exactly on time, and the passengers get off.
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Word Meaning
Ex. 20 What is the word or expression for:
a. the place where you buy your ticket,
b. the man who looks at the tickets on the train,
c. the place where you can buy drinks,
d. not early or late?
Word Use
Ex. 21 Complete each sentence by using a word from the box. One of the words
will be used more than once.
buffet car
carriages
catch
change
compartment
departures board
inter-city express
left luggage office
luggage rack
no smoking
platform
railway station
restaurant car
return
through train
ticket collector
ticket office
tickets
timetable
train
trolley
window seat
David Perry went to the (1) ______________ to pick up a suitcase he had left there earlier in the day. Then he went to the (2) _________________ and asked for a second-class
(3) ________________ to Hastings.
Five minutes later he was checking his London – Hastings (4) ________________ to
see what time his (5) __________________ left. There was one at 12.15 from
(6) _______________ 12. He checked his watch. It was 11.55.
“Good,” he thought. “I can (7) _________________ that one”.
As he walked towards (8) _____________ 12, an old lady stopped him. She was pushing a (9) _____________ which contained two large suitcases. She asked him if there was
a train to Southampton soon. He looked up at the large (10) _______________ above their
heads. He soon found what he was looking for.
“Yes, there’s a train leaving in fifteen minutes from (11) _______________ 6,” he said to
her. “It’s an (12) ______________. The old lady thanked him, and David hurried along.
The (13) _____________________ were quite full by the time he reached the
(14) __________________. He got into the second (15) __________________ and, after
putting his suitcase on a (16) _____________________, managed to find a
(17) ________________. It was a (18) ___________________ compartment. David was
pleased as he was allergic to cigarette smoke.
Ten minutes after the train had left the (19) ______________, the (20) _____________
came round to check people’s (21) _________________.
“Is this a (22) _________________?” David asked.
“No, you’ll have to (23) __________________ at Eastbourne”.
“And can you get something to drink on the train?”
“Sorry, sir, there’s no (24) _________________ or (25) _________________ on this
service, I’m afraid.”
“Ah well, never mind,” David thought to himself. “We’ll soon be in Hastings.”
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