Vocabulary

airport— аэропортplane = aircraft— самолетcrew— команда

steward, stewardess = flight attendant— стюарт, стюардессаtofly on the plane— лететь на самолете (в качестве пассажира)tofly a plane— лететь на самолете (в качестве пилота)flight— рейс, полетto check in— зарегистрироваться

check-in desk or check-in counter — стойка/ окошко регистрации

luggage = baggage — багаж

hand luggage— ручная кладь

excess — избыток, перевес

trolley — тележка на колесиках

conveyer belt — транспортер, конвейер

customs — таможня

to check— проверять

check— проверка

to depart— уезжать

departure— отправление

departure lounge — зал ожидания

departure board— табло отправления

departure gate — выход на перрон, выход на посадку

to arrive — прибывать

arrival — прибытие

to board — производить посадку на самолет

on board — на борту

aisle — проход между рядами кресел

cockpit — кабина пилотов (экипажа самолета)

runway — взлетно-посадочная полоса

to take off — взлетать

to fasten the seat-belts— пристегнуть ремниturbulence— турбулентность

Read and translate the text.

AIR TRAVEL

When travelling by air you have to get to the airport early in order to check in about an hour before your flight. If you have a lot of luggage, you can put it on a trolley and push it to the check-in desk where some­onewill check your ticket and weigh your luggage. If you have excess luggage, you have to pay for it, and it can be expensive. Your heavy lug­gageis put on a conveyer belt and carried away. A light bag is classifiedashand luggage and you can take it with you on the plane.

Then you go to the customs. An immigration officer looks at your passport and a security guard checks your hand luggage before you go into the departure lounge to wait till your flight is announced. If you want to, you can buy some goods at the airport duty free stores. When you see on the departure board or hear an announcement that you plane is now boarding, you go through the departure gate, and then there is sometimes

a security check before you actually get on the plane. When all the pas­sengers are on board and when the captain and his crew are ready in the cockpit, the plane moves to the end of the runway. Finally, permission is received from the control tower and the plane moves faster and faster and finally takes off.

Flying is fun. I like being in a big aircraft. The cabin crew (stewards and stewardesses or flight attendants) are always very friendly and help­ful. They walk up and down the aisle bringing meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through some turbulence, they warn everybody that it might be a bit bumpy and ask us to fasten our seat-belts. On a long flight I like listening to music through the headphones available to all passen­gers or watch a video, which is always available, too, and sometimes I have a sleep. 1 enjoy it all so much that as soon as I get off the plane I want to go on the next flight again.

TEXT WORK

1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if

necessary.

Airport, luggage, light, crew, aisle, fasten, warn, flight.

2. Answer the questions.

   1. Why do passengers have to come to the airport an hour before the departure?

   2. What does a passenger do if he/she has a lot of luggage?

   3. What do you have to do if you have excess luggage?

   4. Where do passengers wait for their plane?

   5. What is a duty free store?

   6. What happens when all the passengers are on board?

   7. Does the writer like travelling by air? Why?

   8. How does he spend time during the flight?

3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word

combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the

text.

To put luggage on a trolley, excess luggage, conveyer belt, light bag, immigration officer, departure lounge, departure board, aircraft, securi­ty check control tower, cabin crew, to warn everybody, bumpy, to get off the plane.

4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

Чтобы зарегистрироваться, проверить билет, взвесить багаж, ручная кладь, таможня, объявлять рейс, магазин беспошлинной Торговли, пассажир, на борту, экипаж, взлет, взлетно-посадочная полоса, стюардесса (2), проход между рядами, войти в зону турбу­лентности, пристегнуть ремни, слушать музыку через наушники.