Travelling by plane questions

1. Do you agree that traveling by air is more convenient than by train?

(Yes, the planes fly very quickly. You can reach your destination in a few hours. It is much more pleasant than shaking in a train or bus for days.)

2. Have you ever traveled by plane?

3. Why must passengers be at the airport more than an hour in advance?

(They have to go the check-in-desk and weigh their luggage)

4. What do the passengers do if the flight is delayed?

(They wander round airport and see the planes taking off and landing)

5. How do you feel when you are waiting for a plane at the airport?

(excited, frightened, worried, bored, nervous, impatient, quite normal)

6. Are passengers allowed to have some luggage with them on board the plane?

(Yes, they can take hand luggage with them)

7. What notice do the passengers see when the plane takes off?

(Fasten your seat belts and No smoking)

8. What information do they get during the flight?

(They get information about the flight: at what altitude the plane is flying, what is the weather like out of the plane)

9. Does the stewardess serve the passengers well?

10. What are the duties of a stewardess?

(A stewardess has to give the passengers top-quality personal service, so that they have a pleasant flight and continue to fly with that particular airline. A stewardesses may have about a hundred passengers to look after continuously, checking that their safety-belts are fastened, serving food and drinks, answering all kinds of questions.

11. Are meals served on board the plane?

12. Is smoking allowed on board the plane?

13. Do many people feel air-sick?

(That spoils all the pleasure of flying. But let us not forget about all the modern pills and medications that help to overcome airsickness.)

14. Airport specialists check planes before every flight, don’t they?

(Yes, and the statistics say that planes get broken less often than buses and trains)

to travel by plane	Путешествовать самолетом
destination	Место назначения
What’s your destination?	Куда вы едете?
fare	Плата за проезд
Extra fare	доплата
flight	Полет, перелет, рейс
Non-stop flight	Беспосадочный рейс
Air service	Воздушное сообщение
airport	аэропорт
Cloak-room, (left-luggage office)	Камера хранения
announcer	диктор
stewardess	стюардесса
luggage	багаж
Hand luggage	Ручной багаж
Suit-case	чемодан
To board a plane	Сесть на самолет
Get on	Садиться в самолет
To book	Заказывать, бронировать билеты
To fasten one’s safety-belts	Пристегнуть ремни
Seat belt	Ремень безопасности
To fly (flew, flown)	летать
Flying weather	Летная погода
To hit an air pocket	Попасть в воздушную яму
To land	Приземляться, садиться ( о самолете)
To take off	взлетать
To see somebody off	Провожать кого-либо
To travel abroad	Ехать за границу
To travel on business	Ехать в командировку
To travel on (for) pleasure	Ехать для развлечения
How do you take to flying?	Как вы переносите полеты,
Check-in desk	Регистрация пассажиров
Passport control	Паспортный контроль
Departure lounge	Зал отлета
Duty-free shop	Магазин беспошлинной торговли
Terminal building	Здание аэропорта
Baggage reclaim	Выдача багажа
customs	таможня
Air ticket	авиабилет
Boarding card	Посадочный талон
Cabin crew	команда
captain	капитан
Flight attendants	Обслуживающий персонал
passengers	пассажиры
pilot	пилот
To feel airsick	Испытывать тошноту
To delay a flight	Задержать рейс
To cancel a flight	Отменить рейс
To stop for refueling	Приземлиться для дозаправки
cockpit	Место пилота в самолета
altitude	высота
runway	Взлетная дорожка
Overhead locker	Верхний шкафчик
Upright position	Вертикальное положение
To recline	Сидеть удобно откинувшись
Rear part	Хвостовая часть самолета
The plane is due	Самолет должен ( по расписанию) прибыть
Landing ground	Посадочная площадка
To afford	Позволить себе
On board	На борту
To save time	Экономить время
To cover a distance	Покрыть (пролететь) расстояние
To pack one’s luggage	Упаковывать вещи
To register	регистрироваться
To weigh	взвешивать
To attach	прикреплять
A tag	бирка
Free of charge	бесплатный
A notice	табло
A speed	скорость

EXERCISE 1.

What are these? Write the names of the things and places.

1. The place where an official checks your passport.

2. The card you get with your seat number.

3. The place where you collect luggage?

4. The place where they weigh your luggage?

5. You put your hand luggage here on the plane.

6. The place where you can buy perfume and alcohol at the airport.

7. Irregular movements of a plane caused by strong movements of air which can make your journey uncomfortable

8. The place where your bags are checked for goods you shouldn’t bring into a country (which fall under restrictions)

9. Feeling that you want to vomit (to throw up) because of the movement of a plane you are traveling on.

Exercise 2.

Complete the text with suitable words:

When you arrive at the airport, you first go to the (1)………desk where they weight your (2)……..If it is too heavy you have to pay excess (3)…………. The airline representative gives you a (4)………..card for the plane with your seat number. Then you have to wait about forty minutes in the (5)………….lounge. Here you can buy things in the (6)……….shop. Then you get on the plane and put your (7)………..luggage in the overhead (8)…………. The stewardess asks you to (9)…………your seat belt and the plane (10)……….off.

Exercise 3. Complete the instructions and information about the flight.

1. ……….your seat…………..,please.

2. Please put your seat in the …………..position.

3. We are now…………at an …………….of 8,000 metres.

4. The cabin……………..are now coming round to serve meals.

5. The plane is now…………off.

Exercise 4. Дополните выражения соответствующими словами:

free, baggage, boarding, reclaim, locker

a) excess………….

b) …………card

c) overhead……………..

d) duty-………

e) baggage……………..

Exercise 4. Match English words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents.