5. Make word combinations, translate them and find them in the

text.
flight	check
security	lounge
security	store
hand	board
departure	attendant
departure	guard
duty free	luggage
Make up your sentences using these words and word combi­
nations.
Match the synonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and
find them in the text.
plane	friendly
flight attendant	to get on the plane
check-in counter	to enjoy
nice	stewardess
to depart	check-in desk
to board	aircraft
to like very much	to leave
Match the antonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and
find them in the text.
to arrive	to land
to take off	pilot
to get on	smooth
passenger	window seat
aisle seat	departure
bumpy	to depart
arrival	to get off

9. Retell the text.

10. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary.

RECORDED ANNOUNCEMENT

This is a recorded announcement. British Airways main office is open ... 9.00 a.m. ... 5.30 p.m. ... Monday ... Friday and ... 9.00 a.m. ... 1.00 p.m. ... Saturdays. The office is closed all day Sunday. ... urgent flight information, please phone ...the British Airways flight information desk ... Heathrow or Gatwick airport.

10. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1

This is ... special announcement for... passengers on ... flight BA 617 to ... London. Due to ... technical problems ... flight is delayed. ... Board­ing time is now 12.15 at ... Gate number 21. I repeat. ... Flight BA 617 to ... London. ... New boarding time is 12.15 at ... Gate number 21. ... British Airways would like to apologize for ... inconvenience.

10. Fill in the blanks with the right words from the list below.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Ladies and , attention, please! British Airways re­grets to the cancellation of Flight BA 564 to Lon­don due to difficulties. Will all the

now awaiting the departure of this flight please

the British Airways ground hostess at the

desk in the transit lounge? Will passengers who are

booked on this from Geneva and are now waiting in

the departure , also go to the information desk in the

transit area? A ground is waiting by Gate No 1 to

escort you. you!"

Contact, gentlemen_yflight, announce, hostess, passengers, thank, tech­nical, information, lounge.

10. Where and why do you hear these announcements?

11. What other announcement can you hear at the airport?

12. Where can you hear or use these phrases? Make up your own

conversations using these phrases.

1. The British Airways flight to Milan is now boarding at Gate 47.

2. Excuse me. How much are the tickets for the Mozart concert?

3. What's your seat, madam? — It's 17G.

4. They're sixty pounds each.

5. How often are the buses to the city centre? — Every 15 minutes.

6. A cheese sandwich and a coke, please.

7. That's £2.90, thanks.

10. Where do you go first when you travel by plane? Put these

places in the right order:

1. passport control;

2. baggage claim;

3. the check-in-desk;

4. the plane;

5. the arrival hall;

6. the departure lounge.

Describe what you do at each place.

10. Read and translate the announcements you can here on board

the plane. When do you hear these announcements?

ON BOARD THE PLANE

1. "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Captain Gibson and his crew welcome you aboard British Airways Flight 178 to New York. We will be flying at a height of 30000 feet. Our speed will be approximately 600 miles an hour. We'll land in New York in five and a half hours. The temperature in New York is now minus 3°C. In a few minutes you'll be able to see the Irish Coast. Our flight attendants will serve lunch in half an hour. Thank you for your attention."

2. "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of Captain Sonnleitner and his crew I would like to welcome you aboard this Swis­sair DC-9 aircraft. Our flying time to Geneva will be approximately an hour and twenty minutes. During the flight we shall be serving you with light refreshments. Please place your light luggage in the overhead racks, observe the no smoking signs, fasten your seat belts and ensure that your seats are in the vertical position for the take off. For your safety and com­fort during the flight you are requested to read the safety instructions which you will find in front of your seat."

3. "Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please. In a few minutes we shall be landing at Heathrow airport in London. Will you please return to your seats, place them in the vertical position and fasten your seat belts. Please, remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop and remember to take all your hand luggage with you. We hope you have had a pleasant flight and that we shall soon have the plea­sure of welcoming you aboard again. Thank you."