Grammar Practice

I) Complete the sentences with modal verbs: can (could), have to, must.

1. …I see your declaration, please?

2. He ... go through departures.

3. ... you tell me where the helicopter shuttle is, please?

4. The flight ... be 30 minutes late.

5. According to the rules, the passenger ... fasten his/her seat-bell before the plane takes off.

6. Excuse me, ... I have another blanket, please?

7. ... I help you?

8. London is 5 hours ahead of New York. You ... to put your watch forward.

9. To collect their baggage, passengers ... go to the baggage reclaim.

Comprehension Text

1. Read the text and try to understand it without a dictionary:

At the Airport

Pal 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, and her baggage was checked in/weighed on the scales. Pat's suitcases were very heavy, so she had to pay an excess baggage charge (amount of money for additional weight). Next, she was given a boarding pass (a ticket that allows her to get on the plane). 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 set 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 (the bags she is keeping with her on the plane) 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 Pal 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 156 to Tokyo now boarding at Gale Three”, and she goes to board (get on) her plane.

2) Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from (the text:

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. Alter the security check, you wail 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.

Dialogues

Read and act out:

1) On the Plane

PASSENGER 1: Excuse me, may I have an in-flight magazine, please?

STEWARDESS: Here you are. And how is your neighbor?

PASSENGER 2: Much better, thank you. Your medicine works wonders. I’m quite well.

STEWARDESS: Glad to hear it.

PASSENGER 2: What are you reading? Is this a business maga­zine?

PASSENGER 1: Yes, that's right. Are you a businessman?

PASSENGER 2: I have my own firm. We sell computers, mainly portable ones.

PASSENGER 1: Where are you from? I mean, what city do you live in?

PASSENGER 2: Chicago.

PASSENGER 1: Is this your first visit to Los Angeles?

PASSENGER 2: Oh no. I've been there many times. It’s a beauti­ful city, but I did not have much time to go sight­seeing. I was always busy.

PASSENGER 1: Ah-ha! And now is this business or pleasure?

PASSENGER 2: I’m on business.