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OFFICER: Put all your carry-on luggage on the belt, ma’am.
PASSENGER: My purse and camera, too?
O.: Yes, ma’am, everything. Won’t hurt your film.
P.: But it’s 400 ASA film.
O.: Take your camera out, then, and I’ll check it through by hand.
P.: Okay.
O.: Thank you. Now step through here. Are you wearing any metal, ma’am?
P.: Mmm... why, yes, this bracelet.
O.: I’m afraid you’ll have to take it off, ma’am, and step through again... Mmm-hmm. Fine, thank you. Here’s your bracelet. Have a good flight now.
P.: Okay, thanks.
Here are some words to help you check your understanding of the dialogues. You should know the bold words to make your communication easier.
available (adj): ready; there when it is needed
aisle (n): a long narrow space for walking, which usually divides rows of seats
baggage claim area (n): the place to pick up suitcases and bags after a plane flight
belt or conveyor belt (n): an endless moving band carrying things from one place to another
bracelet (n): an armband; jewelry for your arm
board (v): to get on a plane, train or ship
carry-on luggage (n): a traveller’s small bags carried on board a plane
charge (n): the price asked or paid for something
check (n): a ticket given in exchange for something that will be reclaimed later, e. g. baggage check (also known as «claim check») (v): to examine
check-in time (n): the time at which you must report to the airline counter before the plane leaves
check in (v): to register at a hotel, airport
coach (n): economy
delay (n): the amount of time that something is late
excess (n): amount by which something is more than is expected or proper
scales (n): any machine for weighing
weigh (v): to measure how heavy something is
overweight (n): excess of weight above what is usual or legal
an open return: a round-trip ticket but the return reservation is not made
Test
Find English equivalents.
1. Я бы хотел место у окна. | a) Have a nice flight! |
2. Когда начнется посадка? | b) Shall I put my carry-on luggage on the belt? |
3. Салон для курящих или некурящих? | c) Smoking or nonsmoking? |
4. Вот ваши багажные квитанции и билет. | d) I’d like a window seat. |
5. Мне положить ручной багаж на транспортер? | e) If you are wearing any metal, take it off and step through here. |
6. Если на вас надеты какие-либо металлические предметы, снимите их и пройдите здесь. | f) When will the flight be boarding? |
7. Приятного полета! | g) Here are your baggage claim checks and your ticket. |
Look at the sentences (a-f) below and put the conversation in order.
a) By the way, I don’t want a night flight.
b) What time should I check-in?
c) Do you fly to London on Sunday?
d) Please be there by 8.15 - the airport will be crowded.
e) OK. We have a nonstop flight leaving at 9.15 a. m.
f) Just a second and I’ll check the schedule.
Transport
Read the conversation. Try to memorize it.
A: Excuse me, do the buses stop here?
B: Yes, most downtown buses stop at this corner.
A: I want to go to Washington Avenue. Can I take any bus that stops here?
B: You can take any bus except number 12. It turns off at Richmond Street.
A: How often do the buses run?
B: They are supposed to run according to the schedule that you can see over there. The usual interval is fifteen minutes. Oh, a bus is coming. It’s number 5. You can take it.
A: How much is the fare?
B: One dollar.
A: Thank you.
B: You are welcome.
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