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E-tickets or electronic tickets are paperless. You can check in for your flight using just your ID and sometimes an itinerary or reservation number.

Some useful expressions for making a booking:

— I'd like a one way ticket to Chicago, please, for February 18^th.

— Can we book a round trip ticket to Manila leaving March 30 and returning the following Sunday?

— Could you give me a call on round trip flights to New Zealand for the end of March?

There are the following types of tickets: economy, business and first class. First class is the most luxurious and expensive, while economy is the most basic and inexpensive. Business is in between.

Some expressions about the types of tickets:

— I'd like a first class ticket.

— We'd prefer to fly business if possible.

— Can you put us an economy, please.

The time that passengers spend in the airport waiting for their connecting flight is called a layover. Here are some common types of requests we need to make about the layover time:

— You don't think you can find something with a shorter layover, do you?

— Actually, I prefer a direct flight if possible.

— Is there any way we can get a flight connecting in Tokyo?

The expression seating preferences means what kind of seat the passenger wants.

An aisle seat is near the aisles of the airplane. A window seat is near a window.

Here are some common types of requests about the seating preferences and meals served:

— Can you make sure one of us gets a window seat, please?

—Would you, please, try to put us in the emergency exit row seat?

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— If possible, I'd like to make sure that I'm not sitting near any young children.

— I'd like to get a seat at front if possible.

— Can we get three seats in a row together for my family?

— Is it possible to request a vegetarian meal?

arrangements приготовления

round trip = return trip поездка туда и обратно, поездка в оба конца

travel agent агент бюро по продаже авиабилетов connect flight полет с промежуточной пересадкой layover задержка tax налог, сбор

fare стоимость проезда, тариф, плата за проезд

payment платеж, плата, оплата

aisle [ail] проход между рядами

preferences предпочтения

to confirm подтверждать

itinerary [аГппэгэп] курс, маршрут, путь

departure [di'pa:t[al отправление

list список

arrival [э'гагу(э)1] прибытие

paperless безбумажный

ID сокр. от identification идентификация

one way ticket билет в одну сторону

direct flight прямой рейс

emergency exit запасный выход

row [гэи] ряд

vegetarian ^vechji'teananj вегетарианский

Задание 7.1. Вы заказываете авиабилет. Составьте предложения, используя следующие слова:

1. round trip ticket, Moscow to London, leave June 16, return
the following Saturday

2. one way ticket, New York, leave any time in October,

Задание 7.2. Вставьте пропущенные слова.

1. I'd like а______ class ticket.

2. You don't think you can find something with a shorter____________,

do you?

3. Can you make sure one of us gets a__________ seat, please?

^ТЕХТЗ

AIRPORT CHECK-IN

Robert Swans is arriving at the airport to fly from Sidney, Australia to Nice, France. But he must first fly to Paris and then from Paris to Nice.

DIALOGUE

Ticket agent: Next in line, please. Checking-in, sir? And what's your destination today, sir?

Robert: Nice, France, connecting from Paris. Is departure still at 11:45?

Ticket agent: Yes, indeed. Everything is on time today. Can I have your ticket and passport, please? Are you checking any baggage?

Robert: Yes, just one suitcase. But could you tell me what the international baggage allowance is? I think I might be over the limit.

Ticket agent: Thirty five kilos.

Robert: Could you, please place your suitcase on the scale, Mr Swans?

Ticket agent: Ok, that's just under thirty four kilos, so you'll be fine. And I see you have one carry-on bag. Here is a list of items that are prohibited in your carry-on baggage.

Robert: Sure. Could you tell me if the flight is very busy?

Ticket agent: It's almost full but you'll have no problem boarding. Your reservation is confirmed. And now, do you have a seating preference, window or aisle?

Robert: Well, I'd like an aisle seat near the front, if possible, so I can get off quickly in Paris. My connection is quite tight and I want to get through Immigration and Customs as quickly as possible.

Ticket agent: I see, your luggage is checked through in Nice but you still have to take it through Customs in Paris yourself. So, being first in line to Immigration probably won't save you any time.

Robert: Well, I'll try it anyway. So, I'd be grateful if you could put me on an aisle seat close to the exit.

Ticket agent: We certainly can. Ok, sir, you are in aisle seat IOC on Flight 405 departing from Gate 9 at 11:45. Here is your passport and boarding pass. And the gate is over to your left.

Robert: Thank you very mucb.

Ticket agent: Have a nice trip, sir.

Notes to the dialogue:

The ticket agent announces — "Next in line, please" — to tell the person waiting at the front of the line or queue to come to her counter. She then asks — " Checking-in, sir?' To check-in means to register your presence for a flight, or hotel, or even an event such as a conference.

Here are some examples how we can use the word check-in:

Hi, I'd like to check-in for the Paris Flight. Check-in for international flights is in Terminal 4. I need to check-in to hotel before the meeting. After check-in, please, go to passport control.

The ticket agent asks Robert - "And what's your destination today, sir?" A destination is the place where the traveler wants to go. The place where you leave from is called your point of departure. So, we go to a destination and leave from our point of departure. For example:

I'm going to Paris next week.

We will go to Sidney on Tuesday.

I left from Frankfurt at 6:00 PM but didn't get to Munich till

10:00.

We call the area in the airport where you wait to get on a plane — the departure lounge and the area where you go to after getting off a plane — the arrival lounge. Lounge is a synonym to room, or waiting room in this case.

It's very common when travelling by air to have to go to another city first and then change planes before going on to your final destination. This is called connecting. To connect means to change to another airplane in another city. So, Robert is connecting in Paris and then taking another plane to Nice. This is called connecting flight. Here are the examples how to use the expression connecting:

I have to connect in Hong Kong.

I have a connecting flight through Madrid.

We connect in Brussels and then fly on to Antwerp.

I missed my connecting flight in London so I was late for the meeting.

When the plane doesn't depart or arrive on time we say the flight is delayed.

Sometimes you might want to take some of your baggage onto the plane. This type of baggage is called carry-on baggage.

Baggage allowance is the maximum weight of luggage a passenger can take without paying any extra charges. If your luggage weighs more than your baggage allowance — you are over the limit and you have to pay excess baggage charge.

A boarding pass is a special ticket that is printed when travellers check-in and which allows them to board or to get on the aircraft.

The expression the connection is tight means that there isn't much time.

POLITE REQUESTS

You may ask "What's your name?". It sounds right but a little rude. Instead, it is better to ask using modal verbs, such as could, would or the words if and mind (Do you mind? Would you mind if?) These words make the request less direct and more polite. So, the direct question "What's your name?" would sound more polite and would be: "Would you mind to tell me your name?" or "Could you tell me your name?"

If we agree to a request we can use a confirming phrase, such as:

Ok. That's all right.

Yes, that won't be a problem.

We certainly can.

Certainly, sir.

More informally we can say: No problem. Yes, sure.

When refusing a request it's especially important to be polite since the refusal might make the other person not very happy. We usually say:

I'm afraid we can't do that because...

Unfortunately, that won't be possible because...

ffl СЛОВАРЬ

line амер. очередь

queue [kju:] англ. очередь

destination цель (путешествия)

to check сдавать (в гардероб, в камеру хранения, в багаж и т.д.) to check in регистрироваться

baggage allowance [a'lauans] разрешенный вес багажа scale [skeil] весы carry-on bag ручная кладь

Immigration and Customs иммиграционный и таможенный конт­роль

gate гейт, выход (в аэропорте)

departure lounge {'launcfrl зал вылетов

excess baggage charge плата за лишний вес багажа

boarding pass посадочный билет

to board садиться в самолет (поезд, трамвай и любой другой вид транспорта)

Задание 7.3. Используя слова could, would, if и mind,

сделайте предложения более вежливыми.

Example: Can I open the window? — Would you mind if I open the window?

1. Tell me where I can get a taxi.

2. How much is excess baggage charge?

3. Book me on a later flight.

4. Help me with my bags.

^^> Задание 7.4. Переведите на русский.

1. Samsonite makes very strong suitcases but they can be a bit expensive.

2. Please, place your carry-on bags in the overhead com­partment.

3. The baggage allowance for this flight is twenty kilos.

4. I had to leave my makeup at the airport because it is prohibited in carry-on bags now.

Задание 7.5. Переведите на английский.

1. Я хотел бы сдать багаж на рейс в Париж. — Конечно, сэр.

2. Регистрация для международных рейсов находится в 4 терминале.

3. После регистрации, пожалуйста, идите к паспортному контролю.

4. К сожалению, это будет невозможно, потому что у меня стыковочный рейс через Мадрид.

5. Мы пересаживаемся в Брюсселе и затем летим в Ант­верпен.

6. Я пропустил свой стыковочный рейс в Лондоне.

7. Да, нет проблем. Мы, конечно, можем.

8. Я боюсь, что мы не сможем сделать это, потому что у меня пересадка в Гонконге.

Задание 7.6. Заполните пропуски, используя слова: checking-out, appointment, collecting, flight schedules, difference, options, scheduled, travel arrangements, land.

— Good morning, how can I help you? What can I do for you?

— Good afternoon, sir. Would it be possible to make some
___ on behalf of my boss?

— Certainly, madam. Please have a seat.

— Well, on Monday the 21st of March my boss Mr Taylor

needs to be in Paris. At 11 AM he has an ___________ with a customer. I

know it takes about three quarters of an hour to get to the customer's
office. >

— I see. So, Mr Taylor should in Paris at around 10 AM.

At the latest. at the airport, luggage, not to

mention traffic.

— Yes, you're quite right.

— Would it be possible to catch an early morning flight at Heathrow?

— Let me see. I have the Heathrow___________ here in front of me.

Early morning? I'm afraid the first__________ flight from London is only

at 8 AM.

— That late? Is there no earlier flight to Paris?

— Unfortunately not, madam.

— I guess the only solution is to fly to Paris on Sunday evening then?

— Yes that's right. But look at it this way, catching the early morning flight on Monday would have meant getting up as early as

4 AM anyway. There's the one-hour___________ with continental time,

the trip from Birmingham, check-in time etc.

— I suppose you're right. Let's take a look at the for

Sunday evening.

^ TEXT 4

RENTING A CAR

Travelers cannot always get to the place they want by catching a plane or taking a taxi. They need their own means of transport. Robert Swans wants to rent a car for a four day trip to New York and so he calls a car rentals firm.

DIALOGUE

George: Welcome to "Star" Rent a Car. My name is George. How can I help you?

Robert: Morning, George. I'd like to rent a car for a four day trip to New York.

George: You have come to the right place. We have a very wide range of cars. What kind of car would you like?

Robert: I'm not too sure. What's available?

George: Well, we have standard four doors, four by fours, mini vans, SUVs and convertibles.

Robert: Ok, George, I'll be fine with a standard four door. What options do you have with those?

George: All "Star" vehicles include automatic transmission and air conditioning. Our standard model is Ford Taurus that comes fully loaded (equipped) with power steering, ABS, and FM radio. But I guess you will also want GPS. It's a long way to New York.

Robert: No, I think I'll do fine with a map, thanks.

George: Ok, and who will be driving?

Robert: I will.

George: May I have your name, sir.

Robert: Certainly. It's Robert Swans. Here is my international
driver's permit and my driver's license. ^

George: Ok. Let me just write that down. Our standard mileage allowance is 500 miles per day, so, you won't need to worry about extra charges for a trip to New York. What about automobile collision insurance? It can get icy on those roads.

Robert: That's not a bad idea, but my credit card gives me collision insurance.

George: All right. Just sign here and here are the keys of your car.

<^> Questions

1. What kind of car would Robert prefer?

2. What features are standard on all "Star" cars?

3. What documents are necessary to rent a car?

Notes to the dialogue:

When renting a car it's always a good idea to let the representative know your basic requirements. The rental firm will need to know, for example, how long you need the vehicle for, how far you will be traveling and the number of passengers.

What else might you be asked for when you rent a car? Here are the examples of questions:

How long will you be needing the vehicle for, sir?

How far you will be traveling?

Will there be additional drivers?

Will that be just for the day, or can I interest you in our weekly deals?

What do you have that will accommodate five passengers?

I'm going to carry a lot of things. Do you have a car with a lot of luggage space?

An SUV or Sport Utility Vehicle is a large car built on a framework of a light truck. SUVs are popular in some countries because of their size and high profile. But they can be expensive and they use a lot of fuel.

Picture of SUV car Picture of 4x4 (off-road) car

A four by four (4x4) or four wheel drive is similar to SUV All four wheels receive power directly from the engine making them easier to control in difficult conditions. Four by fours or off-roads are good when you drive across fields or mountains on unpaved or dirt roads.

Picture of convertible

A convertible is a car with a roof that can be folded back Convertibles are popular for holiday travel but are not a good idea for business trips.

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A minivan is something between a van and SUV, designed to carry up to eight people in comfort. Minivans are good when the number of passengers is big or when you need big luggage space. These types of vehicles are now very popular especially for large families.

Picture of station wagon

A station wagon is a car with an/extended rear section to allow more luggage to be stored in the vehicle.

A car with automatic transmission is one that shifts or changes gear automatically as its speed changes. Cars with manual transmission are usually cheaper and use less fuel but require the drivers to shift the gears by hand or manually.

ABS or Anti-lock Brake System is the system preventing brakes locking and eliminating uncontrolled slipping of wheels.

Ш СЛОВАРЬ

car rentals прокат автомобилей range ассортимент options опции

fuel I'fjuael] топливо, горючее

automatic transmission |,o:ta'ma3tik traenz'mifon| АКП, автомати­ческая коробка передач

manual transmission (mzenjual traenz'mijanl ручная коробка передач

air conditioning кондиционирование воздуха GPS сокр. от Global Positioning System глобальная система на­вигации и определения положения

power steering ГУР, гидроусилитель руля

convertible автомобиль с откидным верхом, кабриолет

ABS АБС, антиблокировочная тормозная система

brakes locking блокировка тормозных колодок

equipped [ik'wipt] снаряженный, оснащенный

mileage allowance ['madid; a'lauans] разрешенный пробег

collision insurance страхование на случай столкновения

icy покрытый льдом

extended вытянутый

rear section [^#пэ] задняя часть

vehicle ['vi:klj транспортное средство

to require [n'kwaia] требовать

to shift gear ['giaj переключать передачу

to eliminate [1'limineit] устранять

slipping скольжение

wheel [wi:l] колесо

Утверждение

I play You play He/she/it plays

We play You play They play

Отрицание (полная форма)

I do not play

You do not play

He/shc/it does not play

We do not play You do not play They do not play

Отрицание (краткая форма)

I don't play

You don't play

He/she/it doesn't play

We don't play You don't play They don't play

Вопрос

Do 1 play? Do you play? Does he/she/it play?

Do we play? Do you play? Do they play?

Задание 7.7. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What kind of car is a SUV car?

2. What are minivans designed for?

3. What is the difference between automatic transmission and manual transmission?

4. What kind of car would you prefer to drive on holiday?

Задание 7.8. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Как долго вам будет нужен автомобиль, сэр?

2. Я собираюсь везти много вещей. У вас есть автомобиль с большим багажником?

3. У вас есть автомобиль, в котором разместится пять пас­сажиров?

4. Будут ли дополнительные водители?

5. Как далеко вы будете ехать?

Present Simple используется:

• Когда говорят об обычных повторяющихся действиях, например:

John plays tennis once a week. We start work at 9 a.m. every day. Mary gets up 7 a.m. on weekdays. I go to school every day.

• Когда говорят о вкусах, например: Peter likes Chinese food.

Julie doesn't like fish. Children love chocolate.

• Когда сообщают факты, например: The sun rises in the east.

In Europe, the weather is cold in winter. Authors write books.

Для указания на повторный характер действия часто упо­требляются слова

every day /week, month, year (каждый день / каждую неде­лю, месяц, год),

often (часто), seldom (редко), always (всегда), usually (обычно), never (никогда).

Наречия often, seldom, always, never, usually обычно ста­вятся перед глаголом. В предложениях с глаголом to be эти наречия обычно ставятся после глагола.

Не is never late for his work. — Он никогда не опаздывает на работу.

Вопрос

Отрицание (полная форма) I am not playing You are not playing He/she/it is not playing We are not playing You are not playing They are not playing

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)

Отрицание (краткая форма)

I'm not playing Am I playing?

You're not playing Are you playing?

He/she/it's not Is he/she/it

playing playing?

We aren't playing Are we playing?

You're not playing Are you playing?

They aren't playing Are they playing?

Глаголы в Present Simple

в 3-ем лице единственного числа имеют окончание -s (-es).

Задание 7.9. Вставьте глаголы start, take, eat, think, sleep, go, like,drink, write, live в нужной форме.

1. The serial on TV_______ every day at 8 p.m.

2. The children______ milk with their meals.

3. Cats usually______ a lot.

4. Julie_____ a letter to her mother once a week.

5. Tom and Julie______ in a big city in the centre of the country.

6. Tourists_____ to Egypt to see the pyramids.

7. Jimmy always______ the bus to go to school.

8. We all know that children________ sweets.

9. Anne_____ it's a good idea to learn English.

10. If you want to be healthy, you must___________ good food.

Present Continuous употребляется для выражения действия, длящегося в настоящий момент или в момент речи. Указание на время типа now (сейчас), at the moment (в данный момент) может быть либо выражено, либо подразумеваться.

Present Continuous может также употребляться для выра­жения планируемых в будущем действий. Например:

Next month I am spending my holidays in Moscow.

Our neighbours are coming to dinner tomorrow.

С глаголами, которые обозначают не действие, а состоя­ние, Present Continuous обычно не употребляется:

to live (жить)

to stay (оставаться)

to hear (слышать)

to see (видеть)

to know (знать)

to realize (понимать, осознавать)

to suppose (предполагать)

to mean (означать)

to understand (понимать)

to believe (верить, считать)

to remember (помнить)

to think (думать)

to belong (принадлежать)

to contain (содержать)

to consist (состоять из чего-либо)

to seem (казаться)

to want (хотеть)

to like (любить, нравиться)

to love (любить)

to hate (ненавидеть)

to need (нуждаться)

to prefer (предпочитать)

Глаголы to feel (чувствовать) и to look (выглядеть) могут употребляться и в форме Present Simple и в форме Present Continuous, чтобы сказать, как кто-то выглядит или чувству­ет себя сейчас. Например:

You look well today. — You are looking well today.

How do you feel now? — How are you feeling now?

Задание 7.10. Поставьте глаголы в нужную форму, выбрав Present Simple или Present Continuous.

1. Every day Julie (take) the bus to go to her office.

2. At the moment you (do) an English exercise.

3. Tom and Julie (learn) English this year.

4. This restaurant (open)at 9.30 every morning.

5. Our cousins (come) to see us next Sunday.

6. Tom (read) the newspaper every morning on the train.

7. Julie usually (clean) the house on Saturdays.

8. She (write) a letter to a client now.

9. Julie (speak) three languages: English, French and Spanish.
10. Today is Sunday.Tom and Julie (relax) in their garden.

Задание 7.11. Поставьте глаголы в нужную форму, выбрав Present Simple или Present Continuous.

1. Water (to boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

2. The water (to boil). Can you turn it off?

3. Look! That man (to try) to open the door of your car.

4. Can you hear those people? What-4© they (to talk) about?

5. The moon (to go) round the earth in about 27 days.

6. I usually (to go) to work by car.

7. "Hurry up! It's time to leave." — "OK, I (to come)."

8. Paul is never late. He always (to come) to work on time.

9. They don't get on well. They always (argue).

10. Let's go out. It (not / to rain) now.

11. Julia is very good at languages. She (to speak) four languages

very well.

12. Hurry up! Everybody (to wait) for you.

13. The River Nile (to flow) into the Mediterranean Sea.

14. The river (to flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.

15. We usually (to grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not / to grow) any.

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PRESENT PERFECT

Глаголы в формах Perfect выражают действие завершенное, которое привело к определенному результату (или к отсут­ствию результата). С помощью глагольных форм Perfect под­водится «тогдействий. Время подведения итогов — либо на­стоящий момент Present Perfect, либо момент в прошлом Past Perfect, либо — в будущем Future Perfect.

Отрицание (краткая форма) I haven't done You haven't done He/she/it hasn't done We haven't done You haven't done They haven't done

Вопрос Have I done? Have you done? Has he/she/it done? Have wc done? Have you done? Have they done?

Present Perfect образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to have в настоящем времени (have, has) и третьей формы смыслового глагола. В вопросительном предложении вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим. В от­рицательном предложении после вспомогательного глагола ста­вится отрицание not.

Отрицание (полная форма)

I have not done

You have not done

He/she/it lias not done

Wc have not done You have not done They have not done

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Утверждение Отрицание Вопрос

1 have been sleeping. I have not been sleeping. Have I been sleeping? You have been sleeping. You have not been sleeping. Have you been sleeping? Wc have been sleeping. We have not been sleeping. Have we been sleeping? They have been sleeping. They have not been sleeping. Have they been sleeping? He has been sleeping. He has not been sleeping. Has he been sleeping? She has been sleeping. She has not been sleeping. Has she been sleeping? It has been sleeping. It has not been sleeping. Has it been sleeping?

Примеры:

You have been waiting here for five minutes. You have not been waiting since Tuesday. Have you been waiting for two weeks?

Present Perfect Continuous используется для того, чтобы показать, что действие, начатое в прошлом, продолжается вплоть до данного момента времени.

Слова for five minutes, в течение пяти минут, for two weeks в течение двух недель и since Tuesday со вторника указывают длительность действия в Present Perfect Continuous.

Present Perfect Continuous можно также использовать без указания длительности например for two weeks. Без указания длительности Present Perfect Continuous имеет боле- общее значение, а именно — lately, recently — в последнее время, за последнее время, недавно, на днях.

Задание 7.12. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Present Perfect Continuous.

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1. Recently, 1 (feel) really tired.

2. She (watch) too much television lately.