Checking comprehension

BUSINESS TRIP ABROAD

Unit 1

3. Answer the following questions:

1. How long before the departure time is it advisable to arrive at the airport? Why?

2. What airport formalities is the passenger requested to complete before he boards the plane?

3. What do you do if you have an excess luggage?

4. What can you carry to the cabin free of charge?

5. What electric signs must the passenger obey?

6. What are the usual landing formalities and customs regulations?

7. Is the passenger’s vaccination certificate always checked? Why?

8. What do you do if you have nothing to declare?

9. Some passenger’s luggage may be gone through carefully. Is it a regular occurrence? Why is it done?

 

Speaking

4. Imagine that you have just arrived from a foreign country. You have travelled by plane. Tell your friends about this trip.

 

5. Read, translate and learn speech patterns.

 

SPEECH PATTERNS

Here you are.

You’d better fasten the belts.

Would you mind lending me…

(Come) this way, please.

Are you quite comfortable?

Is anything the matter?

Is there anything I can do for you?

6. Act out the dialogues.

 

On board the plane.

Air-hostess: Are you quite comfortable, sir?

Russian traveller: Yes, quite. Could I have a newspaper, please?

A.- h.: Here you are. Would you like a magazine?

R. t.: I’ll have Time, thank you.

Fellow-traveller: Excuse me, when will you be serving drinks?

A.- h.: I’ll be bringing the trolley round quite soon. Will you have some chewing-gum or peppermint now?

R. t.: Some peppermint, please. My ears often ache during take-off.

F. – t.: I’ll have the same, please.

* * *

R. t.: Excuse me, what was the announcement?

F. – t.; They are asking us to fasten our seat belts.

R. t.: Why? Is anything the matter?

F. – t.: Don’t worry. We are probably going through some bad weather.

R. t.: What’s happened? Are you feeling all right?

F. – t.: Not very, I’m afraid it’s a bit rough, I get air-sick easily.

R. t.: Is there anything I can do for you? Shall I ring for the stewardess?

F. – t.: Yes, please, and would you mind lowering the back of my seat a little?

R. t.: Of course.Is that better?

A. – h.: Ys, sir?

R. t.: Have you got anything for air-sickness – it’s for this gentleman.

A. – h.: certainly, sir, I won’t be a moment. Here you are, just drink this. That should do the trick.

Landing in London.

R. t.: are we coming into London? It’s my first visit to London. Doesn’t it look huge?

F. – t.: Yes, it does. I can see the runway lights. We’d better fasten our seat belts, the plane is going down.

R t.: So it is. We are on time. And… what do we do with our landing cards?

F. – t.: they are for the immigration officer on arrival.

R. t.: I haven’t filled mine in yet. Would you mind lending me your pen?

F. – t.: Not at all.