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1. a (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck

4. a vehicle used on farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields

5. a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road

6. a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings that obtains lift by the Bernoulli effect and is used for transportation of humans and goods

12. a single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus

13. a large motor vehicle for transporting goods

14. a luxury saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur

15. a vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals

17. the London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels

2. a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and used as a dwelling when stationary

3. a line of connected cars or carriages pushed or pulled by one or more locomotives, especially a railroad train which travels on a set of tracks

7. a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit

8. a wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation

9. an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land, and having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilise the aircraft

10. a class of airplane using jet engines rather than propellors

11. a motorcycle, especially a relatively small one

16. a person who rides a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling

18. a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public and driven by a taxi driver

19. a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads

Think of the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by car. Answer the following questions:

1. What different ways are there to travel?

2. How do people usually travel in your city? Why?

3. What can you do when you travel by car?

4. What can’t you do when you travel by car?

5. What are the two best things about travelling by car?

6. What are the two worst things about travelling by car?

	АT THE AIRPORT.		В АЕРОПОРТУ.
1.	How can I get to the airport?	1.	Як мені добратися до аеропорту?
2.	I would like to book one ticket to …	2.	Я хочу купити один квиток до …
3.	I would like to cancel my reservation for flight 317.	3.	Я хочу відмінити замовлення на рейс 317.
4.	When is the next flight to …?	4.	Коли наступний рейс до …?
5.	When does the plane arrive?	5.	Коли прибуває літак?
6.	The plane takes off at …	6.	Літак відлітає о…год.
7.	At what time should I check in?	7.	Коли буде реєстрація?
8.	Where is the time table?	8.	Де є розклад руху літаків?
9.	Can I take this into the cabin?	9.	Це можна взяти в салон?
10.	Will you show me the way to gate 20?	10.	Як пройти до виходу на посадку № 20?
11.	From which gates does my flight leave?	11.	З якого виходу посадка на мій рейс?
12.	This is your boarding pass and baggage claim tags.	12.	Ось ваш посадковий талон і багажні бірки.
13.	For how long is the flight delayed?	13.	На скільки затримують виліт?
14.	How much luggage can be carried free of charge?	14.	Який багаж можна провезти безкоштовно?
15.	Help me, please, -fasten my safety belts, - put my seat back.	15.	Допоможіть, будь ласка, - пристебнути ремені - відкинути крісло.
16.	I am not well. I feel sick.	16.	Мені недобре. Мене нудить.
17.	I’d like a window seat (an aisle seat) please.	17.	Я б хотів сісти біля вікна (біля проходу)
18.	Would you mind changing places with me?	18.	Чи не могли б ви помінятися зі мною місцями?
19.	When will you be serving drinks?	19.	Коли ви будете подавати напої?
20.	When are we due to land?	20.	Коли ми повинні прилетіти?
21.	Is there a coach service from the terminal to the center of the city?	21.	Чи є автобусне сполучення між аеровокзалом і центром міста?

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Key words: airport, aircraft, flight, plane, arrival, departure, gates, luggage, free of charge, safety belts, window seat, aisle seat, terminal, to land, transportation terminals, an arrival hall, a departure hall, a transit hall, a booking office, check-in counters, baggage-handling counters, baggage claim area, information board, left luggage department, duty-free shops, currency exchange, customs declaration, a boarding pass, first or business class, economy or tourist class  

Read the texts and do the tasks  

AIRPORT  

Airport is a place where airplanes and other aircraft land and take off. Airplanes have become the chief means of long-distance travel, and so airports are very important transportation terminals.

Big city airports are busy, exiting places. Overhead, planes circle the field, waiting their turn to land. On the ground, one plane after another takes off. Automobiles, buses, and taxis pull to the passenger terminal to pick up or drop off travellers. Thousands of people jam the terminal area. Most of them are travellers. Some are air and airline employees. Others go to airports to greet athletes, politicians, and other celebrities and to meet friends and relatives arriving for a visit.

The largest airports resemble small cities. They may have shops, hotels, restaurants, and movie theatres, as well as their own police force, fir department, medical facilities are needed to handle the day-to-day traffic at an airport. These services become especially important when flight delays occur or emergencies arise.

Airports differ from other transportation terminals, such as bus or train stations, in two important ways: (1) they require more land, and (2) they are usually located away from the centres of the cities they serve. Because airports require so much land, most of them are built on the edge of town. As a result, many airports have poor connections with public transportation. Most bus and trains stations, on the other hand, are in town, convenient to public transportation.

AT AN AIRPORT  

At an airport they usually have some halls (lobbies, or loungers): an arrival hall (for those who arrive), a departure hall (for those who leave). There may be a transit hall for transit passengers.

Airlines perform a variety of activities in the terminal building of an airport, for which they need some facilities: booking offices, check-in counters, baggage-handling counters, baggage claim area, information board and inquiry offices, telecommunication, crew rest facilities etc.

In the airport terminal building a lot of conveniences for passengers are provided: cafes and snack-bars, luggage lockers, left luggage department, duty-free shops, various gift-shops, first-aid rooms, lost and found department, currency exchange, chemist’s counters, public telephones, etc.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is an airport?

2. Why do thousands of people jam the terminal area?

3. What may the largest airports have?

4. In what ways do airports differ from other transportation terminals?

5. Why are most of airports built on the edge of town?

6. What halls are there in large airports?

7. What facilities are there in airports?

8. What conveniences for passengers are provided in the airport terminal?

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