Practice. Going through the security check

Test

Going through the security check

At the check-in counter

AGENT: Good morning. Your ticket, please? And set your suitcase upright and I’ll check it through.

PASSENGER: Okay.

A.: And where would you like to sit?

P.: Make it a window seat, but if there aren’t any left, I’ll take an aisle seat.

A.: Smoking or nonsmoking?

P.: Nonsmoking.

A.: Uh-huh, here you go. I’m sorry, but there will be a 20-minute delay, so your flight will be boarding in about half an hour.

P.: I sure hope that’s the only delay. Oh, where are my baggage claim checks?

A.: They’re here with your ticket, sir.

P.: Great! Uh, thanks a lot.

A.: You’re welcome. Have a nice flight.

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

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.

I. Write the words in these sentences in the correct order.

1. arrive / the / Boston / when / in / train / does?

2. like / go / train / would / by / I / to / that.

3. you / leaving / when / are?

4. I / tickets / can / the / get / where?

5. prefer / what / you / do / time?

II. Complete the conversation with sentences from I.

A: I’d like to book two round-trip tickets to Boston.

Clerk: OK......................?

A: Next Sunday.

C:.....................?

A: As far as I know there is a train that leaves for Boston at 9 a. m............

C: Do you prefer a smoking car or a car for nonsmokers?

A: A smoking car, please.

C: I’ll reserve for you two round-trip tickets for the nine o’clock Sunday train.

A:.....................?

C: At 11.45 a. m.

A:.....................?

C: At the railroad station, window 4.

III. Have conversation like the one in II. Take it in turns to be a passenger and a clerk.

Choose the variant. which could help you in the following situations.

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