Ex. 4. Put down two different words that can combine with each of the words from Ex. 3

1. ______ ______ fare	3. ______ ______ station	5. ______ get in ______
2. ______ get on ______	4. ______ ______ driver	6. ______ ______ journey

Ex. 5. Cross out the incorrect word in these sentences. Listen and check.

1. You mustn’t ride / drive a motorbike without a crash helmet.

2. She is telling him to get in / get on the car and fasten his seat belt.

3. Bus fares / tickets are getting more expensive.

4. Trains to the airport travel / run every half hour.

5. The pilot couldn’t drive / fly the plane in such bad weather.

6. Have a look at the train schedule / list to find out when the next one arrives.

7. We were late, so we had to take / catch a taxi.

8. I left my house a bit late and I lost / missed the bus.

9. Many airports are almost jammed with the number of returns / arrivals and d epartures / take-offs.

Ex. 6. Study the words connected with transport. Put them in logical sets according to the means of traveling.

liner	sail	compartment	platform
registration number	coach	see off	highway
stand by	station wagon	guard	cruise
rack	self-drive	crossing	ticket collector
customs area	break down	jet lag	duty free

Ex. 7. Complete the words or phases below using words from the box and explain them.

off control free card baggage in lounge luggage reclaim locker

boarding _______	duty _______
baggage _______	overhead _______
excess _______	take- _______
passport _______	departure _______
overhead _______	check- _______

Ex. 8. Read the text. Try to give the meaning of the underlined words.

This is the usual sequence of activities when you are going to travel by plane.

a) The airport

First you go to the check-in desk where they weigh (= взвесить) yourluggage. Usually you are permitted 20 kilos, but if your lags (= luggage) weigh more, you may have to pay excess baggage, that is, you pay extra. The airline representativechecks your ticket and gives you a boarding card for the plane with your seat number on it. Then you go throughpassport control where an officialchecks your passport, and into the departure lounge. Here, you can also buy things in the duty-free, e.g. perfume, alcohol, cigarettes. About half an hour or forty minutes before take-off, you are told to go a gate number, e.g. "Gate 14", where you wait before you get on the plane. When you board the plane you find your seat. If you have hand luggage you can put it under your seat or in the overhead locker above your seat.

The plane then taxis (=moves slowly) towards the runway, and when it has permission to take off, it accelerates along the runway and takes off.

b) The flight

You may want or need to understand certain announcements; these come from the captain or from an air steward or stewardess or cabin crew or flight attendants.

Please fasten your seat belts and put your seat in the uprightposition.

We are now cruising (= flying comfortably) at the altitude (= height) of 10,000 metres.

May we remind the passengers that there is no smoking until you are inside the terminal building?

The cabin crew is now coming round with landing cards. (These are cards you sometimes have to fill in when you enter certain countries).

c) The arrival

When the plane lands you have to wait for it come to a halt (=stop). When the doors are open, you get off the plane and walk through the terminal building and go to the luggage reclaim area where you collect yourluggage. You then pass through the customs (green = nothing to declare, red = goods to declare, blue = European Union citizens). If you are lucky, you can get abus, taxi or train to the centre of town without waiting too long. You can also hire a car at most airports.

Ex. 9. Write down the names of the things in the airport. Listen and check.

e.g. The place where you collect your luggage after you land.

(We call it) luggage reclaim area.

1. The place where you go when you arrive at the airport with your luggage.

2. The card they give you with the seat number on it.

3. The money you have to pay if your luggage is very heavy.

4. The place where you sit and have a drink when you are waiting for your flight to be called.

5. The bags you carry onto the plane with you.

6. The place above your head where you can put your hand luggage.

7. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off.

8. The people to look after you on the plane.

9. The part of the airport you walk through when you arrive or depart.

10. The place where you collect your luggage after you land.

Ex. 10. Complete this part of a letter about the unpleasant flight using the words below.

Dear Tom

I’ve just arrived in Rome, but I’m still recovering from a really terrible flight. We ______ (1) two hours late because of the bad weather, and then over the Channel we hit more bad weather. The ______ (2) announced that we had to ______ (3) our seat belts, which was a bit worrying, and for half an hour we ______ (4) through a terrible storm. It was still raining and very windy when we ______ (5) in Rome and I was really glad to ______ (6) the plane and into the airport building.

Fortunately, things have improved since then but I really hope the return ______ (7) is a lot better.

landed, flight, fasten, leave, were, flight attendant, were flying

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