Travelling by air

Let's assume you arrive at the airport to travel somewhere by air. You have possi¬bly made your reservation by phone and haven't got your ticket yet. In that case the first thing you'll do is go to the airline ticket desk to buy your ticket.
If you look at the flight-information board, you'll find details about your flight: what the scheduled departure time is, whether it's delayed, which gate you're to “proceed" to, etc.
If possible, don't check in at the last minute. Since a certain percentage of passen-gers are “no-shows” (i.e. have a booking but don't show up for the flight), airlines normally overbook their flights - so even a confirmed reservation is no guarantee that you'll actually get a seat. Latecomers are more likely to get “bumped" than those who check in early.
At the check-in desk you show your ticket, check in your baggage, and are given a boarding pass.
At most airports there are security checks. Cabin bags are X-rayed and must be opened if suspicious objects are seen. Passengers are examined with a metal detector or hand-searched.
If you're going abroad, you have to go through passport control. On your arrival you have to go through customs as well. - You may wish to buy something at the duty-free shop. Things like cigarettes and whisky are usually much cheaper there than in normal shops. But be careful: not everything is necessarily less expensive than at home. And don't forget: goods bought cheap at the duty-free may prove expen¬sive if you have to pay duty on them at your destination.
After boarding, stow your hand baggage safely under the seat in front of you or, where possible, in one of the overhead luggage bins. Make sure you fasten your seat belt for takeoff and landing and at other times when the FASTEN SEAT BELT sign is on. Smoking is only allowed in the smoking section.
One person in six is afraid of flying. If you have this problem, you should relax, breathe deeply, and consider this: Statistics show that it's 25 times safer to travel by air than by car.

Задания:

1. Дайте ответы.

a) Where can you buy an airline ticket? b) What does the flight-information board tell you? c) What’s a “no-show"? d) Why do airlines overbook their flights? e) When do passengers get “bumped"? f) What happens at the check-in desk? g) When are security checks made, and what is searched? h) Why do many passengers buy things at a duty-free shop? i) What do you have to do if you bring 1,000 cigarettes into a country? j) Where can you put your hand baggage on the aircraft? k) When do you have to fasten your seat belt? I) Where are you allowed to smoke on an aircraft? m) What percentage of the population is afraid of flying?

2. Прилагательное или наречие на -ly?

a) Is it (possible) to make a reservation by phone? b) She (possible) hasn’t got her ticket yet. c) Airlines (normal) overbook their flights. d) It is (normal) for airlines to overbook their flights. e) A confirmed reservation is (absolute) no guarantee that you’ll get a seat. f) There can be no (absolute) guarantee that a passenger with a confirmed reservation will get a seat. g) There are (careful) security checks at most airports. h) All passengers are (careful) examined with a metal detector. i) Mr Burger isn’t a (typical) German. j) The food here isn't (typical) German. k) This bag is (awful) heavy. I) We’ve got an (awful) lot of baggage. m) It’s a very (nice) T-shir. n) The T-shirt would look very (nice) with the skirt. o) The T-shirt would go (nice) with the skirt.

3. Прилагательное или наречие?

a) It would be (risky) not to fasten your seat belt during             takeoff. b) You’ll (probable) find details about your flight on the flight-information board. c) He (deliberate) checked in at the          last minute. d) Security checks are (real) (important). e) You travel more (safe) by air than by car. f) Is this a (safe) place to put the bag? g) The lake is (awful) cold. h) The equipment seemed (cheap) when we bought it, but it (eventual) proved (expensive). i) Smoking is (certain) not (good) for you. j) She knows Australia very (good).

4. Составьте предложения no образцу:

Flying / safe / travelling by car.
Flying is safer than travelling by car.

Flying / expensive / travelling by car.
Flying is more expensive than travelling by car.

a) A cinema ticket/cheap/a theatre ticket. b) A train/comfortable/ an aircraft. c) Los Angeles/large/Chicago. d) The blue skirt/stylish/the pink. e) Jack/reliable/Tom. f) My bags/ heavy/ yours, g) Learning a language/ difficult/learning to drive a car. h) You/ thin/before you went on holiday.

5. Вставьте соответствующие предлоги из данного списка.

although, before, if, since, that, when, whether

a) …  a certain percentage of passengers are “no-shows”, airlines normally overbook their flights. b)…               you wish to know details about your flight, you must look at the flight-information board. c)… she made her reservation by phone, she hasn't got her ticket yet. d)… you can check in, you must go to the ticket desk to get your ticket. e) I don't know… she’ll be at the airport to meet us. f)… you come late, you’re more likely to get "bumped". g)… he checked in early, he got “bumped”. h) … they X-rayed the bag,they saw a suspicious object. i)… you’re going abroad, you have to go through passport control. j) … they were going abroad, they had to go through passport control. k) I don’t think … everything’s cheaper at the duty-free shop. l) I don't know … everything’s cheaper at the duty-free shop. m) Don’t forget … you may have to pay duty on things bought at the duty-free shop. n) Many people are afraid of flying … , flying is much safer than travelling by car. o) … airlines normally overbook their flights, even a confirmed reservation is no guarantee … you’ll actually get a seat. p) Make sure your seat belt is fastened … the FASTEN SEAT BELT sign is on. 

6. Переведите.

а) У меня еще нет билета на самолет. b) Пассажиры, летящие до (for) Нью-Йорка, должны пройти к посадочному переходу 12. с) Может быть, вы хотите что- нибудь купить в Duty-free-Shop подешевле, чем в обычных магазинах? е) Мы должны будем уплатить (таможенную) пошлину за эти вещи? f) Вы можете поставить свою сумку под сиденье, стоящего впереди вас кресла, g) Пристегните, пожалуйста, ремни, h) Здесь ку¬рить не разрешается, i) Вам не нужно бояться летать, j) В котором часу вы приехали?