Listening/Speaking:Airline Announcements

Pre-boarding Announcements Good afternoon passengers. This is the pre-boarding announcement for flight 89B to Rome. We are now inviting those passengers with small children, and any passengers requiring special assistance, to begin boarding at this time. Please have your boarding pass and identification ready. Regular boarding will begin in approximately ten minutes time. Thank you.

Final Boarding Announcement This is the final boarding call for passengers Erin and Fred Collins booked on flight 372A to Kansas City. Please proceed to gate 3 immediately. The final checks are being completed and the captain will order for the doors of the aircraft to close in approximately five minutes time. I repeat. This is the final boarding call for Erin and Fred Collins. Thank you.

Pre-flight Announcements Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard Flight 4B7 with service from Hong Kong to San Francisco. We are currently third in line for take-off and are expected to be in the air in approximately seven minutes time. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all baggage underneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. We also ask that your seats and table trays are in the upright position for take-off. Please turn off all personal electronic devices, including laptops and cell phones. Smoking is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for choosing Mountain Airlines. Enjoy your flight.

Captain's Announcement Good afternoon passengers. This is your captain speaking. First I'd like to welcome everyone on Rightwing Flight 86A. We are currently cruising at an altitude of 33,000 feet at an airspeed of 400 miles per hour. The time is 1:25 pm. The weather looks good and with the tailwind on our side we are expecting to land in London approximately fifteen minutes ahead of schedule. The weather in London is clear and sunny, with a high of 25 degrees for this afternoon. If the weather cooperates we should get a great view of the city as we descend. The cabin crew will be coming around in about twenty minutes time to offer you a light snack and beverage, and the inflight movie will begin shortly after that. I'll talk to you again before we reach our destination. Until then, sit back, relax and enjoy the rest of the flight.

Safety Briefing Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the crew I ask that you please direct your attention to the monitors above as we review the emergency procedures. There are six emergency exits on this aircraft. Take a minute to locate the exit closest to you. Note that the nearest exit may be behind you. Count the number of rows to this exit. Should the cabin experience sudden pressure loss, stay calm and listen for instructions from the cabin crew. Oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat. Place the mask over your mouth and nose, like this. Pull the strap to tighten it. If you are traveling with children, make sure that your own mask is on first before helping your children. In the unlikely event of an emergency landing and evacuation, leave your carry-on items behind. Life rafts are located below your seats and emergency lighting will lead you to your closest exit and slide. We ask that you make sure that all carry-on luggage is stowed away safely during the flight. While we wait for take off, please take a moment to review the safety data card in the seat pocket in front of you.

Airline Vocabulary 1.airfare- cost of a plane ticket 2.aisle- long,empty space that you walk down 3.boarding pass- part of the ticket that you give to the crew as you step onto the plane 4.cabin- interior of the aircraft 5.cockpit- part of the plane where the captain and his co-pilot sit. 6.e-ticket-airfare purchased on the internet 7.excess baggage-more bags that are allowed 8. First class- more expensive seat,with better services 9. Gate- place where passengers go to wait to board a plane 10.domestic flight-within the same country

Airline Vocabulary Quiz 1. I'll assign you _______ seat to give you more room to stretch your legs out. a cabin a baggage an aisle 2. The captain and his co-pilot sit in the emergency exit cockpit overhead compartment 3. Passengers must stay seated on the plane during the one-hour stopover baggage claim gates 4. When you paid for your airfare online, you should have printed your excess baggage passport e-ticket 5. You are seated in _______ 30, seat B. aisle compartment row 6. _______ will be served before we begin the in-flight movie. Luggage Jet lag Refreshments 7. In the unlikely event of a water landing, _______ can be found underneath your seats. life vests motion sickness seatbelts 8. Please fasten your _______ while the captain prepares for take-off. runway steward seatbelts 9. In about five minutes we will get ready to _______ to the runway. taxi in taxi out taxi above 10. We are about to go through a large pocket of _______ so prepare for a bumpy ride. stopover touch down turbulence