UTW: j. angielski, 08.05.

2023 (poniedziałek), 12:30 – airport

AIRPORT

At the airport – na lotnisku

Flight – lot
Plane – samolot
Take off – wystartować, start samolotu
On board – na pokładzie
Board – wsiadać na pokład (boarding)
Terminal – terminal lotniczy
Arrival lounge – hala przylotów (Arrivals = incoming flight)
Departure lounge – hala odlotów (Departures = outgoing flight)
Lounge – poczekalnia (na lotnisku), hol (w hotelu)
Announcement – ogłoszenie
Delay – opóźnienie

Ladies and gentlemen, this is an announcement that flight 430 to San Francisco has
been delayed. Your new departure time is 4:55.

Flight information monitor shows flight times, and if a flight is on time, boarding, closed or
delayed.

Miss your flight – spóźnić się na lot

Gate – bramka, punkt
Attendant – pracownik obsługi (gate attendant, flight attendant…)
Carry-on – bagaż podręczny
Luggage check-in – kontrola bagażu
Hull – kadłub
Baggage claim – miejsce odbioru bagażu
Boarding pass – karta pokładowa (plane ticket – bilet lotniczy)

Overhead bin – szafeczka na bagaż podręczny nad siedzeniami

Window seats – siedzenia przy oknie
Aisle seats – siedzenia przy przejściu

Direct / non-stop flight – lot bezpośredni

Layover – przerwa w podróży
Connecting flight – lot przesiadkowy

Do you know what is a jet lag?

What is the difference between a trip and a journey?

Ex.1 Listening. Passengers are discussing a problem with a flight attendant. Listen and
circle the correct answer.

1 a The seat is uncomfortable. 3 a There’s no sound coming through the

headphones.
b The seat is too close to the TV screen.
b The sound from the headphones isn’t clear.
c The seat is too far away from the TV
screen. c The passenger didn’t get headphones.

2 a There’s nothing in the seat pocket. 4 a Two passengers have the same seat number.

b There’s no safety instruction card in the b The passenger should be in a different seat.
seat pocket.
c The passenger wants to move to a window
c There isn’t a magazine in the seat seat.
pocket.

Ex.2 Use the word bank to fill in the blanks in the paragraph below.

When you take a trip on an airplane, there’s so much to see at the (1)_____________! First,
you should go to the (2) _____________ to leave your bags and get a (3) ____________ from
the clerk. You can look at the (4) ____________ monitor to see if your (5) ____________
will leave on time.

Then, you must get in line to (6) ____________; they will ask you to take off your shoes and
leave your keys in a tray. Next, you walk to your (7) ____________ and take a seat in the
(8)_______________ to wait until your plane is ready.

When you go on board, the (9)_____________ will help you find your seat number in the
(10)______________. You might even get to see the people who fly the plane, called the
(11)_____________ sitting in the (12)______________.

Finally, your plane will (13)______________ and then you can read, sleep, or even watch a
movie. Don’t forget to look for your luggage at the (14)______________ when you land.