3 Controlled Practice

A. Now write in the box beside each preposition (L) for Location or (M) for Movement.

1. When you arrive inside ( ) the airport building, go to ( ) the check-in desk.

2. Make sure you have taken your ticket, passport and money out of ( ) your baggage, before you put it on ( ) the

scales.

3. The clerk at ( ) the desk will check your ticket.

4. She will tie a baggage label onto ( ) the handles of your suitcases.

5. Then you can either wait in ( ) the main concourse or go through ( ) passport control to ( ) the departure

lounge.

6. At ( ) most airports you will find a duty-free shop and a restaurant in ( ) the departure lounge.

7. Do not take the seal off ( ) your duty-free purchases before you get on ( ) the plane.

8. Once inside ( ) the plane, stow your hand baggage safely: do not put any heavy bottles into ( ) the overhead

lockers.

В. Now complete the following messages between ground control and the captain of an aircraft.

1. This is Flight 307__________Madrid.

2. Hold__________Gate Two.

3. Taxi__________position and hold.

4. Wait for further instructions__________the tower.

5. Proceed to holding point. Clear for take-off. Start taxiing__________the runway

6. Contact departure control__________frequency 128.0.

7. Climb__________flight level 120.

8. You are now clear to move__________British controlled airspace into French

airspace.

9. You are about to pass__________moderate turbulence.

10. We are_____________________turbulence now. Clear conditions ahead.

4 Transfer

GROUP WORK

Discuss where you would site a new airport, railway station or motorway /major road for your city or region. Consider the following:

— location

— access

— public transport

— facilities, e.g. car parks, check-in, baggage handling, restaurants, duty-free shopping, etc.

5 Word Check

concourse — large open area, e.g. in an airport, railway station, etc.

to repeat — to give information again

closed-circuit TV system — system which sends information to a limited number of TVs

to generate — to produce

standard — normal (the opposite is non-standard)

message — piece of information

to be composed of — to consist of

matrix — arrangement of holes in rows from which a letter or number can be produced

to shine — to direct or send light

flexible — can change for new needs or conditions

reliable — can be trusted, doesn't break down too often

flap — board which shows arrival and departure information

to represent — to show

integrated — combined, not individual

to code — to translate into a special system, e.g. numbers, bars, etc. so that it can be read

(electronically) (price) tag — small piece of paper or material with information, e.g. of price

beam — line of light

unit 15. Electronic Assembly

(comparison of adjectives)