Dialogue III

T. Terminal buildings vary in their size and arrangement. What do you think are the main factors that influence the size of the terminal building?

S. I think the main factor influencing the size of the terminal building is the volume of traffic at the airport, isn't

T. Yes indeed, the size and arrangement of terminal buildings depend principally on the volume of traffic to be handled.

The higher the volume of traffic the larger the terminal building.

As for arrangement of terminal buildings there axe basically two approaches to it. There is the so called "centralized" terminal (общий, единый аэровокзал), where all the passengers», and baggage are processed in one building. In case the traffic volumes are very high, each airline may have its own separate terminal building. These are referred to as the "unit" termi­nals.

So, what are the two basic approaches to the terminal buil­ding arrangement?

B. They are the centralized terminal and the unit terminal con­cepts.

T. Which of them is mostly used in the airport design in our co­untry?

8. As far as I know most airports in the Soviet Union and abroad have a single terminal building, that is a centralized termi­nal.

T. Quite right. And can you give any example of an airport having unit terminals?

S. If I am not mistaken, it is the case with New York Internatio­nal Airport, where each airline has its own separate terminal building.

T. Yes, that's correct. And why is the centralized terminal concept more preferable?

S. Apparently, because it represents a compact operation.

T. Right you are. This is certainly an advantage of a single centralized terminal. Besides there is no problem of transferring passengers and their baggage from one building to another. But it is important to plan the terminal building so that it can be readily extended as the traffic grows.

I'm sure you know the Russian for the verb "extend", don't you?

S. Yes, it is "расширять".

Т. And what is the corresponding English noun?

S. Extension.

T. Bight. The terminal building extensions are usually in the form of pier fingers (посадочные галереи) or satellites (вспомогательные посадочные сооружения).

So, what is the main form of terminal building extension?

S. The terminal building extensions are usually in form of pier fingers or satellites. Will you please explain what satellites are?

T. Satellites are small buildings located on the apron. They are connected to the main terminal building by tunnels. Gates (выходы на посадку ) are installed at 360 degrees around the satellite building. Is that clear now?

S. Yes, thank you.

Text4. Termihal building planning

Terminal buildings vary in their size and arrangement, de­pending principally on the volume of air traffic to be handled.

Basically there are two approaches to the terminal building arrangement. Most airports in the Soviet Union and abroad have a single terminal building, referred to as a centralized terminal, where all the passengers and baggage are processed in one buil­ding. Where the traffic volumes are very high (as at New York In­ternational Airport, for example), each airline may have its own separate terminal building. These are referred to as the unit terminals.

A single centralized terminal building has many advantages. It represents a compact operation without the problem of trans­ferring passengers and their baggage from one building to another. But it is important to plan the terminal building so that it can be readily extended as the traffic grows.

Facilities for passengers to enter and leave aircraft often require extensions of the terminal buildings proper. These exten­sions are usually in the form of pier fingers (often referred to as concourses) or satellites.

Satellites are small buildings located on the apron and con­nected to the main terminal building by a tunnel (underground) or a pier finger (above ground). The satellites are so designed that each building is on a level with jet cabin, and gates are installed at 360 degrees around the satellite building. They house all the facilities for the convenience of passengers.

Упражнение 24. Прослушайте запись, прочтите и переведите текст 4.

Упражнение 25. Подберите английские эквиваленты.

размер аэровокзала устройство аэровокзала общий аэровокзал раздельные аэровокзалы объем перевозок обслуживание пассажиров расширение аэровокзала посадочная галлерея вспомогательное посадочное сооружение выход на посадку удобства

a gate conveniences a pier finger unit terminals a satellite terminal building extension processing passengers a terminal building arrangement the traffic volume the terminal building size centralized terminal

Упражнение 26. Подберите все возможные определения к существительным:

1 a building an arrangement the size the volume a terminal an airport

Terminal, centralized, unit, single, air, traffic, Soviet, foreign, international, passenger, freight, high, separate, extend, satellite, small, main, each

Упражнение 27 .Постройте все возможные глагольные словосочетания.

to build to plan to arrange to extend to process to transfer

to depend on to handle to refer to to represent to enter to leave

to require to locate to connect to install to design to house

(the terminal building, the airport, passengers, baggage, freight, the size, the volume, the air traffic, the centralized terminal, the unit terminal, a compact operation, an aircraft, extension, a satellite, gates, facilities).

Упражнение 28. Заполните пропуски словами и словосочетаниями приведенными ниже.

(gates; centralized! convenience size; arrangement; satellites; pier fingers, satellites; volume of air traffic; unit terminals tunnel)

1. Terminal buildings vary in their ... and....

2. The size and arrangement of the terminal building depend prin­cipally on the ...

3. In a... terminal all the passengers and baggage are proces­sed in a single building.

4. When each airline has its own separate terminal building, these are referred to as.............

5. Terminal building extensions are usually in the form of ...... or....

6. The ... are small buildings located on the apron and connected to the main terminal building by...

7. The ... are installed at 360 degrees around the satellite building.

8. Satellites house all the facilities for the ... of the passengers

Упражнение 32. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. What do the size and arrangement of the terminal building depend on?

2. What are the two principal approaches to the terminal arrangement?

3. What type of the terminal building arrangement is most widely used?

4. What are the advantages of a centralized terminal building?

5. In what case is the unit terminal concept preferable?

6. Why is it important to plan the terminal building ready for extension?

7. What are the usual forms of terminal building extension?

8. What is a satellite?

9. Has a satellite design any advantages? What are they?

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