Reading Travelling by air
No wonder that one of the latest means of travelling is travelling by plane. Nowadays people mostly travel by air. It combines both comfort and speed and you will reach the place of destination very quickly. No doubt, travelling by air is the most convenient and comfortable means of travelling. But if you are airsick the flight may seem not so nice to you. Unfortunately sometimes the flights are delayed because of unfavourable weather conditions, and one more inconvenience is jet-lag.
Before boarding the plane you must check in at the airport. Passengers are requested to arrive at the airport one hour before departure time on international flights and half an hour on domestic flights. You must register your tickets, weigh in and register the luggage.
The economy class limitation is 20 kg. First-class passengers are allowed 30 kg. Excess luggage must be paid for. Passengers are permitted, to take only some personal belongings with them into the cabin. These items include handbags, brief-cases or attaché cases, umbrellas, coats and souvenirs bought at the tax-free shops at the airport. Each passenger is given a boarding pass to be shown at the departure gate and again to the stewardess when boarding the plane.
Before the plane takes off the stewardess gives you all the information about the flight, the speed and altitude.
During the flight you can take a nap or have a chat, you can read and relax. In some planes you can watch video or listen to the music.
Answer the questions:
1. Why do people mostly travel by air nowadays?
2. When are passengers requested to arrive at the airport?
3. What is the luggage limitation?
4. What do stewardesses do during the flight?
5. What can you do during the flight?
Use of English
Choose the correct form.
1. They visited/have visited Madrid two years ago.
2. He has arrived/arrived in London last Monday.
3. Bill have not/has not come yet.
4. He already booked/has booked the tickets.
5. They have lived/lived in Astana three years ago.
Writing
Write an email to your English pen-friend (50-70) words. Follow the plan.
1) Where you are, who are with, what you think of the place
2) What you have done/seen so far-haven’t been/seen yet
3) When you are coming back, closing remarks
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Английский:
I enjoy traveling. Now I am wanting to relaxing and imagineing my perfect trip. I am dreaming sailing on a cruise ship.
To my mind it is very cool kind of travel. A cruise ship - it is a five star hotel with all-inclusive system. I am thinking it’s very comfortable to travel in it . There are a lot of interesting in liner . In my opinion cruise ship it isn’t best in this kind of travel. The best in it, I think it is that every morning you wake up in other place . You can visit a lot of countries or cities. I really want to go on a cruise. But now I'm packing my suitcase to village .
Русский:
Я люблю путешествовать. Теперь я хочу расслабиться и представить свою идеальную поездку. Я мечтаю плыть на круизном судне.
На мой взгляд, это очень крутой вид путешествий. Круизный лайнер-это пятизвездочный отель с системой "все включено". Я думаю, что это очень удобно путешествовать в нем . В лайнере много интересного . На мой взгляд круизный лайнер не самый лучший в этом виде путешествия. Самое лучшее в этом, я думаю, это то, что каждое утро вы просыпаетесь в другом месте . Вы можете посетить множество стран или городов. Я действительно хочу отправиться в круиз. Но сейчас я пакую чемодан в деревню .