Account number - номер счета

The passengers ticket and baggage check for an international flight issued in your name is personal and cannot be conceded to another person. Your ticket is issued at the normal fare and is valid for one year as of the date of commencement of flight. The day before your journey, study again the data in your ticket: airport of departure, the airline you are going to fly (your carrier), flight number, departure check-in time (i.e. the time by which passengers should be at the airline check-in desk to be accepted for the flight), the departure time of the aircraft. If you fail to arrive at the check-in in due time, you will not be accepted for transportation on the flight for which you have reserved a seat.

Each of your pieces of baggage will be tagged with a baggage tag with a serial number and the final destination of your baggage. The other piece of the baggage tag is sticked to the cover of your ticket. After the check-in you will be given a boarding pass. You should keep this boarding pass at hand and present it together with the other documents to the passport and customs control authorities, until you board the plane.

Fax for a plane ticket:

Please reserve a single, business class seat, in the name of Mr. (Mrs.) … , Managing Director, CAT Ltd, on flight KMN 787, leaving London on May 18 at ) 09.00 for Paris. The fare and booking fee will be paid by … Bank which has instruction to do so on our behalf; our account number is … . We thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.

Exercise 1.Translate the following word combinations from English into Russian:

passenger ticket, baggage check, international flight, issue a ticket, to concede, to be valid, commencement of flight, airport of departure, flight number, check-in desk, in due time, to reserve a seat, tag, boarding pass, customs control, board the plane, business class seat, fare, booking fee, on our behalf, account number.

DIALOGUES: FLIGHT RESERVATIONS and BOOKING AIR TICKETS

Dialogue 1.Read and translate the dialogue:

Tourist: I am going to fly to Los Angeles next week and I would like to make reservations for a round-trip ticket.

Travel clerk: What day are you planning to leave for Los Angeles?

Tourist:On the 15^th of October.

Travel clerk:There are two flights on that day – at 9 a.m. and at 6:45 p.m.

Tourist:And what is the flying time?

Travel clerk:Four hours.

Tourist:I would rather leave at 9 in the morning.

Travel clerk:What class? And when would you like to come back?

Tourist:Economy. And I will fly home in November, first Monday, also morning flight, if possible.

Travel clerk:Sure. Your name and address?

Dialogue 2.Read and translate the dialogue:

Travel agent:Good morning, sir. May I help you?

Traveller:Good morning. I would like an airline ticket from London to Paris, from Paris to New York, and from New York to London.

Travel agent:When are you planning to travel?

Traveller:On July, 9^th from London to Paris. On July, 12^th from Paris to New York. And on July, 25^th from New York to London.

Travel agent:First class or economy?

Traveller:Economy class is fine.

Travel agent:It will cost you 1200 pounds, total price.

Traveller:That is fine for me.

Travel agent:Is the ticket in your name, sir?

Traveller:Yes, please. My name is P.A. White.

Travel agent:Here is your ticket, sir. There are three coupons for each leg of your journey. The carrier is British Airways. The code Y is for economy. The baggage allowance is 20 kg.

Traveller:Thanks.

Dialogue 3. Read and translate the dialogue:

Travel clerk:Good morning. Can I help you?

Tourist:Good morning. I want to book a flight from Barcelona to Rome.

Travel clerk:Yes, sir. When would you like to travel?

Tourist:Is there a flight on Friday evening?

Travel clerk:Friday evening … Yes. Iberia fly to Rome on Friday evening.

Tourist:Oh, good. I have got an open round-the-world ticket, starting in New York.

Travel clerk:Have you got the ticket with you? There may be some restrictions.

Tourist:Sure. There you go.

Travel clerk:Thanks you. Could you wait a minute while I will check availability?

Tourist:Yes, sure.

Travel clerk:Yes, that is fine. Here are no restrictions on this ticket. Can you give your contact address and telephone number in Barcelona?

Tourist:Yes. It is the Hotel Goya and the number is 5647879.

Travel clerk:Fine. The flight leaves at half past eight. Would you please check in one hour before departure? Here is your ticket. Have a good flight.

Tourist:Thank you very much.

Dialogue 4. Match the following words with the text:

Flight, carrier, timetable, trip, to return, rail, back, terminal, to arrive, direct, to depart, payment, to start, to change, in advance, to be booked, fee, check in.

Traveller:Good afternoon.

Travel Agent:Good afternoon. Can I help you?

Traveller:Yes, I am going to have a long business ….. . First go to London. Then I move to Berlin, after that return ….. to Moscow via Minsk.

Travel Agent:Ok, what about the dates and time.

Traveller:I have to be at the conference in London on the 15^th of April. The conference ….. at 11 a.m. Then I meet with my partner in Berlin on the 17^th of April at 10 a.m.

Travel Agent:So, I see How long will you stay in Berlin?

Traveller:I plan to leave Berlin the same evening. The next meeting is in Minsk the 18^th of April. The next day I ….. to Moscow.

Travel Agent:Ok. Let’s see the ….. .Oh, I am sorry, but all ….. ….. from Moscow to London ….. over. All we can do is to book flight via Vienna. You have ….. there.

Traveller:Ok. What is the time of arrival?

Travel Agent:It departs at 6 a.m. from Moscow Sheremetievo airport, ….. 2 and arrives to Vienna at 7 a.m. The next flight ….. at 7:40 and ….. to London Heathrow airport at 8:45. The carrier is “Austrian”.

Traveller: That sounds nice. What about other flights?

Travel Agent:Let’s see. The flight from London departs at 5 p.m. and arrives to Berlin at 7 p.m. Your ….. is “British Airways”. You depart from Berlin to Minsk at 12 p.m. and arrive 2 sharp. Your company is “Lufthansa”.

Traveller:Ok. And I plan to return home by ….. . Railways station in Minsk is right near my hotel.

Travel Agent:Then this is really the best way. So, what class do you prefer?

Traveller:Business class.

Travel Agent:Ok. We have to book the tickets ….. Let’s make a calculation. That is 3000 dollars in total including taxes and ….. of the companies. What sort of ….. do you prefer? You know we charge fees if you pay in a credit card.

Traveller:Ok, I will pay cash. Her are you are.

Travel Agent:Thank you. Bon Voyage! Do not forget, that ….. starts 3 hours before

flight.

Topic: Travelling by Train.

NEW WORDS:

Railway / railroad / train station - железнодорожная станция

Commuter station - станция пригородного сообщения

Rail - железная дорога

Track - железнодорожный путь

Platform - платформа

Express - скорый поезд

Long distance train - поезд дальнего следования

Local train - поезд местного назначения

Suburban train - пригородный поезд

Commuter train - регулярный пригородный поезд

Stopping train - пассажирский поезд

Through train - прямой поезд

Corridor car - купейный вагон

Reserved seats car - плацкартный вагон

Sleeping car - спальный вагон

First-class carriage - мягкий вагон

Second-class carriage - плацкартный вагон

Non-smoker car - вагон для некурящих

Dining-car / restaurant car - вагон-ресторан

Compartment - купе

Ticket-collector - контролер

Conductor / guard - проводник

Porter - носильщик / проводник спального вагона

Luggage van - багажный вагон

Miss the train - опоздать на поезд

Change trains - сделать пересадку

Change / transfer - пересадка

Return ticket - билет туда и обратно

Single ticket - билет в один конец

Exercise 1.Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the words given in bold type.

1. What time does the train for Leeds leave?
2. What platform does the train for Manchester leave from?
3. Is this seat taken / free?
4. Is it an express / a stopping train / a through train / a corridor car / a reserved seats car / a sleeping car?
5. Will the train get on time?
6. How long is it till the train leaves?
7. Where shall I change trains?
8. At what intervals do the trains run?
9. You have missed the eleven o’clock train, have not you?

Text 1. Travelling by Train.

NEW WORDS:

Fast - быстрый

Advantage - преимущество

Journey - путешествие

Schedule - расписание

Berth - полка, место

Convenient - удобный

Neighbor - сосед

Modern life is impossible without travelling. Of course the fastest way of travelling is by plane. But many people make their choice on travelling by train as with a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. Travelling by train is of course slower than by air but it also has its advantages.

If you are going to travel by train you’d better book seats beforehand because many people are fond of travelling by train. There are some reasons why people choose railroad. Train is the cheap means of travelling. If it is summer outside it will be better to think of your trip before the vocation starts. To understand how true this is, you only have to go to a railway station. There you will see hundreds of people hurrying to catch a train. You’ll waste a lot of time standing near the booking-office trying to buy a ticket.

Modern trains have very comfortable seats in all passenger cars, and there are sleeping-cars and dining-cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. You can buy first-class, second-class and third-class sleepers in a separate compartment. If you are early before the train starts you can leave your suit-cases in the compartment and walk up and down the platform. Some people forget when and from which platform and track their train will be off. They can always ask for the track, platform and train numbers at the railroad station information bureau and also get information about next trains and their schedules. There are express, slow and long-distance trains. If you want to go somewhere and get there as quickly as possible you’d better know that express trains only stop at the largest stations while slow trains stop at all stations. You can get to far countries only by a long-distance train.

Once you are in your compartment you have to ask the guide to bring in the bedding. There are usually two lower and two upper berths in a third-class sleeper compartment. Some people like to occupy upper berths because it is more convenient and exciting to travel. During your way on the train you can read newspapers, books, look out of the window, drink the tea, communicate with your neighbors or sleep. I prefer to look out of the window, because you can see the country you are passing through, and not only the clouds as when you are flying. You can have something to eat at the stations when the train makes stops.

Though we all seem to agree that the future belongs to air transport, the railroads today still carry a lot of passengers and goods.

Exercise 1.Translate the following word combinations from English into Russian:

the fastest way, to make choice, advantage, to choose railroad, the cheap means of travelling, to catch a train, to waste a lot of time, a separate compartment, to ask for the track, express, slow and long-distance trains, schedule, upper berths, to communicate with your neighbors.

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