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Unit 3At the Gate
Listening for information◎
Some short announcements you will hear at the gate
A. You will hear an announcement. Listen to the announcement first.
Grammar Spot‘will’ is a ‘modal auxiliary’ used to talk about the future.
“Attention, please, Passengers of Eurasia Airlines flight 401 to London. We would like to invite our first- andbusiness-class passengers, and passengers requiring special assistance to board at gate 18.”
Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.

Key Words
passengers
inviterequiringassistanceboard

people traveling in a vehicle, such as a car, bus, or plane
ask someone to do somethingneedinghelp
get on the plane

B. You will hear an announcement. Listen to the announcement and try to understand it without looking at thewords in your book.
“We would now like to invite all passengers seated in Zone 2 – that’s rows 16- 35 – to begin boarding
Eurasia Airlines flight 401 to London at gate 18.”
Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.
Key Words
row each line of seats on a plane1

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C. You will hear an announcement. Listen to the announcement and try to understand it without looking at thewords in your book.
“We would now like to invite all passengers to board Eurasia Airlines flight 401 to London at gate 18.”
Exercise 1
Listen to the announcements again and fill each of the gaps with a suitable word.
A. “Attention, please. Passengers of Eurasia Airlines flight 401 to London. We would like to invite ourfirst- and business-class passengers, World Club Premium members, and passengers requiring special(		) to board at gate 18.”
(assistant/ assist/ assistance)
B. “We would now like to invite all passengers seated in Zone 2 – that’s () 16- 35 – to begin
boarding Eurasia Airlines flight 401 to London at gate 18.”
(rows/ laws/ lows)		
C. “We would now like to invite all passengers to () Eurasia Airlines flight 401 to London at gate18.”				(bored/ board/ border)
On the plane (1)◎Talking to a Flight Attendant (1)Listen to the dialogue between Naomi and a flight attendant and try to understand it without looking at the words
in your book.
Naomi: Excuse me. Could you help me put this bag in the overhead compartment?
Flight attendant: Certainly. There you go.
Grammar Spot
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There you go. / There you are.
This expression is used when you have done something for someone.

Listening for information◎In-flight Service Director’s announcement on the plane

You will hear an announcement. Listen to the announcement and try to understand it without looking at thewords in your book.
Ladies and gentlemen:
Welcome aboard Eurasia Airlines flight 401 bound for London. My name is John Carter and I am yourIn-flight Service Director. We are sorry for the delay in our departure from Narita.
We are waiting for take-off clearance from the Air Traffic Control tower. We are currently second in line fortake-off. Please fasten your seat belts and secure all baggage underneath your seat or in the overheadcompartments.
Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.

Key Words
aboard 			bound for (a place) 		
in-flight service director
delay 			departure 			take-off 			clearance 			on time 			currently 			be in line for 		
fasten 			secure			compartment 		

on or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc.
travelling towards
someone responsible for service during a plane journey
the length of the waiting timeleaving a place
the time when a plane leaves the ground and begins to fly
official permission
at the correct time or the time that was arranged
at the present time; now
be waiting one behind another forjoin together firmly
fix firmly
one of the separate spaces used for keeping things inExercise 2
Listen to the announcement again and fill in the blanks. The first letter is given for you.
Ladies and gentlemen:
Welcome a……………. Eurasia Airlines flight 401 b…………… for London. My name is John Carter and I am your
In-flight Service Director. We are sorry for the d………… in our d………………from Narita.
We are waiting for take-off c…………….. from the Air Traffic Control tower. We are currently second inl…………… for t………….... Please f………… your seat belts and s………….. all baggage underneath your seator in the overhead c……………………...

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Choose the correct answer without looking at the text.
1.
Where are you listening to this announcement?
(a) On a train (b) On a plane (c) On a bus
2.
What is your destination?
(a) London (b) Narita (c) Eurasia
3.
Are you taking off on time?
(a) Yes, we are not. (b) Yes, we are. (c) No, we are not.
Using the language◎ Let’s review the verb to be.				 G r a m m a r R e f e r e n c e
The be verb is one of the most commonly used English words.
A sentence with be as the main verb has three basic patterns:		
Existence Verb (1) Naomi is at the airport.		
Linking Verb
(2) Naomi is an accountant. (NOUN) be as the main verb				(3) Naomi is happy. (ADJECTIVE)
A sentence with be as the auxiliary verb has two basic patterns:		
Auxiliary Verb (1) Naomi is writing a letter.
is = auxiliary; writing = present participle		= action in progress ( =progressive form)			
(2) The letter is written by Naomi. is = auxiliary; written = past participle		= in the passive (Naomi writes the letter. =in the active)
Exercise 4
Now look at the text. How many be verbs (am/ are/ is ) are there in the announcement?
Exercise 5
Explain each pattern of the above be verbs.				 G r a m m a r R e f e r e n c e(ENGLISH VERB TENSES)					THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE‘be + present participle’ (= the present progressive) is used when we talk about temporary actionsin progress now (at the moment of speaking).		E.g. We are waiting for take-off clearance.
We use ‘will + be + present participle’ (= the future progressive), when we talk about temporary
actions taking place in the near future.		E.g. We will be taking off shortly.

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Exercise 6
Use either the present simple (used to express habitual activity like ‘He drives a bus.=He is a bus driver.’andalso general statements of fact, such as ‘The world is round.’) or the present progressive of the verbs inparentheses.
1.
Jane can’t come to the phone because she (wash) her hair.
2.
Jane (wash) her hair every other day.
3.
John usually (sit) in the front row during class, but today he (sit) in the last row.
4.
I’m Japanese and I (speak) Japanese, but I (not/ speak) Japanese now. I (speak) English.
Exercise 7
Turn the following imperative sentences into polite requests.
Example: Fasten your seat belts.
Possible responses: Please fasten your seat belts. / Could you please fasten your seat belts?		
(polite)		
(very polite)
Example: Give me some water.
Possible responses: Please give me some water. / May I have some water? / Could you please give me some water?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Secure all baggage underneath your seat.
Make sure that your seat belt is securely fastened.
Place your life jacket over your head.
Don’t inflate it while you are still inside the aircraft.
Fill out the forms in BLOCK letters. (UK) fill inGrammar Memo
Using imperative sentences to make polite requests (=polite imperative)
An imperative sentence has a hidden subject (you), and the verb is in the base form.
E.g. Shut the door. Be on time.
In the negative, ‘Don’t’ precedes the base form of the verb
E.g. Don’t shut the door. Don’t be late.
When we add the word ‘please’ , we can make polite requests.
E.g. Please shut the door. Please be on time.
Don’t shut the door, please. Don’t be late, please.

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Talking with a Flight Attendant (2)Listen to the dialogue between Naomi and a flight attendant and try to understand it without looking at the words
in your book.
Flight attendant: Fish or chicken?
Naomi: Sorry?
Fa: Would you like fish or chicken?
N: I’ll have the chicken, please.
Fa: Anything to drink?
N: A Diet Coke, no ice, please.
Fa: Here you go.
N: Thank you.
Grammar Spot
Contraction
I’ll have is a contraction of I will have
Conversation Tips
If you didn’t understand what the flight attendant said, you can say “Sorry” (with rising intonation)
to ask him or her to repeat it.
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Let’s review the numbers.
Match the numbers.
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

6																				twenty-six
twenty-fourtwenty-one
twenty-seventwenty-two
thirtytwenty-eighttwenty-three
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Vocab Review		

Match the words with the meanings.

check-in 					an official card to show before you get onto a planeterminal 					machine for weighing things
shuttle bus 					seat next to a long passage between rows of seatsbaggage/ luggage				get on a plane, ship, train etc.
scale 					big building where people wait to get onto planes, buses, etc.
aisle seat 					bus used for transporting people back and forth between two points
board 					suitcases, bags, etc.
boarding card = boarding passmove forward toproceed to			place where you report your arrival at an airport, etc.

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