READING
On the plane
Read the text and try to understand it.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of Captain Jefferson and his crew, I’d like to welcome you aboard flight 81 to Dublin.
Our flight will last four hours and thirty minutes. We ask you to please remain seated with your seatbelts fastened. We’ll serve beverages and dinner as soon as we reach our cruising altitude, and we’ll start the personal entertainment system right after that.
We remind you this is a non-smoking flight. Smoking is prohibited even in lavatories. Please make sure your seats are in the upright position for take-off.
Thank you for flying British Airways. Have a pleasant flight.
Language Focus
Read the vocabulary notes and try to remember the meanings.
| ladies and gentlemen | damas y caballeros |
| on behalf of | en nombre de |
| captain | comandante |
| crew | tripulación |
| aboard | a bordo de |
| flight | vuelo. Recuerda que el verbo volar se dice to fly. |
| to last | durar |
| to remain seated | permanecer sentado |
| seatbelt | cinturón de seguridad |
| fastened | abrochado |
| beverages | bebidas |
| to reach | alcanzar |
| cruising altitude | altitud de crucero |
| lavatory | lavabo, baño |
| upright position | posición vertical |
| take-off | despegue |
| thank you for flying BA | gracias por volar con BA |
| a pleasant flight | agradable, placentero |
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
This is a list of related vocabulary that you must learn and remember.
Making an announcement – Hacer un anuncio
Good morning / evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Buenos días / Buenas noches, damas y caballeros.
On behalf of…
En nombre de…
I would like to welcome you to…
Tengo el agrado de invitarlos a…
I would like to inform you about…
Me gustaría informarles acerca de…
Please make sure that…
Por favor asegúrense que…
We ask you to please…
Les pedimos por favor que…
I / We remind you that…
Les recuerdo / recordamos que…
Thank you for your attention / cooperation.
Gracias por su atención / cooperación.
Thank you for your patience / understanding.
Gracias por su paciencia / comprensión.
Announcements on the plane – Anuncios en el avión
Please have your boarding passes ready.
Por favor tengan preparadas sus tarjetas de embarque.
Please fasten your seatbelts.
Por favor abróchense los cinturones de seguridad.
Please fold your tables.
Por favor plieguen sus mesas.
Please put your seats in the upright position.
Por favor coloquen sus asientos en la posición vertical.
A selection of snacks and drinks will be served.
Se servirá una selección de snacks y bebidas.
Please prepare for take-off.
Por favor prepárense para el despegue.
Please prepare for landing.
Por favor prepárense para el aterrizaje.
We will be taking off soon.
Despegaremos en breve.
We will be landing soon.
Aterrizaremos en breve.
Please proceed to the baggage claim area.
Por favor diríjanse a la zona de entrega de equipaje.
Meals on the plane – Comidas en el avión
What would you like to have?
¿Qué le gustaría comer?
Would you like chicken or beef?
¿Le gustaría pollo o carne?
Would you prefer chicken or pasta?
¿Le gustaría pollo o pastas?
What would you like to drink?
¿Qué le gustaría tomar?
Would you like ice?
¿Le gustaría con hielo?
Tea or coffee?
¿Té o café?
With milk and sugar?
¿Con leche y azúcar?
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
Airplane vocabulary
| aircraft | avión, aeronave |
| autopilot / automatic pilot | piloto automático |
| black box | caja negra |
| bumpy flight | vuelo turbulento |
| business class | clase ejecutiva |
| cabin | cabina |
| cabin crew | tripulación |
| captain | capitán |
| cockpit | cabina del piloto |
| copilot | copiloto |
| crew | tripulación |
| duty free | libre de impuestos |
| economy class | clase turista |
| emergency exit | salida de emergencia |
| emergency landing | aterrizaje de emergencia |
| first class | primera clase |
| flight attendant | auxiliar de vuelo |
| headphones | auriculares, audífonos |
| jet lag | descompensación por la diferencia horaria |
| lavatory | sanitarios |
| life jacket (UK) life vest (US) | salvavidas |
| loudspeakers | altoparlantes |
| luggage compartment | compartimiento para equipaje |
| magazine | revista |
| meal tray | bandeja de comida |
| pilot | piloto |
| plane | avión |
| seat | asiento |
| seatbelt | cinturón de seguridad |
| seat pocket | bolsillo frente al asiento |
| steward (old fashioned) | auxiliar de vuelo |
| stewardess (old fashioned) | auxiliar de vuelo |
| turbulence | turbulencia |
| to fasten the seatbelt | abrocharse el cinturón de seguridad |
| to land | aterrizar |
| landing | aterrizaje |
| to take off | despegar |
| take-off | despegue |
US=American English UK=British English