Unit 2 The Flight Schedule

1. 《民航服务英语口语教程》 Unit 2 The Flight Schedule

2. Part One: Warming-up • In aviation English three letters are often used to indicate various city/ airport names. These letters are know as city/airport codes. • Examples: SHA------------Stands for Shanghai Hongqiao PVG------------Stands for Shanghai Pudong BJS-------------Stands for Beijing CAN------------Stands for Guangzhou HKG------------Stands for Hong Kong

3. Please identify the following city/airport codes

4. 24-hour system vs. 12-hour system

5. Example • Flight MU560 leaves at 10:50 a.m. and arrives at 12:35 p.m.

6. In air service, airlines offer different class of service. Do you know the following letters for class of service? • Example: F: First Class; • P: _________________________ • C: _________________________ • J: __________________________ • Y: _________________________ • K: _________________________ • M: _________________________

7. Dialogue A OW: one-way (fare) RT: round-trip CT: circle-trip Meal/snack Class: F=first class C=business class Y=economy class K=budget class Dialogue B Via/by way of A/C: Type of aircraft Luxurious seat Electronic headphones M=meal S=snack B=breakfast Useful Expressions

8. Part Two :Dialogue A: The Flight Schedule

9. Part Two :Dialogue B: A Scheduled Flight with an International Point

10. Part Two :Dialogue C: A Connecting Flight • Routing: Beijing San Francisco Seattle Useful Expressions • Direct flight • Taking a connecting flight • Every Thursday • Time difference • Arrange a United Flight 2806 for you • International/domestic flight • Take you to your destination fresh and relaxed

11. Notes • CNY= Chinese Yuan • An intermediate point • Stopover: >24 hours • Transfer connection: <24 hours • Transit: <24 hours • Chose from the finest meals and a choice of wines

12. A direct/non-stop flight A daily/ continuing/connecting flight To make a brief stop/stopover/layover at To break one’s journey at Ahead of schedule (time) The International Date Line The time difference A scheduled/regular flight A transit flight A charter flight To depart from… and arrive in… Behind schedule (time) Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T) Summary: Useful Expressions

13. Situation Practice:Discuss with your partner the following routings and then make dialogues: • 1. New York Shanghai Beijing MU2112(1~7) CA982(2.4.7) Lanzhou • 2. London Paris AF174(2.7) BA2828(3.6) Bangkok Singapore

14. Part Three : Language Practice • We have a scheduled flight that departs for New York twice a week, Wednesday and Saturday. • Flight MU983 is a direct flight, departing from Shanghai at 16:00 and arriving at Los Angeles Airport at 12:00. • Model: They will stop over at Shanghai and San Francisco, then go straight to New York They will go to New York, breaking their journey at Shanghai and San Francisco. They will go to New York by way of Shanghai and San Francisco.

15. Blank Fillings (From Beijing to Rome) • P: I need some information about your flights to Rome. • A: Oh, yes. We have _________ flights leaving on______ and ______at ______. When do you intend to leave? • P: Could I make ______ _______ on your Saturday flight? • A: Sorry, sir. Only ______ flight is available. • P: Is it a ______ flight, by the way? • A: No, it will go via _______ _______. • P: I don’t think it ______ me.

16. Part Four Communication Activities

17. Discuss the following situation with your partner then fill in the blanks of the table according to the itinerary: • Mr. Wang, head of a delegation of six people, leads his visiting group to tour Europe. They start the journey next Saturday leaving Guangzhou for Beijing then to London for six days of business and then Frankfurt for five days of visit. Mr. Wang inquires about the flight schedules of their itinerary: Guangzhou Beijing London Paris Frankfurt

18. Itinerary

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