Approach 1
9
Get ready!
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1
Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1
Why are announcements before landing important for flight
attendants to make?
2
What are some important things that passengers may be
asked to do as they approach the airport for landing?
Reading
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2
Read the announcement
script. Then, mark the
following statements as
true (T) or false (F).
1
___
Passengers are asked to recline
their seats before landing.
2
___
The armrests need to be
lowered before landing.
3
___
Carry-on items can be placed
in overhead bins.
Chambliss Airways
Approach
Announcement Script
trash
20
seatback
tray table
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We hope you have enjoyed your
flight on Chambliss Airways. We will be landing at JFK International Airport
shortly. Before we do, we need to take care of a few items. Please return
to your seats and
collect
your belongings. Flight attendants are coming
around to collect any
trash
.
Pass
any items you wish to
discard
to them.
Did you
recline
your seat? Please, return your
seatback
to its original
upright
position. Also,
lower
any
armrests
.
Tray tables
should be
locked
into place. Also, we ask that you
turn off
and stow any electronics. Carry-
ons go in the overhead bins or under the seat. Finally, please
buckle
your
seatbelt and prepare to land. We hope you enjoyed your flight from Athens
to New York. We look forward to flying with you again soon.
upright
reclined
locked
armrest
Vocabulary
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3
Match the words or phrases
(1-9) with the definitions (A-I).
1
___
seatback
6
___
tray table
2
___
collect
7
___
buckle
3
___
pass
8
___
discard
4
___
recline
9
___
lower
5
___
turn off
A
to gather objects together
B
to hand an object to someone
else
C
to cause something to incline
backwards
D
the part of the chair your back
rests on
E
a small piece of plastic used to
eat or work on that is used on an
airplane
F
to power down electronic items
G
to throw something away
H
to attach two sides of something
together in order to hold
something
I
to move something closer to the
ground
