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Text A. YOUR VISIT TO ENGLAND
One of these days you may find it possible to visit England. From the moment you go on board the ship or the airliner you will see signs and notices that will give you useful information and warnings.
Here are some examples and explanations that will help you.
If you come by air, you will see, when you take your seat in the plane, a notice that says: no smoking; fasten seat-belts. Smoking is forbidden while the plane is on the ground, while it is taking off, and until it has risen to a good height.
When the plane is well up in the air, the light behind this notice is switched off. You are then allowed to smoke and may unfasten your seat-belt. The notice will appear again when the plane is about to touch down.
If you come by steamer, you will see numerous notices. There will perhaps be arrows (®) to show you which parts of the ship are for first-class passengers and which parts are for tourist-class passengers. Large rooms in a ship are called saloons, so when you see dining-saloon you know where to go when it is time for lunch.
You may see a notice to the boat deck. This is the deck where you will find the boats that can be lowered to the water if there is any danger of the ship sinking. On the boat deck you may see some steps going up to the bridge, where the ship's officers are on duty. Here there will probably be a notice: passengers not allowed on the bridge.
When your steamer gets into harbour at Dover, or Harwich, or Southampton, or any of the other ports to which steamers sail, you will see more notices.
When you land, you will see a notice: to the customs. When you enter the Customs shed the officer there will give you a printed notice. This will warn you that you must declare to the Customs officer the quantities of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and alcoholic drinks that you have with you. He will chalk your suitcases and bags, and you will pass on. There will be a notice telling you
where your passport will be examined. Then you can follow the arrow that says,
to the trains, and you will soon be in the railway station where the train is waiting to take you to London.
There are many notices in a large railway station. You may see entrance and exit, or perhaps way in and way out. In a large station there will be a waiting room where you may rest until it is time to board your train. If you want something to eat or drink while youare waiting, you will go to the refreshment room.
If you do not know the number of the platform from which your train will leave, look for the notices of arrivals and departures. These will tell you the number of the platform. In some stations it may be necessary to cross the line. You will probably see a notice, cross the line by the bridge. Perhaps you will see platforms 5, 6, 7 and 8 over the bridge.
On arrival in a large town you may want to leave your heavy luggage in the station until you have found a hotel or other place to stay in. In this case you will look for the cloak-room or left luggage office.
You will also see the notice, booking office. This is where you buy your tickets. In a large station there will be windows marked first class and third class. The windows may be marked with letters, for example a-k, l-r, and s-z. If you want a ticket to Edinburgh, you will go to the window under a-k, if to Manchester, the window under l-r.
If you go to a theatre, however, you will buy your tickets not at the Booking Office but at the box office.
Vocabulary
board, n борт
to board a train (a plane, a ship) садиться в поезд (самолет, на пароход)
airliner, n самолет, авиалайнер
steamer, n пароход
take off, v взлетать
sign, n знак, символ
notice, n объявление
fasten, v застегнуть
seat-belt, n ремень безопасности
arrow, n стрелка
switch on, v включать
switch off, v выключать
touch down, v приземлиться, син. to land
danger, n опасность
sink, v тонуть
sail, v плыть (о карабле)
customs, n таможня
declare, v декларировать
suitcase, n чемодан
luggage, n багаж
harbour, n гавань, порт
railway station, n железнодорожный вокзал
train, n поезд
entrance, n вход
exit, n выход
waiting-room, n зал ожидания
cloak-room, n камера хранения
booking office, n билетная касса (на поезд, самолет и т.д.)
box office, n билетная касса (театр.)
arrival, n прибытие
arrive (in), v приезжать, прибывать (в город, страну)
refreshment room, n буфет
stay (in), v останавливаться
departure, n отправление, отбытие
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I. Read the following international words and guess their meaning. Consult the dictionary:
tobacco, cigar, cigarette, platform, officer, passport, hotel, saloon, information, tourist-class passenger, alcoholic drinks.
II. Using suffixes - (a)tion, - er, - ance, - ure, form nouns which are related to the following:
inform, explain, steam, office, enter, refresh, depart, direct, travel, line.
III. Look through text A and find the English equivalents to the Russian word combinations:
посетить Англию, подняться на борт парохода, полезная информация, примеры и объяснения, занять свое место в самолете, пока самолет находится на земле, подняться на достаточную высоту, находиться высоко в воздухе, пассажиры первого класса, войти в порт, проверить паспорт, довезти до Лондона, сесть на поезд, оставить багаж на вокзале.
IV. Read the text ‘Your visit to England’. Answer the following questions.
1. How can you get to England? 2. What notice will you see when you take a seat in the plane? 3. When is it allowed to unfasten the seat belts and to smoke on board the plane? 4. What is a saloon? 5. Where do passengers have meals travelling by ship? 6. What is the boat deck? 7. What notice can you see on the boat deck? 8. What is the function of the Customs officer? 9. Where can passengers rest until it is time to board the train? 10. What will you do if you want something to eat or drink at the railway station? 11. What will you do on arrival in a large city if you have heavy luggage? Will you leave it in the left luggage office? 12. Where can you buy train tickets? 13. Will you buy theatre tickets at the booking office or at the box office?
V. Match the words with the same meaning:
way in, touch down, cloak-room, entrance, left luggage office, land, exit, plane, airliner, way out.
VI. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.
1. From the moment you go ____ board the ship you will see many signs and notices.
2. If you come ___ air, you will see a notice “NO SMOKING; FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS”.
3. You have to fasten your seat-belt when the plane is taking ___.
4. When the plane is well ___ ___ the air, the light behind the notice “NO SMOKING” is switched ___.
5. Large rooms ___ a ship are called saloons.
6. ___ the boat deck you may see some steps going ___ ___ the bridge.
7. When the steamer gets ___ the harbour you will see more notices.
8. There are many notices ___ a large railway station.
9. ___ arrival ___ a large city you may want to leave your luggage ___ the left luggage office. In this case you will look ___ the cloak-room.
10. ___ a large station there will be windows marked “first class” and “third class”.
VII. Translate the following notices into Russian.
1. Fasten seat belts!
2. Dining-saloon.
3. Boat-deck.
4. Passengers not allowed on the bridge.
5. Arrivals and departures.
6. Cross the line by the bridge.
7. Left luggage office.
8. Booking office.
VIII. Make up the plan of the text ‘Your Visit to England’. Retell the text according to your plan.
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