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smile. The young woman across the
aisle from me was in tears. She was
scared, but she was on the plane. The
engines roared into life; the plane
moved forward. [ 6 | ] ‘Fasten
your seatbelts, please,’ a silky female
voice urged us. How could we resist?
We did as we were told and kept
cool. Or tried to.
Suddenly we had taken off. We
were airborne. We flew from
Heathrow airport to the south coast.
Dungeness Power Station was
clearly visible from the window. On
the return to Heathrow, we took it
in turn to visit the flight deck.
[ 7 | ]
After we had got off the plane, we
burst into the display of emotion,
triumphantly laughing and cheering
while exchanging hugs and claps on
the back. [ 8 | ] We had all
faced a serious problem and taken a
giant step toward overcoming it. We
felt sad for the few who had refused
to board the aircraft. The chances
are that they will probably never get
on any plane.
Me? I`ll soon be flying to
America.
A Betty, a middle-aged lady with a
lovely smile, admitted that she had
panicked while stuck in a lift
between floors in a Spanish hotel.
B Betty, delighted to be back on the
ground, even gave me a friendly
peck on the cheek.
C Everything there was under control
and, of course, we understood that
the ‘bump’ on landing was quite
normal.
D No turning back now.
E More strange and potentially
frightening noises occur at other
times, such as when the wheels are
pulled up.
F Others disliked the movement of
the plane when it is hit by air
currents.
G However, stress and tension can
be brought on simply by shallow
breathing: we were therefore
encouraged always to take deep,
full breaths.
H We were then ready to analyse our
problems, which were discussed
and critically examined.
I Young, middle-aged and old: what
we all had in common was a fear
of flying.
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