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      6. Did she get a one-way ticket or a round-trip ticket? Why?              VIDEO VIEWING
      7. What is Helen’s last name? Why does she spell it for the travel
        agent?                                                                  Watch Episode 1 of the video and say :
      8. What kind of seat does Helen want? Does she get it? Why?                    a) how airports are described,
      9. How does she pay for her ticket?                                            b) what kind of services there are at the airport.
      10. When is she going to pick it up?
                                                                                USEFUL INFORMATION
TIME FOR FUN                                                                                        Travelling by air in the UK
Read the anecdotes and retell them to your partner.                             Arrival in the UK
                                   1                                                   Your first sight of the UK is likely to be an airport. If you are travel-
       Mr. Johnson had never been up in an aeroplane before and he had          ling by air you will usually arrive at Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted or Lon-
read a lot about air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him    don City airports (obviously more appropriate if you are going to the south-
                                                                                east) or a UK regional airport if you are going elsewhere.
for a ride in his own small plane, Mr. Johnson was very worried about ac-
cepting. Finally, however, his friend persuaded him that it was very safe,             You may even be breaking your journey at a European airport such
and Mr. Johnson boarded the plane.                                              as Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels or Frankfurt in order to connect with the
       His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the   airport nearest to your place of stay. In this case, you must check before-
                                                                                hand whether you need a ‘transit visa’. Certain nationals require a visa even
airport. Mr. Johnson had heard that the most dangerous parts of a flight
were the take-off and the landing, so he was extremely frightened and           to transit to another flight within the airport. This means that you must re-
closed his eyes.                                                                main within the airport to pass through Immigration or Customs. You may
       After a minute or two he opened them again, looked out of the win-       be advised that although you are a visa national, you may ‘transit without
                                                                                visa’. This means that you are expected to remain within the airport to take
dow of the plane, and said to his friend, “Look at those people down there.
They look as small as ants, don’t they?”                                        your onward flight.
       “Those are ants,” said his friend. “We’re still on the ground.”                 If you are booked on a flight with a connection, ask the airline staff
                                                                                to check you and your baggage through to your final destination, as this
                                                                                will make your transit much easier.
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                                                                                       At first sight an airport might appear a difficult and confusing place,
       A timid little lady refused to board a plane headed for Denver unless    but if you follow the steps below, getting through is actually quite easy.
the pilot promised her personally not to fly above an altitude of four thou-           These are steps you must take:
sand feet. “Higher than that,” she explained, “my doctor says would be                    • Follow the sign for ‘Arrivals’ unless you are transferring to an-
more than my heart could stand.”                                                          other plane at the same airport. If you are transferring to another
       “But my dear lady,” answered the pilot, “Denver itself is one mile                 plane, you should follow the ‘Flight connections’ sign and any fur-
high”.                                                                                    ther instructions.
       “Then I just won’t go there,” decided the little lady. “I always                   • ‘Arrivals’ will take you to passport control.
thought Denver was on the ground.”                                                        • As you approach passport control you will see electronic screens
                                                                                          which will show you which zone you will need to go through.
                                                                                          Make sure you join the right queue or you could waste a lot of
                                                                                          time.


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