上海交通职业技术学院
《民航服务英语口语教程》
Unit 2 The Flight Schedule
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
Please identify the following city/airport codes
City Names City Code City Name City Code
Beijing BJS/PEK Bangkok BKK
Guangzhou CAN Frankfurt FRA
Haikou HAK Los Angeles LSQ/LAX
Shanghai pudong PVG Sydney SYD
Kunming KMG San Francisco SFO
Lanzhou LHW New York NYC/JFK
Huangshan TXN Osaka OSA
Tianjin TSN Paris CDG
Zhangjiejie DYG Tokyro TYO/NRT
Sanya SYX Melbourne MEL
24-hour system vs. 12-hour system
12-hour clock time
Spoken Equivalent
24-hour system
Spoken Equivalent
8:00 a.m. Eight a.m 0800 O-eight hundred
12:00 noon Twelve noon 1200 Twelve hundred
11:45 p.m. Eleven forty-five p.m
2345 Twenty-three forty-five
Example
Flight MU560 leaves at 10:50 a.m. and arrives at 12:35 p.m.
Day Dep. Arr. Flight A/C Stop Class
1--4-- 1050 1235 MU560 340 -- FCYK
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: _________________________
Useful Expressions
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
Part Two :Dialogue A: The Flight Schedule
Days Dep. Arr. Flight A/C Stops
Class
MI Fare
SHA-SFO
1-3-6
1155 0655 CA981 747 --- FCYK M/S CNY12020(Y)
SHA-SYD
-2-567
2135 0930* MU561 340 --- FCYK M CNY13310(Y)
-34-6 2200 0950* CA175 777 --- FY M CNY13310(Y)
PEK-NRT
-2-567
0940 1325 CA925 777 --- FY M CNY6150
(Y)
1234567 1450 1900 MU507 767 --- FCY M CNY6150
(Y)
Part Two :Dialogue B: A Scheduled Flight with an International Point
Days Dep. Arr. Flight A/C Stops Class MI Fare
PEK—SFO
-2-4567
1245 1115 CA985 747 SHA FCY M/S CNY12020(Y)
SFO—PEK
1234567
1600 2100* UA853 777 NRT FY B/S CNY12020(Y)
SHA—SIN
-3-
1410 2340 SQ091 A310 HKG FCY M/S CNY5450
(Y)
Part Two :Dialogue C: A Connecting Flight
Routing: Beijing San Francisco SeattleUseful 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
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
Summary: Useful Expressions
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)
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
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.
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.
Part Four Communication Activities
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
Itinerary
Routings Dep. Date Flight Dep. Time Arr. Time A/C Stop Meals
CAN—PEK
Sat./ Mar.17
PEK—LON
LON—
CDG
CDG—
FRA
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上海交通职业技术学院
《民航服务英语口语教程》
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Presented by Gao Feng