Travelling by train

RAILWAY STATION station master station building passenger depot terminus to get on a train to get off a train to run to schedule/on schedule/on time to run ahead of schedule to run behind schedule come by/on (the four oclock) train TYPES OF TRAIN: TO GO BY through/direct train overnight train long-distance train express/fast train suburban/commuter/local train freight/goods train boattrain , , ( )

TYPES OF CARS: TO TRAVEL IN railroad car / dining-car/restaurant car sleeping car parlor car baggage/luggage car/van -

lounge car LUGGAGE to hail a porter a left-luggage office/a checkroom to have ones luggage registered/to check in luggage luggage receipt/registration slip luggage cart/trolley luggage rack hand luggage to check ones luggage in to label ones bags to travel light/without luggage TICKETS to book tickets in advance/advance booking to cancel a booking to queue up for/to get on the line for a ticket for a train

to use a ticket within a validity period to buy tickets on the spot single ticket/one-way return ticket/round trip/two-way whole/adult ticket half/child ticket season ticket/commutation ticket to jump the queue for ticket office to validate a ticket/act a ticket/touch on a ticket to perforate a card/punch a ticket -

passenger turnover a fare-paying passenger expiry date DISCOUNTS discounted tickets to be eligible/ entitled for a discount INSIDE A CAR upper/lower berth sleeping accommodation a bedding fee a fold-down ledge/pulldown table couchette reclining/push-back seat fold-out bunk armrest fellow-traveler/fellow-passenger service attendant to get a window seat solo seat twin seat to open the window a crack to slide back the door / ,

HOW A TRAIN WORKS traction overhead cables

voltage electricity pantograph track rail sleeper/tie fishplate diesel fuel pumps to the engine the engine turns on the generator the generator produces electricity electricity powers motors to carry voltage electricity

Travelling by plane
BEFORE TRAVELLING to get a visa through (a company) to get air travel insurance to carry/have on you a short-term life insurance policy

blanket travel insurance underwriter , ?

what company are you flying with? AIRPORT air traffic control ground radar air traffic

hangar

terminal building airports: y y y international domestic regional

TYPES OF PLANES jet plane rocket plane propeller plane jet seating passengers carrying capacity of TICKETS to purchase a flight ticket to book a one-way ticket round-trip ticket coach ticket non-refundable ticket refundable ticket ticket for a plane to EMBARKING/DISEMBARKING to embark/get on/board a plane to alight from a plane/ to disembark/to deplane TYPES OF FLIGHTS a scheduled/regular flight through flight non-stop flight direct flight ( ) 1 ,

to cancel the flight to delay the flight to call/announce the flight LUGGAGE to have ones luggage weighed in to pay overweight to put the luggage on the scale baggage/luggage allowance baggage handling to seal the baggage mishandling of checked baggage drop-off x-ray device/baggage screening device to reclaim personal effect baggage reclaim area to hail a baggage handler to call a skycap to retrieve luggage luggage claim INSIDE THE AIRPORT the airport operates flights information desk/board arrivals area to go to departure area to wait for embarkation to go to clear/buffer zone

to wait in departure lounge shopping outlets CHECKING-IN AND SECURITY MEASURES airport check-in check-in desk homeland security to strengthen security rules to clear security check to be frisked to pat down to violate privacy full-body scanner to detect low-density materials to blur out parts of body to pass through passport/customs/security control / to divest oneself of clothes to go through a metal detector metal will trigger the metal detector to pass through document verification to get a boarding pass scheduled time for departure EMBARKING connecting flight to transfer to another plane air-bridge jetway/ramp /

ONBOARD jet lag to counter/combat jet lag to alleviate jet lag a blindfold passengers are accommodated aircraft seat-map/seat arrangement seats abreast - to present a flight safety briefing to buckle/to unbuckle bulk-head seats to fasten seat belts harness adjustable headrest fuselage cockpit cabin narrow body 1 aisle 1 wide body 2 aisles 2 1 , / -

travel-mate to stay/be aboard spacious seating to enjoy in-flight amenities to lift latch to be prone to airsickness to be assigned a premium seat a drop-down oxygen mask

emergency exit life vest/survival vest smoke hood FLYING to divert traction takeoff clearance to be cleared for take off to accelerate to estimated speed to decelerate take-off touchdown approach phase to lift off the plane: 1. taxiing out the runway 2. speed accumulating 3. climbing 4. leveling out 5. midair 6. descending 7. landing go-around , -

to gain/reach a flying altitude heading engage/disengage autopilot waypoint to rectify/eliminate faults / /

to let down a landing gear to raise a landing gear retractable landing gear emergency landing ditching to assume command of the aircraft to hand over the actual flying of the aircraft to to drive/fly the aircraft/to pilot a plane to attempt to land to take a second approach to perform a go-around PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR AIRLINES aircrew/flight crew cabin crew , /

pilot-in-command/captain/pilot first officer/co-pilot flight engineer relief crew flight attendant ground crew air marshal CATASTROPHIES a safety hazard to crash on approach to crash onto highway (1000 m) short of the runway (1000 ) -

to recover the flight data recorder/black box to die at the scene engine went silent to hit smth to catch fire to come off/to disintegrate/to fall apart to break into parts to report technical problems to collide on dense fog developed to reduce visibility low visibility to fly off-course to skid off the runway to be deactivated to slam into to fail to response to put the lever in the idle position to overshoot (the first 1000 feet of runway) 1000 -

aircraft hijacking/sky controlling/skyjacking to cease a plane to meet smbs demands/to comply with smbs demands to surrender to encounter resistance to handle the situation to shoot down

to be authorized to make arrests without warrants

to detect/deter/defeat hostile acts / to drop a bomb to smuggle explosive devices onto airplanes would-be attacker

Travelling by train

Travelling by plane

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