Daily Life - This Is Your Captain Speaking (C0058)
A: And the next thing you know, we’re running towards the... Oh...did you feel that?
B: Yeah, don’t worry about it; we’re just going
through a bit of turbulence.
C: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. It looks like we’ve hit a patch of rough air, so
we’re going to have a bit of a bumpy ride for the
next several minutes, and...
A: This why I hate flying... Oh!
C: At this time, I’d like to remind all of our passengers to fasten their seat beltsand remain seated
until the fasten seat belt sign is turned off. Please
ensure that all cabin baggageis carefully stowed
under the seat in front of you. I’ll be back back to
update you in a minute.
A: Did you hear that? Brent!
B: Don’t worry about it. This is totally normal. It happens all the
C: Ah, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain
again. We’ve got quite a large patch of rough air
ahead of us, so for your safety, we will be suspending in-flight service. I would ask all in-flight
crew to return to their seats at this time. I would
also like to ask that all our passengers refrain from
using the lavatory until the seat belt sign has been
switched off We can expect...
Key Vocabulary
turbulence common
noun, nonvariable
sudden, strong movement of air especially
that causes a plane to
move up and down in
the air
rough Adjective having or causing sudden violent movements
patch common
noun, singular
small area
bumpy Adjective having sudden up and
down movements
fasten to fasten
cabin baggage
common
noun, nonvariable
suitcases and luggage
that travels inside the
plane with the passengers
stow stowed
suspend will be suspending
refrain verb avoid doing
lavatory common
noun, singular
room with a sink and
toilet, chiefly on an airplane or train
Supplementary Vocabulary
overhead bin common
noun, singular
place above the seat in
an airplane where you
can store luggage
carry-on common
noun, nonvariable
a suit case that you
bring onto the plane
table tray common
noun, singular
a table that folds down
from the seat in front of
you on a an airplane
life jacket common
noun, singular
piece of clothing that
you ware to stay floating in water /life jacket
oxygen mask common
noun, singular
a mask worn over your
mouth and nose so you
can breathe