Making & Changing AIRPLANE RESERVATIONS &
GETTING ON AND OFF THE PLANE
Making reservations 预定 yù dìng –
Changing 改变 reservations
These days a lot of people make reservations on-line 在线.
Sometimes people get great deals便宜的. Sometimes not!
Of course当然 dāngrán, you need a credit card. Travel agents 旅行代理人 lǚxíngdàilǐrén can sometimes get the best deals too.
Call your travel agent (T.A.) 旅行代理人 lǚxíngdàilǐrén or preferred airline. 航空公司 hángkōnggōngsī.
ROLE PLAY
Traveler: I’d like to make a reservation for a flight to Timbuktu, on December 1st, leaving from Beijing Airport.
T.A: Will that be one-way 单程[dān chéng], or round-trip ticket 往返票[wǎngfǎnpiào]?
Traveler: I’d like a one-way ticket please.
T.A. We have a flight on China Airlines leaving at 5:30 am on December 1st and arriving at Timbuktu at 10:30 pm Beijing time.
[Vocabulary: Leaving at = departing at (Noun: Departure 离去) Arriving at (noun: arrival) ]
T.A. Would you like business or economy?
Traveler: Economy
T.A. And would you prefer a direct flight?
Traveler: Yes, please.
T.A. Would you like a window or aisle seat 靠走道的座位?
Traveler: Window seat please.
T.A. OK, Your flight will leave on December 1st at 5:30 am from Beijing International Airport, airport, arriving Timbuktu, Africa at 10:30 pm Beijing Time, and will
be a one-way, economy flight, with a window seat. Is that correct?
Traveler: Yes that’s correct.
T.A. The total flight cost will be 8,840 RMB, and your flight number 航班号，班次 is CN2038
May I have your Visa or MasterCard number please?
Traveler: Yes, that’s MasterCard 888-8888-8888.
T.A. And your card expiration date?
Traveler: Oct, 2014.
T.A. Please remember that check-in time is two hours before scheduled departure time, and your maximum luggage weight is 20 Kilos.
Traveler: That sounds OK. Thank you.
T.A. We will e-mail a ticket within the hour. Take it with you at check-in and they issue you a boarding pass. Thank you for doing business with Greg’s Travel agency. We hope you have a great trip!
CHANGING RESERVATIONS
TIMBUKTU - End of the world, or historical treasure?
Traveler: Hello, I have to change my reservation for a flight departing from Beijing to Timbuktu, Mali on December 1st.
T.A. May I have your name and flight number please?
Traveler: Yes, my name is Frank N. Stein and the flight number is CN2038.
T.A. and when would you like to leave?
Traveler: I’d like to leave tomorrow if that’s possible.
T.A. Certainly however the ticket price will be 4,850RMB more. May I have your credit card number?
Traveler: Yes, that’s MasterCard 888-8888-8888.
T.A. And your card expiration date?
Traveler: Oct, 2014.
T.A. Very well, the plane will depart September 1st at 10:45 am, arriving at Timbuktu International Airport at 11:59 September 1st Beijing Time. We will e-mail you your updated ticket within the hour.
Traveler: Thank you!
AT THE AIRPORT - Check-in 旅客验票台
Go to the airport a couple of hours before your flight is scheduled to depart.
The first thing you do when you get to the airport is find your airline office and show them your ticket and passport. This is where you check-in 旅客验票台 your suitcases/bags.
The first thing you do when you get to the airport is find your airline office and show them your ticket and passport. This is where you check-in 旅客验票台 your suitcases/bags.
Boarding card登机卡
Usually you can bring one “carry-on” bag onto the airplane with you. The attendant there will give you a boarding card登机卡.
Next you go through passport control 验照处and put your hand luggage (carry-on bag) through a machine at the baggage check. (There may be a long line so go early.)
In the Departure lounge [候机厅 hòujītīng] you first want to find the gate登机口 from which your plane will leave.
Next you go through passport control 验照处and put your hand luggage (carry-on bag) through a machine at the baggage check. (There may be a long line so go early.)
In the Departure lounge [候机厅 hòujītīng] you first want to find the gate登机口 from which your plane will leave.
Change some money now?
Then you might want to exchange some money while you wait for your flight to be called for boarding, although airport exchange rates are usually very bad!
Money exchange = currency exchange = 汇兑，货币兑换
Note on currency exchange: If you’re going somewhere obscure, like Timbuktu, it might be a good idea to exchange some at the airport, because you may need some for a bus or taxi when you depart the plane, before you can find a better exchange rate in the city. When your flight is called over the loudspeaker, you go to the gate and show them your boarding card and passport 护照.
Then you just follow the line of other passengers getting on your plane and find your seat.
Money exchange = currency exchange = 汇兑，货币兑换
Note on currency exchange: If you’re going somewhere obscure, like Timbuktu, it might be a good idea to exchange some at the airport, because you may need some for a bus or taxi when you depart the plane, before you can find a better exchange rate in the city. When your flight is called over the loudspeaker, you go to the gate and show them your boarding card and passport 护照.
Then you just follow the line of other passengers getting on your plane and find your seat.
Before you get off the plane... Immigration card
Before you get off the plane, the flight attendant will give you an Immigration [移民局检查 Yímínjú] Card to fill out, asking questions about where you will stay and for how long. Fill it out before the plane lands.
After the plane lands...
There is usually a line, but usually not this bad.
• Exit the plane
• Follow the line of passengers as they go to Immigration.
• At immigration they will ask you:
– how long you intend to stay in the country you
are visiting,
– where will you stay,
– what is the purpose of your visit then they stamp your
passport with an Entry Visa 入境签证 (or send you off to
prison!)
• Follow the line of passengers as they go to Immigration.
• At immigration they will ask you:
– how long you intend to stay in the country you
are visiting,
– where will you stay,
– what is the purpose of your visit then they stamp your
passport with an Entry Visa 入境签证 (or send you off to
prison!)
DIALOGUE EXERCISE
• Immigration Officer: How long will you stay in _____?
• Visitor: _____________.
• Immigration officer: What is the purpose of your visit?
• Visitor: I’m ____________________________.
• Immigration officer: Where will you be staying?
Visitor: I ___________________________
• Visitor: _____________.
• Immigration officer: What is the purpose of your visit?
• Visitor: I’m ____________________________.
• Immigration officer: Where will you be staying?
Visitor: I ___________________________
GET YOUR LUGGAGE!
• Next follow the line of passengers to the luggage carousel where you usually have to wait a few minutes to get your suitcases.
• Remember that after retrieving your luggage from the baggage carousel, you have to pass through the customs. 记住，从传送带上取回行李后，还要办理通关手续
• Remember that after retrieving your luggage from the baggage carousel, you have to pass through the customs. 记住，从传送带上取回行李后，还要办理通关手续
CUSTOMS
• Follow the other passengers to customs 关税 guānshuì. They may ask you to open your suitcases. They usually ask you if you have anything to declare 报关. The answer is “No” unless you are bringing in more than $10,000, or an animal or something.
AIRPORT PICKUP?
• If someone is waiting for you they will probably meet you just outside the Customs area. If no-one is meeting you,
you’ll probably want to go to tourist information or the airport bookstore and get some local maps.
you’ll probably want to go to tourist information or the airport bookstore and get some local maps.
SHUTTLE BUS OR TAXI?
• Then there is usually a shuttle bus from the airport to the nearest major town or city or get a taxi to take you to a hotel.
VOCABULARY
• Making reservations 预定 yù dìng = Booking a flight
• Changing 改变 reservations
• On-line 在线
• Travel agents 旅行社 lǚxíngshe
• One-way 单程 dān chéng
• Round-trip 往返票 wǎngfǎnpiào
• Leaving at = departing at (Noun àDeparture 登机)
• Arriving at (noun à arrival到达 dàodá
• Business class (Expensive seats): 头等舱
• Economy (cheap seats): 经济舱
• Direct flight: 直航
• Layover: 转航
• Flight number 航班号，班次
• Expiration Date 截止日期
• Check-in 旅客验票台lǚkèyànpiàotái
• Boarding card 登机卡
• Passport control 验照处
• Departure lounge 候机厅 hòujītīng
• Money exchange = currency exchange = 汇兑，货币兑换
• Passport 护照 hùzhào
• Luggage行李
• Strike 罢工bàgōng
• Immigration [移民局检查 Yímínjú]
• Entry Visa 入境签证
• Customs 关税 （海关）guānshuì
• Declare 报关
• Shuttle bus: 区间公共汽车
Below is my PPT on this subject with pretty much the same information, except more pictures!
• Changing 改变 reservations
• On-line 在线
• Travel agents 旅行社 lǚxíngshe
• One-way 单程 dān chéng
• Round-trip 往返票 wǎngfǎnpiào
• Leaving at = departing at (Noun àDeparture 登机)
• Arriving at (noun à arrival到达 dàodá
• Business class (Expensive seats): 头等舱
• Economy (cheap seats): 经济舱
• Direct flight: 直航
• Layover: 转航
• Flight number 航班号，班次
• Expiration Date 截止日期
• Check-in 旅客验票台lǚkèyànpiàotái
• Boarding card 登机卡
• Passport control 验照处
• Departure lounge 候机厅 hòujītīng
• Money exchange = currency exchange = 汇兑，货币兑换
• Passport 护照 hùzhào
• Luggage行李
• Strike 罢工bàgōng
• Immigration [移民局检查 Yímínjú]
• Entry Visa 入境签证
• Customs 关税 （海关）guānshuì
• Declare 报关
• Shuttle bus: 区间公共汽车
Below is my PPT on this subject with pretty much the same information, except more pictures!
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