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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
9. FLYING
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A. Choose the most natural-sounding words.
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1
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I’m afraid your flight has been delayed/ retarded because of technical difficulties/ technology problems.
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2
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It took us half an hour to go
through security/ be security checked.
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3
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We take off/ go up at seven in the
morning and we get in/ come down
at four in the afternoon, local time/hours.
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4
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Are there any left/
abandoned luggage lockers in this airport? I’ve got a
twenty-four-hour stopover/ stop
between flights.
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5
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These
are the wrong tickets, sir. These are the tickets for your homecoming/ return flight, not
your going out/ outbound flight.
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6
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We are currently experiencing/
suffering some turbulence so please remain in your seats with the seatbelts
fastened/ clipped.
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7
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Please observe/ mark the no-smoking signs
at all times.
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8
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Please remain/ keep seated
and do not take your luggage from the overhead lockers until the aircraft
has come to a total stop/ complete standstill.
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B. Which of these expressions is not a
natural collocation?
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long-haul/ small-haul/ transatlantic/ 3 hour flight.
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10
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go through customs/ security/ dutyfree/immigration
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11
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get on/
board/ embark a plane
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12
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flight deck/ number/ control/ attendant
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13
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baggage
handler/ allowance/ suitcase/ reclaim
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C. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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14
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She told him the estimated time of …….
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a
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lounge.
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15
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The politician chartered …..
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b
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arrival.
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16
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You’ll
receive a friendly welcome from our cabin
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c
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airline.
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17
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Let’s go and wait in the departure
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d
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crew.
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18
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It’s a low-cost …….
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e
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a private plane.
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