Angol nyelvkönyv IV. [antikvár]

FIRST LESSON By Air to London The members of the Hungarian delegation had made all the preparations to board the plane. Their luggage had been sent to the customs hall and all five members of the delegation waited for their departure. While talking with their wives they listened to the announcements made over the loudspeakers. After spending about 15 minutes in the entrance hall of the airport they heard the loudspeakers announce, "Malév announce the departure of their flight to London via Brussels. Passengers for this flight should please go for customs and passenger control. " They said good-bye to their families and had their passports and visas examined. In the customs hall they all declared what they had packed in their suit-cases; none of them had any dutiable goods. The examination being over they got on the bus with their boarding cards in their hands. The bus soon took them to the plane bound for London. They handed over their boarding cards and boarded the plane. Their seats were in the tourist-class. Some of them sat near the windows. After taking their seats they saw the notice that announced, "No smoking during take-off. Fasten your belts, please, " Mr Kovács said to his friend, "We shall be off soon. " The engines of the plane roared, and in a few minutes they were in the air. The nice stewardesses offered sweets and magazines to the passengers. The weather was fine, it was a beautiful sunny spring morning. All the passengers seemed to enjoy the flight. Their happiness was even greater when breakfast was being served. The passengers had to put their trays in front of them and the stewardesses or air-hostesses: served ham, butter, jam, rolls and cakes from a trolley and asked the passengers if they wanted to have tea or coffee. They also gave every passenger an orange. Everybody - 3 -