Conversation

1. Does a flight attendant speak to the passengers? Does a flight attendant take care of the passengers? Does a flight attendant work in the galley? Is a flight attendant a mechanic? What does a flight attendant do? To whom does a flight attendant speak when the plane is taxiing? What is another name for a flight attendant?

2. Does a flight attendant welcome passengers aboard the aeroplane? Does he welcome the crew aboard? Does he welcome air traffic controllers aboard? Who does he welcome aboard? How does he address the passengers? What does he say when he welcomes passengers aboard? Who is aboard BA 624?

3. I close the door but I also fasten the door. I fasten this knot. Will you fasten your jacket please? Will you fasten your belt? What are you fastening? What are passengers asked to fasten? Why are they asked to fasten their seatbelts?

4. Are passengers asked to observe the "no smoking" signs? Who asks the passengers to observe the "no smoking" signs? When are they asked to observe the "no smoking" signs? Why are they asked to observe these signs? What is the opposite of observe? What do passengers observe when the plane is taxiing? What would happen if the passengers did not observe the "no smoking" signs?

5. While the plane is taxiing the flight attendant demonstrates to the passengers the emergency procedures. Are emergency procedures to be followed in case of engine trouble? Do we have to follow emergency procedures in case of fire?

When does a flight attendant demonstrate emergency procedures? Do we follow emergency procedures on every flight? When do we follow emergency procedures on a flight? At this school?

6. Are the passengers unaware of what is going on on the flight deck? Are flight attendants unaware of what is going on on the flight deck? Who is unaware of what is going on on the flight deck? Why are you unaware of what is going on in the next room?

7. I turn on the radio; I then tune in to such and such a station. Can a pilot tune in to ground control? On what frequency does he tune in to ground control? Can he tune in to approach control? On what frequency does he tune in to approach control? Who tells him to tune in to approach control?

8. Does the pilot request route clearance from ground control? With route clearance can he take off in bad weather? Do all large aeroplanes need route clearance? Who gives the pilot clearance? What clearance would a small aircraft need in good weather? What does the British Airlines pilot ask the air traffic controller?

9. At ramp two zero, is the pilot ready to taxi? Does he tune in to departure control at ramp two zero? What frequency does he tune in to at ramp two zero? What does he tell ground control he is ready to do while on the ramp?

10. When a radio message is finished, one says " Over ". Does a pilot say "Over" at the end of a message? Do you say "Over" when you address me? Who says, "Over"? What does an air traffic controller say at the end of a message? The Pilot?

11. When a radio message is understood, one says, " Roger ". Can a pilot say, "Roger" at the end of a message? Does a radio operator say, "Roger"? When does a first officer say, "Roger"? Do we say, "Roger", over the telephone? Who says "Roger"?

12. Does the ground controller relay route clearance to the pilot? Does he relay taxi clearance? To whom does he relay route clearance?

13. The pilot or first officer says, " Go ahead " to the ground controller. Does he say, "Go ahead" when he wants the ground controller to speak? Does he say, "Go ahead" when he wants to hear the message? What does he say when he wants the ground controller to give him a clearance?

14. 15. Does the ground controller tell the pilot to maintain flight level 350? Does the ground controller tell him to maintain his climb? His cruising speed? What does he tell him to maintain? Is it safe to maintain a flight level? What flight level is the pilot told to maintain?

16. 17. The holding point is usually at the end of the taxiway. Does an aircraft wait at the holding point? Does a pilot contact aerodrome control at the holding point?

Does he contact area control at the holding point? Approach control? Who does he contact at the holding point? Is the holding point clear of the runway? Is it on the runway? Is it clear of the taxiway? What is it clear of? Where is the holding point?

18. If runway 24 is 240 degrees, the heading is 240 degrees. Is the pilot instructed to continue runway heading? Is he told to continue runway heading after taxiing? When is he told to continue runway heading? What heading would he maintain on runway 24? 36? Walk to the door please. Where are you heading?

19. Does the ground controller tell the pilot to contact approach control? Does he tell the pilot to contact area control? Aerodrome control? Who does the ground controller tell the pilot to contact? At what stage of the journey does the pilot contact approach control? On what frequency does this pilot contact approach control? What does the controller actually say to the pilot? What does the pilot say to the ground controller when he taxis down the runway?