Organization of Preflight and Post-flight Checks

Preflight and post-flight …………of passengers and baggage, including objects being with the passengers, aircraft ………..members, aviation personnel of……… aviation, in-flight……… of the aircraft, ………and mail are performed by aviation security service personnel with participation of the transit internal affairs body, including canine…….. who have passed adequate special training and hold a certificate, with service dogs.

Checks are performed in the airport in ………..rooms (checkpoints) equipped with…….. technical checking devices and video……… systems, and also in rooms/booths for body (personal).

Checks are performed with the aid of technical and special devices: stationary X-ray television introscopes and metal detectors, handheld metal detectors, X-ray scanners, introvision systems in the Terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum and other duly certified, and also service dogs of canine units.

Task 20. a)Unscramble these words.

IOSGGBNNLE - _______________

TTEEIRDSCR - _______________

DOIPEHTRBI - _______________

b) Use all three words to make a sentence of your own.

 

Task 22. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

    The illicit drug trade is truly international, spanning the globe. Drug traffickers are not confined by national boundaries; they transport their goods through many countries and often market their wares in several nations.

 To be effective in combating this trade, an individual customs service cannot stand alone. It must work with other agencies, both nationally and internationally to share information and intelligence on all aspects of the drug trade to improve their capability to target suspect passengers or cargo. This includes general information on such topics as the routings, concealment methods and modus operandi as well as more precise information on specific smuggling activities where individuals or organizations are being targeted.

 

Task 23. Read and complete the text.

TOP AIR TRAVEL TIPS

    Safety and security are the top priority for all airlines, and flying is the safest way to travel. Each year the world’s air travelers make 1.5 billion journeys and on average there are only 50 fatal accidents. But there are lots of things which you can do (1) _______ your journey safer and more enjoyable.

Pack your suitcase or rucksack yourself and never offer (2) ______ a packet for someone else.

Make sure you check in early. Most airlines say you (3) ______ to check in at least one hour before a short flight and two hours before intercontinental flights. However, security checks and baggage X-ray scans can (4) ______ a long time and you don’t want (5)______ your flight, so allow an extra half-hour.

Remember that you (6) ______ have sharp things like scissors or knives in your hand baggage.

On the plane you (7) ______ stay in your seat all the time. It’s good to walk around and stretch your legs.

You (8) ______ wear a seat belt for take-off and landing, but it’s a good idea to keep it on all the time you are in your seat.

You (9) ______ listen carefully to the safety instructions so that if there (10) ______ an accident, you know how to get out of the plane quickly.

 

	A	B	C
1	Make	making	to make
2	Take	taking	to take
3	Have	must	Can
4	Be	take	make
5	Miss	to miss	missing
6	don’t have to	can’t have to	mustn’t
7	Have to	don’t have to	Mustn’t
8	Must	have	Can
9	don’t have to	can	must
10	Be	is	was

Task 24. a)Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Active or Passive form.

The daft musician

Have you ever __________ (wake up) by the sound of music? When a house in Holland __________ (break into) recently, the burglar couldn’t resist playing the piano! Unfortunately for the thief, the owner of the house __________ (disturb) by the music and the police __________ (call) immediately.

 

Beware of the parrot!

In a recent theft, a bad-tempered parrot (to leave) English police a vital clue. The bird, which__________(name) Mickey, (to disappear) from a pet shop. Later the police (to find) a trail of blood, which (to allow) them to make a DNA match to the suspect. The thief __________ (to identify) because he __________ (to bite) by the parrot.

 

Video evidence

On Sunday, John Smith’s mobile phone, iPod and video camera __________ (to steal) by thieves who (to drive) away in his car. Mr. Smith (to chase) the thieves who (to crash) his car and (to escape) on foot. Unluckily for the thieves, the video camera was on, and they __________ (to film). They__________ (to identify) easily and by Thursday evening they __________ (to catch).

Cat Dodgers

Three cat burglars __________ (to think) that they __________ (to have) a good idea – to climb down a chimney to get into a clothing store. The trouble __________(to be), the fireplace __________(to brick) up. One of them __________(to get stuck) at the bottom of a 15 feet shaft. The others had to wave from the rooftop until they _________(to catch) the eye of a passing policeman. Firemen __________ (to break down) the fireplace at the store to help the man out.

b) Discuss the following:

1. Which of these criminals do you think was the most stupid?

2. Do you know any other funny stories or jokes about criminals?

Task 25. Use a proper form of verbs to complete the text.

Preflight checking (carry) out after passenger check-in, sanitary-quarantine, veterinary, phytosanitary control, and in case of international flights also after border, customs, immigration and other controls.

Checks of objects being with a passenger (carry) out in the passenger’s presence.Baggage (may/check) either in the passenger’s presence or in his/her absence.

If a baggage check in the passenger’s absence (necessitate) its opening, then a joint decision (take) by the headpersons of the aviation security service and of the transit internal affairs authority and a commission (form) from aviation security service and transit internal affairs body personnel, which (carry) out the check in the presence of two witnesses and, if necessary, representatives of other state control bodies (perform) various types of control.

Carriage of baggage of passengers that (not/appear) for boarding strictly (prohibit).

In case of information (receive) about a threat of an act of unlawful interference in a departing aircraft, a repeated preflight check of passengers and baggage, including objects being with passengers, aircraft crew members, in-flight supplies of the aircraft, freight and mail (carry) out.

If a passenger’s departure (retard) in connection with preflight checking, the officials of the airport / aviation enterprise administration (perform) the check take measures to have the passenger departing on the next flight.

 

 

IV Listening

Watch the video for the unit and fulfill the tasks suggested by the teacher.