{"id":44,"date":"2007-06-27T21:26:17","date_gmt":"2007-06-27T20:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/07\/02\/bep-55-int-business-travel-airport-departure-and-take-off\/"},"modified":"2012-01-15T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T16:32:15","slug":"bep-55-int-business-travel-airport-departure-and-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/06\/27\/bep-55-int-business-travel-airport-departure-and-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 55 &#8211; Airport Departure and Take Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Business English Podcast is the first in a series of shows that will follow an employee of a manufacturing company on a training trip to the U.S. The lesson today is focused on airport departures and on-board safety announcements. Over the series, we&#8217;ll practice many situations that will be useful for you on your business trips overseas, including going through immigration, renting a car, checking into a hotel, using wireless internet and so on. <\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/signup.php\">(Sign up for access)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Online activities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP055SN-Travel1_Departure.pdf\">Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP055PC.mp3\">Phrases &amp; Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP55QIZ.html\">BEP 55: Departure and Take Off &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP55CLZ.html\">BEP 55: Departure and Take Off &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script>\nfunction showhide(id){\n\tif (document.getElementById){\n\t\tobj = document.getElementById(id);\n\t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\";\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\";\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Listening Quiz:<\/strong> (Click a question to see the answer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('5'); return(false);\"><strong>1)<\/strong>\tWhat row are Alan and Honesto sitting in?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"5\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong> Actually, they never say, but it must be somewhere between rows 43 to 60<\/strong>: When the loudspeaker calls these rows, that&#8217;s when they board the plane.<\/font>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('6'); return(false);\"><strong>2)<\/strong>\tWhat should passengers turn off before the plane takes off?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"6\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"> As is standard practice, in her pre-flight announcement the flight attendant requests all passengers to <strong>turn off electronic products because they might interfere with the plane&#8217;s operation.<\/strong><\/font>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('7'); return(false);\"><strong>3)<\/strong>\tWhat does Alan mean by &#8220;murder a scotch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"7\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>When Alan says he could, &#8220;murder a scotch&#8221; he is using an idiomatic expression to state a strong preference. 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