Daily Life - This Is Your Captain Speaking(0058)

A:  And the next thing you know, we're running towards the... Oh...did you feel that?
B:  Yeah, don't worry about it; we're just going through a bit of turbulence.
C:  Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. It looks like we've hit a patch of rough air, so we're going to have a bit of a bumpy ride for the next several minutes, and...
A:  This why I hate flying... Oh!
C:  At this time, I'd like to remind all of our passengers to fasten their seat beltsand remain seated until the fasten seat belt sign is turned off. Please ensure that all cabin baggageis carefully stowed under the seat in front of you. I'll be back back to update you in a minute.
A:  Did you hear that? Brent!
B:  Don't worry about it. This is totally normal. It happens all the
C:  Ah, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain again. We've got quite a large patch of rough air ahead of us, so for your safety, we will be suspending in-flight service. I would ask all in-flight crew to return to their seats at this time. I would also like to ask that all our passengers refrain from using the lavatory until the seat belt sign has been switched off We can expect...

Key Vocabulary

turbulencecommon noun, non-variablesudden, strong movement of air especially that causes a plane to move up and down in the air
roughAdjectivehaving or causing sudden violent movements
patchcommon noun, singularsmall area
bumpyAdjectivehaving sudden up and down movements
fastento fasten
cabin baggagecommon noun, non-variablesuitcases and luggage that travels inside the plane with the passengers
stowstowed
suspendwill be suspending
refrainverbavoid doing
lavatorycommon noun, singularroom with a sink and toilet, chiefly on an airplane or train

Supplementary Vocabulary

overhead bincommon noun, singularplace above the seat in an airplane where you can store luggage
carry-oncommon noun, non-variablea suit case that you bring onto the plane
table traycommon noun, singulara table that folds down from the seat in front of you on a an airplane
life jacketcommon noun, singularpiece of clothing that you ware to stay floating in water /life jacket
oxygen maskcommon noun, singulara mask worn over your mouth and nose so you can breathe