Questions to Text A

1. Where must be an airport?

2. What are the main two parts of the airport?

3. Is there a third part of the airport? What is it?

4. What factors influence the number of runways, their length and location?

5. Are the aprons required for aircraft to make final checks prior to departure?

6. What is the main function of the terminal building?

7. Is the weather observation among the airport services?

8. What supplementary services are there at the airport?

9. Where is the carousel situated?

10. What is used for quick passenger handling?

Text B

Main Airports

There are many airports in our country. There are some international airports.

There is an aerodrome, a terminal, some buildings and offices at the airport; on the aerodrome there are some taxiways and runways. Runways are 2000 m long and more. Some taxiways are long, other taxiways are short. There are hangars there. There are beacons, too. At the terminal there is an apron, on it there are many stands for aircraft and there are pads for helicopters. At every aerodrome, there is a meteorological office, a tower and a fire station. There is a settlement for the personnel and a hotel for passengers and crews at every airport. The airport is not far from the city. It doesn’t take much time to get to the airport. It may be a 20 – 40 minute drive by bus or train.