Flight attendant meaning in English
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Definition
a flight attendant: a steward, a stewardess, an attendant on an airplane
Examples
- "Flight attendants, please prepare for takeoff."
- "You're still a flight attendant for Budget Airlines, right?"
- "My name is Cindy, I'll be your flight attendant this evening."
- "We're all female flight attendants, and we'd like a guy to even things out."
- "Flight attendants, please prepare for landing."
Exercise 1
Gymglish users, prepare for takeoff!
Fill in the blanks below with travel vocabulary used in this dialogue. You are given the first letter of every term.
The service or agency which controls the importation of goods, including plants and animals -->
Another term for steward/stewardess, host/hostess: a (2 words)
To bring an aircraft to earth: to a plane.
Another word for earth or surface: the .
The area on a plane or boat where luggage is stored: the (2 words)
A bag worn on one's back, often taken as carry-on luggage: a .
Fill in the blanks below with travel vocabulary used in this dialogue. You are given the first letter of every term.
The service or agency which controls the importation of goods, including plants and animals -->
Another term for steward/stewardess, host/hostess: a (2 words)
To bring an aircraft to earth: to a plane.
Another word for earth or surface: the .
The area on a plane or boat where luggage is stored: the (2 words)
A bag worn on one's back, often taken as carry-on luggage: a .
Gymglish users, prepare for takeoff!
Fill in the blanks below with travel vocabulary used in this dialogue. You are given the first letter of every term.
The service or agency which controls the importation of goods, including plants and animals --> [not done] Customs 1
Another term for steward/stewardess, host/hostess: a [not done] Flight attendant 2 (2 words)
To bring an aircraft to earth: to [not done] Land 3 a plane.
Another word for earth or surface: the [not done] Ground 4.
The area on a plane or boat where luggage is stored: the [not done] Cargo hold 5 (2 words)
A bag worn on one's back, often taken as carry-on luggage: a [not done] Backpack 6.
Fill in the blanks below with travel vocabulary used in this dialogue. You are given the first letter of every term.
The service or agency which controls the importation of goods, including plants and animals --> [not done] Customs 1
Another term for steward/stewardess, host/hostess: a [not done] Flight attendant 2 (2 words)
To bring an aircraft to earth: to [not done] Land 3 a plane.
Another word for earth or surface: the [not done] Ground 4.
The area on a plane or boat where luggage is stored: the [not done] Cargo hold 5 (2 words)
A bag worn on one's back, often taken as carry-on luggage: a [not done] Backpack 6.
1 Customs: In the context of import, export and travel, "customs" refers to the inspection and taxation of certain goods or merchandise. Customs agents or officers are the people responsible for inspecting these goods. When traveling internationally, it is generally required to pass through (or to clear) customs. Customs agents also control the importation and exportation of live animals and plants.
2 Flight attendant: A "flight attendant" is another word for an air host/hostess, steward or stewardess. It is the term most commonly used in the United States.
3 Land: The verb "to land" means to bring a vessel or vehicle to earth (terra firma).
4 Ground: The "ground" describes the solid surface of the earth (as opposed to air or water)!
5 Cargo hold: A "cargo hold", or sometimes just "the hold" is the space in a ship or aircraft for storing, placing or "holding" "cargo": equipment, luggage, or "freight".
6 Backpack: A "backpack" (or less commonly "rucksack") is a bag carried on one's back. Backpacks are popular among school children, travellers and especially "backpackers!"
Exercise 2
What is Maria's job?
What is Maria's job?
Philip initially believes that Maria is a flight attendant, but this is not the case. Female flight attendants are often called "stewardesses". Maria tells Philip that she is "actually" a nurse. The term "actually" means "in fact" or "in reality".
Someone "between jobs" (or in between jobs) isn't currently working. There is also an indication that the person held a job earlier: they might have been fired or quit. Maria explains to Philip that she is a "a nurse interning at Great Fields Hospital in Minnesota" which indicates that she is working as an intern and currently has a job.
Philip and Maria are going to meet in a "hotel lobby", however this is the hotel where Maria is staying, not working. Maria never says that she works in a hotel.
Maria says she is a "nurse", a type of medical professional who traditionally assists doctors. Although Philip at first believes that Maria is a flight attendant, Maria corrects him by explaining that she is in fact a "nurse". Maria also adds that she is "interning" (or doing an internship) at a hospital. An internship is a short educational stay (in this case at a hospital). Interns are typically recent university graduates or current university students.
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