In-flight announcements: from boarding to final descent
Cabin English is ritual language: fasten your seat belt, tray table, upright position, further notice. The phrases repeat on every flight in the world — own them once and every Part 4 airline talk slows down. Watch times and altitudes as they fly past.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard this flight to Vancouver.
- 2Please make sure your seat belt is fastened and your tray table is closed.
- 3All electronic devices should be switched to airplane mode until further notice.
- 4Our flight time today is approximately nine hours and twenty minutes.
- 5We will be cruising at an altitude of thirty six thousand feet.
- 6The captain has turned off the seat belt sign, so you may move around the cabin.
- 7However, we recommend keeping your seat belt fastened while seated.
- 8A meal service will begin shortly, starting from the front of the aircraft.
- 9Passengers with special meal requests will be served first.
- 10Duty free items are available for purchase after the meal service.
- 11We are currently expecting some turbulence as we cross the mountains.
- 12Cabin crew, please suspend service and take your seats.
- 13As we begin our descent, please return your seat to the upright position.
- 14The local time in Vancouver is ten past three in the afternoon.
- 15On behalf of the entire crew, thank you for flying with us today.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
- Do I need an account, and is it free?
- You can read the sentences here without signing up. To practice with audio and save progress, create a free account — practice runs on Echoes you earn for free, starting with 100.
- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded B2 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons currently run from A1 to B2, with more lessons on the way.