Вера летит в первый раз

Vera Flies for the First Time

A2 · Elementary · fiction · 10 scenes · Premium story

An elementary story for anyone who has ever been nervous at an airport. Vera is fifty-eight and has never flown before; her daughter has finally bought her a ticket. Learn the whole journey in order — check-in, security, the gate, seat 14A, the moment the ground drops away, and clouds seen from above for the first time.

Read Вера летит в первый раз in Russian

Characters

Vera (Вера) — The first-time flyer
Katya (Катя) — Vera's daughter
The young man (Молодой человек) — A stranger in the queue
The flight attendant (Стюардесса) — Cabin crew

Vocabulary from this story

аэропорт — airport
самолёт — plane
билет — ticket
паспорт — passport
чемодан — suitcase
сумка — bag
регистрация — check-in
талон — boarding pass
контроль — security
очередь — queue
багаж — baggage
выход — gate