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Hello. Passengers of flight 17 bound for Caracas, with stops in Atlanta and Miami. The departure gate has been changed to 30B. Also, there will be a slight departure delay due to inclement¹（1）weather outside. The ground crew（2）is in the process of deicing（3） the wings in preparation for departure. It also looks like the flight is slightly overbooked（4）, so we are offering complimentary²（5） round-trip tickets to a few passengers willing to take a later flight. We should be boarding（6） about a quarter to the hour. Thank you for your patience.

 

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences

（1）inclement (adjective): severe 

- The game was canceled due to inclement weather.

（2）crew (noun): an organized group of workers 

The ship's crew were very helpful during the cruise³.

（3）deice (verb): make or become free of frost or ice, defrost 

- You need to deice the windshield this morning. It dropped below freezing last night.

（4）overbook (verb): too many seats, for example, have been reserved in advance

- Airlines tend to overbook seats on their flights which can be an inconvenience to some passengers.

（5）complimentary (adjective): free, gratuitous⁴

This hotel provides a complimentary breakfast for all its guests.

（6）board (noun): to get on an aircraft, ship, train, bus, etc. 

- We should board the train at least ten minutes before departure.

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