Reading and Writing Portfolio 12

Reading airport signs; a postcard

At the airport Writing useful phrases for a postcard
Review airport vocabulary; verb forms
A

E
C
D

1 a Match signs A–E with places 1–5

in an airport.

1 B at passport control *departure lounge = the place where you wait for your flight
*EU = European Union
2 at the check-in desk
3 at the entrance to the departure
2 Look at boards A and B. Which board gives you information about:
lounge*
4 on a public computer 1 Planes coming into the airport?

5 on a public phone 2 Planes leaving the airport?

b Read the signs again. Answer A

these questions.
DEPARTURE FLIGHT TO BOARDING GATE STATUS
1 Do you need to pay for all internet 16.15 SK3851 VANCOUVER 15.15 46 GATE CLOSED
sites? No, you don’t. 16.30 TK1992 ISTANBUL 15.30 52 FINAL CALL
2 Where should you put your sharp 16.35 AA091 CHICAGO 15.35 34 BOARDING
16.35 AA131 NEW YORK 15.35 35 CANCELLED*
objects?
16.50 SK506 COPENHAGEN 15.50 59 DELAYED*
17.15 PK788 KARACHI 16.15 49 GO TO GATE

3 Can you use a credit card to make

a phone call? B

ARRIVAL FLIGHT FROM STATUS

16.15 JL401 TOKYO BAGGAGE* IN HALL
4 Which sign should a Japanese tourist
16.25 SK509 OSLO LANDED
look for at passport control?
16.40 BT651 RIGA EXPECTED 16.54
16.55 KE907 SEOUL EXPECTED 17.25

5 Can you pay for the internet in euros? *cancelled = the plane isn’t going to fly
*delayed = the plane is going to be late
*baggage = luggage
6 Do you need to show your ticket to go
into the departure lounge?

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3 Look at boards A and B again. Are these sentences HELP WITH WRITING A postcard
true (T) or false (F)? 5 a We often use these phrases when we write
1 T You should go to gate 49 if you’re flying
postcards. Fill in the gaps with these words.

to Karachi. having going spent See

2 The flight from Seoul is late. staying weather lots

3 Flight TK1992 to Istanbul is going to leave soon.

1 I’m having a great/wonderful/fantastic time
4 The flight from Tokyo hasn’t arrived. in (the USA).
5 Flight SK506 is going to leave on time. 2 I (two) days in (Boston).
6 It’s too late to get on your plane to Vancouver. 3 I’m in a place called (Hyannis).
7 You can fly to New York at 16.35 today. 4 The ’s good/beautiful/terrible.
8 Flight BT651 is early. 5 There’s to do/see here.
9 You can get on your plane to Chicago now. 6 I’m to (New York).

4 Joe is on holiday in the USA. Read the postcard.
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 F Joe spent three days in Boston.
2 He’s staying in New York at the moment.
3 He travelled to Cape Cod by car.
4 He went to New York before Cape Cod.
5 He went whale-watching the day before he
wrote the postcard.
6 He doesn’t know anyone in New York.
7 Ed and Lyn said goodbye to Joe at the airport.
7 you soon/in a few days/next week.
b Underline phrases 1–7 in the postcard.
TIP • We use a place called … when we think the other
person doesn’t know this place:
I’m staying in a place called Hyannis. (Joe’s friends don’t
know this place.)
I’m going to New York. (His friends know this place.)
6 a Imagine you are on holiday in a place you know.
Make notes about these things.
● the place you’re staying
● the weather

● places you went to and when you went there

Hi Ed and Lyn
I’m having a wonderful timeandin the USA!
I spent two days in Boston g inthe n took a
called
boat to Cape Cod. I’m stayinon the coacest. The
a pla
Hyannis – it’s an old town lots to do here.
weather’s good and there’sSunday and
I went deep-sea fishing on -watching trip.
yesterday I went on a whale ow I’m going to New
That was fantastic! Tomorrnds. See you soon!
York to stay with some frie
Love
Jœ
PS Thanks for coming to say goodbye
at the airport!
● what you did at these places
Ed & Lyn Lee
● things you’re going to do
23a Moreton Rd
London
N15 6TT b Write a postcard to your teacher.
● Use your notes from 6a.
UK ● Use five or more phrases from 5a in your postcard.
● Read and check for mistakes.
● Write your teacher’s name and the school address
on the postcard.
● Send or give your postcard to your teacher.

Tick the things you can do in English in the

Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.

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