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7.4 Giving and understanding travel instructions at an airport

Useful language
Airport vocabulary and instructions
aisle seat direct flight trolley
boarding gate duty-free shopping window seat
boarding pass galley
cabin crew overhead compartment to allow … to get to the gate
check-in desk oxygen mask to be cancelled
connecting flight passport to close
customs officer security check to be delayed
departure board tray table

Grammar
Modal verbs
We use modal verbs like could, might and may to
show that something is possible in the future, but
not certain. For example:
There might be a connecting flight to Beijing, but
I’m not sure.
If you are certain about something in the future,
use will or will not. You can modify will and will not
by adding probably, to make it slightly less
certain.
For example, the first sentence is certain, and
the second less certain.
The flight will be late.
The flight will probably be late.
Note that the position of probably changes in
positive and negative sentences.
You’ll (will) probably enjoy this book.
You probably won’t (will not) enjoy this book.

Check my progress
Are these statements true for you? If not, go back and do some activities
from the unit again.
Yes No
I can understand airport signs and instructions.  
I can find out about flights at an airport.  

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