UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE HONDURAS

FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y ARTES

DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS

INGLÉS II 1802
LIC. CARLOS MEJÍA
AT THE AIRPORT

1. Write the correct word for each definition:

a. The card they give you with the seat number on it: boarding card

b. The money you have to pay if your luggage is very heavy: excess baggage(pay extra)

c. The place where you sit and have a drink

when you are waiting for your flight:
boarding lounge

d. The bags you can carry onto the plane

with you: hand luggage

e. The place above your head where you

can put your hand luggage: overhead
locker

f. The part of the airport where the plane

acelerates and takes off: runway

2. Complete the pictures with the

correct step:
 - Security control
- On the plane
- Passport control/ Customs/Immigration
- Boarding gate
- Check-in
- Backscatter X-ray
- Boarding lounge

3. Write each word under the corresponding picture.

1._customs officer__ 2.__passport ___ 3.___trolley __ 4.____suitcase ___ 5.__departures board__

6.__boarding pass_ 7.__luggage/baggage _ 8.__to take off__ 9.___to land____ 10. boardin gates___
11.__boarding lounge__

12.__ check-in desk __ 13._ baggage claim __ 14.window seat __ 15. aisle seat ___ 16.__scales__

trolley - window seat - passport – luggage/baggage – scales – boarding lounge - customs officer –
boarding pass - to land – departures board – aisle seat – boarding gates – baggage claim - to take
off – suitcase – check-in desk

4. Write the correct word for each definition.

1) The person who flies the plane : ………pilot………………….

2) When the plane leaves the ground : ………to take off ………………….

3) The bags and suitcases that travellers put their belongings in : ………overhead locker………………….
4) Document that proves a person's identification and nationality : ………passport………………….

5) The person who checks the luggage and your passport : ………customs officer………………….

6) The place where you wait until your flight takes off : ………boarding lounge……………………..

5. Complete the conversation with the missing words. Then, answer the final question.

going / Enjoy / bag / passport, / can

Nancy: Hello.
Customs officer: Hello. ……can…….I see your ticket and………passport…….., , please?
Nancy: Yes, here they are.
 Customs officer: Can you open your……bag…, please ?
Nancy: Sure, is everything Ok ?
Customs officer: Yes. Where are you……going……?
Nancy: Paris.
Customs officer: ……enjoy…..your stay in Paris.
Nancy: Thanks. Goodbye.
Customs officer: Goodbye.

IN WHICH STEP IS NANCY? ……customs…………………..

6. Complete the conversation. They are at the check-in desk.

LUGGAGE – EXCESS LUGGAGE – AISLE – PASSPORT – CREDIT CARD –

BOARDING PASS – HAND BAG – GATE - SCALES

A : Good morning. Can I see your ticket and __passport_____?

B : Yes, here you are.

A : Everything is right. Do you prefer a window or __aisle___ seat ?

B : Window seat, please.

A : Ok. Do you have any ___boarding pass___?

B : Yes, I do. I have a suitcase and a ___hand bag__.

A : Ok, can you put your luggage on the _scales____, please ?

B : Yes, of course.

A : Your luggage is overweight.

B : Oh no, how much do you charge for __excess luggage____ ?

A : Excess luggage costs 20 dollars per kilo. You have to pay 30 dollars.

B : Ok, can I pay it by _credit card___ ?

A : Yes, you can. (After some minutes) Well, here is your ___luggage___. Your flight leaves from ___gate
15A and it boards at 9.45 am.

B : Thank you. Goodbye.