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

c. The place where you sit and have a drink when you are waiting for your flight: duty-free

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

Sheck-in Passport control

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

Boarding gate
On the plane
3. Write each word under the corresponding picture.

1._ customs officer _ 2._ passport _ 3._ trolley ___ 4._ luggage ____ 5.__ departures board ___

6._ boarding pass _ 7._ suitcase _ 8._ to take off _ 9._ to land _ 10._ boarding gates _ 11._ check-in desk_

12._ boarding lounge _ 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 : ……baggager…………

4) Document that proves a person's identification and nationality : …………passport…………….

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

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. ………….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? …………going to tha boarding lounge…………………..

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 __luggages________?

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 luggages____________ ?

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 ___boarding pass____________. Your flight leaves
from __gate_____ 15A and it boards at 9.45 am.

B : Thank you. Goodbye.

7. Listen to the conversation at the check-in desk and state if the sentences are True or False. No hacer

a. The woman is travelling with a friend. _______

b. She has to pay excess luggage. _______

c. She has got a bottle of perfume. _______

d. She gets an aisle seat. _______

e. The flight is delayed. _______