Travelling by Plane

Use of the imperative tense

1. Arrive at the airport

2. Check the screens for the number of your check-in desk
3. Look for your check-in desk
4. Hand the attendant your ticket or boarding pass and your passport
5. Check-in your hold luggage
6. Hope that it’s not overweight!
7. Check that your hand luggage (or cabin baggage, or carry-on luggage)
meets the required dimensions and weight allowance
8. Check the departures board to see if the flight will leave on time
9. Queue to go through security to the departure lounge
10. Show your ticket, boarding pass or passport again
11. Prepare for security checks
o Take out your bag of liquids and put it in the tray
o Take off your belt and put it in the tray
o Take off your shoes and coat and put them in the tray
o Take off your watch and put it in the tray
o Put your tray on the conveyor belt
o Put your hand luggage on the conveyor belt
o Answer any questions the security guard may ask
12. As your things go through the X-ray machine, go through the detector
13. If the detector beeps prepare to be asked to lift your arms and to be
frisked
14. Collect your things
15. If asked by the security guards, hand over your passport and boarding
pass and wait for your liquids to be checked
16. Get dressed and repack your hand luggage!
17. Check the departure screens for your boarding gate
18. If you are early:
a. Go to the duty free shop or other shops
b. Go for a drink and/or something to eat
c. Sit and wait
19. If you are on time, go to your boarding gate and queue
20. Board the plane when your flight is called
21. At the destination, leave the plane
22. Queue at passport control
23. When you are called forward, give your passport to the controller
24. Look at the screens to see which carousel your luggage will be on
25. Claim (get) your luggage
26. Go through customs
27. You’ve made it!