English 2023 Escuela Industrial N°6

4th year I – AVIATION “X Brigada Aérea”

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Vocabulary:

At the Airport

A. Match the words from the box to the photographs.

hand luggage - customs - boarding pass - departure lounge

delayed - gate - baggage claim - case

B.Match the phrases to the part of the airport where you would hear them.

a) Could you put your case on the scales, please?

b) Please take off your belt and shoes and place them in the tray.
c) We regret to announce that Flight KL1036 to Shanghai has been delayed by 20 minutes.
d) We are now inviting all passengers from Group B to board the flight
e) We are third in line for take off and hope to push back in approximately 15 minutes.
f) I am still waiting for one case. It hasn’t turned up yet.

1. Customs ______

2. Gate ______
3. Airplane ______

4. Departure lounge ______

5. Baggage claim ______

6. Check-In desk ______

C. Put the conversation at the check in desk in the correct order (number 1-11).

a) Can you hand me your passport please? ______

b) I have two of them. _____
c) I’d prefer to sit by the window, please. ______
d) Sure. Here are my travel documents. _____
e) Thank you very much. Oh, may I ask you which gate my flight is boarding from? _____
f) A very good morning to you, Sir. Where are you flying to today? ______
g) Can you just pop them on the scales, please? Ah, I see you are just under the weight limit.
Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat? ______
h) Thank you, Mr Jeon. I see that you have a valid visa for the UK. How many cases are you
checking in? ______
i) Good morning! I am flying to Korea. _____
j) That’s no problem. You’ll be seated in 36C. Here’s your boarding pass. _____
k) D24, Mr Jeon, and boarding will start in about 40 minutes. Have a nice flight. _____

D. Read the words in the box and put them into the correct column in the chart below.

E. Write each word under the corresponding picture.

F. Write the correct word for each definition.

1) The person who flies the plane: ……………………….............
2) When the plane leaves the ground: ....................................
3) The bags and suitcases that travellers put their belongings in: ...............................
4) Document that proves a person's identification and nationality: ..............................
5) The person who checks the luggage and your passport: .....................................
6) The place where you wait until your flight takes off: ....................................

G. Answer these questions about the airport

Airplane, Customs, Passport, Baggage collection, Gate, Taxi rank

Flight attendant, Baggage /Luggage, Pilot, Departures, Arrivals, Shuttle bus
Duty Free, Ticket, Shuttle train, Check- in, Passport control, Baggage Trolley
Lost baggages, Security, Flight meal, Terminal, Runway

•This person brings you food and drink on the airplane.

•You will need to buy one of these to fly.
•You may need to take one of these when you go to the hotel.
•When you arrive at the airport, you arrive at the……?
•They check to make sure that there are nothing dangerous in your bag.
•This is where the airplane takes off.
•This person flies the airplane.
•This is where you go when your flight is called
•This is what you put your clothes in when you go on holiday.
•You eat this on the plane.
•This is where you go when you lose your bag.
•This is where you go when you are waiting for someone to come.
•This is the building where you go when you arrive at the airport to take a flight.
•You need this document to fly with.
•This is what transports you to another country.
•This is where you go to get your bags after the flight.
•You may need this if you have too many bags.
•You can buy cheap perfume, cosmetics, chocolates etc here.
•This takes you from one terminal to another.
•This takes you to the main city.
•This is where you go to say you have come to take a flight.
•This person checks your passport.