7E

COMPOUND
I can understand and use a range of compounds related
to travel.

Student Book – page 87

 3 minutes test
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

He said the film had begun at seven o’clock.
2. “Where is your sister?" she asked me.
She asked me where my sister was.
3. She said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal.“
She said it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal.
4. The workers said, "We won't have enough time to finish the job."
The workers said they wouldn't have enough time to finish the job

5. “I never make mistakes," he said.

He said he never made mistakes.
 COMPOUND
A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more different
words

NOUN
1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Describe the photo. Where are the family? What are
they doing?

1. Where are the family?

The family is at the airport,
checking in.

2. What are they doing?

They are showing their
tickets to the airport staff
 Vocabulary

/aʊ/
• Departure lounge (n)

• Luggage (n)

/kjuː/
• Queue (n)

• Bag drop
2 Read the text. Who first realized that the family were getting on the wrong flight?

A. a passport control officer

B. a security guard

C. the flight attendant

D. a police officer
3 VOCABULARY Read the text again. Complete the
compound nouns.

bag(1) drop (6) flight attendant

boarding(2) pass flight number

(3) Check-in desk hand luggage
passport (7) control
departure gate
departure(4) lounge seatbelt
(5) departure
screen security (8) check

window seat
4 Which items in exercise 3 do you find in an airport
terminal? Which four do you find on a plane?

Bag drop Departure screen

Boarding pass Flight attendant

Check-in desk Passport control

Departure lounge Security check

Departure gate Hand luggage

Flight number Seat belt

Window seat
plane Terminal Bag drop airport terminal
Boarding pass
Check-in desk
Departure gate
Departure screen
Departure lounge
Flight attendant
Flight number
Hand luggage
Passport control
Seat belt
Security check
Window seat
5 Close your book, finish the “learn this!” box by
yourself.
Learn this!
A Most compound nouns are formed from
two
___nouns

two(travel agent),
B We usually write them as ___ words
but sometimes as ___word (whiteboard) orone
with a
hyphen (film-maker)

firstWhiteboard
C The stress is usually on the _____noun.
6 Complete the text with compound nouns from
exercise 3.
 check-in desk
When you arrive at the airport, go to the__________. The clerk will check your
luggage and might ask if you want an aisle seat or a _________. He or she will
window seat boarding pass
give you a ___________. Show your passport at____________. You will also
passport control
have to go through a___________, where they X-ray your__________. Then
Security check hand luggage
you reach the_______________, where there are duty-free shops. You can find
department lounge
you flight on the departures board by looking at the __________ or the departure
time. When they announce your flight, go to the gate.
flight number
COMPOUND SENTENCE

Simple
sentence
,
Conjunction
, for
Simple
sentence
, a nd
, n or
E.g.: , b ut
I’m travelling alone, so I’m
, or going to book a single room
at,the hotel.
y et
, so
 Practice – COMPOUND SENTENCES
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holidays are
are much
much more
more expensive.
expensive.

5. You can get your boarding pass at e. She only works part time.
the airport , but she only works part time.
Speaking
Retell the story, using:
- COMPOUND NOUNS
- COMPOUND SENTENCES Intro
- REPORTED SPEECH
*2-3 sentences/part
1 problem
st

2 problem
nd

Solution
 HOMEWORK
1. Review the lesson and Compound noun.
2. Do exercises in Workbook.
3. Prepare U7-F (P.88)