Travelling

Vocabulary

• Take / go on a trip

• Go travelling

• Excursion

• Tour

• Flight

• Stopover

• Connection

Things you’d never want to see outside an airplane window

I wouldn’t / would not want to see..

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Travelling by plane – Step 1

• Departure Lounge - Airline counter • Check in• Receptionist - Ground steward• Ticket – documents – pasaport• Weigh yr luggage (baggage) “ How much does it weigh?”• Excess / correct weight• Boarding card• Window – aisle seat

Yr turn..

Last autumn, Helen went to England for a

holiday. She took a charter flight rather than a scheduled one because it was much cheaper. She arrived at the airport and went straight to the ..................... ..................... desk where the ground steward gave her a ..................... ..................... with her seat number on it. Unfortunately, she was too late for a window seat and had to sit by the.....................

Travelling by plane – Step 2

• Tax refund• Announcement through the loudspeakers“Passengers to NYC now boarding gate 2” • Go through Departure gate • Pass Police Control• Enter the transit – area• Duty-free sector• Board the plane.

Yr turn..

Eventually, after a short delay, she was told to go to ..................... number 19. She felt uncomfortable as she passed ………… but then relaxed, in the………….. looking around the elegant ……….. and wondering what perfume to buy on her way back.

Then her flight was called and she ……………… the plane.

Travelling by plane – Step 3

Sit in aisle / window seat

Put your luggage in the seat rack

Fasten yr seatbelt

Plane takes off (runway)

Stewardess introduces herself

Explains security/ emergency measure

Yr turn..

The captain welcomed the .....................aboard on behalf of himself and therest of the ..................... The plane..................... ..................... from the..................... and the flight went smoothly.After she had had a meal, the air..................... came round offering..................... goods .

Travelling by plane – Step 4

Plane lands :On time – as scheduled – Late – delayed - slightly delayed

Go through ImmigrationsPick up luggageLuggage Claim Sector / Baggage Claim Area

Duty-Free Shops (again!)Go through Customs - Declare Arrive!

Yr turn..

As soon as the plane had ..................... at

London Airport, she went to the ..................... ..................... area to pick up her luggage. At first, she thought she had lost it and gave a description to a clerk. Fortunately, just as she was about to leave the airport, the luggage turned up. Half an hour later, she passed through ..................... and…………..and met her friend and her parents who had been waiting for her.

The End

Complete Text:The language of airportsLast autumn, Helen went to England for a holiday. She took a ..................... (I)flight rather than a ..................... (2) one because it was much cheaper. She-arrived at the airport and

went straight to the ..................... ..................... (3) deskwhere the ground steward gave her a ..................... ..................... (4) with her seatnumber on it. She had too much luggage and she was almost charged for ..................... .....................

(5). Unfortunately, she was too late for a window seatand bad to sit by the ..................... (6). Afterwards, she went to the .......................................... (7) and waited for her flight to be called. Eventually, after a shortdelay, she was told to go to ..................... (8) number 19 and board the plane.The captain welcomed the ..................... (9) aboard on behalf of himself and therest of the ..................... (10). The plane ..................... ..................... (11) from the..................... (12) and the flight went smoothly. After she had had a meal, the air..................... (13) came round offering ..................... (14) goods. Helen boughtsome perfume and cigarettes. As soon as the plane had ..................... (15) atLondon Airport, she went to the ..................... ..................... (16) area to pick upher luggage. At first, she thought she had lost it and gave a description to a clerk. Fortunately, just as she was about to leave the airport, the luggage turned up. Half an hour later, she passed through ..................... (17) and ..................... (18)and met her friend and her parents who bad been waiting for her.

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