1 SPEAKING How do you feel when you travel (e.g. relaxed, bored, nervous)? Why? Discuss in pairs.
Students’ own answers
2 In pairs, match the airport vocabulary from the box with the definitions.
| arrivals boarding pass book a flight budget airline cancelled check-in (desk) delayed departure lounge gate hand luggage security trolley |
1 a bag or case that you take onto the plane with you hand luggage
2 a company that sells cheap flights budget airline
3 a thing that you put your bags on trolley
4 a thing that you need to get on the plane boarding pass
5 a place with lots of shops and restaurants departure lounge
6 the place where they check you and your luggage security
7 the place where you first show your ticket check in (desk)
8 the place where you go after you land arrivals
9 the place where you wait to board the plane gate
10 to buy a plane ticket flight
11 bad news: your flight is late delayed
12 worse news: your flight is not taking off cancelled
3 Complete the text with the correct forms of the words and phrases from Exercise 2. Listen and check.
I 1booked my flight to Amman online with a 2 budget airline. It was a bargain! I printed my 3 boarding pass at home, so I didn’t need to go to the 4 check-in (desk). I just went straight to 5 security . I checked a monitor in the6 departure lounge and saw that my flight was 7 delayed by half an hour. I wasn’t happy but at least it wasn’t 8 cancelled ! My 9 hand luggage was heavy, so I got a 10 trolley and went round the shops. I bought a present for my mum. Then I went to the 11 gate to board the plane. The flight was fi ne. I went to sleep thinking about my mum waiting for me in 12 arrivals at Queen Alia
4 Study Active Listening and read the questions in Exercise 5. Then choose the correct answers in the summary below. Listen to the conversation and check.
This is a conversation between 1two / three people on a 2plane / train. They’re talking about the 3 fun / problems you can have when you travel.
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ACTIVE LISTENING | Predicting • Look at the visuals to help you decide what the context of the audio recording is. • Try to guess what the people are talking about. That will help you activate the vocabulary you need. • Listen for keywords from the questions. They can confirm that your predictions are right or wrong. |
5 Listen to the conversation again and choose the correct answers.
1 Why did Imad almost miss the flight?
a He didn’t know his seat number.
b He had a problem at security.
c He spent too long in the café.
2 Why did he miss his flight to New York?
a Because of the weather.
b He got to the airport late.
c He didn’t have his passport with him.
3 Fawzi’s dad was flying to
a Jordan. b Edinburgh. c Frankfurt.
4 His dad missed his flight because he
a was talking on the phone.
b had a problem with his computer.
c didn’t hear them calling his name.
5 How much did Imad’s ticket cost?
a £150 b £115 c £500
6 Where is the plane going?
a To an island in the Caribbean.
b To a city in Spain.
c We don’t know.
6 SPEAKING In pairs, discuss how to avoid/ solve the travel problems below.
it’s fully booked it’s too crowded
you can’t find your ticket
you can’t get a seat you feel ill
you miss your train
your flight/bus is delayed
Students’ own answers
