English Vocabulary for travelling on plane

1. Travelling

2. Vocabulary
• Take / go on a trip
• Go travelling
• Excursion
• Tour
• Flight
• Stopover
• Connection

3. Things you’d never want to see
outside an airplane window
I wouldn’t / would not want to see..

7. 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

8. 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.....................

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

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

13. Travelling by plane – Step 4
Plane lands :
On time – as scheduled –
Late – delayed - slightly delayed
Go through Immigrations
Pick up luggage
Luggage Claim Sector / Baggage Claim Area
Duty-Free Shops (again!)
Go through Customs - Declare
Arrive!

14. 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.

15. The End

16. Complete Text:The language of airports
Last 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) desk
where the ground steward gave her a ..................... ..................... (4) with her seat
number on it. She had too much luggage and she was almost charged for ..................... .....................
(5). Unfortunately, she was too late for a window seat
and bad to sit by the ..................... (6). Afterwards, she went to the .....................
..................... (7) and waited for her flight to be called. Eventually, after a short
delay, she was told to go to ..................... (8) number 19 and board the plane.
The captain welcomed the ..................... (9) aboard on behalf of himself and the
rest 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 bought
some perfume and cigarettes. As soon as the plane had ..................... (15) at
London Airport, she went to the ..................... ..................... (16) 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 ..................... (17) and ..................... (18)
and met her friend and her parents who bad been waiting for her.
duty-free took off immigration departure lounge gate runway stewardess check-in
passengers excess baggage landed customs scheduled charter boarding card
baggage claim crew aisle