Airport
Airport
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At The Airport
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Phrases You Hear At The Airport
•What is the purpose of your trip?
•Did you pack this bag yourself?
•Please do not leave any bags unattended.
•Do you have anything to declare? Instructions From The Flight Attendant
•Flight BC767 is now boarding. •Please put your seat in the upright position
•Flight IA443 has been canceled. •Please fasten your seat belt. Expression
•Flight DAN119 has been delayed. •There is no smoking on this plane.
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•Would passenger Jame Smith please come to… •Please turn off electronic devices.
•This is the final call for flight TM121 to •Place your luggage in the overhead compartments. vocabularies
•…Please make your way to Gate 20.
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At the Airport Counter Check-in
•May I have your passport, please?
•Do you have any bags to check?
•Would you like a window seat or an aisle/corridor Finding places
seat? •Excuse me, where is baggage claim?
•Here’s your boarding pass. •Could you tell me where customs are?
•Your flight leaves from gate 20. •Do you know where terminal B is?
•Your seat number is 18C •How do you get to Gate E?
•Do you have anything to declare?
Tourist : Excuse me, where is the check-in counter Expression
for United Airlines?
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Airport Employee : You have to go back to terminal 1.
Tourist : I see. May I ask what terminal I am in? vocabularies
•airline (noun)
the company that owns the plane
•fragile (adjective)
something that is easily broken (sometimes •arrival / arrivals (noun)
passengers pack fragile items in their bags) the time planes arrive at the airport
•delay (noun) •baggage / luggage (noun)
the amount of time the plane is late for landing or bags or suitcases
takeoff (a two-hour delay means the plane will
arrive two hours later than planned) •baggage claim (noun)
the place where passengers pick up their bags after the
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•domestic (adjective) plane lands
within the same country (a domestic flight)
•gate (noun)
the place where passengers wait to board the plane
•board (verb) Conversation
when the passengers get on the plane
•identification (noun)
documents that prove a person's name and personal
•boarding pass (noun)
a ticket that gives you permission to board the plane;
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information (address, birth date, phone number, some airlines allow you to use a boarding pass on your cell
social security number, etc.) phone. A boarding pass usually has your name, flight
number, and departure date and time.
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•international (adjective) •
worldwide (an international flight) •boarding time (noun)
the time that passengers are allowed to get on the plane
•layover / stopover (noun)
a period of waiting between flights •carry-on / hand luggage / cabin baggage (noun)
bags that passengers bring on the plane (called "carry-on"
•overbooked (adjective) in North America)
the airline sold too many tickets; there are more
passengers than seats •customs (noun)
the place in the airport where bags are checked before you
•passport (noun) are allowed to enter a country
an official document that proves a person's
citizenship •departure time / departures (noun)
the time planes leave the airport
•runway (noun)
a strip of smooth ground where an airplane takes off •e-ticket (noun)
and lands airfare purchased on the Internet
•first-class (noun / adjective)
more expensive tickets with better seating and more services;
On the plane first-class has bigger seats than economy or coach class
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