Match the collocations and explain their meaning.

3. What do you call:

1. The place where you go when you arrive at the airport with your luggage?

2. The card they give you with the seat number on it?

3. The money you have to pay if your luggage is very heavy?

4. The place where you sit when you are waiting for your flight to be called?

5. The bags you carry onto the plane with you?

6. The place above your head where you can put your luggage?

7. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off?

8. The people who look after you on the plane?

9. The part of the airport you walk through when you arrive or depart?

10.The place where you collect your luggage after you land?

Complete the following story about a business trip by putting a compound noun from the box in each gap.

boarding card/pass     check-in-desk       departure lounge

duty free shop                 hand luggage        information desk

passport control

The last time I came to this airport, I lost my passport. I was nice and early so there were no queues at the 1……….... . I checked in my 2…………, got my 3…………. and went through 4……..... all very quickly. Then, because I had so much time, instead of just sitting in the 5……....., I decided to do some shopping. I wanted to get a present, so I was trying all the different perfumes in the 6……..... . I don’t know how it happened but I must have dropped my passport there. I went to the gate to board the plane and then I realized that I couldn’t find my passport. At that moment, they called me over the loudspeaker. ‘Will passenger Martinez travelling to Madrid please contact the 7……...?’

I felt so embarrassed!

Complete the conversation using the following words.

aisle passport    laptop    allowed    boarding pass   check in    exit       

gate        pack        left       available             busy

Check-in clerk: Passenger: Check-in clerk: Passenger: Check-in clerk: Passenger: Check-in clerk: Passenger: Check-in clerk: Passenger: Check-in clerk: Passenger: Check-in clerk:

Good morning. Hello. Is this where I __________ for flight BA 264? Yes. Can I see your _________  , please? Thank you. Did you ____________ your bags yourself, sir? Yes. Excuse me, but apart from my ___________ I only have this small bag. Is it okay if I take it on as hand luggage? Well, officially, you’re only ___________ one piece of hand luggage, but it’s not a large bag, is it? So, that’s all right, I suppose. Thanks very much. Could I have an ___________ seat, please, near the front? Or a window seat? I’m sorry, the flight’s quite ___________. There are now window or aisle seats _____________. Oh… could you show me where the _____________seats are? Yes, sir. Here, here and here. Right, I’ll take the one up front near the _________ on the left.  Okay. Here’s your ___________. The flight will be boarding at number 23 in 20 minutes. Have a good flight. Thanks. Goodbye. Goodbye.

Imagine you are flying from Europe to the USA. Number the following events in a logical order.

Complete the letter about an unpleasant flight using the words from vocabulary.

Dear Tom,

I’ve just arrived ¹____ Rome but I’m still recovering from a really terrible flight.We ²________ two hours late because of bad weather, and then over the channel we hit more bad weather. The ³________ announced that we had to ⁴_______ our seat belts, who was a bit worrying, and for half an hour we ⁵________ through a terrible storm. It was still raining and very windy when we ⁶_________ Rome and was really glad to ⁷________ the plane and get into the airport building.

Fortunately things have improved since then but I really hope the return ⁸________ is a lot better.

A) Match the words on the left (1-6) with those on the right (a-f) to make six more compound nouns for items which are found on a plane.

B) Now match these verbs (1-12) and nouns (a-d) to make collocations. Many collocations are possible.

1.

2. miss

3. get off

4. board

5. get on

6. pass through

7. book

8. swap

9. cancel

10. reschedule

11. go through

12. reserve

C) Use as many collocations as you can to write a short story about a plane journey.

Facing Problems

SPEAKING

1.Would you like to travel on business?

What do you think are the worst things about business travel?

Work in small groups. Make a list of problems you can face while travelling by plane. How is it possible to avoid or solve these problems? Prepare a poster and present your ideas to the class.

Combine one word from each section to make at least ten sentences. Start by making collocations from columns 3 and 4. Add your own ideas, if you like. Then tell the other students what you like and dislike most about travelling.

A) Read the introduction to an article on avoiding a travel problem. What do you think the strategies are? Do you use any of them?

THE MIDDLE SEAT

It happens to everyone – even the most experienced business traveller and frequent flier. A last-minute trip, no seat assignment on the aeroplane and the only seat left on a packed flight? You’ve guessed it – the middle seat. It can make your seat miserable. Here are some strategies to help you avoid the worst seat.