Lesson 2 At the airport

Before you read

1 Match the signs (1-10) with the definitions (a-j).

This sign tells you where:

a you collect your bags after 

your flight 

b you catch a plane to a different 

country 

с you can wait for a connecting flight  

d you must say if you are carrying alcohol,

tobacco, or luxury goods  

e



you go to show your ticket 

and get your seat on the plane

f your passport is checked

before you enter a country  

g you can buy things at a reduced price  

h you catch a plane to a different

p



art of the same country  

i you can leave your bags for a few hours. 



j you can get information about

transport, accommodation, etc. 

Reading

2 Match the first part of these questions or

sentences (1-8) with the endings (a-h). What is the name of the job of the person who says them?

1. C

   a anything for anyone

   else?

   b is 15A.

   с your ticket and

   passport, please?

   d will start boarding at

   10.30 at gate 24.

   e pack the bags

   yourself?

   f carrying any of these

   items in your hand

   baggage?

   g bags are you checking

   in?

   h an aisle or a window

   seat?

   an I see

2. How many

3. Did you

4. Are you

5. Are you carrying

6. Would you like

7. Your seat number

8. Your flight

Speaking

3. Work in pairs. One of you is a passenger, the other is a check-in clerk. Take turns to role play a scene at the check-in desk. Use the questions in Exercise 2.

3. Work in pairs. Imagine a new airport is being built near your town or city. You have to plan the terminal building. Decide where to put the items from Exercise 1 (think about the way people move through an airport), plus anything else you need to include. Compare your plan with another pair. (Study the picture to get an idea of doing this exercise).

At the Airport

Exit - выход

Entrance - вход

Push - от себя

Pull - к себе

Men - мужской туалет

Women - женский туалет

Open - открыто

Closed - закрыто

Out of Order - не работает

Taxis - такси (мн. число)

Buses - автобусы

Gate - ворота

Сheck-in - регистрация

Position Closed - отдел закрыт

Tickets - билеты

Departures - отправления

Arrivals - прибытия

Telephones/Phones – телефоны

Customs - таможня

Passport Control -паспортный контроль

Duty-free shop -магазин, где товары не облагаются таможенной пошлиной

Information - бюро информации

Ground Transportation - наземный транспорт

Baggage Claim - выдача

багажа

Foreign Exchange - обмен

валюты

Flight No. - номер рейса

Smoke-Free Airport/No smoking -

в аэропорту курение запрещено

Main Lobby - главный зал

Lost and found - бюро находок