- •At the airport l esson 1 Booking a ticket
- •1 Choose the best word in the definitions(1-4).
- •2 A travel agent is explaining transport choices to a customer who wants to travel from London to Edinburgh. Use the information below and in the box to complete the explanation.
- •3 The customer decides to fly. Read the conversation and complete the booking information on the computer screen.
- •Work in pairs. Read the dialogue in Exercise 3 aloud, taking turns to read each part.
- •Work in pairs. Role play a similar conversation. Use the information below.
- •Lesson 2 At the airport
- •1 Match the signs (1-10) with the definitions (a-j).
- •2 Match the first part of these questions or
- •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.
- •At the Airport
- •Writing
- •1. Where do you go first when you travel by plane? Put these places in the correct order. Write 1-5 on the left.
- •2. Read the conversations. Where are they? Write the letter next to the correct place on the right in Exercise 2.
- •3. Read the conversations again carefully. Who are the people?
- •4. Read and dramatize the following dialogue. Work in pairs. At the Airport
- •5. Complete the open dialogue. Work in team (see the vocabulary below).
- •6. Complete the open dialogue. Work in pairs. Going through the Customs
- •7. Translate into English
- •Lesson 4
- •1. Read the dialogues in roles and study the words and expressions. At the airport
- •2. Cover the left column of the dialogues above with a sheet of paper and give the back translation of the dialogues. Work in pairs.
- •Fill out the Customs Declaration:
- •Department of the Treasury united states customs service
- •Passport number
- •4. Role Play ( see the example dialogues above)
- •Supplementary Reading
- •Read, translate and remember the following rules and regulations.
- •Air Travel
- •II. Passport Regulations and Customs
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Ask a friend what is proper to do:
- •4. List what is wrong to do:
Writing
Draw and label your plan of the terminal.
Get real
Work in groups. Choose three city airports and use the Internet or reference books to find out three pieces of interesting information about each of them (for example, when they were built). Have a class quiz to see who can match the information to the correct airport.
Lesson 3
1. Where do you go first when you travel by plane? Put these places in the correct order. Write 1-5 on the left.
passport control
baggage reclaim
1 the check-in desk
the plane
the arrival hall
the departure lounge a
2. Read the conversations. Where are they? Write the letter next to the correct place on the right in Exercise 2.
а A Ah! ... BA 476 to Madrid. That’s our flight.
B Was it gate 4 or 14?
A I couldn't hear. I think it was 4.
B Ssssh! There it is again. It is gate 4.
A OK. Come on!
b A Can I see your passport, please?
В Yes, of course. Here you are.
A Thank you very much. That's fine.
с A Can I have your ticket, please?
В Yes. of course. Here you are.
A Do you have just one suitcase?
В Yes. This bag is hand luggage.
A That's fine. Smoking or non-smoking?
В Non-smoking, please. Oh ... and can I have a seat
next to the window?
A Yes. that's OK. Here's your boarding pass. Have a
nice flight!
d A Can I have your tray please, madam?
В Yes. Here you are.
A Thank you. And can you fasten your seat belt?
We land in ten minutes.
В Yes, of course.
e A Excuse me. I think that's my suitcase.
В I'm sorry. My suitcase is red, too.
A Is this yours?
В Yes, it is. Thank you very much.
f A Hello. Are you Marie-Therese Scherer from
Switzerland?
B Yes, I am. Are you Mr and Mrs Barnes?
A Yes, we are. Welcome to England, Marie-Therese.
Was your flight good?
B Yes, it was, but I don't like flying.
C Never mind. You're here safely now. Come on,
the car's outside.
3. Read the conversations again carefully. Who are the people?
4. Read and dramatize the following dialogue. Work in pairs. At the Airport
Porter: Any luggage, madam?
Mrs Jones: Yes, the two cases here. I'll keep this briefcase.
P. I'll take your luggage to be weighed, madam. You'll find the ticket desk straight across the hall.
Mrs J. Thank you.
R e c e p t i on i s t: Good morning.
Mrs J. Good morning. I have a ticket for flight BEA 987.
R. May I see your ticket, please?
Mrs J. Here it is.
R. Is this your luggage?
Mrs J. That's right.
R. Your luggage is underweight. Here is your ticket and this is your luggage label, which you show at your destination when you get your luggage.
Mrs J. Thank you. Where do I have to wait?
R. Will you go upstairs to gate 3 and wait for the announcement of your flight. A n nouncer: British European Airways announce the departure of their flight BEA 987. Passengers travelling on this flight are requested to proceed to gate 3 for customs and immigration formalities.
R. (At Gate 3) Have your passport ready. This way, please.