Complete the text with the verbs from the box.

take off look after set off

get on take out stand up

check in sit down pick up

get off turn off fill in

First of all, when you are organising your trip you normally …. … travel insurance and you may need to get someone to . … your house and/or pets while you are away. Then just before you leave your house and … … for the airport you check that you have … … any dangerous electrical appliances. When you arrive you …. …., and then you go through passport control and … … in the departure lounge. When your flight is called you … …. the plane. If there no delays, it normally … …. about half an hour later. When you are in the air, you … … an immigration form. After the plane lands and comes to a stop, you … …. and … …. the plane. Then you just have to go to the baggage claim where you … …. your luggage.

Match the collocations and explain their meaning.

off	check
in	departure
control	take
lounge	overhead
free	duty
luggage	hand
card	passport
reclaim	excess
baggage	baggage
locker	boarding

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.

a b c d e f g h i j k

Check in at least 45 minutes before your flight. Book your flight over the Internet or by phoning the airline. Go through the metal detector and wait for your flight to be announced. Fasten your seat belt and take off. Show your boarding pass at the boarding gate and get on the plane. Check the details of your reservation and seat assignment. Dominate the armrests! Go through customs. Take a taxi to your hotel. Land at the airport and take off the plane. Go through passport control and pick up luggage in baggage reclaim.