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

a) Check in at least 45 minutes before your flight.

b) Fasten your seat belt and take off.

c) Land at JFK airport and get off the plane.

d) Show your boarding pass at the boarding gate and get on the plane.

e) Book your flight over the Internet or by phoning the airline.

f) Go through customs.

g) Take a taxi to your hotel.

h) Go through the metal detector and wait for you flight to be announced.

i) Go through passport control and pick up your baggage at a baggage claim hall.

Choose the correct answer.

1) You meet someone at the (customs/ arrivals/ departures) section.

2) You leave via the (departure/ customs/ arrivals) gate.

3) At the (customs/ boarding gate/ arrivals) section, an officer may check your bags.

4) At the (customs/ boarding gate/ immigration) section, an officer may check your passport.

5) When you get onto the plane, you (board/ mount/ hop) it.

6) The place where you wait to get on the plane is the (customs/ check-in/ boarding) area.

7) When you first arrive at the airport, you need to (check in/ check out/ check).

8) When you check in, you exchange your ticket for (luggage/ a boarding pass/ money).

9) The plane has to (fly up/ take off/ take out) to leave the ground.

10) The plane has to (land/ fall down/ drop in) when you reach your destination.

Communication activity.

You are at an information desk. Ask questions and complete the missing information in your card. Then check and compare your information with your partner.

Sample questions:

When (What time) does flight BA21 depart / leave?

What’s the gate number for the Moscow flight?

Is the American Airlines flight to Moscow boarding yet?

 

Key to airlines:

AA – American Airlines

BA – British Airlines

AC – Air Canada

RA – Russian Airlines

CARD (Student A)

DEPARTURES
Flight No	Destination	Time	Gate	Status
AA123	LONDON	3:45		DELAYED – 6:30
BA243	PARIS	4:30	17	CLOSED
AC45	TORONTO	5:30		CANCELLED
RA27	MOSCOW		3
BA897	BERLIN	5:45	8	DELAYED – 8:30
RA453	KAZAN	6:00		NOW BOARDING
AA55	PRAGUE	6:10	10
BA321	ATHENS	6:15	15	NOW BOARDING
AC785	BEIJING		6	NOW BOARDING
RA234	SOCHI	6:45	9

 

 

CARD (Student B)

DEPARTURES
Flight No	Destination	Time	Gate	Status
AA123	LONDON	3:45	23	DELAYED – 6:30
BA243	PARIS		17	CLOSED
AC45	TORONTO	5:30	2
RA27	MOSCOW	5:30	3	CANCELLED
BA897	BERLIN	5:45		DELAYED – 8:30
RA453	KAZAN	6:00	12
AA55	PRAGUE		10	NOW BOARDING
BA321	ATHENS	6:15		NOW BOARDING
AC785	BEIJING	6:30	6
RA234	SOCHI	6:45	9	NOW BOARDING

8. Work with a partner. Role-play the situations:

1) You’re at the airport. Find out the following information at the information center:

• где производится регистрация пассажиров, вылетающих в Нью-Йорк;
• сколько багажа вы можете взять с собой;
• сколько единиц ручной клади можно взять в салон;
• сколько берут за перевес.

2) You’re meeting a foreign partner at the airport. Find out the following information at the information center:

• когда приземлиться рейс из Мадрида;
• сколько времени может занять паспортный и таможенный контроль;
• есть ли в зале для прибывающих ресторан и кофе-бар.

CHECK-IN

Read the dialogue and fill in the missing words.

boarding pass      weight         delayed               terminal        window                    departures      flight                ticket        fly          gate

 

- Hello sir. May I have your ______________________ and passport, please?

- Sure, here they are. By the way, what is the ____________________ allowance?

- 25 kilograms, sir. Oh, I see you are going to Paris! I’m sorry, but the flight has
been ______________. It will depart at 10 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.

- Really? How come? I specifically __________________ Air Special because
you’re always on time!

- I know, sir, but the problem is with the airport. There is a security issue in
________________ B, so we had to move everything here.

- OK, I understand. What ____________ do I have to go to now?

- Number 50. It is at the very end on your left, after the security check. You’ll see
the arrivals and ___________________ screens right in front of it.

- All right. By the way, could I please have a _____________ seat? I like looking
at the sky and the clouds.

- Sure, here we are. Here is your passport, and here is your __________________.

- Thank you! I hope the _____________________will be as pleasant as you are.;)

 

Study the dialogue then role-play it.

At the Check-In Desk

Agent: Good afternoon! Where are you flying to today?

You: Los Angeles.

Agent: May I have your passport, please?

You: Here you go.

Agent: Are you checking any bags?

You: Just this one.

Agent: OK, please place your bag on the scale.

You: I have a stopover in Chicago – do I need to pick up my luggage there?

Agent: No, it’ll go straight through to Los Angeles. Here is your boarding pass –
        your flight leaves from gate 15 and it’ll begin boarding at 3:20. Your seat
        number is 26E.

You: Thanks.

Communication activity.