At the airport: Vocabulary

• English
• Special Education

How are you feeling today?

Last time, we learned about...

Our itinerary.

Airport symbols

Security

Aviation/ ICAO- alphabet

Airport announcements

Do you like to travel?

I love it

No, not me

Ocassionally

Only short flights

Airport symbols.

What do we know about this?

Why is it important to know?

What does this airport symbol mean?

1. Customs
2. Baggage claim
3. Immigration
4. Ticket purchase

What does this symbol mean?

1. Immigration
2. Toilet
3. Litter disposal
4. Customs

Airport Security

Passport Control

Security check

Now we'll watch a video

Answer these questions:

What does the big machine do when you walk through it?

What does it mean when the machine starts beeping?

Why would they rub a small piece of cloth on your shoes?

CCTV

baggage carousel

metal detector

to frisk

Airport symbols & announcements

What do they mean?

A - Aisle Seat          B Middle Seat      C - Window seat

Conveyor belt

Do's and Don'ts (in an airport)
Give 3 things you must do
Give 3 things you mustn't do

Announcements.

TRUE OR FALSE?

Airport announcements are sometimes hard to understand.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

All airport announcements should be made in more than one language.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Too many announcements can make people feel nervous.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Listening excercise

Listening excercise

Hello. Passengers of flight 17 bound for Caracas, with stops in Atlanta and Miami. The departure gate has been changed to 30B. 

Also, there will be a slight departure delay due to inclement weather outside. The ground crew is in the process of deicing the wings in preparation for departure. It also looks like the flight is slightly overbooked, so we are offering complimentary round-trip tickets to a few passengers willing to take a later flight. We should be boarding about a quarter to the hour. Thank you for your patience.

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences

inclement (adjective): severe

– The game was canceled due to inclement weather.

crew (noun): an organized group of workers

– The ship’s crew were very helpful during the cruise.

deice (verb): make or become free of frost or ice, defrost

– You need to deice the windshield this morning. It dropped below freezing!

overbook (verb): too many seats, have been reserved in advance

– Airlines tend to overbook seats on their flights

complimentary (adjective): free, gratuitous

– This hotel provides a complimentary breakfast for all its guests.

board (noun): to get on an aircraft, ship, train, bus, etc.

– We should board the train at least ten minutes before departure.

Now it's your turn!

Listen to the audio again and answer to the quiz!

A ____ is probably making the announcement.

1. flight attendant
2. pilot
3. ticket agent

The ultimate destination of the flight is _____.

1. Atlanta
2. Caracas
3. Miami

What change has been announced?

1. the flight number
2. the arrival time
3. the gate number

It's currently ______ outside.

1. sunny
2. raining
3. windy
4. snowing

Have you ever had to wait
for a delayed flight?

So what is the ICAO- Alphabet?

Let's see if you can keep up!

Which word am I spelling?

1. Terminal building
2. Tray table
3. transforming
4. Top up

Which word am I spelling?

1. Cabin
2. Contents
3. Cancel
4. Charge

Homework

Travelling abroad: announcements