TRAVELLING BY AIR
Listening
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Structure
Step 1
When you arrive at the airport make sure you are dropped off at the correct
entrance: Domestic Departures -
International Departures. You can usually find trolleys for your
luggage outside the entrance and then go and queue up at the check-in desk. As you
approach the counter the airline representative will ask you for your ticket and
identification.
Your luggage may weigh up to 20 KGs altogether and if it is heavier you may be asked to pay excess baggage. You will have your documents returned along with a boarding card with the gate, seat number and boarding time printed on it. The boarding time, as well as possible delays, will also appear on a screen next to your flight number.
Listening
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Structure
You will read on a screen when it is
time to board the plane. You will be asked again for your
identification and boarding card. Once on board a steward (/stewardess)
will greet you and help you find your seat. Then a flight
attendant will come round to make sure that your hand luggage
is placed either under seats or in the overhead lockers.
After take off the cabin crew will instruct you on
how to behave in case of emergency and show you the emergency
exits.
When the plane lands you get ready to get off the plane. There might be a shuttle waiting for you to take you to the terminal building. There you will have to look for the baggage claim area where you collect your luggage. You will then go through customs. If no-one is out there to pick you up, look for the information desk to find out about accommodation and public transport to the city centre.