Welcome to the first lesson! In this lesson, we will learn about the many useful vocabularies at the airport, and we will see how we can communicate with airport stuff members at the airport, you may view the full video lesson anytime on my YouTube channel below, let’s get started!
Vocabularies
Let us first look at common vocabularies you will encounter once you arrive at the airport!
Looking at information board
When you arrive at the airport, the first thing to do is check the information board. The information board shows flight details.
There are many new words you can spot on the information board.
First word is Departures. These are the flights that are leaving the airport.
If your flight is under “Departures,” your plane is going to another city or country.
Arrivals are flights that are coming to the airport. These planes are landing here.
The word on-time means the flight will leave or arrive at the correct time. The flight is not late.
Delayed means the flight is late. You have to wait longer before the plane leaves or arrives.
Destination is the place the plane is going to. It is the final city or country where the flight will land.
Let’s recall all the words we have learned here:
- Information board
- Flight details
- Departures
- Arrivals
- On-time
- Delayed
- Destination
At the check-in counter
The next step is going to the check-in counter.
This is where passengers register for their flights.
At the counter, an airline staff member checks our travel documents.
Let’s see the travel documents:
- Passport is a small book that helps to identify ourselves. We need it to travel from one country to another.
- Inside the passport is the Biometric Page, which shows your photo, name, birthday, and nationality.
Third word is Boarding Pass. After showing our documents, the airline staff confirms our flight booking and gives us a boarding pass.
The boarding pass shows the following details:
- Flight number
- Destination
- Departure time
- Seat number
Conversation
Now let’s see a conversation between a passenger and a staff member at the check in counter.
Staff: “Hello, may I have your passport please?”
Passenger: “Yes, here you are.”
Staff: “Thank you. Do you have a seat preference?”
Passenger: “Yes, I prefer a window seat.”
Staff: “No problem. Here is your Boarding pass.”
Passenger: “Great, Thank you very much.”
At the baggage drop
Next, we drop our baggage. Airline staff measure the weight of our bags and put a luggage tag on them.
We have two types of bags:
Checked Baggage are the bags we give to the airline staff. They go into the plane, and we collect them at the destination.
Carry-on Bag is a small bag passengers keep with them on the plane. These bags are smaller than checked baggage.
Another important word is Weight Limit.
- Weight limit is the maximum weight a bag can have to fly on an airplane.
- If a bag is too heavy, the airline staff will weigh it and tell the passenger.
- Passengers may need to take some items out or pay extra if the bag is over the limit.
At the security
Next, we go to security. Airport staff check passengers and bags to keep everyone safe. We put our carry-on bags on a belt to be scanned, and we walk through a security gate.
Let’s see what the new words we can learn here are.
The first word is Prohibited Items. Prohibited items are things that are not allowed on an airplane.
These items are not allowed because they can be dangerous.
The next word is tray. A tray is a flat plastic box.
At airport security, we put our carry-on bags, shoes, accessories, and electronic items, such as phones, in this tray.
The next word is security officer. A security officer is the person who checks the passengers and their bags.
At the gate
Once we go through the security check, we can go and find our gate. A gate is a place at the airport where passengers wait before getting on the airplane. At the gate, we sit and wait and listen for announcements.
Here, we can learn more new phrases and words. The first one is Gate Open. When the gate opens, passengers can get onto the plane.
The next word is Boarding. Boarding is the process of getting on the airplane. You can say:
“The passengers are boarding now.”
The next word is Take Off. Take off is when the airplane leaves the ground and starts flying. You can say:
“The plane will take off in 5 minutes.
Congratulations. Now you are ready to go through an airport journey and board a plane!