Travelling by Plane
Travelling by Plane
the world
I wonder...?
• Where people usually
go by plane?
• Do you like travelling
by plane?
• How many times have
you flown? Where to?
Put the sentences into the correct order
Dan: Los Angeles.
Dan: Thanks.
Agent: May I have your passport, please?
Dan: I have a stopover in Chicago – do I need to pick up my luggage there?
Agent: Are you checking any bags?
Agent: Good afternoon! Where are you flying to today?
Dan: Just this one.
Agent: OK, please place your bag on the luggage belt.
Agent: No, it’ll go straight through to Los Angeles. Here are your boarding passes – your flight leaves from gate 15A
and it’ll begin boarding at 3:20. Your seat number is 26E.
Dan: Here you go.
Check your answers
Agent: Good afternoon! Where are you flying to today? Aisle seat/ window seat
Dan: Los Angeles.
Agent: May I have your passport, please?
Dan: Here you go.
Agent: Are you checking any bags?
Dan: Just this one.
Agent: OK, please place your bag on the luggage belt.
Dan: 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 are your boarding passes – your flight leaves from gate
15A and it’ll begin boarding at 3:20. Your seat number is 26E.
Dan: Thanks.
At the security check
Agent: Please lay your bags flat on the conveyor belt, and use the bins for small objects.
Dan: Do I need to take my laptop out of the bag?
Agent: Yes, you do. Take off your hat and your shoes, too.
(he walks through the metal detector)
Agent: Please step back. Do you have anything in your pockets – keys, cell phone, loose change?
Dan: I don’t think so. Let me try taking off my belt.
Agent: Okay, come on through.
(he goes through the metal detector again)
Agent: You’re all set! Have a nice flight.
A list of useful expressions
• I’d like to make an airline reservation.
• I would like to book a seat to Moscow.
• One business class / economy class ticket to London, please.
• I’d like to make a reservation on the 7.45 evening flight from London to Boston.
• How much is a child’s ticket?
• Is there any discount?
• What flights are to Alanya?
• Is that a direct flight?
• How long does the flight take?
Some more useful expressions
• I’d like a aisle\window seat, please.
• Is there a bus to the airport?
• What time do I have to check in?
• Where do I check in?
• When does boarding begin?
• I have transit flight. Where does my boarding begin?
• Where is the bording for flight....?
• What is your final destination?
• Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
• Flight number 777 will take off from LaGuardia Airport at
7.45 PM.
• Boarding will start 45 minutes before the departure time.
• Where can I get/pick up my luggage?
• Where is the luggage belt?