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1. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Describe the photo. Where are the family? What are they doing?
2. Read the text. Who first realised that the family were getting on the wrong flight?
a. a passport control officer
b. a security guard
c. the flight attendant
d. a police officer
Can I see your ticket, please? 
I went on my first flight last week, it was so exciting! And, in the end, quite funny. Mum and dad have travelled a lot and said it would be nice and relaxing. We collected our boarding passes at the check-in desk, and mum checked our gate number on the departure screen. Then we left our bags at the bag drop. At the security checks, we put our passports in the trays with our hand luggage. While we were eating in the departure lounge, mum realised she'd left her passport at the security check. She jumped up and ran back in a complete panic. Then dad said they were calling our flight number. He called mum to tell her to meet us at departure gate 5, after passport control. Mum came back holding her passport in the air and we queued up to board. The flight attendant checking our tickets was confused. “Erm, sorry, this isn't your flight.” She showed dad our tickets, and he realised the flight number was different! We all had to run to another gate and got there just as they were closing it. Next time I think I’ll be in charge!
3. VOCABULARY Read the text again. Complete the compound nouns.
Travelling by plane
bag (1) _____
boarding (2) _____
(3) _____ desk
departure gate
departure (4) _____
(5) _____ screen
(6) _____ attendant
flight number
hand luggage
passport (7) _____
seat belt
security (8) _____
window seat
4. Which items in exercise 3 do you find in an airport terminal? Which four do you find on a plane?
LEARN THIS! Compound nouns: noun + nouna. Most compound nouns are formed from two nouns. b. We usually write them as two words (travel agent), but sometimes as one word (whiteboard) or with a hyphen (film-maker). Check in a dictionary. c. The stress is usually on the first noun. whiteboard |
5. ☊3.08 Read the Learn this! box. Then listen and repeat the compound nouns in exercise 3.
6. Complete the text below with compound nouns from exercise 3.
When you arrive at the airport, go to the (1) _____. The clerk will check in your luggage and might ask if you want an aisle seat or a (2) _____. He or she will give you a (3) _____. Show your passport at (4) _____. You will also have to go through a (5) _____, where they X-ray your (6) _____. Then you reach the (7) _____, where there are duty-free shops. You can find your flight on the departures board by looking at the (8) _____ or the departure time. When they announce your flight, go to the gate.
LEARN THIS! Compound sentencesA compound sentence has two clauses linked by a comma and conjunction, e.g. and, but, so and or. I'm travelling alone, so I'm going to book a single room at the hotel. |
7. Combine the following pairs of sentences, using and, but, so and or to make compound sentences.
1. Half board at our hotel includes breakfast and dinner. The rate is about $80 per night.
2. It is less comfortable in economy class. You have to pay much more for a first class fare.
3. August is high season. Holidays are much more expensive.
4. My mum is a check-in clerk. She only works part time.
5. You can get your boarding pass at the airport. You can use the online check-in and print yours at home.
