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Air Travel

1. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.

departure lounge immigration officer check-in desk departure gate security guard duty free
board departures board hand luggage check excess baggage check in taxi
passengers announcement runway trolley security check conveyor belt on board take
off

When travelling by air you have to get to the airport early in order to (a) _______ about an hour before your
flight. If you have a lot of luggage, you put it on a (b) _______ and push it to the (c) _____, where someone will
(d) ________ your ticket and weigh your luggage. If you have (e) _________, it can be expensive. Your heavy
luggage is put on a (f) _________ and carried away. A light bag is classed as (g) _________ and yu can take it
with you on to the plane. An (h) ____________ looks at your passport and a (i) __________ checks your hand
luggage before you go into the (j) __________ to wait till your flight is called. If you want to, you can buy some
cheap (k) __________ goods here. Then you see on the (l) _________ or you hear an (m) __________ that you
must (n) __________your plane. You go through the (o) __________ , then there is sometimes a (p) _________
before you actually enter the plane. When all the (q) _________ are (r) ________ , and when the captain and his
crew are ready in the cockpit, the plane begins to (s) __________ to the end of the (t) _____________ . Finally,
permission is received from the control tower and the plane moves faster and faster in order to (u) __________ .
2. Instructions as above.

headphones seat belts aisle land turbulence cabin crew airliner

Flying is fun. I like being in a big (a) _________ with the (b) __________ (stewards and stewardesses) looking
after me. They walk up and down the (c) ________ bringing meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through
some (d) _________ , they warn everybody that it might be a bit bumpy and ask us to fasten our (e) ________ .
On a long flight I like listening to music through the (f) ___________ available to all passengers, and
sometimes I have a sleep. I enjoy it all so much that I never want the plane to (g) ___________ .

3. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.

through at to off in on for by

(a) We decided to go ________ plane.


(b) When do we take ________?
(c) First you must go _________ customs and immigration.
(d) You’d better ask ______ the information desk.
(e) His friend wen ______ the airport with him to see him ____.
(f) You must check _____ at 10.30.
(g) Put your luggage ______ a trolley.
(h) He looked ____ my passport.

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