Aviation English | 1.3c
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At the airport

Video 1.3b — Arriving and checking in

Airport terminal

Airport Map

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Airport Vocabulary

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Carry-on bag

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The small bag you take with you into the airplane cabin.

Checked bag

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The larger suitcase you hand over at check-in to be stored in the hold.

Boarding pass

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The document that allows you to board the plane.

Stopover / Layover

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A short stay in a place between parts of a journey.

Order the Journey

Drag the steps into the correct order.

Gate
Check-in
Boarding
Security
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2
3
4

Check-in Dialogue

Drag the words to complete the conversation.

Agent: Good morning. What is your ?

Passenger: I'm flying to London.

Agent: Are you today?

Passenger: Just one suitcase.

Agent: Please put it .

Agent: Here is your . Have a nice flight!

boarding pass
final destination
on the scale
checking any bags

Aviation Abbreviations

Flip the cards to reveal the meaning and listen to the pronunciation.

ACK

Acknowledge

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

FYI

For Your Information

RPT

Repeat

TKS

Thanks

NIL

None / Nothing

INOP

Inoperative

RWY

Runway

TKOF

Take-off

Match the Code

Select an abbreviation, then its meaning.

ACK
ASAP
INOP
RWY
Runway
Acknowledge
Inoperative
As Soon As Possible

Decode the Message

Translate this aviation message into full English.

ACK MSG. RWY 13 INOP. NEW ETD 1545. FYI PAX ADVISED. TKS

Excellent Work!

Has dominado el alfabeto, los números, las horas, el aeropuerto y los códigos de aviación.

Unit 1.3c | Exit reflection

Apply what you learned

Which airport code or terminal instruction would you clarify to prevent a passenger from going to the wrong gate? Write the exact English phrase you would use.

Vista aerea de una terminal y zona de operaciones de un aeropuerto.
Fotografia: Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 1, 16 June 2013.jpg, de Eric Salard. Fuente: Wikimedia Commons ? licencia: CC BY-SA 2.0.
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