How to CHECK IN for a flight Airport Dialogue 1 TRAVEL ENGLISH

How to CHECK IN for a flight Airport Dialogue 1 TRAVEL ENGLISH

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How to CHECK IN for a flight

Key Expressions & Vocabulary:

  1. Check in:
    This means telling the airline you’re at the airport and ready to take your flight. You usually do this at the check-in counter or online before you arrive.
    • Example: “I’d like to check in for my flight.”
  2. Passport:
    This is an official document that you need to travel to another country. It has your photo, name, and travel information.
    • Example: “May I see your passport?”
  3. Booking confirmation:
    This is proof that you bought your ticket. You might have it as an email or printed document with your flight details.
    • Example: “Here is my booking confirmation.”
  4. Seat types:
    • Window seat: A seat next to the window.
    • Aisle seat: A seat next to the aisle, where people walk.
    • Middle seat: A seat between two other seats.
    • Example: “Could I get a window seat?” “All I have left are middle seats and aisle seats.”
  5. Checked baggage:
    This is the luggage you give to the airline. They put it in the cargo hold, and you pick it up at your destination.
    • Example: “Do you have any checked baggage?”
  6. Carry-on:
    This is the small bag you can take with you on the plane. You keep it in the overhead bin or under your seat.
    • Example: “I’ll take my duffel bag as a carry-on.”
  7. Weigh your luggage:
    Airlines have weight limits for checked bags. You have to put your suitcase on a conveyor belt so they can check the weight.
    • Example: “Please put your luggage on the conveyor belt.”
  8. Baggage allowance:
    This is the maximum weight you can take for free. If your luggage is heavier, you have to pay extra.
    • Example: “Your baggage allowance is 20 kilos.”
  9. Overweight:
    If your luggage is heavier than the allowance, it’s considered overweight, and there’s usually a fee (surcharge).
    • Example: “Your suitcase is 7 kilos overweight. There’s a 50-dollar surcharge.”
  10. Surcharge:
    This is the extra money you have to pay if your luggage is too heavy or for other extra services.
  • Example: “There’s a 50-dollar surcharge.”
  1. Boarding pass:
    This is the ticket that lets you get on the plane. It has your seat number and flight details.
  • Example: “Here’s your boarding pass.”

Simple Explanation:

At the airport, you go to the check-in counter to tell the airline you are ready for your flight. You give your passport and booking confirmation to the agent. You can ask for a specific seat, like a window seat or aisle seat. If you have checked baggage (larger luggage), the agent will weigh it. If it’s too heavy, you may have to pay a surcharge. After everything is checked, you get your boarding pass, which you need to board the plane.

Practice

Quiz: Airport Check-in Vocabulary

Part 1: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer for each question.

  1. What does it mean to check in for a flight?
    a) Get on the plane
    b) Tell the airline you are ready to fly
    c) Buy a new ticket
  2. What is a boarding pass?
    a) A document with your flight details and seat number
    b) A receipt for your luggage
    c) A map of the airport
  3. Which seat is next to the corridor, where people walk?
    a) Middle seat
    b) Aisle seat
    c) Window seat
  4. What do you call the small bag you take on the plane with you?
    a) Checked baggage
    b) Carry-on
    c) Passport
  5. If your luggage is too heavy, what might you have to pay?
    a) Boarding pass fee
    b) Overweight surcharge
    c) Ticket upgrade

Part 2: Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentences with the correct word from the vocabulary list (passport, surcharge, checked baggage, overweight, conveyor belt).

  1. Your ___________ is needed to travel to another country.
  2. The agent asked me to put my suitcase on the ___________ to weigh it.
  3. If your luggage is heavier than the limit, it’s called ___________.
  4. I paid a 50-dollar ___________ because my suitcase was too heavy.
  5. I’ll take my duffel bag as a carry-on, but I’ll leave my big suitcase as ___________.

Part 3: True or False

Write “True” or “False” for each statement.

  1. A window seat is next to the aisle.
  2. You need a boarding pass to get on the plane.
  3. Checked baggage is luggage you carry with you on the plane.
  4. If your suitcase is under the baggage allowance, you don’t need to pay extra.
  5. A surcharge is extra money you pay if your luggage is overweight.

Answers:

Part 1: Multiple Choice

  1. b) Tell the airline you are ready to fly
  2. a) A document with your flight details and seat number
  3. b) Aisle seat
  4. b) Carry-on
  5. b) Overweight surcharge

Part 2: Fill in the Blank

  1. passport
  2. conveyor belt
  3. overweight
  4. surcharge
  5. checked baggage

Part 3: True or False

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. True
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