Have you ever lived out of a suitcase? In this lesson, students will listen to an audio recording of an airline employee assisting a traveler, providing them with a feel for real airport conversations. They'll explore various aspects of airports through discussions, learning specific language and phrases commonly used in these settings. Aimed at adults and teens, the lesson combines engaging activities with practical learning to help students navigate the language of air travel. Additionally, students will complete interactive worksheets from the workbook, enhancing their understanding. There's also a review section encompassing vocabulary terms that serves as homework, reinforcing the lesson's key concepts.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will learn prepositions of direction, essential for airport scenarios, like using "towards" to describe walking to a check-in counter, or "through" when passing security checks.

Speaking: They will practice speaking about airport activities, such as explaining the process of boarding or describing experiences in the departure lounge, enhancing real-world conversational abilities.

Vocabulary: The lesson introduces specific travel-related terms like "boarding pass," "carousel," and idioms such as "red-eye flight" (a flight taking off late at night), broadening their travel vocabulary.

Listening: In this task, students listen to an airport check-in conversation, learning about the check-in process, luggage rules, and getting directions to the gate. It helps improve understanding of common airport phrases and directions, making them more familiar with flying-related conversations.

Homework: The homework involves exercises where students practice using their language knowledge by making choices about travel, like choosing between a long wait at the airport or hurrying to not miss their plane. This helps students get better at using language in real situations and thinking about travel decisions.

Audio

                                                Listen to the audio of a man checking in to his flight at the airport. Will the airline employee be able to help the passenger find the correct gate? Did the man pack too much luggage, or will he have problems with security? 
												
                                            

Audio Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

live out of a suitcase [idiom]: means to briefly stay in several locations but never staying in the same place long enough to unpack your bags

check in [verb]: (to a flight) to report one’s presence or arrival

domestic [adjective]: relating to or originating within one’s own country

international [adjective]: relating to or affecting two or more countries

luggage [noun]: suitcases for a traveler’s belongings; baggage

terminal [noun]: (at an airport) is a building where passengers go to depart on a flight or the building at which they arrive upon landing

gate [noun]: (at an airport) the area where passengers board an aircraft

baggage claim [noun]: the area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked baggage

conveyer belt [noun]: (at the airport) a baggage transport system where passengers can pick up their baggage

check luggage [verb]: to turn in one’s luggage at the ticket counter at the airport

overweight baggage fee [noun]: money you have to pay when your baggage weighs too much

travel light [idiom]: means to travel with very little luggage or baggage

security checkpoint [noun]: (at an airport) an area where passengers and boarding passes are checked under certain security factors before getting accepted to boarding

aisle seat [noun]: a seat on or next to an aisle or an area where seats are separated

red-eye [noun]: is a flight in the middle of the night in which a passenger cannot expect to get much sleep because of the time of departure or arrival

go off the beaten track [idiom]: means to travel to a place that isn’t well known or visited often by others

layover [noun]: a stop between flights; a connection

connecting flight [noun]: a transit flight you take in order to reach the final destination

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