Many people travel by plane and maybe you are planning to go to the airport and have a flight somewhere. So the following words and expressions can be of use for you. Have just good impressions while travelling!

In the Airport

When you go to the airport, you first need to check in. Find your airline, then go to the check-in counter. For international flights, you are required to present your passport, but for domestic flights only a photo ID is required. When you booked your ticket, you probably got a confirmation number. You should show this too, just in case. The airline agent will ask if you want to check luggage or if you only have carry-on luggage. You should check your large luggage, but you can carry smaller suitcases on the plane. After the agent gives you your boarding passes, you can go through security.

VOCABULARY

check in – to get your boarding passes (tickets) and check your luggage

counter – the desk or place where you do business (check in, pay money, etc.)

present – to show and give something to someone

domestic – within the country

international — outside of the country

photo ID – an official ID with a photo (such as a driver’s license or passport)

confirmation number – the number you get when you buy a ticket

agent – the person at the check-in counter who works for the airline

check luggage – to put your (larger) suitcases in the bottom of the airplane

carry-on luggage – smaller bags that you can carry on the plane (small suitcases, backpacks, pursues, etc.)

boarding passes – your ticket, which you must have to get on the plane

security – the part of the airport where they inspect passengers’ bags and make sure that they don’t have any weapons or anything illegal

IDIOM

Just in case – You say “just in case” when you know there might be a problem in the future and you do something to prepare for this problem. (For example: “I don’t know if it will rain today, but I will bring an umbrella just in case.”)

Fill in the blanks with a vocabulary word in the box below.

check-in             

present              

confirmation number

domestic agent

international    

counter              

boarding passes

security check

1. The airline agent will give you your _____________ when you check in.

2. This is an _______________ flight, so you will need to bring your passport.

3. When I went through _______________, they told me I couldn’t take my pocket knife on the plane.

4. Please wait in line for the next available ________________.

5. After I paid for my plane ticket, the travel agent gave me a __________________.

6. Many _______________ airlines do not have international flights.

7. You can buy a ticket at the _______________ if you don’t have one.

8. My suitcase was too big, so I had to _______________ it.

9. When you go through security, they might ask you to ___________ your passport and boarding pass.

10. We need to _______________ before we can go through security.