(reading passage, vocab list, definitions, sample sentences, and review worksheet)
READING AND VOCAB LIST: 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 internationalflights, you are required to presentyour passport, but for domesticflights only a photo IDis required. When you booked your ticket, you probably got a confirmation number. You should show this too, just in case. The airline agentwill ask if you want to check luggageor 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.
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
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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.”)
VOCAB REVIEW: In the Airport
Fill in the blanks with a vocabulary word 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.