Reading and Writing Portfolio 12

Readingairport signs; a postcard

Writing useful phrases for a postcard
At the airport Review airport vocabulary; verb forms
A

E
C
D

1 a Match signs A–E with places 1–5

in an airport.
1 B at passport control *departure lounge= the place where you wait for your fl ight
*EU = European Union
2 E at the check-in desk
A
3 at the entrance to the departure
2 Look at boards A and B. Which board gives you information about:
lounge*
4 D on a public computer
1 Planes coming into the airport? The board B
C 2 Planes leaving the airport? The board A
5 on a public phone

b Read the signs again. Answer A

these questions.
DEPARTUR FLIGH T BOARDIN GAT STATU
1 Do you need to pay for all internet E T O G E S
sites? No, you don’t. 16.30 TK1992 ISTANBU 15.30 52 FINAL
16.35 AA091 L
CHICAG 15.35 34 CALL
BOARDIN
2 Where should you put your sharp
16.35 AA131 O
NEW 15.35 35 G
CANCELLED
objects? YORK *DELAYED
In my suitcase 16.50 SK506 COPENHAGE 15.50 59
17.15 PK788 N
KARACH 16.15 49 *GO TO
I GATE
3 Can you use a credit card to make
a phone call? B
Yes, I can.
ARRIVA FLIGH FRO STATU
L
16.15 T
JL401 M
TOKY S
BAGGAGE* IN
4 Which sign should a Japanese tourist
16.25 SK509 O
OSL HALL
LANDE
look for at passport control? O
RIG D
16.40 BT651 EXPECTED 16.54
Non-EU passaports only 16.55 KE907 A
SEOU EXPECTED 17.25
L
5 Can you pay for the internet in euros? *cancelled = the plane isn’t going to fl y
Yes, I can *delayed = the plane is going to be late
*baggage = luggage
6 Do you need to show your ticket to go
into the departure lounge?
Yes, I do

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 to Karachi.

The fl ight from Seoul is late.

Flight TK1992 to Istanbul is going to leave soon.
The fl ight from Tokyo hasn’t arrived.
Flight SK506 is going to leave on time.
T
T
F
F
SPEND
T STAYING
T WEATHER
F LOTS
T GOING
SEE

F
F
F
F
T

F
T I am in Huancaya is place

The weather is cold

It’s too late to get on your plane to Vancouver.

 You can fl y to New York at 16.35 today.
Flight BT651 is early.
You can get on your plane to Chicago now.
4 Joe is on holiday in the USA. Read the postcard. Are
these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 F Joe spent three days in Boston.