Checking in Flight

Checking in for a Flight
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ESL Lesson Plans - Traveling in English - Checking in for a Flight
VOCABULARY CHECK - PART ONE
Matching: Match the word on the left to the correct picture on the right.
A
1. driver’s license ______ B
2. passport ______
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3. boarding pass ______
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4. exit row ______

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5. bags ______
6. luggage tags ______
7. pack ______ G
H
8. check in ______
VOCABULARY CHECK - PART TWO
Fill-in-the-blank: Fill in the blanks with the best adjectives and adverbs from the list. Pay attention to
proper English word order.
capable government domestic clearly hazardous dangerous

international potentially marked willing issued physically
1. Darrin has a ____________________ flight from San Jose to Phoenix, but Nathan is going
____________________; he is flying from New York City to London.
2. You can’t use your student ID card because it isn’t ____________________-____________________.
3. The flight attendant will ask if you’re ____________________ ____________________ of opening the
emergency door in the exit row.
4. The airline attendants need people who are ____________________ to help others off the plane if they’re
sitting in the exit row.
5. Timothy attached the luggage tags which he had ____________________ ____________________ with his
name, address, and phone number in black ink.
6. Liquids, gels, and other materials are deemed ____________________ and ____________________
____________________.
DIALOGUE - Checking in for a Flight
Mr. Gonzalez: Can we check in now? Our flight is at 2:30.

Check-in Attendant: What city are you traveling to today?
Mrs. Gonzalez: We’re going to Rome.
Check-in Attendant: You’d only need 60 to 90 minutes for a domestic flight, but since you’re traveling over-
seas, we recommend checking in two hours prior to departure. Let’s go ahead and get you checked in since it’s
almost 12:30. Do you have photo identification?
Mr. Gonzalez: What can we use for ID?
Check-in Attendant: Anything government-issued. Do you have a driver’s license? Or, you can use your
passport. You must have one if you’re leaving the country.
Mrs. Gonzalez: Here you go. Here are our passports.
Check-in Attendant: Great. I’ll print your boarding passes. You’ll need the boarding passes and your pass-
ports to proceed through security. It looks like you’re in Row 10, Seats A and B. Row 10 is an exit row. Is that
okay?
Mrs. Gonzalez: Well, what does that mean?
Check-in Attendant: It means that you need to be willing to operate the plane’s door in case of an emergency.
Are you physically capable and willing to do this?
Mr. Gonzalez: Sure, no problem.
Check-in Attendant: Now, do you have bags to check or did you check them curbside?
Mrs. Gonzalez: We have suitcases with us. We didn’t do curbside check in.
Check-in Attendant: How many? You’re permitted to have two each.
Mr. Gonzalez: I have one and my wife has two.
Check-in Attendant: You left those unlocked, right?
Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez: Correct. We didn’t lock them.
Check-in Attendant: Are the bags clearly marked with your name and address?
Mrs. Gonzalez: Yes, we attached luggage tags with our contact information.
Check-in Attendant: Did you pack the bags yourselves?
Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez: Yes.
Check-in Attendant: Is there anything deemed hazardous or potentially dangerous in the bags?
Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez: No, nothing.
Check-in Attendant: Last question. Have the bags been in your possession since you packed them?
Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez: Yes, we have had control of the bags since we left our house this morning.
Check-in Attendant: Okay, you’re flying through London but your bags are checked through to Rome so
you’ll pick them up at baggage claim there.
Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you.
Check-in Attendant: Thank you for flying All Around Airways. Have a great flight.
DIALOGUE BUILDING
Fill in the blanks for these typical questions and answers that you’d hear at an airport.
QUESTIONS
1. Have the bags been in your __________________ since you packed them?
2. Do you have photo __________________?
3. What __________________ are you traveling to today?
4. Are the bags clearly __________________ with your contact information?
5. Is an __________________ row okay?
6. Are the suitcases __________________?
7. Did you __________________ the bags yourselves?
8. Can we __________________ in now?
9. Do you have __________________ to check?
10. Is there anything deemed __________________ or dangerous in the bags?
ANSWERS
11. Yes. No one __________________ us.

12. Yes, we’re __________________ to operate the door in case of an emergency.
13. Here are our __________________.
14. Yes. We didn’t __________________ them.
15. Yes, we put our name, address, phone number, and email address on each one.
16. Yes, we __________________ two each.
17. We’re __________________ to Paris!
18. Yes, it’s 90 minutes __________________ to your departure
19. No, there is __________ dangerous.
20. Yes, we’ve had __________ of the bags since we left our house this morning.
DIALOGUE PRACTICE
Form groups of three. With your group, put the questions and answers in the right order to form a
dialogue. Read the dialogue. Reverse roles so each partner plays the role of a traveler and the airline
agent. Practice intonation and pronunciation. Think about these questions as you practice.
How does an airline agent sound when he or she is helping a traveler? Professional? Efficient? Friendly?
How does a traveler sound who is getting ready for vacation? Excited? Happy?
DIALOGUE COMPREHENSION - Answer the questions about the dialogue.
1. What time do Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez leave?

a. at 2:30
b. in 90 minutes
c. at 12:30
2. Where are they going?
a. London
b. Rome
c. another domestic city
3. How much time is recommended prior to an overseas flight?
a. 60 minutes
b. 90 minutes
c. two hours
4. Which of the following is NOT a government-issued identification?
a. passport
b. student identification card
c. driver’s license
5. How many bags does Mr. Gonzalez have?
a. one
b. two
c. three
6. What did they use to mark their suitcases?
a. driver’s licenses
b. luggage tags
c. boarding passes
7. Which of the following did Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez NOT do?
a. unlock their suitcases
b. mark their bags
c. pack hazardous materials
8. Who packed their bags?
a. They packed themselves.
b. Curbside check in attendants packed for them.
c. Airline attendants packed for them.
9. Where will they pick up their bags?
a. London
b. Domestically
c. Rome
DIALOGUE PRACTICE - Get in groups of three. Practice the dialogue between Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs.
Gonzalez, and the airline check-in agent.
WRITING TASK
Look at each picture below. Write a legend describing what each student is saying about his or her trip at
the airport check-in counter.
Mikhail, Eugenia, and Nadine are talking about their summer

vacations to the United States.
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CONVERSATION STARTER (TEACHER’S NOTES)
Show students an image of a scene from the dialogue and have students call out the question being asked and/or
the answer being given. These sets of cards can also be used by students. You can shuffle them and students
can put them in order, practice dialogues, and then check their answers on the back.
Note: There are 12 full-size images to be used as flashcards in front of the class and 12 smaller versions
which include the questions and answers. Fold the samll-sized cards on the dotted line to hide text
behind the image.
Q: What city are you traveling

to today?
A: We’re going to Rome.
Q: What can we use for ID?
A: Anything government-
issued.
Q: Can I see your passport?
A: Here you go.
Q. It looks like you’re in Row

18, Seat F. Row 18 is an exit
row. Is that okay?
Q: How many suitcases are

A: You’re permitted to have
Q: What does that mean?
two each.
allowed?
A: It means that you need to
be willing to operate the
plane’s door in case of an
emergency.
Q: Do you have bags to

check?
A: We have suitcases with us.
Q: You left those unlocked,
right?
A: Correct. We didn’t lock

them.
Q: Are the bags clearly

marked with your name and
address?
A: Yes, we attached luggage

tags with our contact
information.
A: Yes, we have had control of
Q: Have the bags been in your

possession since you packed
the bags since we left our
house this morning.
Q: Did you pack the bags
yourselves?
A: Yes. them?
Q: Is there anything deemed

hazardous or potentially
dangerous in the bags?
A: No, nothing.

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VOCABULARY CHECK - PART ONE

4. exit row ______

6. luggage tags ______

VOCABULARY CHECK - PART TWO

capable government domestic clearly hazardous dangerous

____________________; he is flying from New York City to London.

2. You can’t use your student ID card because it isn’t ____________________-____________________.

emergency door in the exit row.

sitting in the exit row.

name, address, and phone number in black ink.

Mr. Gonzalez: Can we check in now? Our flight is at 2:30.

11. Yes. No one __________________ us.

1. What time do Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez leave?

Mikhail, Eugenia, and Nadine are talking about their summer

CONVERSATION STARTER (TEACHER’S NOTES)

Q: What city are you traveling

A: We’re going to Rome.

Q: What can we use for ID?

A: Here you go.

Q. It looks like you’re in Row

Q: How many suitcases are

Q: Do you have bags to

A: We have suitcases with us.

A: Correct. We didn’t lock

Q: Are the bags clearly

A: Yes, we attached luggage

A: Yes, we have had control of

Q: Have the bags been in your

Q: Is there anything deemed

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