 Lesson 2

a) Idioms

1. To get on to enter a vehicle

2. To Take off
3. To wear out
4. To put up for the
night
5. To get an early start:
6. To take a trip:
7. To make good Time:
8. To see off:
to begin a flight
to be tired.
to sleep in a hotel just for the night.
to leave or check out as early as possible.
To go on a journey, to travel.
To travel a sufficient distance at a reasonable speed in a short period of
time.
To go to a station, airport, etc. , to say good bye to a passenger

9. To set out (or off): To start traveling towards a place.

10. To get away: To get free, to escape. Also used for trips.
   

b) Examples

1. As a result of being drinking, even though he wanted to unlock the car´s door he
couldn´t so finally it was impossible to get on.
2. The plane took off with such a delay that we arrived 3 hours later than we had
expected.
3. The trip to Japan was so long and boring that at the time of the arrival instead of
being excited I was completely worn out.

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4. I decided to put up for the night when I almost fell asleep driving to Chicago.
5. As a result of getting and early start I missed the delicious Hotel breakfast.
6. Next spring my husband and I are going to take a trip to New Zealand.
7. Even though the traffic was stuck and the final destination was 200 miles from
home, we managed to make good time and arrive to my sister´s wedding.
8. When my sister went to Italy last summer vacation, all my family saw her off at
the airport.
9. When we finally set out to Las Vegas, I started feeling sick and had to go back and
see the doctor.
10. Getting away from Alcatraz used to be something to be considered impossible, but
now we know that everything is possible when we talk about security.

d) Write two examples with each Idiom

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b) Vocabulary Practice

 Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct position in

the passage below:

departure lounge immiration officer check in desk departure gate

security guard duty free board departuresa board
hand luggage check excess baggage check in taxi
passengers announcement runway trolley on board
security check conveyor belt on board take off

When traveling by air you have to get to the airport early in order to
(a)____________ about one hour before your flight. If you have a lot of
luggage, you can put it on a (b) ____________ and push it to the
(c)_________ where someone will (d) _________your ticket and weigh your
luggage. If you have (e)_____________, it can be expensive. Your heavy

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 luggage is put on a (f)____________ and carried away. A light bag is
classed as (g)____________and you take it with you on a plane. An (h)
_____________looks at your passport and a (i) ___________checks your
hand luggage before you get into the (j) _____________ to wait until your
flight is called. If you want to, you can buy some cheap (k) ___________
goods here. Then you see on the (l) or you hear an (m) ____________ that
you must (n)_______________your plane. You go through the (o)
___________, then there is sometimes (p) _________________before you
actually enter the plane. When all the (q)________________ are (r)
_________, and when the captain and his crew are ready in the cockpit, the
plane begins to (s) __________ to the end of the (t) ___________.
Finally, permission is received from the control tower and the plane moves
faster and faster in order to (u)_____________.

c) Preposition Practice

 Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.

Through at to off in on for by

1. We decided to go ______ plane

2. When do we take _______?
3. First you must go ________ customs and immigration.
4. You´d better ask _______the information desk
5. His firend went ________ the airport to see him
6. You must check _________ at 10:30.
7. Put your luggage _________ a trolley
8. He looked _________ my passport