Unit 10: At the Airport
Objectives:
- This English lesson teaches students words and expressions related to travel and going through the airport.
- The lesson also teaches English learners different collocations relating to airports and flights.
- Students also learn how to give important advice using the expression ‘make sure’. This expression is used to show that unpleasant consequences may arise if advice is not heeded.
Main Lesson Materials & Study Steps
1st –This cartoon animated video features a short dialogue, followed by vocabulary and sentence breakdown. It is essential for introducing the words, phrases, grammar, spelling and sentences of the lesson in context. Watch repeatedly to master the content. The video plays on any device.
2nd – Then the student plays this fun game after watching the video, to practice the contents of the lesson. The game reviews key vocabulary, grammar and sentences from the lessons. This game can be played on any device.
3rd – Finally the learner takes this test of the unit. The score of this test is captured in the LMS and gives educators an idea of how well their learner is doing. The test opens on any device – mobile & PC.
Worksheets for the Unit
The worksheets below are useful for offline and classroom activities. These printable exercises directly correlate with the above lesson 'At the Airport'. Every worksheet comes with an answer sheet on the second page for educators.
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Lesson Story:
Freddie, Lisa and their parents have arrived at the airport to catch a flight to New Zealand. They are going through security checks. Freddie is alarmed by the metal detector’s beeping when he attempts to go through. The security officer does a pat down just to make sure he is not carrying anything dangerous. It turns out it was the metal on Freddie’s belt that caused the alarm to go off.
Vocabulary:
| security check | flight delay | luggage |
| passport | ticket | boarding pass |
| take off | land | bad weather |
| metal detector | announcement | pat down |
| lounge | airplane | flight number |
| boarding gate | flight cancellation | airport |
Collocations with ‘have/get/go’
| · have your | · luggage |
| · have your | · passport |
| · get your | · ticket |
| · get on | · the plane |
| · go through | · security checks |
| · go to | · New Zealand |
Collocations with ‘flight’
| · flight | · tickets |
| · flight | · delay |
| · flight | · cancellation |
| · flight | · number |
| · flight | · booking |
Collocations with ‘boarding’
| boarding | pass |
| boarding | gate |
| boarding | time |
What the plane does
- The plane is taking off
- The plane is landing
Giving advice using ‘make sure’
- Make sure you have your ticket ready.
- Make sure you arrive at the airport on time.
- Make sure you have your luggage.
- Make sure you listen to flight announcements.
This lesson is part of the Level 7 English course.
