At the Airport

Do you need to travel abroad?

Have you ever needed to travel abroad?

Well then, this lesson is for you!

There are a lot of words that we need to know about airports and since English is an international language

I am here to help you to make your next trip "a piece of cake"(easy)

The easiest way to get to the airport is by taking an airport taxi

Other options can be by bus, subway, train or van

So for example, when I was living in Paris, I took 1. An airport taxi 2. The subway 3. A van with other people(not so pleasant)

so it really depends on your preference

When you arrive at the airport, you will be "dropped off"

So it's common for taxi drivers to ask, "where would you like me to drop you off"?

That means "where do you want me to stop and leave you?"

they will leave you at the departure level of the airport near the check-in desk of your airline

Once you're inside the airport you may have to do a lot of walking

since some airports are really big, so people need need a "luggage cart"

Checking in, now with internet and mobile phones, check-in for printing out your ticket

or making a scannable electronic ticket

and printing out your luggage tags, bag tags, baggage checks or luggage tickets(they all mean the same thing)

can all be done at electronic kiosk at many airports, but not all

Usually airline staff are available to help you if you've never used an electronic kiosk before

Then you can "get in line"(USA) queue up(UK) to check-in your luggage.

So depending on how much time you have, you might "grab a bite to eat"

at one of the airport restaurants or cafes or, proceed to the security checkpoint

and at the security checkpoint I know it's very stressfull and it's very nerve-racking

so I am going to try to give you some tips to get through the security checkpoint as smoothly as possible

Take off your shoes, watch, belt, take out your keys and any coins from your pocket

you can take all of those things and an either put them in your carry-on or put them in a bin

Well everybody, I hope this lesson was useful for anybody planning to fly

There was a ton of new vocabulary here and I will try to post a quiz to help you remember all of it

Have a great day and we'll see you in our next lesson!

Bye for now!