🛫 AngTan Air Travel Vocabulary

Intermediate ESL — Interactive Learning

📌 Exercise 1: Matching

Select the correct letter for each term.

TermDefinitionYour answer
1. Aisle seata. Flight that stops in another city
2. Jet lagb. Place to collect luggage
3. Layoverc. Seat next to walkway
4. Baggage claimd. Tiredness across time zones
5. Check-ine. Register for flight

📌 Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks

📋 Word bank: overhead bin, turbulence, boarding pass, departure gate, window seat
  1. After you get your boarding pass, you should go to the
  2. I love looking at clouds, so I book a
  3. Put your suitcase in the above your seat.
  4. Don't forget to print your
  5. The captain turned on seatbelt sign because of

📌 Exercise 3: Dialogue — Drag to order (1–6)

⬇️ Drag these strips into correct order below (1 = top):

Passenger: Actually, could I have some water, please?
Flight Attendant: Here you are. Would you like anything else?
Passenger: Chicken, please.
Flight Attendant: Of course. Here is your water.
Passenger: Thank you. That's all.
Flight Attendant: Would you like chicken or pasta?
Drop dialogue lines here in correct order (1 top – 6 bottom)

📌 Exercise 4: Role play scenarios

Scenario A (flight cancelled):

Scenario B (suitcase overweight):

Scenario C (seat change – bathroom smell):

✈️ Sample answers:

Scenario A: "Excuse me, my flight to Berlin has been cancelled. Can you rebook me on the next flight?" / "Is it possible to get a hotel voucher?"

Scenario B: "My suitcase is overweight. How much is the excess baggage fee?" / "Can I move some items to my carry-on bag?"

Scenario C: "I'm sorry to bother you, but my seat is next to the lavatory and there's a strong smell. Is it possible to move to another seat?"

📌 Exercise 5: Error correction

📋 Word bank: check-in, gate agent / ground staff, connecting / layover, taken off, carry-on
  1. I need to check-out my suitcase. ➡ Correction:
  2. The flight attendant checked my passport at the gate. ➡
  3. I have a direct flight with a 3-hour stop. ➡
  4. Remain seated until plane has took off. ➡
  5. My hand luggage was too heavy. ➡

📌 Exercise 6: Baggage claim – matching

TermDefinitionAnswer
1. Carousela. Proof of ownership
2. Damagedb. Moving belt
3. Lost and Foundc. Torn/broken
4. Claim tagd. Missing luggage office
5. Unaccompaniede. Luggage on different flight

📌 Exercise 7: Baggage – fill blanks

📋 Word bank: carousel, claim tag / baggage tag, damaged, lost and found, unaccompanied
  1. We waited at the for suitcases.
  2. Bag arrived with broken handle → reported as .
  3. Keep your until you leave.
  4. If luggage missing, go to office.
  5. Skis were sent as baggage.

📌 Exercise 8: Delays – Drag to order

Gate Agent: Yes, mechanical issue. Engineers are working on it.
Passenger: That's frustrating. Do you know why it's delayed?
Gate Agent: Not yet. I will announce as soon as I know.
Passenger: Thank you. I'll wait nearby.
Passenger: Do you have an estimated departure time yet?
Gate Agent: I'm sorry, but flight 472 to Madrid has been delayed.
Drop delay dialogue in correct order (1 = top)

📌 Exercise 9: Delays – role play

5h delay – ask for meal vouchers:

Overnight delay – need hotel:

Miss connecting flight:

✈️ Sample answers:

5-hour delay – meal vouchers: "My flight is delayed five hours. Will the airline provide meal vouchers?"

Overnight delay – hotel: "Since the delay is overnight, will you provide hotel accommodation?"

Missed connection: "I will miss my connecting flight. Can you rebook me on the next available flight?"

📌 Exercise 10: In-flight listening

🎧 "Good afternoon... cruising altitude 35,000 feet... beverage service shortly... land London Heathrow 4:15 local..."
  1. Current altitude?
  2. What will attendants begin?
  3. What to keep fastened? (seatbelts / seat belts)
  4. Expected landing time?

📌 Exercise 11: Announcement matching

Options: a. Stay in seat with belt on    b. Plane going down to land    c. Highest point of flight    d. Electronics off    e. Expect bumpy ride    f. Plane about to leave ground
PhraseMatch (a-f)
1. "We have reached cruising altitude"
2. "Final descent"
3. "Remain seated, seatbelt fastened"
4. "Turbulence ahead"
5. "Prepare for takeoff"
6. "Cabin crew, arm doors"

📌 Exercise 12: In‑flight announcement fill

📋 Word bank: turbulence, fastened, descent, crew, approximately

"We are beginning our final ... local time 7:20 PM. Please ensure seatbelt ... cabin ... expect light ."

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