in today's video Jessica will tell you a story about her time at the airport you'll learn some useful vocabulary and expressions that are commonly used in everyday conversations listen carefully today I am at the airport I feel excited because I'm going on a trip I arrive early to make sure I have plenty of time the airport is big and full of people some are rushing and some are sitting quietly waiting for their flights first I go to the checkin counter I hand my ticket and passport to the lady at the desk she smiles and says
good morning where are you flying today I tell her I am going to visit my friend in another city she checks my ticket and gives me a boarding pass you're all set your flight is on time she says I thank her and walk towards security the security check is very important I put my bag on the belt and it goes through a machine I walk through a metal detector it beeps but the officer says it's just your watch you're good to go I feel relieved next I walk to the gate the gate is where you
wait for your plane I look at the big screen to find my flight number it says my flight is boarding soon I have a little time so I decide to get a snack I buy a sandwich and a bottle of water from a small shop the cashier says have a nice flight I smile and say thank you I sit down and watch the planes outside the window they are big and powerful I think about how amazing it is to fly soon I hear a voice over the loudspeaker passengers for Flight 123 please come to the
gate we are ready to board I stand up gather my things and walk to the gate the lady there checks my boarding pass and says enjoy your flight I walked down the long hallway to the airplane inside the plane I find my seat by the window I buckle my seat belt and get comfort fortable I can't wait to see my friend the plane starts to move and I feel it take off into the sky I look out the window and see the ground getting smaller and smaller I smile because I know a new adventure is
just beginning before we begin our speaking practice let's learn some new words and expressions from our story check-in counter means the place at the airport where passengers register for their flight and drop off luggage example after arriving at the airport I went straight to the check counter Security check means a process where passengers and their belongings are inspected for safety reasons before boarding a flight example the security check took a bit longer because I had a lot of items in my bag metal detector means a device used to detect metal objects on a person during
Security checks example the metal detector beeped as I walked through it but it was just my belt passport means an official document that identifies you and allows you to travel internationally example before traveling abroad make sure your passport is up to date and has enough blank pages boarding pass means a docu doent issued by an airline during check-in that allows you to board the plane example after checking in she received her boarding pass and went to the departure gate take off means when an airplane leaves the ground and begins flying example I felt a thrill
as the plane began to take off and we soared into the sky flight means a journey made by an airplane from one place to another example the flight from New York to Los Angeles took about 6 hours boarding means the process of getting on an airplane before it departs example boarding started early and the passengers lined up according to their groups passenger means a person traveling on a plane example the passengers were excited to finally board the plane after waiting for some time all right time to speaking practice repeat after Jessica today I am at
the airport today I am at the airport I feel excited because I'm going on a trip I feel excited because I'm going on a trip I arrive early I arrive early to make sure I have plenty of time to make sure I have plenty of time the airport is big and full of people the airport is big and full of people some are rushing some are rushing and some are sitting quietly and some are sitting quietly waiting for their flights waiting for their flights first I go to the checkin counter first I go to the
check-in counter I hand my ticket and passport I hand my ticket and passport to the lady at the desk to the lady at the desk she smiles and says she smiles and says good morning where are you flying today good morning where are you flying today I tell her I tell her I am going to visit my friend I am going to to visit my friend in another city in another city she checks my ticket she checks my ticket gives me a boarding pass gives me a boarding pass you're all set your flight is on
time you're all set your flight is on time she says she says I thank her and walk towards [Music] security I thank her and walk towards security the security check is very important the security check is very important I put my bag on the Belt I put my bag on the belt and it goes through a machine and it goes through a machine I walk through a metal detector I walk through a metal detector it beeps it beeps but the officer says but the officer says it's just your watch you're good to go it's just
your watch you're good to go I feel relieved I feel relieved next I walk to the gate next I walk to the gate the gate is where you wait for your plane the gate is where you wait for your plane I look at the big screen I look at the big screen to find my flight number to find my flight number it says my flight is boarding soon it says my flight is boarding soon I have a little time I have a little time so I decide to get a snack so I decide to get
a snack you buy a sandwich and a bottle of water buy a sandwich and a bottle of water from a small shop from a small shop cashier says cashier says have a nice flight have a nice flight smile SM and say I smile and say thank you thank you I sit down and watch the plan I sit down and watch the plane outside the window outside the window they are big and powerful they are big and powerful I think about how amazing it is to fly I think about how amazing it is to fly soon
I hear a voice over the loudspeaker soon I hear a voice over the loudspeaker passengers for Flight [Music] 123 passengers for Flight [Music] 123 please come to the gate we are ready to board please come to the gate we are ready to board I stand up I stand up gather my things and walk to the gate gather my things and walk to the gate the lady there checks my boarding pass and says the lady there checks my boarding pass and says enjoy your flight enjoy your flight I walk down the long hallway to the airplane
I walk down the long hallway to the airplane inside the plane inside the plane and I find my seat by the window and I find my seat by the window I buckle my seat belt and get comfortable I buckle my seat belt and get comfortable I can't wait to see my friend I can't wait to see my friend the plane starts to move the plane starts to move and I feel it take off into the sky and I feel it take off into the sky I look out the window and I look out the window
and and see the ground getting smaller and smaller and see the ground getting smaller and smaller I smile because I know a new adventure is just beginning I smile because I know a new adventure is just beginning time to speaking practice repeat after Jessica today I am at the airport I feel excited because I'm going on a trip I arrive early to make sure I have plenty of time the airport is big and full of people some are rushing and some are sitting quietly waiting for their lights first I go to the check-in counter I
hand my ticket and passport to the lady at the desk she smiles and says good morning where are you flying today I tell her I am going to visit my friend in another city she checks my ticket and gives me a boarding pass you're all set your flight is on time she says I thank her and walk towards security the security check is very important I put my bag on the belt and it goes through a machine I walk through a metal detector it beeps but the officer says it's just your watch you're good to
go I feel relieved next I walk to the gate the gate is where you wait for your plane I look at the big screen to find my flight number it says my flight is boarding soon I have a little time so I decide to get a snack I buy a sandwich and a bottle of water from a small shop the cashier says have a nice flight I smile and say thank you I sit down and watch the planes outside the window they are big and powerful I think about how amazing it is to fly soon
I hear a voice over the loudspeaker passengers for Flight 123 please come to the gate we are ready to board I stand up gather my things and walk to the gate the lady there checks my boarding pass and says enjoy your flight I walk down the long hallway to the airplane inside the plane I find my seat by the window I buckle my seat Bel and get comfortable I can't wait to see my friend the plane starts to move and I feel it take off into the sky I look out the window and see the
ground getting smaller and smaller I smile because I know a new adventure is just beginning good job today keep it up every lesson helps you get better at English we're excited to see you in my next video videos don't forget to like share and subscribe for more lessons keep learning and see you soon