Airport
​Check-In
Use all three worksheets together to create a full one-hour lesson - or use them individually as needed.
​Approx 5-10 minutes
Getting Ready 1
A man is at an airport check-in counter. Watch the video and answer the two questions:
1. How many pieces of luggage does the man have?
2. How heavy is the man's suitcase?
​(Script and answers are found at the bottom of this page.)
Getting Ready 2
Discuss these questions with a classmate:
1. How many times have you travelled by air?
2. Why should you arrive at an airport two hours before an international flight?
Approx 20 minutes
VOCABULARY PREVIEW
AIRPORT CHECK-IN
A. Match
1. control tower
2. arrow sign
3. counter
4. window
5. suitcase
6. baggage tag
7. line divider
8. plant
Activity Notes & Answer Key attached on Page 2
B. Missing words
1. Which way is the arrow sign pointing? Left or right?
2. (A) Where is the check-in counter?  (B) It's over there by that line of people.
3. Wow, look! You can see a plane landing through the window.
4. Uh-oh, we don't have a baggage tag to put on our suitcase.
5. We can't go that way because the line divider says, "Do not enter."
6. People up in the control tower can see the planes landing and taking off.
7. Could you please help me with my suitcase? It's a little heavy.
8. I like this airport because it has lots of large, green plants.
Approx 20 minutes
​SPOT THE DIFFERENCES
AIRPORT CHECK-IN
Activity Notes & Answer Key attached on Page 2
​Approx 20 minutes
​WRITING/SPEAKING
AIRPORT CHECK-IN
​Activity Notes and Role Play Suggestions attached on Page 2
VIDEO SCRIPT
Check-in Staff:
​How many pieces of luggage do you have?
Passenger:
​Just one check-in. No carry-ons. It's pretty heavy. Twenty-five kilograms I think.
​Getting Ready 1 Answers
1. How many pieces of luggage does the man have? 
​ANSWER: one​
​2. How heavy is the man's suitcase? 
​ANSWER: 25 kilograms