Unit 6: Travel

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Word List

airline
arrival
baggage
carousel
complimentary
Concord
counter
crammed
delayed
departure
exhausted
fasten
flight
land
left
locate
luggage
overbooked
passenger
past
platform
proceed
purchase (v.)
reach
refreshments
right
seatbelt
snoring
(train) stop
about to (do something)
bumped off a flight
departure gate
fully booked
I'll do my best.
pretty much
worn out

Vocabulary Worksheet

‣ Part 1: Read the definitions and unscramble the words below.

a. baggage
b. platform
c. departure
d. passengers
e. delayed
f. arrival
g. exhausted
h. flight
i. refreshments
j. seat belt

Very tired
dehusxateu _____
The place where you board a train
fropmalt _____
Beginning later than planned
ledayde _____
Snacks such as sodas and chips
thremrefsens _____
A person riding on a bus, train, or airplane
gaspsenser _____
Leaving a place
perdarute _____
What travelers keep their belongings in
gabegag _____
A single, specific trip on an airplane
ghilft _____
A device to hold passengers to their chairs
blasteet _____
Coming to a place
raviral _____

‣ Part 2: Complete the sentences. Use the words from Part 1.

a. baggage
b. platform
c. departure
d. passengers
e. delayed
f. arrival
g. exhausted
h. flight
i. refreshments
j. seat belt

After the plane landed, I picked up my _____ at the carousel.
The flight attendant asked me to fasten my _____.
After waiting to leave for an hour, the plane was finally ready for _____.
I was to _____ when I arrived that I fell right to sleep.
She asked an attendant which _____ the train would arrive at.
Because of the bad weather, the flight had to be _____.
On the flight, people were offered _____ instead of a full meal.
Having shown up early, I patiently waited for the train's _____.
The plane was so full of _____ that there were no empty seats.
The _____ to Sydney was very long and boring.

Answer Key

What kinds of travel announcements are these? Check (x) the correct answer.

	Delay	Luggage	Arriving	Departing
1. Your baggage will be on Carousel 12.	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾
2. The 3:15 train to New York will be leaving from Platform 8a in five minutes.	⁽⁵⁾_____	⁽⁶⁾_____	⁽⁷⁾_____	⁽⁸⁾_____
3. We'll be arriving in Seattle in twenty minutes on Platform 4.	⁽⁹⁾_____	⁽¹⁰⁾_____	⁽¹¹⁾_____	⁽¹²⁾_____
4. Please fasten your seatbelts for landing.	⁽¹³⁾_____	⁽¹⁴⁾_____	⁽¹⁵⁾_____	⁽¹⁶⁾_____
5. Passenger Matt Jones on Flight 37, please go directly to Gate 44 for departure.	⁽¹⁷⁾_____	⁽¹⁸⁾_____	⁽¹⁹⁾_____	⁽²⁰⁾_____
6. Please keep your luggage in your possession at all times.	⁽²¹⁾_____	⁽²²⁾_____	⁽²³⁾_____	⁽²⁴⁾_____
7. The 7:30 train from Belmont has been delayed. It will now arrive at 8:05.	⁽²⁵⁾_____	⁽²⁶⁾_____	⁽²⁷⁾_____	⁽²⁸⁾_____
8. The train to Oakland will be arriving at 9:25.	⁽²⁹⁾_____	⁽³⁰⁾_____	⁽³¹⁾_____	⁽³²⁾_____

Listening 1

Listening 1 ‣ People are making announcements. What is each announcement about? Listen and circle the correct answer.

- a. flight time
- b. luggage
- c. passengers
- a. delayed flight
- b. departure gate
- c. continuing flight
- a. seatbelts
- b. drinks and snacks
- c. luggage
- a. departure gate
- b. delayed flight
- c. passengers
- a. delayed train
- b. arriving train
- c. platform number
- a. platform number
- b. delayed train
- c. train tickets

Listening 2

‣ Task 1

People are asking questions about travel plans. Where are they? Listen and circle the correct answer.

- a. at an airport
- b. at a train station
- c. on a train
- a. on a train
- b. on a plane
- c. at an airport
- a. at a train station
- b. at an airport
- c. on a train
- a. at an airport
- b. on a plane
- c. at a train station
- a. at an airport
- b. at a train station
- c. on a train
- a. at an airport
- b. at a train station
- c. on a plane

‣ Task 2

Listen again. What is the correct response? Circle the correct answer.

- a. It leaves from Platform 5.
- b. It left 20 minutes ago.
- a. Go to the baggage carousel.
- b. I'll be glad to.
- a. Yes, go left past three more counters.
- b. May I see your ticket, please?
- a. I'd like some hot coffee, please.
- b. That's okay. I can do it.
- a. Let's stand up for 10 minutes.
- b. There are two over by that window.
- a. I'll do my best to help you.
- b. You should go to Los Angeles.

Listening 3

‣ Task 1

People are talking about travel experiences. Listen and number the pictures.

_____
_____
_____
_____
_____

‣ Task 2

Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (x) the correct answer.

	True	False
1. Her new flight was one hour later than her original flight.	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾
2. Every seat on his flight was taken.	⁽³⁾_____	⁽⁴⁾_____
3. She used a map to find the house.	⁽⁵⁾_____	⁽⁶⁾_____
4. Their air conditioner broke.	⁽⁷⁾_____	⁽⁸⁾_____
5. She took the train to Boston.	⁽⁹⁾_____	⁽¹⁰⁾_____
6. He finished his book on the train.	⁽¹¹⁾_____	⁽¹²⁾_____

✺ Pronunciation

Reduction of to

Pronunciation Help
How we spell it	How we say it
Did you go to New Your?	Did you go tuh New York?
He wants to drive.	He wants tuh drive.

‣ Task 1

Listen and repeat.

1. Did you go to Los Angeles?
2. You need to go on vacation.
3. We like to travel.
4. Let's go to Tokyo.
5. It's hard to drive ten hours.
6. I'm going to London.

‣ Task 2

Read the sentences to a partner. Be sure to reduce to.

✺ Dictation

‣ Task 1

Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

A: Welcome back! Tell me about your trip!
B: Oh, it was so much fun! First, ⁽¹⁾_____ ⁽²⁾_____ ⁽³⁾_____ New York.
A: Did you go to the Museum of Modern Art?
B: Yes, we loved it. I had always ⁽⁴⁾_____ ⁽⁵⁾_____ ⁽⁶⁾_____ that museum. We also went to Central Park, of course, and lots of other sites.
A: Where did you go after that?
B: After New York, we went to Philadelphia for three days. And then we went to Boston for two days. It was ⁽⁷⁾_____ ⁽⁸⁾_____ ⁽⁹⁾_____!

‣ Task 2

Practice the conversation with a partner. Be sure to reduce to.

✺ Conversation

Work in pairs. Tell your partner about a trip you took. Tell where you went and what you did.

Answer Key

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