Travelling by air

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Travelling by air

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Travelling by air

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	an aeroplane	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The aeroplane took off just after 4 p.m.’ Often shortened to: ‘a plane‘; American English = ‘an airplane’
0/0	an airport	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We arrived at the airport twenty minutes before our flight was due to leave.’
0/0	an aircraft	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘This aircraft was built ten years ago.’
0/0	a boarding pass	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I think I've lost my boarding pass on the way here. Please could I have another?’
0/0	to board a flight	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The flight will be ready for boarding in approximately twenty minutes. Please remain in your seats until then.’
0/0	to book a flight	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’ve just booked a flight to go home for the weekend.’
0/0	a co-pilot	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The co-pilot made a passenger announcement.’
0/0	a flight attendant	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘There were three flight attendants on board the flight.’
0/0	to fly an aeroplane	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I'm a pilot. Today I flew an aeroplane to Helsinki.’
0/0	a gate	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We need to hurry up. The flight closes in ten minutes, and we'll need at least five minutes to get to the gate.’
0/0	to land	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We'll be landing in ten minutes.’
0/0	to land an aeroplane	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The pilot landed the aeroplane.’
0/0	to miss a flight	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘My taxi was delayed in traffic on the way to the airport, and I missed my flight.’
0/0	to take a flight	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We took a flight from Melbourne to Sydney.’
0/0	to take off	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We took off around 10 a.m. and landed an hour later in Bucharest.’

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Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

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an aeroplane

‘The aeroplane took off just after 4 p.m.’

Often shortened to: ‘a plane‘; American English = ‘an airplane’

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an airport

‘We arrived at the airport twenty minutes before our flight was due to leave.’

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an aircraft

‘This aircraft was built ten years ago.’

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a boarding pass

‘I think I've lost my boarding pass on the way here. Please could I have another?’

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to board a flight

‘The flight will be ready for boarding in approximately twenty minutes. Please remain in your seats until then.’

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to book a flight

‘I’ve just booked a flight to go home for the weekend.’

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a co-pilot

‘The co-pilot made a passenger announcement.’

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a flight attendant

‘There were three flight attendants on board the flight.’

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to fly an aeroplane

‘I'm a pilot. Today I flew an aeroplane to Helsinki.’

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a gate

‘We need to hurry up. The flight closes in ten minutes, and we'll need at least five minutes to get to the gate.’

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to land

‘We'll be landing in ten minutes.’

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to land an aeroplane

‘The pilot landed the aeroplane.’

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to miss a flight

‘My taxi was delayed in traffic on the way to the airport, and I missed my flight.’

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to take a flight

‘We took a flight from Melbourne to Sydney.’

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to take off

‘We took off around 10 a.m. and landed an hour later in Bucharest.’

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