Travelling by air

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Travelling by air


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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.’

Your score 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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