Travel English/ compound nouns/ articles
Instructions for teachers
Photocopy one copy per two or three students. Cut the cards sheets along the outside and down the middle vertical line so that the words are paired up with a word they don’t match with, e.g. “visa/ an aisle” on one card. Throw away the blank card.
Playing board and rules of the game for students
Deal out seven cards to each player and place the pack of remaining cards face down on the square below. The person on the dealer’s left starts and tries to match a card with one of the sides of the square in the middle of the page. If he or she can’t go, they have to take another card. He or she can put this card down straight away if it matches, otherwise play passes to the next person. Play continues clockwise around the group. The winner is the first player with no cards, or the player who has fewest cards left in their hand when the game stops.
| Useful language for playing the game “Do these cards match?”= “Is this an expression in English?” “How can you use that expression in English?”/ “What does/ would that expression mean?” “Where would you find that/ how would you use it?” /“Can you give an example?” “I don’t think that’s right”= “Are you sure?”= “I don’t think we can accept that” “Okay, I guess it’s okay”= “Maybe you’re right”/ “I think that’s right” “Let’s ask, shall we?”= “Shall we check with the teacher?” “I can’t go”/ “It’s your turn” “Take a(nother) card” “Can you go now?” “Who’s next?”= “Whose turn is it?” “I’ve finished (all my cards)”= “I’m the winner” |
| Put the pack of SPARE CARDS here |
| jacket | a vegetarian |
When the game has finished, ask about any collocations you are not sure about.
Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers
| visa | an aisle | seat | the weight |
| limit | oversized | luggage | the final |
| call | any dangerous | objects | the in-flight |
| entertainment system | the metal | detector | your oxygen |
| mask | the X-ray | machine | the cabin |
| crew | duty free | goods | your life |
| meal | your boarding | ||
| pass | the expiry | date | an air |
| the check-in | desk | any carry-on | |
| luggage | the overhead | lockers | your reading |
| light | the terminal | building | the emergency |
| exits | an immigration | form | the conveyor |
| belt | a baggage | cart | your seat |
| number | the departure | lounge | passport |
| control | baggage | claim | a tourist |
Determiners in air travel language presentation
Without any help, fill the gaps below with the correct determiner (a/ an/ the/ your/ some/ any).
- If you have __________ questions, please speak to a member of ______ cabin crew.
- Do you need __________________________________________ immigration form?
- Have ______________________________________________________ good flight!
- Would you like ________________ window seat or __________________ aisle seat?
- This is _________________________________ final call for flight EG 766 for Athens.
- I’m afraid this bag is over ______________________________________ weight limit.
- Are there ___________________ dangerous or sharp objects in your hand luggage?
- If there is a drop in air pressure, __________________________________________ oxygen mask will drop down from above you.
- Please put your hand luggage in the overhead locker or under __________________ seat in front of you.
- In case we enter an area of air turbulence, we suggest you keep ________________ seatbelts fastened whenever you are sitting down.
- Can I have _________________________________________ extra blanket, please?
- Excuse me. Where is _____________ check-in desk for San Marino Airlines, please?
- Please take your laptop computer out of the bag and put it through ______________ X-ray machine separately.
- Please wait in ___________ departure lounge until your gate number is announced.
- Would you like to buy ____________________________________ duty free goods?
- Your life jacket is under ____________________________________________ seat.
- The cabin crew are now indicating where ____________ emergency exits are located.
- Where can I find ____________________________________ baggage cart, please?
- ____________________________________ landing time will be 10:35 pm local time.
- ___________________ in-flight entertainment system will be available after take off.
- Can I see _____________________________ passport and boarding pass, please?
- Please remain seated with your seatbelts on until the plane has stopped at ______________________________________________________ terminal building.
- Please step through _______________________________________ metal detector.
Check with the cards.
Who says each thing above?
Say one thing above and see if your partner can respond.
Say one thing above, see if your partner can respond, then continue the conversation together.
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