- Hello.
This is Jack from Tofluency.com
where you're going to learn vocabulary, words and phrases
and other expressions that you can use at the airport.
And this is going to be a really good lesson
if you want to learn that type of vocabulary
but also just to get some listening practice
which means remember some of the words and phrases
And we're going to use words like "get", for example.
So you're watching this on YouTube
and I'm also going to leave some of the words and phrases
in the description here on YouTube
where I'm going to record these words and phrases,
and also give you some other stuff
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So before you go to the airport,
what you need to do is look up flights, to look up flights.
And this is when you do your research.
So you think about where you want to go to,
when you want to fly, if you want to fly direct
or with stops, if that is okay to you.
If you are okay taking red eye flights
which means flights that go overnight.
And then you also want to look up
things like how many bags you can check,
and also what cancellation policy they have.
Now, depending on where you go, you might also want to look
at the different airports because some cities like New York
have three or more international airports.
Now, when you buy your tickets, what you can say
"We're traveling to California in August."
And this is using the present continuous.
"We're traveling to California in August."
And I'll leave a link to a lesson where I talk
about how to use the present continuous for the future.
But just know that when you have something arranged
like when you have tickets that you have bought,
you can use a present continuous
to talk about this in the future.
But if you don't have tickets yet,
"We're planning on traveling to California in August,"
or, "We're going to travel to California in August."
or if you are organized the day before
this is when you pack your bags and you think
about what type of things you want to take for your trip.
Now, I prefer to pack light, to pack light,
which means to only take what I need
and not to take anything else.
So to just take a few items of clothing
because I'm sure you have done this before
where you pack for a trip and you think,
"Okay, I'm going to take this, this and this and this."
And you get there and you don't wear
half of the things that you put in your bag.
And if I can get away with it, I'd just have a carry-on bag
which means the bag that you put on the plane with you.
You take it on the plane with you
and you put it in the overhead compartment,
Now, when you fly internally in the US
you just need a driver's license
or I think some other type of documentation
but if you're traveling internationally,
then you'll need your passport.
And obviously don't forget your passport.
It's always wise to get to the airport on time,
to get to the airport on time.
And get as a power word in English.
This means to arrive or to go to the airport on time.
And for international flights, most airports recommend
that you get there three hours before your flight.
And for domestic flights in the US,
they generally recommend an hour and a half
In the past, I have taken taxis to an airport
trains and buses, but most of the time these days,
we drive to the airport and park at the airport.
And at big airports, in most cases,
you need to get a shuttle bus.
So you'll go to a long-term parking lot,
and then you get a shuttle bus to the terminal.
And this is when the fun starts.
This is when you might be feeling
I like to get there in good time.
I like to arrive early so that I don't feel as stressed
when you have to do what you have to do next.
And the first thing you need to do is to check in.
Now, these days you can check in at the office area
where the people are with a person.
You can do it on a computer where at the airport
or a lot of the time you can check in early online.
But if you go to the person at the kiosk,
that was the word I was looking for, the kiosk,
then you show them your passport or your identification
and then they give you a boarding pass.
And the boarding pass has lots of information on it
And then if you have checked luggage,
which means the luggage that goes under the plane
not on the plane with you, then this is where you do it.
they'll put on that little sticker thing
and then it will just get carried off and taken away
and hopefully, it goes on the right plane.
And then this is the tough bit,
the bit that people don't like
and it's going through security.
This used to be much easier, which means in the past,
but I've noticed over the past five years or so
or the queues in British English are getting longer.
And this can be quite stressful,
especially if you have a lot of stuff with you
and if you have young children
because you have to empty your pockets,
you have to take out your electronics
take off your shoes and take off your belt
and just make sure you're not doing anything wrong
and then you have to repack everything,
put things back in your pocket,
make sure you've got your passport,
make sure your computer is in your bag,
your camera, your, whatever you take.
And if you're wearing a belt, put that on
And this is when most people start feeling
a little bit more relaxed, when you are airside,
when you are in that area where your boarding gate is
but also in big airports, especially,
there are lots of shops, restaurants, sometimes music,
bars, duty-free stores, which a lot of people like
and just other things to entertain you
and a place for you to relax before you board your flight.
I normally have a little walk around, find my gates
I don't normally have anything to eat or dinner here
because I usually eat before going to the airport
but sometimes I'll have a drink, I'll use the restroom
and in some of these new modern airports
I'll play some games on an iPad or something like that.
Now, your boarding pass is important here
there's information with your gate number,
your flight time, seat number, boarding time
Now, your zone number indicates when it's your turn
to board the plane, because what they normally do
is allow business class and first class to go first
and then they'll work their way back
Now, although things seem great here
and it's just a waiting game before you get on the flight
there are a few things that can happen.
Firstly, a flight might be delayed or even canceled
due to a number of reasons, for example, bad weather
or the pilot hasn't turned up to the airport.
There are many reasons why a flight might be delayed.
especially for those who have a connecting flight
which is another flight from the airport you're going to.
Another issue could be overbooking.
And this is where the airline has issued more tickets
than there are seats available.
And this is common practice because a lot of the time
people don't show up for their booked flight.
So the airline will book or sell more tickets
than there are seats in the plane
so that they can obviously make more money.
And at first, they'll ask people to volunteer
to take a flight the day after, or maybe two days later
and this person will receive compensation
But if they don't get enough volunteers
passengers are bumped, which means they're chosen
But with all things going well,
for your zone number to be called.
And then this is when a lot of people
rush to get to the front of the line
to get on the plane as soon as possible.
And then you show your passport or your identification
and your boarding ticket to go through.
and in most cases, board the plane at the end of the tunnel.
But sometimes, and I hate when this happens,
it's only a small thing, but I don't like it,
you have to take a shuttle bus to the plane.
Now boarding tends to close about 15 to 20 minutes
sometimes half an hour before departure.
and the gates are going to close soon,
they'll announce your name over the speaker system.
Now, after going through the tunnel
and arriving at the plane door or getting on the shuttle bus
and arriving at the plane door,
you show your boarding pass again
so that the cabin crew can help you find your seats.
put any carry-on luggage in the overhead compartment.
And then you start to get comfy.
Now on long flights, you'll often receive a blanket
and a pillow, maybe some headphones
and you'll also have a mini TV so that you can watch movies
and listen to music or watch TV shows.
Now in economy class, there isn't much leg room
which means it's very cramped in there
and you can't really stretch your legs out in front of you.
And also your seat doesn't recline that much.
When taking off, you put on your seatbelt
and you listen to the safety announcement.
Now, once you actually get into the air
people tend to do different things.
They'll read a book, they'll watch a TV show, watch a movie,
so that you can connect to the internet.
And also, if you're on a longer flight
then you'll receive some type of meal.
And to be honest, I normally don't eat any of it.
It's never that appealing to me
and I don't tend to drink alcohol either.
But I know a lot of look forward to that meal
and you can also sometimes take food
Now I used to be able to nap on planes during the day.
I used to be able to sleep anywhere at any time,
for example, on buses, in airport terminals,
anywhere really when traveling, on trains.
But recently I haven't been able to do that
On an overnight flight, I like to get at least an hour,
maybe two hours of sleep just to take the edge off.
Before London, you'll need to put on your seatbelt again
and put up your food tray in your seat.
That happens that they ask you to do that
and they walk around the plane
to make sure you have done that.
And then when the plane arrives at the gate
people are very quick to take off their seatbelt.
It's like a race to take off your seatbelt first
and get your bags from the overhead compartment.
Because a lot of people just want to get off the plane
They want to be one of the first to get off
or they don't want to have to wait
for someone else to get off before them.
Then you walk through the airport to the baggage area
or baggage claim area and wait for any checks bags
This sometimes can take 30 minutes
Then, if you have traveled internationally
And depending on the airport and country,
this can be quick or it can sometimes take hours.
It once took me about three hours to go through customs.
And it was not a good experience after flying eight hours
and doing all you have to do before the flight.
And then once you've done that,
you are free to leave the airport.
Make sure you've got your passport and everything else
and go to wherever it is you're going.
Okay. I hope you have enjoyed this lesson
on airports and flying vocabulary.
Again, if you have, then please like this lesson.
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for some of the phrases that we've used here
But if you want to learn more and internalize
and really learn this lesson and the grammar,
then check out the To Fluency program
because I'll have premium resources based on this lesson.
Therefore, there was a link to that in the description.
Okay. Thank you so much for watching