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. VOCABULARY . PRACTICE

WORDS RELATED TO TRAVELLING BY Read the situations and write sentences using the
PLANE words in brackets.
Read the text and try to guess the meaning of the 1. You want to borrow your friend’s mobile
words/phrases in bold. phone. What do you say?
(can)
2. You couldn’t meet your sister at the airport
yesterday. Apologise to her.
(able)
3. You’re thirsty. Ask the flight attendant for
some water.
Lee arrived at the airport at 6 a.m. He was going (could)
away on a business trip but before leaving, he 4. You are not able to find your boarding card.
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wanted to see his friend, Oliver. Oliver was coming Tell the clerk.
back from a trip abroad and was arriving at 6.15.
Lee waited for him at arrivals. When Oliver’s plane (can)
landed, they went to a café. When it was time for 5. You want to use your laptop on the plane.
Lee to leave, he went to departures and checked Ask for permission.
in his suitcase. Unfortunately, there was a two- (may)
hour delay. However, while he was waiting, he fell
asleep. Luckily, someone woke him up just before
his plane took off! He ran to the gate and was the
last passenger to board the plane. He showed his . SPEAKING
boarding card to the flight attendant and went to
his seat. ROLE PLAY
Talk in pairs.

Student A: Imagine that you are the check-in
To guess the meaning of an unknown word: clerk and that Student B is a passenger
• read the words before and after the unknown word and checking in his/her luggage. Discuss
think of the situation. using the prompts in the box and
• try to figure out what part of speech (verb, noun, etc.)
the unknown word is. answer Student B’s questions.
• see if the unknown word is similar to other words in
English or in your own language. where / fly / to / ?
passport and ticket / please / ?
how many / bags / check in / ?
. GRAMMAR put on / conveyor belt / please / ?

can / could / may / be able to
Student B: Imagine that you are a passenger
Read the examples and decide what the words checking in your luggage and that
in bold express: ability, permission or request. Student A is a check-in clerk. Discuss
• May I see your passport, please? and use the prompts in the box to ask
• Can I take this smaller one on the plane with Student A’s questions.
me?
• We can arrange for a courier to bring it to you. have / aisle-window seat / please / ?
• The good news is that we were able to find check in / this bag / too / ?
your bag. take / laptop, MP4 player, etc. / on plane / ?
• Could you put it on the conveyor belt?

NOTE We use can or is/are able to to express Before you speak, make sure you understand TIP
the task and how you should use the prompts.
ability in the present.
We use could or was/were able to to
express ability in the past.

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