Navigating the Airport: Understanding Airport and Airplane Messages

Navigating the Airport: Understanding Airport and Airplane Messages

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and understand common messages in airports and airplanes.

What do you already know about airport and airplane messages?

Introduction to Airport Messages

Understanding common messages such as 'You can only have up to two bottles of those' and 'Open your bag, please.'

Interactive Map Activity

Place the numbers of the messages on a map of an airport to demonstrate understanding.

Security Check Instructions

Please step back and spread your arms out. Please place your bag on the scale.

Flight Status Updates

When’s the next available flight? Due to the current weather conditions all flights have been cancelled.

Passenger Assistance and Boarding

We are now inviting passengers with small children and any passengers requiring special assistance to begin boarding. Do you require special assistance?

Flight Booking and Passport Messages

Your passport will soon expire. I’m afraid the flight is overbooked / fully booked.

Gate and Departure Instructions

Passenger Irina Williams, please proceed to the desk at gate 76. You can check the departure boards for updated boarding times and flight information.

Seating Arrangements

Could we swap / change seats, please?

Review and Practice

Review the new vocabulary and practice placing the messages on the airport map.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.