A theme page about Travelling By Air with lesson plans and materials for intermediate level students (A2), year 7-8 in Sweden.
Warm-up
I AM TRAVEL – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/98gk8J1qghs
A poetic view on the charm of travelling via the World Travel & Tourism Council
Leaving on a Jetplane Lyrics -John Denver – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/glQhtR9o6PY
Leaving on a Jetplane Lyrics -John Denver – with lyrics on screen.
Cheap Flights with subtitles – YouTube (4:16)https://youtu.be/HPyl2tOaKxM
Fascinating Aida, Cheap Flights, esl – A great way to introduce students to this unique accent.
Flight Attendant doing raps!! (complete ed. subtitle!!!) – YouTube (2:29)https://youtu.be/SrX7JCTR5nU
Instead of another boring flight announcement…This Airline attendant makes flying a lot more interesting!!
Pegasus Airlines – Safety Announcement – YouTube (1:11)https://youtu.be/HPLJV6YcvUE
Rules To Be Complied With By The Children Of Pegasus Staff Pegasus, the easiest way to fly
World’s Funniest Flight Attendant Leaves Passengers In Hysterics – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/DfaYKYFYHBk
A man has been dubbed the ‘world’s funniest’ flight attendant after a viral video shows him leaving 150 passengers in stitches.
Virgin America Safety Video #VXsafetydance – YouTube (4:59)https://youtu.be/z1A5BtqsaPM
Buckle up to get down. Security Announcement song with lyrics
Air New Zealand Hilarious Flight Safety Video – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/iO5BFhWdgk4
New Zealand Hilarious Flight Safety Video, and it’s the real deal! Luckily, there are subtitles!
[HD] First Class Flight (Mr. Bean) – YouTube (4:36) https://youtu.be/QE6PvNohffc
Mr Bean on the plane! Laugh – Share – Have a good time!
Booking a Ticket
omatic.musicairport.comhttp://omatic.musicairport.com/
Generate your FAKE First Class Airline Ticket with Ticket-O-Matic!
Return Flight Tickets – Print your own flight tickethttp://returnflights.net/
Print your own onward or return flight ticket with this free service.
Buying Airline Tickets: L3 – Lesson 03: English in Vancouver – YouTube (1:59)https://youtu.be/sh5o0ac1Sbk
ESL, Buying Airline Tickets, Video, See lesson and activities
Travel Arrangements | Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Labhttps://www.esl-lab.com/difficult/travel-arrangements/
Making vacation or travel arrangements includes flights, hotels, and tours. Listen to this conversation on the topic to plan your vacation.
Vocabulary
Airport Vocabulary | English for Travel 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇲 – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/shGha68qLvY
In this English lesson, I teach you the English you will need to travel through an airport.
At the Airport – English Vocabulary – Learn English for Traveling – YouTube (4:42)https://youtu.be/xGq1OFOtydo
Do you know how to respond to what people say to you when you are at the airport?
Learn 50+ English words and expressions: English Airport Vocabularyhttps://www.highlevellistening.com/travel-vocabulary-part-1/
Advanced English Listening Practice with naturally spoken English, learn and teach Airport Vocabulary with FREE Worksheets + Downloads & Transcripts (yr 8-9)
Check-in
Checking In At an Airport (PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2) — Fluentize (1:30)https://app.fluentize.com/lesson/checking-in-airport
In this ESL lesson students watch a video – Rest of the lesson is behind registration. The video is very real. Quiz
How to Check-In at an Airport and Answer Security Questions in English – YouTube (6:32)https://youtu.be/ZkUy0yd8cYI
Learn the common phrases you need to check-in at an airport in English and the typical questions you’ll be asked.
Checking In – YouTube (1:31)https://youtu.be/gdjrHR4w-fY
A video about the checking in process for passengers
What Information is Hiding in Your Boarding Pass? | Mental Flosshttp://mentalfloss.com/article/73110/what-information-hiding-your-boarding-pass
No, that barcode isn’t there for aesthetics.
At the Airport
At The Airport | Getting Through Security | Easy English Conversation Practice | ESL – YouTube (1:51) https://youtu.be/F3nv0JGgoAo
In this video, you will learn to get through airport security safely.
Travel English – At the Airport – How to Go Through Customs and Check-in – YouTube (6:27)https://youtu.be/Zrwfwz5YYTU
Travelling is fun. However, you may feel nervous when you go through customs and check-in at the airport. – Explicit vocabulary teaching video
On the Plane
Travel English – On the Airplane – YouTube (4:!2)https://youtu.be/jp0PQyq63x0
English Phrases: Explicit vocabulary teaching.
360° cockpit view | SWISS Airbus A320 | Zurich – Geneva – YouTube (5:33)https://youtu.be/Hh0b52X69aE
✈ 360° Cockpit view of SWISS flight LX2804 takeoff from Zurich and land at Geneva from the cockpit of an Airbus A320.
15 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Airline Pilots | Mental Flosshttp://mentalfloss.com/article/76154/15-behind-scenes-secrets-airline-pilots
They wish you’d stop asking them to pull over.
Arrival
ESL Airport Customs Role-playhttp://bogglesworldesl.com/survival_travel_english/airport_english.htm
The purpose of this lesson is to give students the skills to pass customs with as little trouble as possible.
Listening
Come fly with me (learn English with pie) – YouTube (4:39) https://youtu.be/qYeGjkL_bA4
A day in the life of… a flight attendant. Chris talks about working for British Airways.
Reading
This Is Your Neurotic Captain Speaking | The New Yorkerhttp://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/this-is-your-neurotic-captain-speaking?mbid=social_facebook
Frankly, I’m not even sure what the seat belts are for in an airplane. If we crash, it’s pretty much game over, right?
Lesson Plans
Airports and Plane Travelhttps://www.elcivics.com/lifeskills/airline-travel-1.html
Riding in an airplane is a great way to travel because it is fast and easy. Some people fly to their vacation destination and others fly for business.
ESL airports – All Things Topicshttp://www.allthingstopics.com/airports-and-air-travel.html
FREE printable ESL/EFL ‘Airports’ practice: Listening and Speaking; Reading and Writing; Vocabulary
Viewing
Interactive
Quiz
Speaking
Out and About – Travelling Chapters
Four Chapters: Where to Go, At the Airport, The Flight and At the Hotel.
Black and White copiable documents here: Where to Go B/W, At the Airport B/W, The Flight B/W, At the Hotel B/W
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