Aviation and airport language
Practical English for airport travel plus introductory aviation terminology.
Useful language for real life
Where is the bag drop?
Use it for: airport travel
Where is the bag drop for this flight?
Has the gate changed?
Use it for: departure information
Has the gate changed since check-in?
The flight is delayed.
Use it for: travel disruption
The flight is delayed by about forty minutes.
We are beginning our descent.
Use it for: aviation vocabulary
We are beginning our descent into London.
What is the current wind direction?
Use it for: aviation weather vocabulary
What is the current wind direction and speed?
Your turn
Choose two expressions that fit your own life. Say them aloud, then build one short situation around them. A useful sentence you can imagine saying is easier to remember than a long vocabulary list.
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