Lesson 4: Boarding the Plane

Key Words: seize, enclosed, formality, gel

A. Read the text and answer the following questions.

Mita, Zara, Mr. and Mrs. Islam all sit at the lounge. They all have hand luggage with them. Mr. Islam asks, “Mita, Zara, are you two carrying any liquid, lotion, gel, or cream in your carry-on luggage?” “I have a small lip gel in it. Why Uncle?” “Well, if it is a very small one, there is no problem. But if you’ve more than 100 ml, you have to put it in the checked-in luggage. These are not allowed on board in hand luggage. For security reasons, the officials who do the baggage checking will seize and throw them away”. Mita, Zara, Jhuma Islam, and Mazharul Islam go through the security checking and wait in the enclosed area. All the formalities are done. Now they are waiting to board the plane.

Mita, Zara, and her parents board the plane after their row number is announced. Mita gets a window seat. Her seat number is F23 C. Zara sits beside her on an aisle seat, and her parents sit behind them.

Questions

1. Who had a small lip gel in the hand luggage?
2. How much liquid or gel is allowed to carry in hand luggage?
3. Why are liquid, gel, and cream not allowed on board a plane?
4. Which row is Mita sitting in?

B. Listen to the teacher/CD and complete the chart. First one is done for you.

U1, L4B Listening Text: 3

| Announcement | Information | |---|---| | 1. Destination | 1. Bangkok | | 2. Name of the Airways | 2. | | 3. Flight no. | 3. | | 4. Row numbers of passengers called first to board | 4. | | 5. Rows called for boarding last | 5. | | 6. Final call for boarding | 6. |