LESSON PLAN

Level: A2-B1 Elementary / Intermediate

Title: Checking Your Luggage
LESSON PLAN

Checking Your
Luggage
30 min

Category: • General English Topic: • Travel Media: • Audio

Grammar,
A2-B1 Listening,
Prepositions Learning
Level: • Elementary / Grammar: • of Direction Focus: • Speaking,
Intermediate Vocabulary

Activity 1 Warm-Up Discussion VOCABULARY, SPEAKING

Ask the following questions. Next, ask the student(s) to complete

5 min task 1. Discuss the answers.

• When was the last time you were at an airport? Where did you go?
• Is it difficult for you to find your way throughout an airport? Who do you ask for help?
• Do you prefer to fly domestically or internationally? Why? “Living out of a suitcase”
• Do you prefer to travel by plane or by another mode of transportation? means to briefly stay
in several locations but
• Some people have a lifestyle that is described as “living out of a suitcase”.
never staying in the same
What do you think this means?
place long enough to
unpack your bags.

Put a check mark next to the things you would likely find at an
Task 1
airport. Next, answer the question.

1. luggage 6. passport 11. airline employee

2. airplane 7. restaurant 12. terminals
3. house 8. toy shop 13. playground
4. elevator 9. security guard 14. gates
5. classroom 10. furniture store 15. baggage claim

What is the hardest thing to do or find at an airport? Why? ____ student’s idea(s) ____

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a) Activity 2 Reviewing Prepositions of Direction GRAMMAR, SPEAKING

Review prepositions of direction with the student(s). Next, ask them

10 min to complete task 2. Discuss the answers.

GRAMMAR REVIEW

Prepositions of Direction

Prepositions of direction are used to talk about directions.

They include from, to, into, onto, and away from.

• Use the preposition “from” to talk about the source of something or the
place where it starts.

Examples:
I am from the United States.
Emily just came from the airport.
She got her boarding pass from the airline employee.

• Use the preposition “to” to show the direction of something.

Examples:
Bob goes to France every summer.
He went to the airport by taxi.
Let’s go to the concert.
The man is jumping from the cliff on the right to the cliff on the left.

• Use the preposition “into” to talk about people/things/animals that are

within or entering something.

Examples:
Put your passport into your purse.
The pet stepped into the box.
The girl jumped into the sea.

• Use the preposition “onto” to talk about people/things/animals that are

moving towards or on top of a surface.

Examples:
Put your suitcase onto the scale.
The child pulled herself onto the chair.
The cat climbed onto the roof.

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• Use the preposition “away from” to talk about distance or people/things/

animals that are moving further from something.

Examples:
Move away from the bridge.
Keep the glass of water away from the baby.
The boy is running away from the dog.

NOTE: Certain expressions use “away” by itself. For example: “Go away (from me)!”
and “John went away (from home) for college.”

Task 2 Choose a preposition of direction to fill in the blanks. Some

answers are used more than once. Next, answer the question.

to / from / into / onto / away from

1. Put your computer and tablet __ into __ the bin.

2. I am traveling __ from __ Los Angeles __ to __ New York City.

3. Please move __ away from __ the security guard.

4. Come __ onto __ the fourth floor.

5. She just got __ to __ Texas earlier today.

6. The little boy climbed __ onto __ the conveyer belt at baggage claim.

7. Which airport is he coming __ from __?

What airport do you fly from the most? Which city or country do you fly to the most?
______________________________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

a) 3 Activity 3 Audio and Comprehension LISTENING, VOCABULARY, SPEAKING

Play the audio of an airline employee helping a man check in to

5 min
his flight. Review any unfamiliar vocabulary mentioned in the audio.
Play the audio again while the student(s) complete task 3. Next,
check and discuss the answers.

Audio:
Airline employee: Good morning, sir. Welcome to American Airlines.
How can I assist you today?

Paul: Hello. I would like to check in to my flight.

Airline employee: Sure. I can help you with that. Can I see your passport?

Paul: Yes, here it is.

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Airline employee: So, my computer shows that you are traveling from Miami to Berlin. Do
you have any luggage to check?

Paul: Yes. I have one suitcase.

Airline employee: All right. Please place your luggage onto the scale. (pause) Okay. I see
that it weighs 24 pounds, so it is within the acceptable limit.

Paul: Great! So, I do not need to pay an overweight baggage fee?

Airline employee: No. It looks like you are traveling light today! Here’s your passport and
boarding pass. You will need to head towards Terminal B, and there you will find Gate 27.

Paul: Okay. Which way is Terminal B?

Airline employee: You must first go through the security checkpoint. It is right around the
corner and to the left. Then you will need to take the elevator up two levels and turn right.
There you’ll find Terminal B.

Paul: Oh, I see. Thank you so much!

Airline employee: It is my pleasure. Have a nice flight. Bon voyage!

Task 3 Listen to the audio and answer the questions.

1. Where is Paul flying to?

Paul is flying to Berlin.

2. Does he have luggage to check? What does the airline employee ask Paul to do with his bag?
Yes, Paul has luggage to check. The airline employee asks him to put his suitcase onto
the scale.

3. How much does his suitcase weigh? Does he have to pay an overweight baggage fee?
His suitcase weighs 24 pounds. He does not need to pay an overweight baggage fee.

4. What terminal and gate does Paul need to go to? How will he get there?
Paul needs to go to Gate 27 located in Terminal B. He needs to go through the security
checkpoint that is around the corner and to the left. Then he will need to take the
elevator up two levels and turn right.

The airline employee said Paul was “traveling light”. “Traveling light” means to travel
What do you think she means?
with very little luggage or baggage.
student’s idea(s)

5. The airline employee says “bon voyage” to Paul.

What do you think this means? “Bon voyage” is used to express
student’s idea(s) good wishes to someone about
to set off on a journey.

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a) Activity 4 Discussion VOCABULARY, SPEAKING

5 min Ask the student(s) to complete task 4. Discuss the answers.

Task 4 Answer the questions relating to the topic.

1. When checking in to a flight, do you request a window seat or an aisle seat? Why?
______________________________ student’s idea(s) ____________________________

2. Have you ever been at the airport when you found out your flight was delayed or
canceled? What did you do?
______________________________ student’s idea(s) ____________________________

3. What is your favorite thing to do at an airport when you have a long layover?
______________________________ student’s idea(s) ____________________________

4. Have you ever booked a red-eye flight? Why do you think this flight is called a “red-eye”?
______________________________ student’s idea(s) ____________________________

5. What do you think “to go off the beaten track” means? Have you done it, and where did you go?
______________________________ student’s idea(s) ____________________________

A “red-eye” is a flight in the middle “To go off the beaten track”

of the night in which a passenger cannot means to travel to a place
expect to get much sleep because of the that isn’t well known or visited
time of departure or arrival. often by others.

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