Vocabulary: arriving and departing
Insert the correct word from the box into the gaps.
1. When you arrive in a country from overseas the .................................................... checks your
passport. In some countries you must have a .................................................... before you can
enter. Then you proceed to the .................................................... area to pick-up your bags and
then to the .................................................... who may, (but not always) check your baggage.
2. When you leave a country you must first .................................................... with the airline to
get your boarding pass. If there are a lot of people you must ....................................................
Then you go through ...................................................., where they check your travel
documents and then to the .................................................... to wait for your flight.
3. On most international flights you have a .................................................... of 20 kilograms per
person. Many airlines allow you to take one bag on to the aircraft usually a maximum weight
of 7 kg. This is called a ....................................................
Study the paragraph above and answer the following questions.
1. What word means ‘abroad’? ______________________________________________
2. What are ‘travel documents’? ______________________________________________
3. What word means ‘go in’? ______________________________________________
4. What are ‘international flights’? _______________________________________________
5. Can you name some ‘airlines’? ______________________________________________
6. What word means ‘no more than’? ______________________________________________
7. What is another word for ‘plane’? ______________________________________________
8. What is another word for ‘depart’? ______________________________________________
9. What words mean ‘for each’? ________________________________________________
customs officer departure lounge carry-on bag
check in immigration officer baggage
collection baggage allowance queue
travel documents immigration visa