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An airport departures board

Read an airport departures board to practise and improve your reading skills. 

Instructions

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

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Reading text
DEPARTURES
Time Flight Destination Gate Remarks
10:45 XZ 3265 Chennai 17 Departed
10:50 SQ 0972 Amsterdam 23 Departed
11:00 SQ 2509 Mexico City 19 Departed
11:05 RT 9122 Buenos Aires 34 Cancelled
11:10 XZ 6005 Los Angeles 05 Final call
11:20 QE 0078 Beijing 33 Final call
11:25 TY 2053 Christchurch 56 Delayed
11:25 ER 7452 Seoul 25 Boarding
11:30 XZ 0352 Moscow 12 Boarding
11:35 XZ 0569 Kuala Lumpur 27 Gate change

Task 1

Exercise

Task 2

Exercise

Discussion

How often do you travel by plane? Which countries would you like to visit?

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A1 - Elementary
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Average: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted by Siti Fatimah on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 04:19

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I'm not to travel using air yet, and on november my job deligate me for going to outside of island by air. I am so nervous for the first time

Submitted by Abdelmouttalib on Thu, 03/10/2019 - 11:27

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I travel rarely by plane. I would like to visit Switzerland.

Submitted by bawk san aung on Wed, 28/08/2019 - 02:12

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Traveling to Cambodia is my first trip, by plane. I have few chance to go other countries and no chance to board a plane neither. If I have a chance to go others, America and south Korea would be my first priorities.

Submitted by Lameed Alomdaa on Sun, 21/07/2019 - 22:41

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Unfortianately i have never been in plane or other country before but for sure if i get the chance i will go ..

Submitted by Guille on Wed, 17/07/2019 - 19:50

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Almost everyone, each country has its charm...

Submitted by salehisalehi65 on Mon, 15/07/2019 - 13:49

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two time any month, first flight when i want to go on work from shiraz to ahwaz and second flight in reverse direction after 14 days work,you can save your time by fight and have a comfort

Submitted by Josep Anton on Sun, 07/07/2019 - 12:45

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I don't travel by plane very often, about once a year. I have visited France, Italy, Greece, Poland and Morocco, And of course differents cities of Spain. I'am from Spain. I would like to visit United States,and Japan for now

Submitted by Cho on Mon, 01/07/2019 - 06:23

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I've never travelled oversea by plane. But I travel around local places with my family and friends. That's also interesing!!

Submitted by cittàutopica on Sun, 30/06/2019 - 21:36

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I travel by plane once a year. I would you like to visit USA, Jordan, Armenia and Tierra del Fuego.

Submitted by chris-kutte on Fri, 28/06/2019 - 17:08

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I travel 2 or 3 times a year by plane. I'd like travel to Iceland, New Zealand and the west of the USA for instance San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. I'd also like to visit World Disney World in Orlando USA.