An airport departures board

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

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

Preparation

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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Language level

A1 Elementary

Topics

travel and transport

Not often. I would like to visit United Kingdom.

I have never flown by plane. I would like to visit many countries around the world like the UK, the US, Austria, New Zeeland, and more and more.

I like to go to Singapore because it is so wonderful country and I like especially raining of summer and I also like Singapore's aviation

I'd like to visit Canada because the nature in this country is very wonderful.

sometimes, i often travel by plane my friend in summer. but only go to within in country. i wish will be where go to than more in the world.

i like to trailing by plane, i traveled to many countries

I have traveled by plane twice in my life. One to Syria and the other to Jordan. I like the experience of traveling. I really like to travel to Japan. I like this country. I hope I get this chance.

I have never been on a plane. I want to go to China to attend my idol's concert :3

Sometimes I travel by plane. I would like to go for a many countrys, mainly Spanish, Italy and Netherlands. Also i would really like to visit my country: Brazil

i usually travel by plane twice a year and i usually take it to go in northern italy, to my older sister, because she lives in northern italy. I live in southern of Italy, instead. i have never been out of my country but i would like to visit a lot of countries such as Canada, Argentina, Australia or to visit Paris or London or Iceland.