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

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I rarely travel by plane. I would like to visit India at the moment

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

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

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.

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

Almost everyone, each country has its charm...

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

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

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

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