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Today, I want to talk to you about some common conversations or words you can use at the airport.
When I arrive at the airport, I always make sure I have my passport, my boarding pass and all of my luggage.
Those three things are essential to check.
I triple check. before I leave my house, and when I arrive at the airport.
Once I get to the security checkpoint, I show my boarding pass to the security guard and they point me to which line I should go.
So I stand in line and I wait.
I take off my shoes.
I take off my coat.
And I take all my electronics out of my bag.
If I have headphones or a laptop or my phone and even my chargers.
I put them all in a basket.
And then I walk through the metal detector.
And I don't usually get checked for extra security, but sometimes they check with a little metal detector to see if I have any metal on my body.
They will say, can you please step to the side?
And they scan with their little metal detector.
Once I had a big bottle of sunscreen lotion and they threw the whole thing in the garbage.
It was my fault because it was over 100 milliliters, but I was still so angry.
They could have just kept it for themselves or given it to somebody else.
It was very frustrating.
Have you ever had anything taken away from you at the security checkpoint?
Have you ever been stopped and scanned at the security checkpoint?
After I get through the checkpoint, I have to find my gate number.
Usually my gate number is on my boarding pass, but if it's not, I check the display screens at the airport.
I always check to see the time and the gate number haven't changed.
I always make sure to ask the service agents if I have any questions at all.
Once I find my gate, I like to wait until the very end to start boarding.
I don't like standing and waiting in line.
And my seat number is usually one of the last ones to board the flight.
So, I sit down anyways.
I show my boarding pass to one of the flight attendants And I find my seat.
I love the window seat.
I always prefer the window seat over the middle seat.
But for long flights I prefer the aisle.
The aisle seat is perfect for longer flights because that way I can go to the bathroom whenever and however many times I want.
But for short flights, I do prefer the window seat.
Then on arrival to my destination, The pilot announces, we will be landing soon.
So, I start to get all my things ready.
And if I have a connecting flight, then I am ready to hurry to my next flight.
Connections can be very stressful.
If you don't have much time to switch and to go through immigration, customs and the security checkpoint all over again, I get so frustrated.
But when I don't have a connecting flight, then I usually just sit, relax, and wait.
I eventually get through customs and immigration And if I have a checked bag or checked baggage, then I go to the luggage carousel where I look for my luggage.
After I find my luggage, I order an Uber or a taxi or a bus and I head out to my accommodation.
Airports can be very stressful, but they are also very exciting.
New adventures, new places, new people, and knowing the name of these different things at the airport can help to make your trip less stressful and more relaxed.
Hopefully these new words help your English listening skills and help you to have a stress-free trip at the airport like this video.
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