English speaking lesson · Travel & Transport
Airport check-in & security
You're at the airline desk to check in for your flight. A friendly agent is ready to help. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.
An airport terminal · you talk to the airline / security agent
Free plan: 10 messages a day. No card needed.
What you have to do
Check in for your flight, sort your bag and seat, and get your boarding pass. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.
How it opens
Good morning! Where are you flying to today?
Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the airline / security agent.
The 5 steps that finish it
A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.
- 01
Say where you're going
Say where you're flying and that you'd like to check in.
“Hello! I'm flying to Rome, I'd like to check in.”
- 02
Check a bag
Say whether you have a bag to check in.
“Yes, I have one bag to check in.”
- 03
Choose a seat
Ask for the seat you'd like — a window or an aisle.
“A window seat, please.”
- 04
Answer a security check
Answer the security question clearly.
“Yes, I packed them myself.”
- 05
Get your boarding pass
Take your boarding pass and finish politely.
“Thank you! Which gate is it?”
The words, at all four levels
The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the airline / security agent.
Starter
A1 – A2Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.
- flight
- a trip on a plane
- “My flight is at ten.”
- bag
- the luggage you carry
- “I have one bag.”
- check
- to hand in a bag — 'check in'
- “I'd like to check in.”
- window
- a seat by the window
- “A window seat, please.”
- aisle
- a seat by the walkway
- “An aisle seat, please.”
- seat
- where you sit on the plane
- “A window seat, please.”
- gate
- where you board the plane
- “Which gate?”
- passport
- your travel ID book
- “Here is my passport.”
- please
- a polite word when you ask
- “One bag, please.”
- thanks
- a short thank you
- “Thanks!”
Conversational
A2 – B1Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.
- destination
- where you're going
- “My destination is Rome.”
- luggage
- your bags
- “Just one piece of luggage.”
- checked
- handed in to go in the hold
- “One checked bag.”
- preference
- what you'd rather have
- “Any seat preference?”
- aisle
- a seat by the walkway
- “An aisle seat, please.”
- boarding
- getting on the plane
- “When is boarding?”
- gate
- where you board
- “Which gate is it?”
- holdall
- a soft bag for the cabin
- “Just a holdall.”
- myself
- I did it alone
- “I packed it myself.”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers for that!”
Confident
B1 – B2Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.
- departing
- leaving
- “I'm departing at noon.”
- hold
- where checked bags go
- “One bag for the hold.”
- overhead
- the locker above your seat
- “It fits overhead.”
- allowance
- how much luggage you're allowed
- “What's the allowance?”
- aisle
- a seat by the walkway
- “An aisle, ideally.”
- priority
- boarding earlier
- “Do I have priority?”
- connecting
- a second flight you catch
- “I have a connecting flight.”
- unattended
- left alone
- “It was never unattended.”
- sorted
- arranged and settled
- “That's sorted, thanks.”
- appreciate
- to be grateful for
- “I'd appreciate that.”
Natural
B2 – C1Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.
- bound
- heading to — 'Rome-bound'
- “I'm bound for Rome.”
- stow
- to put luggage away
- “I'll stow it overhead.”
- allowance
- how much luggage you may bring
- “Am I within the allowance?”
- leeway
- a bit of flexibility
- “Any leeway on the weight?”
- aisle
- a seat by the walkway
- “An aisle, if possible.”
- layover
- a wait between flights
- “I have a short layover.”
- tight
- not much time — 'a tight connection'
- “It's a tight connection.”
- unattended
- left alone
- “Never left unattended.”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers, appreciated.”
- sorted
- arranged and settled
- “Brilliant, we're sorted.”
More Travel & Transport lessons
- Buying a train ticket
- Lost luggage
- Hotel check-in
- Hostel check-in
- Asking for directions
- Tourist information
- Taxi / rideshare
- Hiring a car
- Booking a tour
- Ferry crossing
- Changing a booking