Vocabulary sheet

Word

Meaning

1

Airline

Company which commercialises air travel

2

Arrivals area

Area for passengers getting off a plane

3

Baggage (luggage)

Bags, suitcases

4

Baggage claim

Place where passengers go to get their luggage at the end of a flight

5

Board

Get on or enter a plane

6

Boarding pass

Card needed by passengers in order to board a plane

7

Cab

Taxi

8

Cabin crew

The personnel on a plane who look after the passengers during a flight

9

Cabin pressure

The air pressure inside the aircraft when it is flying

10

Chartered flight

Flight on a chartered or hired plane

11

Check-in

Register as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger at an airport

12

Customs

Government department that collects taxes

13

Departure board

Large display showing times and destinations of departing flights

14

Departure lounge

Place where passengers wait before boarding a plane

15

Direct

Without any connecting flights or trains

16

Domestic flights

Flights within the country, not international

17

Duty-free

Without any payment of taxes called

18

Excess baggage

Baggage that weighs more than the amount allowed

19

Fare

Cost of a journey by bus, boat or taxi

20

Gate

The place in an airport where a particular flight arrives and departs

21

Immigration officer

Person who checks passports and visas

22

Jet lag

Tiredness after a long flight due to differences in time zones

23

Label

Card showing your name and address which is used to identify luggage

24

Motorway

Wide road for fast-moving traffic.

Word

Meaning

1

Airline

Company which commercialises air travel

2

Arrivals area

Area for passengers getting off a plane

3

Baggage (luggage)

Bags, suitcases

4

Baggage claim

Place where passengers go to get their luggage at the end of a flight

5

Board

Get on or enter a plane

6

Boarding pass

Card needed by passengers in order to board a plane

7

Cab

Taxi

8

Cabin crew

The personnel on a plane who look after the passengers during a flight

9

Cabin pressure

The air pressure inside the aircraft when it is flying

10

Chartered flight

Flight on a chartered or hired plane

11

Check-in

Register as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger at an airport

12

Customs

Government department that collects taxes

13

Departure board

Large display showing times and destinations of departing flights

14

Departure lounge

Place where passengers wait before boarding a plane

15

Direct

Without any connecting flights or trains

16

Domestic flights

Flights within the country, not international

17

Duty-free

Without any payment of taxes called

18

Excess baggage

Baggage that weighs more than the amount allowed

19

Fare

Cost of a journey by bus, boat or taxi

20

Gate

The place in an airport where a particular flight arrives and departs

21

Immigration officer

Person who checks passports and visas

22

Jet lag

Tiredness after a long flight due to differences in time zones

23

Label

Card showing your name and address which is used to identify luggage

24

Motorway

Wide road for fast-moving traffic.

25

Off-peak

A time period that is less busy (and tickets are usually cheaper)

26

Pedestrian

a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.

27

Get on (get off)

Enter a vehicle (leave the vehicle)

28

Queue

a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn.

29

Departure

an act or instance of going away

30

Rush hour

Heavy traffic

31

Seat belt

A flexible material to fix the waist

32

Traffic jam

A collections of vehicles at heavy traffic

33

Pick up

To give a lift, drop off

34

Engine

power to produce force and motion

35

Jetliner

a commercial jet plane for carrying passengers

36

Passenger

a person who is traveling in a vehicle

37

Raft

A floating platform

38

Sail

A fabric extended to the wind

40

Satellite

An artificial body that revolves around a planet; a moon

41

Subway

(Tube) an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city

42

Tanker

a ship, airplane, or truck designed for transporting of liquids or gases

43

Vessel

a craft for traveling on water; a ship (airship) or boat

44

Crowded

Overfilled, compacted or concentrated

45

Wander

to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; (ramble)

46

Hang out (тусоваться)

To have a walk with friends (informal)

47

To set off

To start a journey (to begin)

48

To hold up

To delay, not to come in time

49

To see off

To go together to say goodbye

50

To look forwards

To feel happy and excited about something that is going to happen

25

Off-peak

A time period that is less busy (and tickets are usually cheaper)

26

Pedestrian

a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.

27

Get on (get off)

Enter a vehicle (leave the vehicle)

28

Queue

a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn.

29

Departure

an act or instance of going away

30

Rush hour

Heavy traffic

31

Seat belt

A flexible material to fix the waist

32

Traffic jam

A collections of vehicles at heavy traffic

33

Pick up

To give a lift, drop off

34

Engine

power to produce force and motion

35

Jetliner

a commercial jet plane for carrying passengers

36

Passenger

a person who is traveling in a vehicle

37

Raft

A floating platform

38

Sail

A fabric extended to the wind

40

Satellite

An artificial body that revolves around a planet; a moon

41

Subway

(Tube) an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city

42

Tanker

a ship, airplane, or truck designed for transporting of liquids or gases

43

Vessel

a craft for traveling on water; a ship (airship) or boat

44

Crowded

Overfilled, compacted or concentrated

45

Wander

to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; (ramble)

46

Hang out (тусоваться)

To have a walk with friends (informal)

47

To set off

To start a journey (to begin)

48

To hold up

To delay, not to come in time

49

To see off

To go together to say goodbye

50

To look forwards

To feel happy and excited about something that is going to happen