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Air Travel ESL Lesson

How fees & add-ons have changed air travel, student level.

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Updated on: 04/09/2024

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Air Travel ESL Lesson Description

Objective & overview.

This air travel ESL lesson provides activities, PDF worksheets, and digital materials designed for intermediate B1 - B2 students. In this lesson, students will:

• Learn air travel vocabulary terms 
• Discuss varuous aspects of airport and airfare pricing
• Learn a variety of phrases related to prices and saving money
• Use a variety of adjectives/synonyms for “cheap” and “expensive”
• Use basic modal verbs in the context of air travel

PREVIEW & DISCUSSION

In this activity, students discuss topics about booking flights and saving money when flying . The activity is divided into three parts. In the first part, students imagine themselves in the shoes of Daniela, who is booking a flight. There is an image of her thinking about what to purchase when booking her flight. Students discuss various flight amenities and add-ons , such as seat selection , check-in luggage , in-flight meals , Wi-Fi , and insurance . Students reflect on whether they personally choose to pay for these amenities and add-ons when flying. They also brainstorm other possible options available for purchase when booking a flight.

Next, students will explore strategies and suggest tips for saving money when flying. There is a list of vocabulary terms related to air travel that students can use in their tips. These include: luggage, seats, food/snacks, airline rewards programs, and online flight browsing.

Finally, in Part 3, students engage in a debate-style discussion, expressing whether they agree, disagree, or partially agree/disagree with statements related to air travel. These include topics on Wi-Fi in flight costs, preferences for seating on the plane, and airport pricing.

VIEWING ACTIVITY

In the viewing activity, students watch a news report about air travel , and how it’s changed in recent times. It mostly focuses on the pricing aspect of flying. For example, the reporter in the video talks about how the prices for add-ons, amenities, and even pricing at the airport have all increased. There are some questions about the video that students answer. Then, the second activity is focused on the reporter’s thoughts about seat selection, paying for Wi-Fi on the plane, and airport food pricing. This section concludes with an activity on the reporter’s two suggestions she gives for saving money when flying.

DISCUSSION & VOCABULARY

After watching the video, students discuss a few questions about the video. These include topics such as using a rewards program for flying, and whether it’s fair to charge for so many add-ons in the flight booking process.

In the following part, students imagine that Nikki, a travel vlogger, makes a video on tips to save money when flying. Students must complete the tips using a set of provided vocabulary terms . Through this activity, students learn a variety of vocabulary terms and phrases related to saving money. Some of these vocabulary terms include:

• to break the bank
• to cost a fortune
• to be a penny-pincher
• to find great deals
• to be a rip-off

In the last two parts for this section, students browse Nikki’s tips for synonyms for the adjectives “cheap” and “expensive”. They use these synonyms, in addition to some of the phrases, to talk about a product or service they purchased recently.

SHOW OFF YOUR SAVINGS SKILLS!

In this communicative activity, students can work individually or in pairs/groups. They imagine they’re a vlogger (or vloggers). Their goal is to create a video on tips to save money on something. They are provided with a list of options on categories they could choose from, such as food and clothing.

In the second step, students come up with an engaging title for their video and a set of tips. In their tips, students are instructed to use some of the vocabulary they learned in the viewing follow-up section.

Then, students present their tips to the class in the context of a vlog. They’re encouraged to listen to and comment on or ask questions after the other students present their video to the class.

BONUS GRAMMAR

There is a bonus grammar section for this lesson plan that focuses on the usage of basic modal verbs ( can / should / have to ). There is an activity for students to use these modal verbs in the context of sentences about flying, traveling, and saving money.

BENEFITS OF USING THIS AIR TRAVEL ESL LESSON

• Enhanced Vocabulary : Students will learn and practice air travel vocabulary terms related to amenities, add-ons, and pricing.
• Critical Thinking : Through activities such as imagining themselves booking a flight and brainstorming strategies to save money when flying, students develop critical thinking skills. They consider various factors in order to make informed decisions.
• Creative Expression : The activity where students imagine creating a vlog on tips to save money allows for creative expression as students come up with engaging titles, develop tips, and present their ideas in a vlog format.

Video Description

Lesson activities.

Air Travel, Amenities & Add-ons, Prices & Fees, Saving Money

Short Answers, Seat Selection / Wi-Fi / Airport Food Pricing, Reporter's Suggestions

Amenities & Add-Ons, Phrases, "Cheap" / "Expensive" Synonyms

Modal Verbs (can / should / have to)

Savings Skills Vlog, Quiz & Review, Lesson Reflection

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How to use the air travel ESL discussion questions

It is recommended that you download the air travel ESL discussion questions in PDF format using one of the links above. The best way to encourage classroom interaction is to download and print the air travel discussion questions in the 'pairs' or 'threes' PDF format and then divide the questions by cutting along the dotted lines. This allows students to take turns asking and answering the air travel discussion questions in groups of two or three. Alternatively, you could use the 'cards' format to distribute the questions to any number of students to ask and share.

It is advisable to prepare students for using these discussion questions by first introducing them to the topic of air travel in an interesting and engaging way. An anecdote, quiz question or a related image or video could all be used to achieve this. Depending on the level, it may also be necessary to pre-teach any challenging vocabulary related to air travel contained in the discussion questions.

For more ESL discussion questions, see this site's main page. There are discussion questions on a range of topics including general, grammar and business English topics.

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Air travel English

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To introduce and extend language for travelling by plane and to introduce the passive voice (present simple).

• Listening for general and detailed comprehension
• Controlled and free speaking, reading

Resources: (PG = per group, PS = per student)

• PG: 1 Dice, 1 copy of Worksheets 1 (cut up) and 5
• Optional: PS: 1 copy of Worksheet 4 and / or 6. PG: 1 copy of Worksheet 3

Time: Approx 45 minutes (not including extension and optional activities)

ESP bank: Aviation: Air travel English: Teacher's notes

Esp bank: aviation: air travel english: worksheet 1, esp bank: aviation: air travel english: worksheet 2, esp bank: aviation: air travel english: worksheet 3, esp bank: aviation: air travel english: worksheet 4, esp bank: aviation: air travel english: worksheet 5, esp bank: aviation: air travel english: worksheet 6.

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LESSON OVERVIEW

This worksheet focuses on speaking about air travel . Students answer different questions, watch and discuss a video . They also read and discuss short stories and create their own. 

This is a Speaking Class worksheet. It includes a variety of tasks that let your students practise their speaking skills. This lesson format does not focus on grammar or vocabulary. Learn more about it here.

The worksheet starts with a warm-up. Students look at different types of trips and share what mode of transport they would use in each case. Then, they move on to speaking about air travel. They talk about travelling by plane in their country, about its advantages and disadvantages. They also discuss whether travelling by plane is dangerous and come up with reasons why some people avoid flying. 

VIDEO & DISCUSSION

In this part of the lesson students work with the video. At first they read a message in which a friend asks for advice regarding a long-haul flight. Students brainstorm as many tips as they can to share with their friend. After that, students watch the video giving tips on what to do on a long flight and compare them to their ideas. Students answer more questions about the tips and share their own experiences and preferences when it comes to long flights. 

READING & MORE SPEAKING ABOUT AIR TRAVEL

Students read three short stories about different situations related to travelling by plane. They discuss how peopl e in each situation might have felt and what they might have done. Students also share if anything similar happened to them and what they did or what they would have done. In the final part of the lesson, students tell an anecdote about one of the given topics (e.g. an incident at the airport, a security issue, a lost document , etc.). The rest of the group tries to guess whether the story is true or not . If students have a lot of experience with air travel, they can tell two stories – one true and one false. 

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I am fascinated by the big variety of speaking activities! I would appreciate more similar lessons :-). It was creative, inspiring, and great!

Thanks, we’re happy you like it 🙂 And we have a lot more coming so stay tuned!

The video alone gives a lot of ideas for discussion and other activities

Sure, you can get creative and do more with the video than a worksheet offers. You can even share your ideas here if you’d like. I’m sure our users will appreciate it 🙂

The material is fine, though the level of the video would be problematic for B1level students. I would label this B2/C1- and even with B2 there would be quite a lot of vocabulary prep (such as Circadian rhythms, jetlag, nauseous etc.)

Other than that, I have subscribed to this site and I have been able to adapt and amend some of the material for my students in Slovakia. It has entailed a lot of work this year, but in my second year, preparation will be reduced by 70%+.

Also, the templates and slide transitions have proven a useful template and spur to learning to using LibreOffice’s Impress (their Powerpoint equivalent) and has enabled me to engage with Impress for other kinds of lessons.

P.S. A very good stimulating video, either for the classroom or homework, is Air New Zealand’s inflight video based on Lord of the Rings. Very useful for true/false questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOw44VFNk8Y

Hi David! Thanks for your feedback! Since the lesson is a Speaking class, it aims to make students participate in discussion and share their experiences rather than work on video comprehension. That’s why we thought it would be fair to give some of our strong B1 students a chance to talk about air travel.

And thanks for sharing additional resources, we always appreciate it 🙂

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“travel on sky airlines”.

Pre-Listening Exercise

What types of information would you expect to hear from the pilot or flight attendant on an airplane?

Listening Exercise

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

Travel on Sky Airlines

What is the number of this flight, how long is the flight, what is the local time in seattle, what is the current weather in seattle, at what gate will the plane arrive, vocabulary practice.

Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:

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Post-Listening Exercise

Talk about your last trip on an airplane. Where did you go? How much did it cost? What was your flight like: pleasant, comfortable, long?

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Nivel: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)

Tipo de inglés: General English

Etiquetas: travel and leisure transport at the airport making requests and offers Situation based

Publication date: 14/06/2021

Students define key vocabulary related to air travel. They listen to three airport situations and recognise functional language for questions, requests, instructions and announcements. The language is activated in a pair work speaking activity. There is also a short optional extension activity about the final stage of travel - arrival at your destination.

Please note that the audio recordings feature a mix of native and non-native English speakers to reflect what passengers will encounter in real-life.

by Stephanie Hirschman

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Good functional language lesson. My students were very engaged and lends itself very easily to additional personalization.

The students felt that the language work was long and tedious Q and A

Does this kind of check-in still exist? I always seem to have to use a machine.

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Students define key vocabulary related to air travel. They listen to three airport situations and recognise functional language for questions, requests, instructions and announcements. The language is activated in a pair work speaking activity. There is also a short optional extension activity about the final stage of travel - arrival at your destination. 

by Stephanie Hirschman 

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Tipo de inglés: General English Nivel: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)

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Travel Senior Associate

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects worldwide.  UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of peace-building, humanitarian, and development projects. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement, and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations. 

The UNOPS Hub in Amman implements projects in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, in partnership with bilateral donors, national governments, and other UN agencies. With an established presence across the region, the office runs operations including large-scale procurement, project development, and technical management, and provides financial, human resources, and infrastructure-related services. The functional objective of the UNOPS Hub in Amman is to deliver its projects efficiently and effectively and in line with the principles, rules, and regulations of UNOPS, to support the response to the current needs and national priorities in the region. The project team will be based in Erbil, Iraq, and will be supported by the UNOPS Hub in Amman. UNOPS has been active in Iraq since 2004, delivering close to 50 projects worth over USD 260 million. UNOPS has a very strong relationship with its key counterparts at both central and regional government levels in Iraq. The incumbent is responsible for abiding by security policies, administrative instructions, plans, and procedures of the UN Security Management System and the UNOPS. UNOPS is committed to achieving a fully diverse workforce.

UNOPS is providing operational support to UNAMI in Iraq to facilitate electoral preparations and processes, with the primary objective of strengthening democratic institutions in Iraq by promoting regional parliamentary elections. The project aims to enhance the credibility and transparency of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) and promote inclusion and participation in electoral processes following national legal and policy frameworks. The project aligns with the Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Iraq Vision 2030 plan. UNOPS will conduct an assessment of the capacity of relevant entities who will organize the upcoming elections and provide training needs, provide technical assistance, carry out a UN communication campaign, support national observation, and conduct post-election activities including a lessons learned workshop. UNOPS will recruit a team consisting of local and international staff to provide the requested assistance in the areas of support. 

The Travel Senior Associate works under the guidance and supervision of the Administrative Officer within the office of the Country and in close coordination with the office management team.

Travel Management 

Events organization and management

Organization of procurement service

• Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

Travel Management

Administration and Compliance:

Administer ticketing procurement, financial, and routine administrative tasks in line with UNOPS PQMS Travel Policy and SOPs.

Ensure compliance with applicable travel policies and practices.

Manage work area to ensure efficient and effective service delivery, adhering to UNOPS rules and regulations.

Travel Processing and Coordination:

Process travel and expenses according to established procedures.

Coordinate with HR for Travel Authorization and bookings; for Joining and repatriation staff.

Implement UN/UNOPS travel policy and personnel entitlements.

Validate and conduct research on flight options/routes.

Check and verify document requirements for travel.

Liaise with staff on travel status, entitlements, and issues.

Facilitate consultant travel and logistical arrangements.

Handle travel issues, conflicts, complaints, and refunds.

Calculate daily subsistence allowances and Terminal Expenses.

Liaise with finance team on budget estimates for tickets and DSA.

Travel Transactions and Documentation:

Process travel transactions including authorizations and claims.

Provide information on air services, rates, and schedules.

Ensure accurate documentation and filing of travel-related documents.

Customer Support and Communication:

Provide customers with travel inquiry details such as visa requirements and inoculations.

Communicate closely with travelers regarding their travel details and updates.

Travel Assistance and Support:

Provide full-cycle assistance with travel-related bookings and arrangements.

Ensure timely preparation of Travel Authorizations (manual and using electronic TADA tool) and submission of Travel Expense Claim forms and payment requests in the UNOPS ERP system;

Assist travelers in obtaining Security Clearance.

Coordinate and maintain relationships with approved travel agents.

Support cost-effective and advance planning measures for travel.

Monitor and track progress with travel arrangements and missions.

Provide logistical support for events.

Events organization and Management

Ensures effective and efficient provision of support in organizing the trainings and workshops

Monitor and analyze contract performance against agreed benchmarks and through agreed reporting mechanisms. 

Plan, coordinate, and execute all aspects of assigned events, including but not limited to venue selection, catering, audiovisual setup, and transportation.

Prepare and manage event budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

Coordinate with vendors, suppliers, and contractors to ensure timely delivery of services and products.

Oversee event logistics, including setup, registration, and on-site management.

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and address concerns.

Ensure compliance with relevant policies, regulations, and contractual obligations.

Organization of Procurement Services

Coordinate with the procurement unit for the issuance of Purchase Orders and contracts.

Frequently convene meetings with contractors to allow ample opportunity for the identification and early resolution of potential disputes.

Assist in the preparation of procurement documents such as requisitions, purchase orders, and bid documents.

Support procurement officers in sourcing suppliers, obtaining quotes, and managing procurement timelines.

Assist in maintaining supplier databases, contact lists, and vendor performance records.

Coordinate with vendors regarding documentation submissions, invoices, and delivery schedules.

Knowledge-building and Knowledge Sharing  Management.

Provides sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Synthesizes and disseminates best practices to internal collaborators and networks.

Participates, organizes, and delivers training for the operations/ projects staff in administration/logistics.

• Minimum of six years of relevant experience in general administrative, logistics, or operations’ support services in national or international public or corporate organizations.
• Some experience in UN system organizations is desirable.
• Proficiency in computers and office software packages (MS Office) and experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in use of Enterprise systems including OneUNOPS is desirable.

Full working knowledge of English and Arabic; Kurdish is a plus

Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset.

• Contract type: ICA
• Contract level: Local ICA Support, level 7
• Contract duration: 3 months

Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses ( they take around 4 hours to complete)  in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here .

All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

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