Listening: Airport Check-in
Focused listening with key-word strategies
A complete, ready-to-teach C1 listening lesson on "Listening: Airport Check-in". Includes objective, target vocabulary (passport, boarding pass, luggage, window seat…), warm-up, controlled & freer practice, production task, exit ticket, and homework. Print-and-play or run live in the ReadyESL classroom.
Warm-up (5 min)
Activate prior knowledge: ask students what they already know about listening: airport check-in. Brainstorm 3–5 words on the board.
Presentation (10 min)
Introduce the target language for Listening: Airport Check-in using flashcards/visuals. Drill pronunciation chorally, then individually.
- passport
- boarding pass
- luggage
- window seat
- gate
- flight
- weight
- security
Controlled Practice (10 min)
- Matching: words ↔ pictures
- Gap-fill worksheet
- Pronunciation drill of: passport, boarding pass, luggage, window seat
Freer Practice (12 min)
Communicative task: students use the new language in a short game or interview about Listening: Airport Check-in.
Production (10 min)
Mini-presentation or group share: each student/team produces an original example using the target language.
Cool-down & Exit Ticket (3 min)
Each student says/writes one sentence using a target word from today's lesson.
Homework
Reinforcement: complete the Listening: Airport Check-in worksheet or record a 30-second voice note using 5 target words.