ALB2 24-10-18

Activity: 4 ways travelling pushed me out of my comfort zone (available in aula virtual)

ˈcheck-in noun   

1 [singular] a place where you report your arrival at an airport, hotel, hospital etc

 the check-in desk

 Make sure you’re at the check-in by 5.30.

2 [uncountable] the process of reporting your arrival at an airport, hotel, hospital etc

 Ask your travel agent about check-in times.

The water jetted out of the water.

Two left feet.

THESAURUS: airport

terminal a big building where people wait to get onto planes

The airline uses terminal 4.

Smoking is prohibited inside the terminal building.

runway a long hard surface on which aircraft land and take off

The plane was taxiing along the runway.

the tarmac an area covered with tarmac outside airport buildings

He stepped off the plane onto the tarmac.

check-in (desk) a place where you report your arrival at an airport

departure lounge the place where you wait until your plane is ready to leave

departure gate the place you go through to get on your plane

Will passengers for flight BA670 please go to the departure gate.

baggage reclaim (also baggage claim) American English the place where you collect your cases and bags after a flight

immigration the place where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country

Be prepared for long queues at immigration.

customs the place where your bags are checked for illegal goods when you enter a country

We had our bags checked at customs.

alien ●○○ noun [countable]   

1 someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in

 illegal aliens entering the country

slurp /slɜːp $ slɜːrp/ verb [intransitive, transitive]   

to drink a liquid while making a noisy sucking sound► see thesaurus at drink, eat

get by phrasal verb [intransitive]

to manage to deal with a difficult situation, using whatever money, equipment etc you have

I hate when people slurp the soup.