AT THE CHECK-IN DESK

Check-in clerk: Good morning.

Traveller: Good morning. Can I check in here for the

flight to New York?

Check-in clerk: Yes, I'm afraid it's running late today. It's leav­ing at ten past three instead of one o'clock.

Traveller: Oh, dear.

Check-in clerk: May I have your ticket and your passport?...

Thank you very much.
Traveller: Can I take this briefcase as hand baggage?

Check-in clerk: Yes, as long as it'll go under the seat. Have you

any other baggage?
Traveller: Yes, I've got these two suitcases and this bag.

Check-in clerk: I'm afraid, the baggage allowance to New York is two pieces. It doesn't involve weight, only the number of pieces.
Traveller: So how much excess baggage is there?

Check-in clerk: The extra charge is 20 pounds for each extra

piece that you have.
Traveller: For each piece above two?

Check-in clerk: Yes, so that'll be 20 pounds.
Traveller: Do I have to pay now?

Check-in clerk: Yes, please... 20 pounds. Thank you very much.

Where would you like to sit?
Traveller: No smoking, please.

Check-in clerk: No smoking. Window?
Traveller: Yes, by the window, please.

Check-in clerk: So that's 18A. That's your boarding card and your ticket that you'll need to show again at gate.
Traveller: Thank you.

Check-in clerk: Do you have a valid visa for New York?
Traveller: Yes, I do.

Check-in clerk: Can I see it?... Thank you. We'll be boarding at

Gate 23 at two forty-five.
Traveller: Gate 23. Right, thank you very much.

Check-in clerk: You're welcome.

Comprehension questions:

1. What time will the flight leave today?

2. What time does it normally leave?

3. What is the baggage allowance on flights to New York?

4. How much must she pay for the excess baggage?

5. Can she pay later?

6. Where would she like to sit on the plane?

7. What is the number of her seat on the plane?

8. What will she need to show at the gate?

9. Which gate will she have to go to? 10. What time will she be able to board the plane?