How to practice this piece
1. Listen without reading
Press play and do not look at the text. You can repeat the audio as many times as you want or slow it down.
2. Do the exercises
Comprehension, true or false, ordering, real speech and a dictation. Each one is checked at the end.
3. Read and listen again
When you finish every exercise the text unlocks, with each word highlighted while it plays.
Comprehension
Choose your answers. They are not graded automatically: when you have answered them all, press “Check answers” at the bottom to see which ones you got right.
Question 1
What is this announcement about?
Question 2
Where can you hear this message?
Question 3
Which flight is it?
Question 4
What is the new gate?
Question 5
What time does boarding start?
Question 6
What do passengers need to have ready?
Question 7
Where is the information desk?
0 of 7 answered
About this piece
A short announcement in an airport. Practice listening for flight numbers, gates and times, and learn the phrases you hear before a flight.
What you will practice
- Comprehension: the main idea and the details you hear (numbers, prices, times, names).
- True, false or not given: precise attention to what was really said.
- Ordering: following the sequence of what happened.
- Real speech: forms and expressions that do not sound the way they are written.
- Dictation: writing the missing words in a sentence from the audio.
Vocabulary from this piece
flight noun
a trip on a plane
gate noun
the door in an airport where you get on your plane
boarding noun
getting on a plane
passport noun
a small book that shows who you are when you travel
leaves verb
goes away from a place
ready adjective
in a good position to use something now
bags noun
the things you carry your clothes in when you travel
help noun
what you ask for when you need someone to do something with you
Nora: Attention, please.
Nora: This is a message for passengers to Miami.
Nora: Flight 482 is not at Gate 6 today.
Nora: The new gate is Gate 12.
Nora: Gate 12 is near the café.
Nora: Please walk past Gate 10 and turn left.
Nora: Boarding starts at ten fifteen.
Nora: Please have your passport and your boarding pass ready.
Nora: Families with small children can board first.
Nora: Please do not leave your bags alone.
Nora: If you need help, go to the information desk.
Nora: The desk is next to Gate 8.
Nora: The plane leaves at ten forty-five.
Nora: Thank you, and have a nice flight.