At the Airport: Departures Vocabulary + Pronunciation (English Lesson)

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This is the pilot of a 4-part series for English learners: real “At the Airport” departures vocabulary (trolley/cart, boarding pass, check-in, seat choices), plus a high-impact pronunciation tip (flapped /t/ + linking: “get a better look at you” → “gedda bedder looka chew”).

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Chapters
0:00 Skit — TSA “get a better look at you” (setup)
0:23 Lesson intro + what you’ll learn
0:34 Question for you: your ideal vacation?
0:49 Departures overview (what we cover today)
0:56 Luggage cart / luggage trolley
1:02 Boarding pass (paper vs electronic)
1:09 Check-in desk + stress: “check-in” (noun/adj) vs “check in” (verb)
1:31 Stand in line / stand in a queue
1:38 Check your bags; weigh your bags — “weigh” vs “way” vs “weight”
2:04 Seat assignment; aisle/middle/window — “aisle” pronunciation
2:41 Pre-security checkpoint (TSA)
2:46 Pronunciation tip: flapped /t/ + linking (“get a better look at you”)
3:30 Practice — slow
3:40 Practice — faster
3:48 Practice — normal speed
3:51 Wrap-up + next lesson (Arrivals)
3:56 Free PDF cheat sheet (download)
4:06 Subscribe + notifications
4:12 See you in the next lesson

What you’ll learn
• Core departures vocab you actually use (cart/trolley, boarding pass, check-in, seat choices)
• “Check-in” (noun/adj) vs “check in” (verb): where the stress goes and why
• “Weigh/way/weight”: same vs different pronunciations, minimal pairs
• Aisle/middle/window: meaning + pronunciation (“aisle” done right)
• Pronunciation fix: American flapped /t/ + linking (“at you” → “a-chew”)

Next lesson: At the Arrivals (coming up).
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Keywords: at the airport, airport English, departures vocabulary, airport security, TSA questions, boarding pass, check-in vs check in, luggage cart vs trolley, aisle seat pronunciation, travel English, English conversation practice, ESL B1 B2

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