At the Airport

An airport is a place where aeroplanes take off and land. It includes runways and buildings for the take-off, landing, and management of planes and they include everything passengers need to travel by plane.

More Videos and Activities

Find out more about airports and planes by using the videos and activities in the sections below. Activities in green are more basic (level 1) and blue are more advanced (level 2) in subject matter and/or language.

Discussion questions

  • When might you travel by plane?
  • Do you or would you like to travel by plane?
  • How many passengers can a plane carry?

Extension question

Many men and women work as air stewards or stewardesses. What does this job involve? What do you think would be the good or bad parts of the job?