– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hello welcome back to my slow English

podcast a

comprehensible and clear way of

listening to

English practice

repeating any words you don't understand

first and try to listen without reading

the

subtitles today I want to talk to you

about some common

conversations or words you can use at

the

airport when I arrive at the

airport I always make sure I have my

passport my boarding

pass and and all of my

luggage those three things are essential

to

check I triple

check before I leave my

house and when I arrive at the

airport once I get to the SEC security

checkpoint I show my boarding pass to

the security

guard and they point

me to which line I should

go so I stand in

line and I

wait I take off my

shoes I take off my

coat and I take all my

electronics out of my

bag if I have

headphones or a

laptop or my

phone and even my

Chargers I put them all in a

basket and then I walk through the metal

detector and I don't usually get checked

for extra

security

but

sometimes they check with a little metal

detector

to see if I have any metal on my

body they will say can you please step

to the

side and they

scan with their little metal

detector once I had a big

bottle of sunscreen lotion

and they threw the whole thing in the

garbage it was my

fault because it was

over 100

milliliters but I was still so

angry they could have just kept it for

themselves

or given it to somebody

else it was very

frustrating have you ever had anything

taken away from you at the security

checkpoint have you ever been stopped

and

scanned at the security

checkpoint after I get through the

checkpoint I have to find my gate

number usually my gate number is on my

boarding

pass but if it's not I check the display

screens at the

airport I always check to see the time

time and the gate number haven't

changed I always make sure to ask the

service

agents if I have any questions at

all once I find my

gate I like to

wait until the very very end to start

boarding I don't like

standing and

waiting in line and my seat

number is usually one of the last ones

to board the

flight so I sit down anyways I I show my

boarding pass to one of the flight

attendants and I find my

seat I love the window

seat I always

prefer the window seat over the middle

seat but for long

flights I

prefer the Isle

seat the aisle

seat is perfect for longer

flights

because that way I can go to the

bathroom

whenever and however many times I want

but for short

flights I do prefer the window

seat then on arrival to my

destination the pilot

announces we will be landing

soon so I start to get all my f things

ready and if I have a connecting

flight then I am ready to hurry to my

next

flight

connections can be very

stressful if you don't have much time to

switch and to go through

immigration

customs and the security checkpoint all

over

again I get so

frustrated but when I don't have a

connecting

flight then I usually just sit

relax and

wait I

eventually get through customs and

immigration and if I have a checked

bag or checked

baggage then I go to the luggage

carousel

where I look for my

luggage after I find my

luggage I order an

Uber or a

taxi or a

bus and I head out to my

accommodation airports can be very

stressful

but they are also very

exciting New

Adventures new

places new

people and knowing the name of these

different things at the

airport can help to make your trip less

stressful and more

[Music]

relaxed hopefully these new words help

your English listening

skills and help you to have a stress

free trip at the

airport like this video so I know you

want more content like this subscribe

and turn on

notifications to see every video I post

practice English with

me every Monday and

Wednesday see you next time bye

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
essential /ɪˈsenʃəl/ B2	adjective - absolutely necessary; extremely important.
checkpoint /ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/ B1	noun - a place where people are stopped to have their identity or possessions checked.
security /sɪˈkjʊərɪti/ A2	noun - the state of being safe and protected.
luggage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ A2	noun - suitcases or bags containing personal belongings used for travelling.
frustrating /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing feelings of annoyance and dissatisfaction.
connecting /kəˈnektɪŋ/ A2	adjective - joining or relating to another flight.
immigration /ɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the process of coming to live permanently in a country.
customs /ˈkʌstəmz/ B1	noun - the official department that controls goods brought into a country.
carousel /kəˈraʊzəl/ B1	noun - a rotating conveyor belt at an airport where luggage is delivered.
accommodation /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a place where someone lives or stays.
pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ A2	noun - a person who flies an aircraft.
attendants /əˈtendənts/ B1	noun - people employed to look after passengers on a plane.
prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/ A2	verb - to like something more than something else.
boarding /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/ A2	noun - the process of getting onto an aircraft.
destination /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən/ B1	noun - the place someone is going to.
hurry /ˈhʌri/ A2	verb - to move or act quickly.
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change from one thing to another.

Key Grammar Structures

• I always make sure I have my passport, my boarding pass and and all of my luggage.

  ➔ Present Simple with 'always' for habitual actions, use of possessive pronouns ('my')

  ➔ The sentence describes a routine action. The word **'always'** emphasizes that this is something the speaker does every time they go to the airport. **'my'** indicates possession.

• if it's not, I check the display screens at the airport.

  ➔ First Conditional (if + present simple, will + base verb), use of pronoun 'it'

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure. **'if it's not'** sets up a condition, and the main clause **'I check...'** describes what happens if that condition is true. **'it'** refers to the gate number.

• I always make sure to ask the service agents if I have any questions at all.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose ('to ask'), indirect question structure (if/whether + clause)

  ➔ The phrase **'to ask'** explains *why* the speaker makes sure to do something. The **'if I have any questions'** is an indirect question, making the sentence more polite than a direct question.

• but for long flights I prefer the aisle seat.

  ➔ Use of 'for' to indicate reason/purpose, comparative adjective ('prefer')

  ➔ **'for long flights'** explains the situation in which the speaker has a preference. **'prefer'** indicates a choice between options. The speaker **'prefers'** the aisle seat in this specific context.

• once I find my gate I like to wait until the very very end to start boarding.

  ➔ Use of 'once' as a conjunction of time, repetition for emphasis ('very very')

  ➔ **'once'** indicates that the action of waiting happens *after* finding the gate. The repetition of **'very'** emphasizes the speaker's preference to board last.