Name: ..........................................................

Class:

....................

Date:

........ /....... /.......

Checking in at the Check in Counter

Clerk: Good morning. May I have your passport and ticket, please?
Customer: Here you go.
Clerk: Oh, you have an e-ticket. You can print out your boarding pass at the kiosk.
Customer: I already printed out my boarding pass at home. Here it is.
Clerk: Good. How many bags are you checking?
Customer: Two.
Clerk: Please put them on the scale. Oh, this one is too heavy. You have to pay an
overweight fee or take out some items.
Customer: I will pay the overweight fee. How much is it?
Clerk: It is $50. If you pre-pay over the
True or false
web it is cheaper.
___ The fee for overweight luggage is
Customer: OK. Thanks. Good to know.
cheaper if you pre-pay it online.
___ We can print out our boarding pass
at the kiosk, with an electronic ticket.

Checking in at the Check in Counter (continued)

Clerk: Your seat is 22F. The flight leaves from Terminal A, Gate 14 at 2:15.
Customer: OK Thanks. Could you point me in the direction of Gate 14?
Clerk: Straight ahead and to the left. Follow the signs.
Customer: Thanks. Is there any place to buy something to drink after the security
check point?.
Clerk: Yes. There are kiosks that sell coffee and drinks.
Customer: Is there a duty free shop?
True or false
Clerk: Yes.
___ There is a duty free shop.
Customer: Thank you very much.
Clerk: May I help the next customer?
Next Customer: Hello...

___After going through the security check

point you cannot eat or drink
anything.

Going Through the Security Check Point

Clerk: Do you have any liquids in containers over 3 ounces?
Customer: No.
Clerk: Did anyone give you anything, or did you leave your luggage unattended
at any time in the airport?
Customer: No.
Clerk: OK. Please remove your shoes and put them in the bin to be scanned.
Customer: Remove my shoes? I didnt have to remove my shoes in Bonn, but OK.
Clerk: Please empty all items from your pockets and place your jacket in a bin
to be scanned.
Customer: OK. How about my laptop and camera?
Clerk: Yes. They go in the bins, too. All electronic items must be
removed from your bags and placed in bins for scanning.
Customer: OK.
Clerk: Step through the metal detector, please.
Customer: OK.
True or false
Clerk: Would the next person come through ___ You can bring liquids onboard the plane in small containers
that do not exceed 3 ounces.
the metal detector, please?
Next Customer: Hello...

___All electronic items must be packed in your luggage and

checked in before boarding the plane.

Watch this video on the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) airport security
check system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TSA-_How_It_Works.ogv
What do you think of the TSA? Is it making travelers safer? Is it too rigid and annoying
or a good way to target terrorists? Have you ever traveled abroad? Describe an
experience you or someone you know had when traveling. Were there any problems? Was
it easy? What was the hardest? What preparations should one undertake for traveling?

Name: .......................................................... Class:

....................

Date:

........ /....... /.......

Checking in at the Check in Counter

Clerk: Good morning. May I have your passport and ticket, please?
Customer: Here you go.
Clerk: Oh, you have an e-ticket. You can print out your boarding pass at the kiosk.
Customer: I already printed out my boarding pass at home. Here it is.
Clerk: Good. How many bags are you checking?
Customer: Two.
Clerk: Please put them on the scale. Oh, this one is too heavy. You have to pay an
overweight fee or take out some items.
Customer: I will pay the overweight fee. How much is it?
Clerk: It is $50. If you pre-pay over the
True or false
web it is cheaper.
__T_ The fee for overweight luggage is
Customer: OK. Thanks. Good to know.
cheaper if you pre-pay it online.
_ T __ We can print out our boarding
pass at the kiosk, with an electronic
ticket.
Checking in at the Check in Counter (continued)
Clerk: Your seat is 22F. The flight leaves from Terminal A, Gate 14 at 2:15.
Customer: OK Thanks. Could you point me in the direction of Gate 14?
Clerk: Straight ahead and to the left. Follow the signs.
Customer: Thanks. Is there any place to buy something to drink after the security
check point?.
Clerk: Yes. There are kiosks that sell coffee and drinks.
Customer: Is there a duty free shop?
True or false
Clerk: Yes.
__ T _ There is a duty free shop.
Customer: Thank you very much.
Clerk: May I help the next customer?
Next Customer: Hello...

_F__After going through the security

check
point you cannot eat or drink

Going Through the Security Check Point

Clerk: Do you have any liquids in containers over 3 ounces?
Customer: No.
Clerk: Did anyone give you anything, or did you leave your luggage unattended
at any time in the airport?
Customer: No.
Clerk: OK. Please remove your shoes and put them in the bin to be scanned.
Customer: Remove my shoes? I didnt have to remove my shoes in Bonn, but OK.
Clerk: Please empty all items from your pockets and place your jacket in a bin
to be scanned.
Customer: OK. How about my laptop and camera?
Clerk: Yes. They go in the bins, too. All electronic items must be
removed from your bags and placed in bins for scanning.
Customer: OK.
Clerk: Step through the metal detector, please.
Customer: OK.
True or false
Clerk: Would the next person come through _T__ You can bring liquids onboard the plane in small containers
that do not exceed 3 ounces.
the metal detector, please?
Next Customer: Hello...

__F_All electronic items must be packed in your luggage and

checked in before boarding the plane.

Watch this video on the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) airport security
check system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TSA-_How_It_Works.ogv
What do you think of the TSA? Is it making travelers safer? Is it too rigid and annoying
or a good way to target terrorists? Have you ever traveled abroad? Describe an
experience you or someone you know had when traveling. Were there any problems? Was
it easy? What was the hardest? What preparations should one undertake for traveling?

Name: .......................................................... Class:

....................

Date:

........ /....... /.......

What do you think of the TSA? The TSA has changed air travel.
Now there are long waits to be screened before boarding aircraft.
1.

Cockpit
door

The scans feel invasive, and I am sure that a true terrorist can devise a way to
circumvent the airport security. TSA has made the airport experience
impersonal and intimidating. The TSA agents are unfriendly in their professionnal no nonsense demeanor. The guidelines confiscate things that no one but a
terrorist would think of using as a weapon. My exercise equipment (dumb
bells), nail clippers, a fork that belonged to a set of silverware at home, my
yogurt that I brought to eat on the plane because I am allergic to airplane food.

2.Is it making travelers safer?

Quoted from the TSA's own statements:
As of mid-2011, terrorist threat groups present in the
Homeland are not known to be actively plotting against
civil aviation targets or airports; instead, their focus is on
fundraising, recruiting, and propagandizing. ( From
Techdirt.com see link in adjacent box).

3.Is it too rigid and annoying or a

good way to target terrorists?
"due to hardened cockpit doors and the willingness of passengers to challenge hijackers," it's
unlikely that there's much value in terrorists
trying to hijack a plane these days suggests the
TSA knows that airport security is nothing more
than theatrics.

This loaded .45

(from:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/201
Caliber pistol with 31019/02322924936/accidentally-revealeddocument-shows-tsa-doesnt-think-terroristssix rounds and
are-plotting-to-attack-airplanes.shtml ).
one chambered was
discovered strapped
to the ankle of a Pittsburgh (PIT) passenger during a
pat-down after he had opted out of AIT. (From: TSA
blog)
Another view:
1,813 firearms were discovered
in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country, averaging nearly five firearms per
day. Of those, 1,477 (81%) were loaded. Firearms were
intercepted at a total of 205 airports with Atlanta (ATL) on top
of the list for the most firearms intercepted (111) in 2013.
4.Have you ever traveled abroad? Yes, several times.
5. Were there any problems? My food got confiscated.

Advanced imaging technology

4.Describe an experience you or someone you know had

when traveling. This summer my friend went to Europe
from the US. He used no Advanced Imaging Technology
screening sites ( where you have to raise your hands, like above).

Watch this video on the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) airport security
check system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TSA-_How_It_Works.ogv
5.Were there any problems? We almost missed our flight it took so long to wait in line.
6.Was it easy? Yes. What was the hardest? I didnt like the invasion of privacy..
7.What preparations should one undertake for traveling? Pack liquids and semi-liquids
(yogurt) in 3 oz. bottles. Pack all in see through plastic bags for an easy and quick viewing.