Mar 2, 2017
- Study box. Read these sentences carefully.
1. It’s a good idea to check in two hours before your flight is due to leave. 2. The telephone kept ringing as he was trying to check the guests in. 3. I watched the car leave, and then went to check in my suitcases. 4. Has she checked you in yet? 5. All the passengers have been checked in now. - Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
‘Check in’ means “to go to an official desk at a hotel or an airport and tell somebody that you have arrived”. - If you check somebody in, what do you do? Choose the best meaning.
- you make sure they are in the correct place, are doing things correctly, etc.
- you take somebody’s name, check their reservation, give them a key, documents, etc.
- If you check something in, what do you do? Choose the best meaning.
- you leave or accept luggage to be put on a plane
- you deliver something to someone
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
- I checked in.
- I checked my bags in.
- I checked in my bags.
- I checked them in.
- I checked in them.
- The bags were checked in.
- In two of these sentences the verb ‘check in’ is not used correctly. Can you find the mistakes?
- We checked in Heathrow at 2 p.m. but our plane didn’t leave until nine.
- You must never agree to check in other people’s baggage.
- Let’s check our bags in first, then have a look at the shops.
- After checking us in and having a quick shower, we went off to explore.
- If you check somebody in, what do you do? Choose the best meaning.
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