Link to the Show / Show NotesLast week my wife and I flew from Los Angeles to New York City for a wedding. Everything went well except for the flight home. We got to the airport in plenty of time. We got boarding passes and checked our bags with no trouble. The security lines weren't bad. We had enough time for a relaxing meal in a fairly nice restaurant.
The plane started boarding at 3:30 for the 4 o'clock flight. The plane was packed. Right at 4 o'clock the captain's voice came over the loudspeaker. He said there was something wrong with the plane and everybody had to get off.
It was almost impossible to get any information about what to do. We went over to a gate where there was a 5 o'clock flight to Los Angeles. We discovered that that plane also had a mechanical problem. They announced that our original 4 o'clock flight would leave at 8:45 pm. We signed up as stand-bys for a 6 o'clock flight and were given seats. We got into Los Angeles at 9 pm Pacific Time. Our luggage was on the original plane. The luggage was delivered to our house the next morning.
Last week my wife and I flew from Los Angeles to New York City for a wedding.
Last week my wife and I made the trip from Los Angeles to New York City for a wedding.
Everything went well except for the flight home.
Everything went smoothly until the flight home.
We got to the airport in plenty of time.
We arrived at the airport with time to spare.
We got boarding passes and checked our bags with no trouble.
Getting boarding passes and checking our bags was no problem.
The security lines weren't bad.
The lines for the security check were not overly long.
We had enough time for a relaxing meal in a fairly nice restaurant.
There was time for a leisurely meal in a not-bad restaurant.
The plane started boarding at 3:20 for the 4 o'clock flight.
They started boarding our plane at 20 past three for the 4 o'clock flight.
The plane was packed.
Every seat in the plane was taken.
Right at 4 o'clock the captain's voice came over the loudspeaker.
On the dot of 4 the captain made an announcement.
He said there was something wrong with the plane and everybody had to get off.
He said the plane had a problem and everyone had to disembark.
It was almost impossible to get any information about what to do.
Information about travel alternatives was very scarce.
We went over to a gate where there was a 5 o'clock flight to Los Angeles.
We walked to a gate where there was a 5 o'clock flight to Los Angeles.
We discovered that that plane also had a mechanical problem.
We found out that that plane also had mechanical trouble.
They announced that our original 4 o'clock flight would leave at 8:45 pm.
The announcement came that our original 4 o'clock plane was rescheduled for 8:45 pm.
We signed up as stand-bys for a 6 o'clock flight and were given seats.
We got listed as stand-bys for a 6 o'clock plane and were able to board.
We got into Los Angeles at 9 pm Pacific Time.
We landed in Los Angeles at 9 pm Pacific Time.
Our luggage was on the original plane.
Our bags were on the original plane.
The luggage was delivered to our house the next morning.
The bags were brought to our house the next morning.
Focus on Vocabulary
We packed our bags for the trip
We packed a lot of activities into the weekend.
The nurse packed Jennie's swollen ankle with ice.
We packed our tents over a five mile trail.
That rock band always packs them in.
He packs a gun when he hikes in the back country of Alaska.
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