Airports · Getting around
land
arrive by plane
When a plane lands, it comes down onto the ground.
This vs that
The plane is about to land.
The plane is about to take off.
Hear it in real life
What time do you land?
Around seven, if the flight isn’t delayed.
Our plane landed in Manchester just before midnight.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally use the short verb 'land' when talking about flight times.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Our plane will land to London at six.
Say: Our plane will land in London at six.
Use 'land in' with cities and countries.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
land in ___
We land in Singapore at about eight.
The plane landed in Dublin just after lunch.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about airports.
go through security
We need to go through security before breakfast.
board the plane
They're calling us to board the plane now.
Airports words
Getting around · Airports: the words around “land”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We land at seven.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
land
arrive by plane
“Our plane landed in Manchester just before midnight.”
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