{"id":29924,"date":"2025-03-24T09:07:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29924"},"modified":"2025-03-26T08:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:26:12","slug":"going-through-security-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/03\/going-through-security-at-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Through Security at Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do travelers have to go through all the security checks at airports? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video using the link below to learn about a major event that changed air travel security forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why Do We Go Through Security at Airports?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YskU8qtfZGU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does <strong><em>&#8220;hijacked&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> mean? &#8220;<em>In 1972, three men with guns and hand grenades <strong>hijacked<\/strong> a plane from Birmingham, Alabama.<\/em>&#8221; Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong><em>&#8220;ransom&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> mean? &#8220;<em>They threatened to crash the plane into a nuclear reactor in Tennessee unless they were paid a $10 million <strong>ransom.<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong><em>&#8220;screening&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> mean? &#8220;<em>Airports began <strong>screening<\/strong> passengers and their carry-on luggage like they still do today.<\/em>&#8221; Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why do you think airport security needs to become stricter after incidents like this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do security screenings help prevent dangerous situations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think security screenings at most airports are thorough enough? 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