16. Reading. What a terrible journey!

 

 

 

 

 

At last the school year was over, and now Emily's family was going on holiday to the seaside. On the day of the departure, Emily was very excited. It was her first journey by plane.

The family arrived at the airport early to check in for the flight. They got their boarding passes and left their baggage. The airport staff informed the parents that the boarding would start \(20\) minutes before the departure. The family had a lot of time. They didn't want to wait for the flight in the departure lounge and decided to go to duty-free shops to buy some chocolate. Time flew really fast there.

Happy and a bit tired after shopping, Emily and her parents went straight to the gate. They were very surprised to see that the gate was closed. Their hearts sank! Probably they had missed the flight! Emily started crying. It was her first journey by plane! At that moment her father looked at the board and found out that the boarding was at another gate, and there were \(5\) minutes left before the departure. The family had to run to the other end of the terminal. But it didn't help, they came too late. After all, they missed their flight!

Emily and her mum felt frustrated. Only the father stayed calm and found a solution to the problem. He bought tickets for the next flight. It was not a direct flight this time. They had to stop twice at other airports before reaching their destination.

 

1) At the check-in desk, the family got their .

 

2) Emily and her mother felt frustrated because they had missed the .