- •Travelling By Air
- •Read and translate the text travelling by air
- •1. Discuss these questions in pairs. Then compare your answers with a partner.
- •1 Changing words into nouns for people. You can also change a word by adding a suffix
- •2 Complete these tables:
- •1 Match up the phrasal verbs (1 – 12) with their meaning (a-l). Write your answers below in the boxes. The first one is made for you.
- •2 Insert the appropriate prepositions.
- •Fill in the blanks with the expressions from the box.
- •Notice the difference between mustn’t and don’t have to. Decide which to use in these
- •Fill in the blanks with the suitable words:
- •Refresh the expressions:
- •Look at the plan of an airport terminal and complete the gaps in the directions below with a suitable preposition.
- •Look at the words below. Find out the correct definition to each of them.
- •Match the two halves of these sentences:
- •3 Fill in the correct word from the list.
- •4 Choose the correct word from the box to complete the following list of things which irritate people when flying.
- •Which of the things in Exercise 4 irritate you most? Which irritate you least? Discuss your ideas with a partner.
- •Work in pairs.
- •Look at these three places then study the words and phrases in the box. Which words and phrases would you need to describe each place?
- •Valley mountains yachts beach countryside
- •Listen to three conversations at the airport. For each one, note down the traveller’s problem and destination.
- •2 You will hear four people answering these questions:
- •Answer the questions:
Match the two halves of these sentences:
If you keep the receipt, … a) you must have a typhoid
inoculation
If I can’t get a flight home, … b) there are no hovercraft flights.
If it’s 11 a.m. in London, … c) we’ll refund your travel expenses.
If they’ve caught the 2.30 from Paddington, … d) she won’t be able to change it.
If you haven’t got anything to declare, … e) how will you recognize him at the
airport.
If you’re travelling to Mozambique, … f) you’d better hurry up.
If the sea is rough, … g) she’ll be on the next one.
If she bought a discount ticket, … h) go through the green door.
If you’re travelling from London to I ) they’ll be here in half an hour.
New York, …
If you have to be there by ten, … j) put your watch back five hours.
If you haven’t met before, … k) it’s 8 p.m. in Tokyo.
If she wasn’t on that flight, … l) I’ll have to stay overnight.
3 Fill in the correct word from the list.
Trip route voyage tour flight journey travel
It’s a good idea to take breaks during a _______________ especially if you’re driving a long way.
My daughter is going on a school _________________ next week.
The _____________ from London to New York takes about eight hours.
I felt seasick during the _________________.
Do you prefer to __________________ by car or train?
My parents have just come back from a ________________ of Scotland.
I had to take a different __________________ to work this morning, due to road works.
4 Choose the correct word from the box to complete the following list of things which irritate people when flying.
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seats trolleys queues luggage room cancellations food jet
Not enough leg ………………………….….
Lost or delayed………………….…………..
Long……………………………. at check-in
Poor quality ……………………….and drink
No baggage ………………………. available
Overbooking of ………………………………
Flight delays and …………………………….
…………………………………….……...-lag
Listen to three people talking about their travel experiences. Tick the problems in exercise above that they mention.
Which of the things in Exercise 4 irritate you most? Which irritate you least? Discuss your ideas with a partner.
Discussion
Split into pairs. Imagine you are on the air in the TV show “For and Against”. One of you is the TV presenter, the other - the Minister of Transport of Ukraine. TV presenter is interested in the air travelling situation in our country. He presents the statement of the discussion. The Minister of Transport should either agree or disagree with it supporting his point of view with real facts and own ideas.
Use these expressions to show your point of view:
1.Personal opinion
To my mind In my opinion As far as I am concerned As for me What concerns me I am convinced that It strikes me that I am inclined to believe that It seems to me that I think that
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2.To add more points to the same topic Also Furthermore In addition Moreover As well Besides What is more On the one hand |
3.To make contrasting points But However On the other hand Although Despite In spite of
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4.To express effect
Thus As a result Therefore So That’s why Consequently |
5.To conclude
Finally Lastly All in all Taking everything into consideration On the whole All things considered In conclusion To sum up |
Statistics shows that the risk of an airliner accident is very small, so small that the chance of having an accident while driving to the airport in a car is higher than having an accident during the flight.