XX. London airport

1. 1. Why may London airport be called a busy place?

2. In what way do the air-hostesses help passengers?

2. 1. Is London airport a busy port?

Use the following word-combinations: to leave every two minutes, to

sweep down on to the runway, to circle round above London, to land,

to take off, the passenger lounge.

2. What announcements could you hear in an airport? Practice to

pronounce such announcements.

3. What are the duties of the air-hostesses?

4. What do visitors to London Airport do there?

XXI. Chris’ home

1. 1. Why did Chris and his family move into the flat?

2. Was it easy for Chris to find his football?

3. How did Chris spend his evenings?

2. b) 1. What do we know about Chris’ home?

(a new block of flats, to pull down a house, back yard.)

2. Where did Chris find his football? What did he need it for?

“Try the attic. I haven’t been up there since we came.”

to take the lift (up to the top floor), to pump (up) the ball, to kick the

ball about the yard by himself for a while.

3. What did Chris have to do that evening? What came of it?

4. Speak about merits and demerits of living in a flat as they are treated in the text.

XXII. What’s on?

1. 1. Why did Dick find the Saint programme exciting?

2. What attracted Dick’s attention while he was watching the film?

3. Did Dick manage to catch the burglar himself?

2. b) 1. What programme did Dick, Mary and their parents like to

watch on Tuesday nights? Was it exciting?

2. What did Dick hear through the noise on the television? What

did it turn out to be?

3. How did Dick manage to catch the burglar?

his heart beat like a drum, to push open the door, to rush

straight at, to catch hold of, to hold on to it, to slam the door,

to pull on the handle, to hold on to the (bathroom) handle,

“Dial 999!” to be missing from the room, to be in a mess.

4. Make up dialogues: a) David and Dick speak about the burglary;

b) Dick gives evidence to the policemen.

XXIII. Coventry

1. 1. What information did you learn about Coventry?

2. What did David like about Coventry?

3. What do we know about David’s uncle’s family?

2. a) Give a situation with the following word-combinations:

to stay with somebody, to start before the rush, to go fast, a motorway

runs from …to…, three lines to drive in, to drive in the middle lane

b) 1. What do you know about Coventry? What is a twin-town?

Try to find some additional information about Coventry.

XXIV. Telephone conversation

1. 1. What happened to John? Was he badly injured?

2. What did Chris ring up David for?

3. Who was going to see John in hospital?

2. Learn the conversations between Chris and David, David and Dick.

Tell the contents of the conversation in indirect speech (Make up a story

of the dialogue).