- •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:
1. Discuss these questions in pairs. Then compare your answers with a partner.
How often do you travel by air, rail, road or sea?
Put the following in order of importance to you when you travel:
comfort safety price reliability speed
Have you ever travelled by air? When was it?
What problems sometimes happen at the airports?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by air?
How did you feel yourself when you first travelled by plane?
Scanning
Now look through the text again. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Some relaxation is essential
To restore our mental and physical resources
To get rid of stress
To overcome difficulties at work
To improve our knowledge
According to statistics
It’s very risky to travel by plane
Traveling by air is the most dangerous
Both trains and planes are equally safe kinds of transport
People are not interested in traveling
Flight capacity can be increased thanks to
Convenient and well-known devices
Upgrade equipment in the cabin
Modern equipment on board and on the ground
High technologies
It’s obligatory for pilots to use English during the flight
To practice their language skills
To support the conversation
To ensure flight safety
To establish mutual understanding with ATCs
A special tag is attached to your luggage
To prevent it from getting lost
To introduce yourself
To remind of the departure time
To inform about airport service.
Give the gist of the text “ TRAVELLING BY AIR” using the following expressions:
to get tired, surroundings, to restore smb’s mental and physical resources, travel on business, travel for pleasure, to provide the high safety, to give an opportunity, to increase high capacity, to book a ticket in advance, on the appointed day, half an hour before, to come to see smb off, to be airsick.
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1 Changing words into nouns for people. You can also change a word by adding a suffix
(-al, - ence, -less, -ment, etc.) after it. Add a suffix to the following words (-er, -or, -ion, or - ist), then fill the gaps in the sentences below:
arrive depart destroy terror permit survive know fly horrible announce
She was the only surviver of the plane crash. Everyone else was killed.
To prevent a ____________ attack, there is always very tight security at international airports.
We arrived early at the airport only to be told that our ____________ had been delayed because of ice on the runway.
A _____________ of foreign languages, especially English and German, is required for this job.
Their ____________ was delayed because of bad weather.
The bombs caused terrible _______________.
We had to get special ______________ to leave early.
People watched in _______________ as the helicopter crashed into a nearby television mast.
Their ______________ was delayed for two hours because of the bad weather.
An _________________ on plane must be given in English.