Post on 17-Jan-2016
To practise focusing on situations to
prepare for listening comprehension
To practise listening to announcements
for specific information
To practise interacting in travel situation
To practise using emphatic stress
To practise using phrasal verbs
Objectives
pass port
platform
check-in
boarding card
Travel by air
Have you had the experience of traveling by plane? If you have had such experience, share it in your group. First get prepared.
Speaking
My Experience of Traveling by Plane (Use the key wordskey words in Exercise2)
When Alone/
With others
Before getting on the plane (check in?)
During the flight
Impression
Speaking
Share your experience in a group. The following questions are for your reference.
1. When did you travel by plane?
2. Where did you start off and where did you
travel to?
3. Did you travel alone or with others?
4. What did you do before get on the plane?
5. What happened or what did you do during
the flight?
6. How did you like traveling by plane?
Speaking
Before ListeningMatch words with definitions.
1. sensitive
2. grey
3. gentle
4. fierce
5. likely
6. foolish
a) a colour between black and white
b) silly
c) in touch with people’s feelings
d) soft and kind
e) frightening
f) probably
Before ListeningMatch words with definitions.1. ambassador
2. vocabulary
3. accent
4. interpreter
5. schedule
6. responsibility
7. rely on
a) the words that you know
b) the way a person talks
c) timetable
d) depend on
e) an important person from another country
f) a person who explains what another person is saying in another language
g)duty
Listening 1Listening 1 Listen to the story. How old do you
think Mary is? Which words give this
away?
She may be over 60, because her hair is
grey and she looks a bit like a
grandmother.
Listen to the story. How old do you
think Mary is? Which words give this
away?
She may be over 60, because her hair is
grey and she looks a bit like a
grandmother.
While listening While listening
Listen again and complete the information.Listen again and complete the information.
Flight Destination Gate
CA 233 Beijing
Shanghai
DG 678
5
12
4
14
Flight CX601
Flight CX988
GuilinGuangzhou
Listening Strategies:
Focus on situations• When you listen to dialogues, think about
where they take place (eg. on a bus).
• Focus on the language the people use (formal or informal).
• Think about the mood of the speakers (eg. polite, angry, happy, nervous)
Listen to the dialogues. Decide where they are taking
place and what the people are talking about.
1 : in a plane ; talking about their seat numbers.
2 : at a train station ; buying a ticket.
3 : at an airport ; checking in the luggage
Listening 2Listening 2
Man: _________, are you sure this is your
____?
Woman: Yes, I am. Number _____.
Man: But my ____________ has got that
number.
Woman: Well, ask the air hostess about
it.
14 A
boarding card
Excuse me
seat
Dialogue 1Listen again and complete the Function File.
Woman: I’d like a ______ to Newcastle, please.
Man: Single or _______?
Woman: Single.
Man: Smoking or non-smoking?
Woman: Non-smoking, please.
Man: That’ll be ___________________, please.
Woman: What __________ does it go from?
Man: Number 6, over there.
Woman: And what time does it ______?
Man: Er, at _____________ .
ticketreturn
Dialogue 2
twenty-five poundsplatform
arrivehalf past ten
Woman: Good morning. How much _________ have you got?
Man: Just one case.Woman: Could I see your __________, please?
That’s fine.Man: The _______ is late, isn’t it?Woman: Yes, but only 15 minutes. Here is your
______________. Go through ________ ______ now and then listen for the ______ number.
Man: Thank you.
baggage
passport
Dialogue 3
flight
boarding cardpassport control
gate
Imagine you have lost something on a flight. In pairs, act out the situation at the lost luggage counter at the airport.Make notes about the following things:
1.Your flight number and where you have flown from (eg: BA528 from London)
2.What you have lost (eg: suitcase/bag) and the colour and size
3.Contents of your luggage (eg: clothes/books) Example: A: Can I help you?
B: Good morning. Yes, I’ve lost my…
Speaking
Pronunciation: stress and meaning
One student reads a sentence and the
other gives the correct response.
Pair work
1. I want two return tickets to Liverpool.
2.I want two return tickets to Liverpool.
3.I want two return tickets to Liverpool.
Listen to three sentences and choose the
correct meaning: a, b or c.
1. Eric wants to go to Tianjin by train.
a) Not Sarah.
b) Not
Beijing.
c) Not by bus.
c) Not by bus.
by train
Pronunciation: stress and meaning
2. I’d like a single ticket for a
morning train in a non-smoking
compartment.
a) Not a return ticket.
b) Not an
afternoon train.
c) Not in a smoking compartment.
b) Not an afternoon train.
morning
3. A man told me to go to gate number
two at three o’clock.
a) Not a
woman.
b) Not to gate four.
c) Not half past
two.
b) Not to gate four.
two
Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. As I ran on to the
platform
2. The plane took off
3. I’ve already checked in
4. He was going through
passport control
5. She pulled up suddenly
a) when he realised he
didn’t have his
passport.
b) my luggage.
c) the train was just
pulling out.
d) at the traffic lights.
e) five minutes ago.
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs
Homework:
Page 80 Exercises 1&2