урок-презентація Travelling by plane

Topic Travelling by plane. Aims: to enlarge students’ vocabulary on the topic, to develop their reading and speaking skills doing exercises and talking about travelling by plane Stage I. Getting ready for the lesson, warming up1. Greeting, setting aims. Aim: to introduce the topic of the lesson. Procedure: students try completing the chart; discussion if it was an easy task to do and why. Materials: the chart card. Time: 3 min. Interaction: pair work, T – whole class

AIR TRAVELComplete the chart below. Write as many words as you can in three minutes. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given and must be connected with travelling by plane. A airport. N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z

Stage II. Main part

Exercise 1 Word categories. Category 1 Parts of an airporta duty-free shop a shop in an airport where you don't have to pay taxes on the goods you buya departure lounge the part of an airport where you wait until you get on the planea gate the place in the airport where you go to get onto your flighta runway the part of an airport, like a road, which planes use when arriving or departing from an airport

Category 2 Air travel jobsa pilot a person who flies a planea baggage handler a person who is responsible for your luggage after you check-in and who takes it to the planean immigration officer a person who checks your visa and passport when you go into a countrya customs officer a person who checks you are not trying to bring illegal food, drugs, guns or other items into a country

Category 3 Things you find on a planea cockpit the place where the pilots sit to control the planea trolley a small cupboard with wheels. Cabin crews use trolleys to take food and drink to passengers during a flighta seatbelt a safety feature on planes to secure passengers in their seatshand luggage small bags or suitcases which passengers carry with them onto the plane

Category 4 Verbs about air travelto check in to show your travel documents to the airline staff in the airport so that you can begin your journeyto board/to embark to go onto a plane at the beginning of the journeyto take off /to start flying in the airto land/ to bring a plane down to the groundto fasten/unfasten a seatbelt to secure two parts of your seat-belt together/to untie your seatbeltto declare/ to give information about goods or money you are bringing into a country

Exercise 2 Underline the most suitable word or words.1. David's plane was cancelled/delayed by thick fog.2. The plane from Geneva has just grounded/landed.3. We hope that you will enjoy your flight/flying.4. I won't be long. I'm just packing my last luggage/suitcase.5. You have to check in/check up an hour before the plane leaves.6. All duty free goods must be declared/surrendered at customs.7. The plane took off/took up and was soon high over the city.8. I bought a simple/single ticket, as I was going to return by car.9. A sign above the seats in the plane says 'Fasten your life belt/seat belt'.10. On the plane the flight attendant/waitress brought me a newspaper.

Dear Sylvia, Last month was my first time to fly by myself. I was a little nervous, but it was exciting!First, I (1)_____________ a taxi to the international airport terminal. Then, I (2)_____________ at the check-in counter and (3)_____________ to the departure lounge at Gate 64. I was early, so I didn’t have to wait a long time to go through immigration and security. I (4)_____________ in the departure lounge for about 25 minutes and then I showed my passport and boarding pass before I (5)_____________ the plane. After I boarded the plane, I walked along the aisle and (6)_____________ my seat, and then I (7)_____________ down and (8)_____________ my seat belt. I was lucky because my seat was a window seat, so I could look outside as the plane (9)_____________. )_____________. After a few hours, the flight attendants (10)_____________ us dinner, and then I talked to the passenger sitting next to me. His name was Leonardo, and I was surprised to find out that he was also traveling to London to study English for the summer. Finally, I (11)_____________ an action movie, and then our plane (12)_____________ soon after that. It was a great experience, and I made a lot of friends during my six weeks in England. I’ll e-mail you again after I fly back to Italy next Saturday. See you soon! Love, Adrianna

3. Speaking Practice. Aim: to develop students’ speaking skills. Procedure: for Task 1 – students seat in groups of three or four, each group has 16 questions (face-down), students take turns randomly selecting questions to ask their partners, T monitors, assists and encourages follow-up questions; for Task 2 – students take turns to read the problem and discuss the problems in pairs. Materials: a set of questions for each group, a problem page (from the newspaper)Time: 20 min. Interaction: group work, pair work

Task 1

Dear Anita, I’m not afraid of flying, but I don’t like to fly. I find it very difficult to fall asleep on long flights. The seats in economy class are too small and the flight attendants and other passengers are sometimes noisy and wake me up. Also, flying is very boring, especially when the flight is delayed or when there is a long stopover somewhere. Any advice? Debbie

Card for student B1. I applied for a visa before my flight.2. scanned baggage security guard The my ____________________________________________________________3. Boarding the flight was delayed for one hour.4. when flight my missed I lost I bag my ____________________________________________________________5. Many people don’t like economy class because the seats are too narrow.6. The to cancelled bad was weather due flight ____________________________________________________________7. Her friends waited to pick her at the arrivals gate.8. to For departure flight this go 65 No. gate ____________________________________________________________9. The allowance for weight in most airlines is about 25 kgs per person.10. passport your check-in the You show at need counter to

5. Picture dictation. Aim: to revise vocabulary Procedure: T dictates the words below (in any way) and students write the words on the appropriate pictures. T can only dictate 2 words from each row so the students have to work out the correct pictures. Materials: picture cards Time: 2 min. Interaction: T – whole class{5 C22544 A-7 EE6-4342-B048-85 BDC9 FD1 C3 A}baggage weight metal detector baggage screening passport visa flight delay economy tray seat cancel boarding scan lost damaged agent miss the flight arrive landing abroad forgot overnight bag repair airline counter gate arrival departure flight attendant

Stage III. Summing up. Hometask. AIR TRAVELComplete the chart below. Write as many words as you can in three minutes. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given and must be connected with travelling by plane. A airport. N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z

Hometask: be ready to discuss the following questions; (optional) write answers to the questions

Student ‘B’ 1. When was the last time you travelled by air? Where did you travel to? 2. Do you think air travel is safe? Why? / Why not? 3. How old were you the first time you travelled by air? Where did you fly to? 4. Would you like to be a flight attendant? Why? / Why not? 5. What do you enjoy most about flying? Why? 6. Compare travelling by plane and by train. How are they similar? / different? 7. Talk about an interesting experience you had while travelling on a plane. 8. What do you know about the first airplane that was invented? 9. Imagine there are no airplanes. How would our lives be different? 10. Where would you like to fly to next? Why?