Урок "Travelling by air"

Topic Travelling by plane

 

Form: 9

 

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 up

1. 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 TRAVEL

Complete 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

1. Vocabulary exercises

Aim: to enlarge students’ vocabulary

Procedure: in Exercise 1 students divide the words according to four categories; in Exercise 2 students choose the correct word and cross check their answers in pairs; in Exercise 3 students complete the sentences in pairs and check their answers looking at the correct ones on the board

Materials: for Exercise 1 – cards with categories and a set of cards with words and their definitions for each group; for Exercises 2 and 3 – cards with sentences

Time: 10 min

Interaction: group work, individual work, pair work

 

Exercise 1 Word categories

Category 1

Parts of an airport

a duty-free shop a shop in an airport where you don't have to pay taxes on the goods you buy

a departure lounge the part of an airport where you wait until you get on the plane

a gate the place in the airport where you go to get onto your flight

a runway the part of an airport, like a road, which planes use when arriving or departing from an airport

 

Category 2

Air travel jobs

a pilot a person who flies a plane

a baggage handler a person who is responsible for your luggage after you check-in and who takes it to the plane

an immigration officer a person who checks your visa and passport when you go into a country

a 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 plane

a cockpit the place where the pilots sit to control the plane

a trolley a small cupboard with wheels. Cabin crews use trolleys to take food and drink to

passengers during a flight

a seatbelt a safety feature on planes to secure passengers in their seats

hand luggage small bags or suitcases which passengers carry with them onto the plane

 

Category 4

Verbs about air travel

to check in to show your travel documents to the airline staff in the airport so that you can

begin your journey

to board/to embark to go onto a plane at the beginning of the journey

to take off to start flying in the air

to land to bring a plane down to the ground

to fasten/unfasten a seatbelt to secure two parts of your seat-belt together/to untie your seatbelt

to 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.

 

Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with the words below.

boarding pass

business class

aisle seat

baggage

check in

economy class

flight attendant

pilot

first class

gate number

jet lag

land

passenger

take off

window seat

 

1. A __________________ is a person who can serve food and drinks to people on an airplane.
2. Remember to show your __________________ when  you board an airplane.
3. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money when you fly,  you should buy an _____________ ticket.
4. When will our plane begin to fly or ________________?
5. A ___________________ ticket costs the most money.
6. The person who flies a plane is a _________________.
7. You should always ____________________ one or two hours before your airplane takes off.
8. If you are travelling on an airplane, but you are not the pilot, then you are a ____________.
9. If you have ____________________ then you feel very tired.
10. I like ____________________(s) more than aisle seats because I can see outside the plane.
11. I don’t like to carry too much ____________________ when I travel.
12. I always feel great when we arrive and the plane ______________(s).
13. A window seat? No thanks. I’d like an  ____________________, please.
14. ____________________ costs more than economy.
15. Our airplane leaves from ____________________ 46 at 5:35 pm. Let’s hurry!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Reading

Aim: to review and extend students’ vocabulary, to practise their reading skills, to revise PAST SIMPLE

Procedure: students do the task individually and check it in pairs; (optional) whole class discussion of students’ air traveling experience

Materials: cards with the text

Time: 5 min

Interaction: individual work, pair work, (optional) T – whole class

 

Complete the paragraph with the PAST TENSE forms of verbs below.

board

check-in

fasten

find

land

serve

sit

take

take off

wait

walk

watch

My Flight to London

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

Do you like to travel by air? Why? / Why not?

When was the last time you travelled by air?

Which is better: a window seat or an aisle seat? Why?

Do you think air travel is safe? Why? / Why not?

Would you like to be a pilot? Why? / Why not?

Would you like to be a flight attendant? Why? / Why not?

What do you hate most about flying? Why?

What do you like most about flying? Why?

Compare business class and economy class.

Which is better: travelling by plane or by train? Why?

Talk about an interesting experience you had on a plane.

How are airplanes today different from 60 years ago?

How will planes be different in another 100 years?

When was the first airplane invented? Who invented it?

Talk about the first time you travelled by air.

Where would you like to fly to next?

 

Task 2

   Anita’s advice Column

 

Dear Anita,

I work for a big international company and I love my job because I get to travel to a lot of different countries. The company pays for my first class tickets, and my passport is filled with stamps from places like Iceland, Singapore, and Brazil. My problem is that I often suffer from jet lag. First, it usually takes me two or three days to get used to the local   time – during those few days I have to attend several meetings, but I’m always very tired and it’s difficult to think clearly and make good decisions. Finally, after I’m used to the local time, I find myself boarding the plane with my return ticket. What do you suggest?

Arnold

 

Dear Anita,

Help! I live in Hong Kong and I am going to travel to Canada in three days to begin a summer English course. The problem is that I am afraid of flying. As soon as the plane takes off, I get very nervous. I get sweaty, my heart beats faster, and I can’t breathe. It doesn’t matter if I am in a window seat and I look out the window, or if I am in an aisle seat and I close my eyes. What can I do?

Thomas

 

 

 

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

 

4. Writing practice

Aim: to develop listening and writing skills

Procedure: students take turns working in pairs to dictate and write the sentences; then they check each other’s cards

Materials: cards with sentences for Student A and Student B

Time: 3 min

Interaction: pair work

 

Card for student A

1. visa before applied flight for I my a

____________________________________________________________

2. The security guard scanned my baggage.

3. delayed for the was by Boarding hour flight one

____________________________________________________________

4. I missed my flight when I lost my bag.

5. because seats like narrow Many are too class people don't the economy

____________________________________________________________

6. The flight was cancelled due to bad weather.

7. arrivals pick her the Her friends waited gate to at

____________________________________________________________

8. For this flight go to departure gate 65 No.

9. for is per allowance about weight The 25 person kgs airlines most

____________________________________________________________

10. You need to show your passport at the check-in counter.

 

Card for student B

1. 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

 

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

Aim: to get feedback from students

Procedure: students complete the same chart which they had to complete at the beginning of the lesson, but do it with the pen of different colour to see the difference

Materials: the chart card

Time: 2 min

Interaction: pair work

AIR TRAVEL

Complete 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 ‘A’

1. Do you like to travel by air? Why? / Why not?

2. Which do you prefer: a window seat or an aisle seat? Why?

3. When was the last time you travelled by air? Where did you fly to?

4. Would you like to be a pilot? Why? / Why not?

5. What do you hate most about flying? Why?

6. Compare business class and economy class.

7. Do you think air travel is safe? Why? / Why not?

8. Talk about the nearest airport where you live. Is it a good airport? Why? / Why not?

9. How are airplanes today different from airplanes sixty years ago?

10. How will airplanes be different in another 100 years?

 

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?

 

Optional – a board game (attachment file)