G narrative tenses, past perfect continuous; so I such ...

that
Vair travel I don't have a fear of flying,
P regular and irregular past forms, sentence rhythm I have a fear of crashing.

1 LISTENING & VOCABULARY air travel b Listen again. What word or phrase do the
flight attendants use to mean ... ?
a 2 l)) Listen to some in-flight announcements and match them
1 small baBs and cases
to pictures A-D. What information or instructions are the
2 the cupboards above your seat
passengers being given?
3 put on your seat belt
4 phones, tablets, etc.
5 the doors where you can get out of the plane
quickly if there is a problem
6 the thinB you have to put on if the plane is
going to land on the sea
7 to blow air inside something
c > p.154 Vocabulary Bank Air t ravel.

2 READING
a Read the back cover of a book about air
travel. Can you guess the answers to any of
the questions?

b Now read the extract from Air Babylon.

What are the answers to the questions,
according to the text?

c Now read the extract again and mark the

sentences T (true) or F (false). Underline the
part of the text that gave you the answer.
1 Most airline passengers believe that the life
jacket could save their life.
2 The passengers who inflated their life
jackets too early didn't survive.
3 Customs officers can see through the
mirror in Customs.
4 Passengers are often caught by customs
officers because of their body language.
5 Small birds are more dangerous for planes
than big birds.
6 Passengers get confused because what they
can smell is not on the menu.
7 There aren't enough wheelchairs for all the
people who need them.
8 One flight attendant sometimes makes
sarcastic comments about passengers who
don't really need a wheelchair.
d Did you find any of the information
surprising? Which? Do you believe it at all?
 Most airline passengers think it is laughable
1
that a small yellow life jacket with a whistle
3 MINI GRAMMAR so I such ... that
will make any difference if the plane crashes a Look at these two sentences from th e Air Babylon extract.
into the sea. However, in some cases, like when
5 a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 landed The passenger is normally so embarrassed that he disappears as l°
in the Indian Ocean in 1996, it did. Despite quickly as possible. •:.
instructions from the cabin crew IlQl to pre-
inflate their lifejackets inside the plane, several When t his happens there is often such a strong smell, of roast bird
passengers did. They were unable to escape the that passengers on the plane think t hat chicken is being cooked.
lo rising water Inside the plane. But others, who
followed the pilot's instructions, survived. So We oft en use so I such ...that to express a consequence.
it is probably a good idea to look up from your
• Use so + adjective
magazine when the flight attendant is giving the
The f lig ht was so bumpy (that) we all felt sick.
safety demonstration.
• Use so+ adverb
The taxi driver drove so quickly (that) we got to the airport on time.
• Use so much I so many+ noun
15 customs officers are watching everywhere.
There was so much traffic that we nearly missed our flight.
They are watching you from the moment
you walk off the plane, while you are standing • Use such a+ adjective + single countable noun
It was such a great hotel (that) we want to go back there next year.
in Baggage Reclaim waiting for your bag, and
especially when you come out the other side of • Use such+ adjective + uncountable noun
20 Customs, which is when people who are trying We had such terrible weather that we didn't really enjoy the holiday.
to smuggle something finally let their guard • Use such+ adjective + plural noun
down and get caught. The large two-way mirror They were such uncomfortable seats (that) I couldn't sleep at all.
in Customs, (behind which customs officers sit
and watch) is part of that process. As you walk b Complete the sentences with so, so much / many, such, or such a.
25 past, it makes you look taller and thinner. So you
feel good about yourself and you relax and smile. 1 The flight was long that I got really bored.
That's when a customs officer suddenly appears 2 I had noisy child sitting beside me that I couldn't sleep at all.
and asks you to open your case .. . 3 My suitcase was heavy that I had to pay excess baggage.
4 I slept badly on the flight from New York that the jet lag
was worse than usual.
30 B irds are one of the major problems for any
airport when planes are taking off and
landing. Any large bird can easily cause an
5
6
We were served
There were
terrible food that I couldn't eat a thing.
people at check-in that we had to queue for ages.
accident. It flies into the engine, totally destroying 7 We had luggage that we had to get another trolley.
itself and the machinery. Smaller birds are less
of a problem. In some cases they can do some
8 The people we met on holiday were nice people that we
35 damage, but usually they are just roasted. When kept in touch with them.
this happens, there is often such a strong smell
of roast bird that passengers on t e think
at chicken is being cooked, an 4 SPEAKING
rised when they're given a c
t dinner! In p airs, ask and an swer the question s.
1 How do you feel about flying?
2 H ow often do you fly? What for? ~
3 When was the last flight you took? Where did you fly to?
4 H ave you ever ...
• been very delayed at an airport? How long for?
• missed a flight? Why?
• been stopped in Customs? Were you carrying anything that you
shouldn't have?
• had ver y bad turbulence on a flight? H ow did you feel?
Was anyone on the flight injured?
• flown long haul? Did you get jet lag?
ssenger ge
• flown or been upgraded to business class? What was it like?
the othe engers, 'Ladies and gentlemen!
5s Another miracle, courtesy of the airline industry! • been on a flight where there was an emergency?
After years in a wheelchair, he walks again! ' The W hat happened?
passenger is normally so embarrassed that he • sat next to a screaming baby on a flight (or a child that kept
(and it's usually a 'he') disappears as quickly as kicking your seat)? What did you do?

••
he can.
From Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
 VOCABULARY BANK
Air travel
1 AT THE AIRPORT 3 TRAVEL, TRIP, OR JOURNEY?
a Match the words and definitions. a Complete the sentences w ith travel (verb or noun), trip,
1 A Airport terminal 6 Departures board or;ourney.
2 Bag(gage) drop off 7 Gate 1 We're going on a five-day _tr_.
ip_ _ _ to the
3 Baggage reclaim 8 Runway mountains.
4 Check-in desk 9 Security 2 A Did you have a good here?
s Customs 10 VIP lounge B No, my flight was delayed for six hours.
3 Do you have to _ _ _ _ much in your job?
A a building at an airport divided into Arrivals and
Departures (domestic and international flights) 4 Have a good . See you when you get back.
B an electronic display showing flight times and if the b 5 l)) Listen and check.
flight is on time, boarding, closed, or delayed
c What's the differences between the three words?
C where you give in any checked-in luggage (bags,
cases, etc.) and are given a boarding pass
D where you take your luggage to check it in if you 4 PHRASAL VERBS RELATED TO AIR
already have your boarding pass
TRAVEL
E where they check that you are not trying to take
prohibited items (e.g. liquids or sharp objects) onto a Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb from the
the plane, by scanning your hand luggage, and list in the past tense.
making you walk through a metal detector
check in drop off fill in get off get on pick up
F where passengers who are travelling business or first
take off
class can wait for their flight
G where you show your boarding pass and ID and board 1 My husband dropped me off at the airport
your flight two hours before the flight.
H where planes take off and land 2 I online the day before I was
I where you collect your luggage on arrival, and there going to fly.
are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases 3 As soon as I _ _ _ _ _ ___ the plane I sat
J where your luggage may be checked to see if you are down in the first empty seat.
bringing illegal goods into the country 4 The plane _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ late because of the
bad weather.
b 3 l)) Listen and check.
5 I the immigration form for
the US, which the cabin crew gave me shortly before
2 ONBOARD landing.
6 When I the plane I felt
a Complete the text with the words in the list. exhausted after the long flight.
aisle /ail/ cabin crew /'krebm kru:/ seat belts /' i:t belt I 7 When I my luggage at baggage
•
connecting flight /kd'nekt 11J fla1t/ turbulence /'t3:bj::il;:ms/ reclaim I bumped into an old friend who had been on
direct flights /dd'rekt flaits/ jet lag /'d3et lreg/ the same flight.
long-hau l flights /lmJ h::i:I fl a1ts/
b 6 l)) Listen and check.
I often fly to Chile on business. I always choose an 'aisle
seat, so that I can get up and walk around more easily. -ll(p.24
Sometimes there is 2 when the plane flies over
the Andes, which I don't enjoy, and the 3 tell
4
the passengers to put their on.
There aren't any 5 to Chile from London, so I
usually have to get a 6 in Madrid. Whenever I
7
take I always suffer from 8 because
of the time difference and I feel tired for several days.
b 4 l)) Listen and check.