Have you ever travelled by air? Share your experience with the class.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 415.

Nothing can match airplanes for speed and comfort, but some people object to flying. Here are their possible objections. Would you like to add to this list? Would you like to cross anything out? Write down your counter-reasons in favour of flying.

HAVE YOUR SAY

What do you think?

Comprehension check

1. Look at the list of disasters in paragraph 2.

· Which happened on the ground?

· Which happened in the air?

· Which could have been both on the ground and in the air?

2. After paragraph 2, how many disasters are described?

3. Why did some passengers have to run round a plane?

4. Why did a passenger and a pilot have to knock on the plane door to get in?

5. Why was it surprising to have a lifeboat drill on a flight from London to Manchester?

6. What does in-flight entertainment usually consist of? Was this experience entertaining?

7. Why was the Chicago businessman inappropriately dressed?

1. The competition was answered by very experienced travellers. Why do you think they put safety so far down on their list of importance?

2. Why do you think the cabin staff on one flight wanted to sit near the emergency exit?

3. Which of the stories were funny but dangerous? Which were funny but not dangerous?

1. You take too great a risk. You may crash. Modern jet liners fly too fast and high and it's dangerous.

2. Flying is too expensive.

3. Planes are too fast and you don't have time enough to adjust yourself to new surroundings and enjoy the trip.

4. You can't see anything but clouds while travelling.

5. You get airsick.

6. It's difficult to book a flight at the height of summer season.

7. Your flight may be delayed or cancelled due to weather conditions and you will have to spend hours at the airport.

8. Your flight may be diverted to another airport.

2. Sum up all the arguments for and against flying.