G be going to (plans and predictions)

V airports
P sentence stress and fast speech

1 VOCABULARY airports 2 LISTENING

a When was the last time you were
at an a irpo rt? Was it to travel
somewhere (where?) or to meet
someone (who?)?
b Look at the a irpor t sig ns and
match them to the words and
ph rases below.
a Look at the three tra vellers in the picture. Who do you t hink is ... ?
• going to work abroad for an GO (= non-gove rnmental organization)
• goin g to sec a n ex-partner
• going to do a photo shoot in a n exotic place
What are their plans?
What are their dreams?

0 Arrivals
0 Baggage drop-off
0 Baggage reclaim
0 Check-in
0 Customs
We spent a morning in Departures last week
0 OeQ.S!.Ctures
asking people about t heir travel plans.
0 Gates
0 Lifts
LJ Passport control b 1 55 >)) Listen and check your answers to a. Then liste n again and complete
t he chart.
0 Terminal
0 Toilets Where to? Why? Other information
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c 1 54>)) Listen and check. Then

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cover the word and look at the
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a nd phrases.
3 GRAMMAR
be going to (plans and predictions)
a 1 56 >)) Look at these se ntences fro m t he airpo r t
inter views and complete the gaps with a fo rm of
be BoinB to + verb. Then liste n a nd check.
I English to youn g child ren.
2 How lo ng there fo r?
3 It's winter in Australia now, so _ _ _ _ _ __
qu ite cold.
4 _ _ _ ____ you at the air po rt?
5 l'm sure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a greattime .
b In pairs decide if sentences J - 5 are pia ns o r predict io ns
about the futu re. Write PL (pla n) o r PR (predic tio n).
c )o- p.l30 Grammar Bank 3A. Lea rn m o re abo ut
be BOinB to a nd practise it.
4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
sentence stress and fast speech
a 1 58 >)) Listen a nd repeat the sente nces. Copy the
r.by,thm .
I W hat a rc you g_Qing ro do ton.ighP
2 Are you g_Qing ro see a film?
3 l'mg_Qing ro cook amealforyou.
4 1 think it 's g_Qi ng ro rain.
5 We aren't g_Qing ro have a holiday th is year.
p Fast speech: gonna
When people speak fast t hey often pronounce g oing to
as gonna ·•g:m:J. , e.g. What are you going t o do? sounds like
What are you gonna do?
b 1 59 >)) Listen a nd w ri te s ix sente nce .
c )o- Communication What are your plans? A p.lOl
B p.l 07. lnter view each othe r abo ut your plans.
5 READING
a What is yo ur nearest a irport? What's it like? What
can you do th ere w hile yo u're waiting for a fli ght?
b Read an a rt icle abo ut the to p a irpo rts in the wo rld .
W hich is t he best airpo rt(s) if yo u .. . ?
have a medica l pro blem
2 would like to see a film
3 want to do some port or exercise
4 need to leave yo ur dog for the weekend
5 are worried abo ut getting lost
6 wa nt to sleep between flights
7 would like to see the city between fl ights
or many people airports are a nightmare - long queues
F when you check in and go through security and an even
longer wait if your flight is delayed. But there are some
airports where you can actually enjoy yourself. All good
airports have excellent facilit ies for business people and
children, free Wi-fi, restaurants, cafes, and shops. But the
best airports have much more ...
SINGAPORE AIRPORT is paradise for flower lovers, as it has an
indoor orchid garden! It also has a rooftop swimming pool and
a free sight-seeing tour for people who have at least five hours
to wait for their connecting flight.
If you like computer games, you'll never be bored at HONG
KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - there are dozens of free
Playstations all over the terminals! It's also good for people
with no sense of direction - there are 'Airport Ambassadors' in
red coats , who help you to get f rom one place to another.
SEOUL AIRPORT is the place to relax. You can go to the
hairdresser and have beauty treatments or a massage. Sports
fa ns can also play golf at their 72-hole golf cours e!
MUNICH AIRPORT helps to kee p passengers entertained with
a 60-seat cinema and non-stop films. The re is also free coffee
and tea near all the seating areas, and lots of free magazines
and newspapers.
If you worry about your health and like to be near medical
services at all times, OSAKA AIRPORT in Japan is the perfect
place to wait, as it has a dentist and doctor's surgery. And for
people with animals, there is even a pet hotel!
If you have a long wait between flights at ZURICH AIRPORT in
Switzerland, you can rent day rooms with their own bathroom
and kitchen and wake-up call service. So you can have a shower
and then sleep peacefully until you have to board your flight.
c Look at the high lighted wo rds and phra es related to
a irports a nd g ues their m ea nin g.
d R o le play wi th a pa rt ne r.
A im agine you are at o ne of these airports and yo ur fl ight
is delayed fo r three hou rs. B calls yo u o n your mobile. Tell
B where yo u a re and what you a re going to do. T hen swap
ro le . Do the sa me with o ther airpo rts.
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