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Plans and Dreams: Be Going To
Plans and Dreams: Be Going To
be book not fly get miss need not sleep not stay
1 He's going to miss the 2 Iam going to book m y f l i g h t isn't going to sleepd u r i n g 4 How is
flight. online. the f l i g h t . going to get to the airport?
5 T h a t plane isn't going to fly are going to be am not going to stay Are going to need
today. i hotel. a trolley?
there?
to board our plane. We had a good flight, but we were
Philip We're going to stay
7
(we / stay) in Edinburgh for
a week, and t h e n we're going to rent
8
(we / rent) very tired when we landed at JFK A i r p o r t . There was a
5 She's g o i n g to t a k e the l i f t .
4 READING
a R e a d the t e x t . H o w m a n y a i r p o r t s is B e i j i n g g o i n g
The World's
t o have i n 2 0 2 0 ? 3
Biggest Airport
b R e a d the text a g a i n . M a r k the sentences T (true) o r
F (false).
1 M o r e t h a n 5 4 m i l l i o n people use A t l a n t a
I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t each year. F_ The world's busiest a i r p o r t today is in the USA. Nearly
54 million passengers pass t h r o u g h Atlanta International
2 A t l a n t a I n t e r n a t i o n a l isn't g o i n g t o be
Airport every year. However, by the end of the next
the busiest a i r p o r t i n 2 0 2 0 . T
decade there's going t o be a new airport even bigger and
3 A new a i r p o r t was b u i l t f o r the 2 0 0 8
busier than Atlanta. The new airport is going to be in the
O l y m p i c Games. F
capital of China: Beijing.
4 B e i j i n g C a p i t a l A i r p o r t is t o o s m a l l . T
Beijing already has t w o airports. The first is Beijing Capital,
5 I n the f u t u r e , Beijing's M e t r o is g o i n g to reach where an extra terminal was built for the 2008 Olympic
the new a i r p o r t . T Games. The second is Nanyuan Airport, which is mainly
6 T h e new a i r p o r t is g o i n g to have eight runways. F used by military planes .Just over 73 million passengers
passed t h r o u g h Beijing Capital Airport last year, making it
c L o o k at the h i g h l i g h t e d w o r d s . W h a t d o y o u t h i n k
the second busiest after Atlanta. But the current airport
they mean? Check w i t h y o u r dictionary.
is not big enough f o r all the Chinese passengers w h o want
to travel by plane. This is why the government is going to
build a new one.
5 LISTENING
The new a i r p o r t is going to be in the suburb of Daxing,
a QC^ts© L i s t e n t o f i v e c o n v e r s a t i o n s at t h e a i r p o r t . in the south of t h e city. Daxing is about an hour's drive
M a t c h t h e speakers w i t h t h e places i n t h e b o x . f r o m the city centre. The government is going t o extend
Beijing's M e t r o so t h a t passengers can reach it more easily.
Arrivals Baggage reclaim Check-in
There are also plans for a high-speed train line. The airport
Customs Immigration
is going t o have eight runways for commercial flights,
Dialogue 1 Arrivals and a ninth runway for military use. This is going t o make it
Dialogue 2 Check-in the biggest and the busiest a i r p o r t in the world.
Dialogue 3 Immigration
Dialogue 4 Baggage reclaim
Dialogue 5 Customs
b Listen again and answer the questions. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
1 W h a t d i d the m a n eat o n the plane? a sandwich L e a r n these words and phrases.
2 W h a t ' s the Gate n u m b e r ? B28
dreams /driimz/ b o a r d /bo:d/
3 W h a t ' s the friend's phone number? 415673702
facilities fa'sitatiz/ delayed /di'leid/
4 W h a t c o l o u r is the suitcase? grey
paradise /'paeradais/ free(Wi-fi) /fri/
5 W h a t d i d the w o m a n buy? some chocolate
passenger /'paesind3a/ connecting flight
security /si'kjuarati/ /ka'nektirj f l a i t /
traveller /'trsevab/
The f u t u r e belongs t o t h o s e w h o believe
in t h e b e a u t y of t h e i r dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
VV/I\VV hi
at's meet again
B I usually catch the bus, but tomorrow I'm going t o 4 S o r r y , n o . I ' m w o r k i n g o n Saturday.
drive / I'm driving because the buses are on strike. 6 N o t h i n g . N e x t w e e k e n d is f i n e .
2 I'd love t o .
8 A Your girlfriend drives too fast.
7 Great. D o you like walking?
B I know. I'm sure she's going t o have / she's having an
accident one day. L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i s t e n a g a i n a n d repeat
t h e sentences. C o p y t h e r h y t h m .
4 READING
a R e a d t h e a d v e r t f o r a h o l i d a y . H o w m a n y n i g h t s does t h e t o u r last? 9
P r a g i
The tour starts in Prague, capital of the
Czech Republic. A free bus takes you from
the airport to your hotel, where you spend
three nights. The price includes a tour of the
city, a cruise on the Vltava River, a visit to a
spa resort, and a performance at the Laterna
Magika theatre. From Prague you travel first
class by train to your next destination: Vienna.
Vienna
The Austrian capital has many spectacular monuments, which
you can visit with the free 72-hour travel card which you receive
when you arrive in Vienna. The price also includes a tour of the
city, Viennese coffee and cakes at the famous Hotel Sacher, and
Budapest O
You spend your last three nights in Budapest, the capital city of
a performance at the opera. After your three nights in Vienna Hungary, where there are plenty of places to explore. The city is
you travel first class by train to your final destination: Budapest. divided into two parts: the old historic city of Buda on the hill, and
the commercial city of Pest on the other side of the River Danube.
The price includes a tour of the city with a visit to the Parliament
building, a typical Hungarian dinner, a performance of classical
At only €1599, this is an opportunity you cannot afford t o miss! music, and the return journey from your hotel to the airport.
R e a d t h e a d v e r t a g a i n . A n s w e r the 5 LISTENING
questions w i t h P (Prague), V ( V i e n n a ) ,
or B (Budapest). a 0 5 3 ^ 2 3 ) L i s t e n t o t w o p e o p l e , C h r i s a n d D a w n , t a l k i n g a b o u t an
I n t e r r a i l i n g h o l i d a y . W h i c h c o u n t r i e s is D a w n v i s i t i n g ?
I n w h i c h c i t y do c u s t o m e r s . . . ?
Italy and France
1 travel free o n p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t V_
2 have a t r a d i t i o n a l evening meal B b L i s t e n a g a i n a n d c o r r e c t t h e sentences.
3 go o n a boat t r i p P 1 D a w n is going I n t e r r a i l i n g o n h e r o w n .
4 listen to a concert B with a friend
5 have a d r i n k a n d sweet snack V 2 C h r i s went I n t e r r a i l i n g w h e n he was a c h i l d . a student
6 go t o a place t o relax P 3 D a w n is going I n t e r r a i l i n g f o r a m o n t h . a week
Underline five words you don't know. 4 D a w n ' s first stop i n Italy is M i l a n . Venice
Use y o u r d i c t i o n a r y t o l o o k up t h e i r 5 D a w n wants to visit the E i f f e l T o w e r i n Paris. Louvre
meaning and pronunciation. 6 D a w n is spending most nights o n the t r a i n . in hotels
tHiTtreflfr L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i
the w o r d s .
4 READING
a R e a d the d e f i n i t i o n s a n d c o m p l e t e t h e m w i t h these w o r d s .
agritourism chick lit E-waste fashionista netiquette sandwich generation staycation web rage
VOCABULARY 4 READING
C o m p l e t e the sentences. a R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a n d a n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s .
1 Can we have a table . f o r t w o , please? 1 H o w many restaurants are there i n new York? Over 20.000
2 What's o n t h e m enu today?
3 The starter is chicken soup or t o m a t o salad. 2 W h5ap.m
t tim
- 7e p.m
d o restaurants serve Early B i r d menus?