Listening skill - Airport Announcement

Airport Announcement







1. Who is probably making the announcement?
A. a pilot
B. a flight attendant
C. a ticket agent
D. a ground crew member
2. What is the ultimate destination of the flight?
A. Atlanta
B. Miami
C. Caracas
D. Lima
3. What change has been announced?
A. the flight number
B. the gate number
C. the arrival time
D. the boarding time
4. What are the current weather conditions outside?
A. It's raining.
B. It's cloudy.
C. It's hailing.
D. It's windy.
5. What time will the plane depart?
A. 9:50 AM
B. 12:15 PM
C. 4:05 PM
D. 8:45 PM


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Exercise 1

1. What year did you _____ university?
graduate
graduate from
graduating
graduating from

2. It seems to be getting worse. You had better _____ a specialist.


The Olympic Games



The Olympic Games


Do you know when and where the next Olympic Games will be held? D you know how the Olympic Games began?

ANCIENT 

The beginning
Three thousand years ago people came from all over Greece to attend a special festival at Olympia. There were celebrations and races. As time passed, the races grew bigger and more events were included, such as wrestling, discus and javelin throwing, and chariot racing. These events were only for men.

The history of New York



The history of New York

Where is New York? Do you know anything about its history?

Introduction
New York is the biggest city in the United States of America. More than eight million people live and work in New York. Another ten million people live very near to the city and travel to work there every day. NewYork is one of the most important cities in the world. It is a centre forbusiness.

The poachers

The poachers

By the light of the moon three dark shadowy figures were crossing the river on a raft. They did not want to be seen. Who were they? Where were they going?

A great river formed the border between two countries. By the light of the moon three men were crossing the dark water on a small raft. The river was wide but the current was not strong. The river bank was thick with trees. No one had seen the men arrive and make camp a few days earlier. A river patrol

Capitalization



Capitalization

Rule 1. Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence.
Examples: He said, ‘‘Treat her as you would your own daughter.’’
‘‘Look out!’’ she screamed. ‘‘You almost ran into my child.’’
Rule 2. Capitalize a proper noun.
Example: Golden Gate Bridge.
Rule 3. Capitalize a person’s title when it precedes the name. Do not capitalize when the title is acting as a description following the name.

A vocabulary




Absorb (verb)
to occupy the full attention of, for example, to take in moisture or liquid.
Therapists who believe in the reality of Multiple Personality Disorder generally believe it to be caused by very severe abuse during childhood violence so extreme that the child cannot
absorb the trauma in its entirety.

Abandon (verb)
to give up without intending to return or claim again.
Vinland was the first European Settlement in the New World but now was abandoned.

Abdomen (noun)

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