A Imagine you are staying in one of these three places. Describe all the details about the picture but do not name it. The students will have to guess what picture you are talking about.

1 Listen to three conversations at the airport. For each one, note down the traveller’s problem and destination.

 

1. Problem _______________________________.

Destination _______________________________

1. Problem _______________________________.

Destination _______________________________.

2. Problem _______________________________.

Destination _______________________________

2 You will hear four people answering these questions:

How do you feel when you’re in an airport? What do you do while you’re waiting for your flight?

3 Answer the questions:

a How does each person feel?

b What does each person do? Choose activities from the list.

 

Read	have a meal
watch other people	have a drink in the bar
sit near the departures board	go to sleep
wander around	listen to music
watch the planes	talk to people
go to the duty-free shops

4 Stephanie Taylor is a businesswoman who travels regularly as part of her job. Listen to the first part of the interview and choose the three priorities she mentions from the list below.

Good organization

Balancing cost with comfort

Easy booking

Being patient

Regular transport

Airline food

A. Why does Stephanie think it is still important for businesspeople to travel regularly?

5 Listen to the second part of the interview and list the best and worst travel experiences that Stephanie describes.

Best: ………………………….. Worst: …………………………..

 

 

In pairs discuss what developments you expect to see in future business travel.

6 Listen to what Stephanie says about future business travel and complete her prediction below.

Perhaps, particularly in the area of ……………………., I think hotels will need to improve ………………………… in general. There are some very good hotels already, but I think more hotels will provide …………………………… for businesspeople… perhaps some ………………………… facilities for ………………………...

 

Discuss these questions in pairs.

a. What was your worst experience when traveling by air?

b. Think of something interesting that happened to you while traveling.

 

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