Monday, 30 November, 2015

1. Vocabulary: Airports

Let's go to page 20 of your book. Do activities 1a and 1b.

1. Baggage reclaim
2. Departures
3. Arrivals
4. Terminal
5. Lifts
6. Trolley
7. Baggage drop-off
8. Customs
9. Check-in
10. Passport Control
11. Gates
12. Toilets

Listen to track 1.54 to check your answers.

*We met the five o'clock train.
 Fuimos a la estación cuando vino el tren de las cinco (para recoger a alguien)
*We met my sister at the train (station).
 Fuimos a recoger mi hermana del tren.
*We picked them up at/from the airport.
 Les recogimos del aeropuerto.
*We dropped them off at the airport.
 Les dejamos en el aeropuerto.

2. Listening

Let's do the listening activity on page 20. Who do you think is travelling for which of the reasons?

Listen to track 1.55 and complete the chart.

Olivia is going to Nicaragua as a Volunteer. She is going to teach English to young children for 6 weeks. After that she is going to travel around the country for a month.

Matthew is going to Australia for a photo shoot. He is going to model winter clothes for next season. Right now it is quite cold in Melbourne, around 8-9º C during the day.

Lily is going to Budapest for work and to see an ex-boyfriend. She is going to attend a conference at Budapest University, where her ex-boyfriend works.

Listen again with the transcript on page 119 to check your answers.

3. Grammar: be going to for plans and predictions

Let's do the exercises in 3 on page 21. Decide if they are plans or predictions

1. I'm going to teach English to young children. (plan)
2. How long are you going to be there for? (plan)
3. It's winter in Australia now, so it's going to be quite cold. (prediction)
4. Is he going to meet you at the airport? (plan/prediction)
5. I'm sure you are going to have a great time. (prediction)

Let's go to page 130 and read about 'be going to' for plans and predictions.

Now, let's do the exercises on page 131.

3Aa Complete the sentences.

1. Is your sister going to learn Chinese?
2. You are going to be in class 3 next year.
3. We aren't going to go camping next summer. We are going to stay in a hotel.
4. We are going to get a taxi to the airport.
5. I am going to cook a wonderful meal tonight.
6. You can talk, but I am not going to listen to you.
7. What are you going to do when you leave school?

3Ab Make sentences for the pictures.

1. We are going to be late for work!
2. Not that one. It is going to be too expensive.
3. You are going to love this book!

4. Pronunciation and Listening

Let's listen to track 1.58 and repeat the sentences. Focus on the intonation.

Now, listen to track 1.59 and write the sentences. You will need to listen several times.

1. It's going to be difficult.
2. What are we going to do now?
3. Is it going to rain?
4. Where are we going to go?
5. They aren't going to come.
6. What's going to happen?

5. Speaking

Now, with a partner, talk about the questions on pages 101 and 107.