TEACHER: NOELIA PÉREZ SOTO NAME: …………………………………………................................……………………… GROUP: B2C

Flying backwards and forwards

Air travel is such an everyday experience these days that we are not surprised when we read about a politician having talks with the Japanese Prime Minister one day, attending a conference in Australia the following morning and having to be off at midday to sign a deal in Bangkok.  But frequent long-distance flying can be so tiring that the traveller hardly knows where he is. The fatigue we normally experience after a long journey is accentuated when we fly from east to west or vice versa because we cross time zones.  Air travel is so quick nowadays that we can leave London after breakfast and be in New York in eight hours, yet what really disturbs us most is that when we arrive it is only lunch time but we have already had lunch on the plane and are expecting dinner.  

Doctors say that since air travellers are in no condition to work after crossing a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed on arrival. Airline pilots, in fact, often live by their own watches, ignoring local time, and have breakfast at midnight if necessary. Businessmen who go on long-distance flights, however, are usually out for promotion, and they are lucky if the company admits the doctor's advice and can rest for a day before working.  Sometimes  the  managing director is such an energetic character that he expects  everyone to  be  as fit as he is just because he has never felt  any  ill effects  after flying himself.  He must either go straight to an important meeting as soon as his plane touches down or else return as soon as the meeting is over to report to his boss. Dynamic businessmen of this type often do not realise how disastrous this policy may be for the man's health and the company's reputation.

I. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 POINTS) (0.25 points for each correct answer) Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false.

1. Crossing time zones increases the fatigue we experience on a flight.2. Doctors recommend taking a rest after flying.3. After long-distance flights, pilots finds it most intelligent to take no notice of local time. 4. Most companies allow their employees to lie down after a flight.

II. CHOOSE ONLY TWO FROM THE THREE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

A. EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS. (1 POINT) (0.5 points for each correct answer) Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Where possible, use your own words.

1. Why can be air travel so bad for a businessman’s health?2. Do we always have to go to bed after a fly?

B. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer) Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

(a) conversations(b) the time spent travelling from one place to another(c) one of the 24 areas the world is divided into, each of which has

its own time(d) to land

C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

(a) Write a word from the text that sounds the same as “everyday” /ei/.

(b) Write a word from the text that has the same sound as "age” .

(c) Write a word from the text that sounds the same as “show” .(d) Write a word from the text that sounds the same as “but” .

III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.3 for each correct answer) Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

1. When did you see Emily for the last time?How long is it …………………………………………………………………….

2. Write the correct question for the underlined word(s):……………………………………………………………………………………..I I gave Paul the money

3. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.It’s

…………………………………………………………………………………..4. What a lovely skirt she was wearing when I saw her!

She was wearing ………………………………………………………………5. Write the correct question for the underlined word(s):

……………………………………………………………………………………..Terry’s car broke down

6. John last saw his parents ten years ago.John ………………………………………………………………………………..

7. I’ve never seen such a spectacular musical before.This is ……………………………………………………………………………….

8. He started watching TV 4 hours ago.He …………………………………………………………………………………..

9. It’s the second time I’ve driven a carI ……………………………………………………………………………………..

10. Write the correct question for the underlined word(s):……………………………………………………………………………………..He went to see me twice.

IV. VOCABULARY. (2 POINTS) COMPLETE THE TEXT USING THE WORDS & EXPRESSIONS IN THE BOX. (……/1)

baggage reclaimpassportdeparture loungelandedcheck-in desk to get oncustomsgatetakes offrunway

What you do at the airport: When you arrive at the airport, you go into the terminal building. You check in for your flight at the …………………………….. You show your …………..………… at passport control and then go through security, where they check that you are not carrying any weapons. If you have time you can wait for your flight in the …………………………….. When your flight is called, you go through the departure ……………………... in order ………………………… the plane. The plane then …………………….……. from the …………………………. After your plane has …………………………, you go to the …………….……………… to collect your bags, then go through ………………………………. andimmigration, where they check your passport and your bags. You then go out into the arrivals area.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER. (……/1) (0.1 for each correct answer)

1. The souvenirs that we bought in Paris were too expensive. We paid … for them.

a. through the nose b. an eye of the face c. through the noise

2. American term for “single ticket”:a. return ticket b. one way ticket c. round trip ticket

3. The act of changing from one plane to another while travelling is called:a. transference b. transbord c. transfer

4. A hotel with accommodation and breakfast is a(n) …a. boarding house b. B&B c. Inn

5. I picked up a ... on the Caribbean islands from the travel agency to find information for my holidays.a. tourist brochure b. tour guide c. tourist voucher

6. After spending his holidays travelling around the world, he went into …a. a rip-off b. penniless c. the red

7. Gina wanted to save money. Consequently, every time she phoned home she made a …a. credit card b. small change c. reverse charge call

8. We tried to put our luggage into the … but it was too narrow.a. bonnet b. overhead locker c. left-luggage office

9. After getting all his A-levels, Daniel decided to take … a. a rip-off b. a gap year c. a year on gap

10. American term for “cash point machine”:a. cashier b. VAT c. ATM

V. COMPOSITION (2 POINTS) (Choose one of the following topics and write an opinion essay of between 100 and 125 words)

a) “Travelling makes people be more tolerant.” Do you agree?

b) Which of these places would you like to travel to?: - a tropical beach?- a high snowy mountain?- a busy capital city?