PRESENTATION:
In this activity you are going to:
- Read an article about two people that meet during a flight.
- Understand the general idea of a text.
- Identify specific information from a short article.
Step 1: Read the list of words and find something in common.
- Stay at home
- Go to work
- Travel
- Hang out with friends
- Have breakfast
- Do homework
- Visit friends
- Do housework
- Go camping
- Listen to music
- Read books
- Swim
All they are: part of our routines, free time activities, or hobbies.
Step 2: Try to answer the following questions about you.
How often do you have holidays? Once a year, twice a year?
Do you travel on holidays or stay at home?
When you travel do you prefer to travel by plane, by car or by bus?
Which one do you think is comfortable?
Which one do you think is cheap?
Which one do you think is fast?
PRESENTACIÓN:
En esta actividad vas a:
- Leer un artículo sobre dos personas que se encuentran durante un vuelo.
- Comprender la idea general de un texto.
- Identificar información específica de un artículo corto.
Paso 1: Lee la lista de palabras y encuentra algo en común.
- Quédate en casa
- Ir al trabajo
- Viajar
- Salir con amigos
- Desayunar
- Hacer los deberes
- visitar amigos
- Hacer las tareas domésticas
- Ir de camping
- Escuchar música
- Leer libros
- Nadar
Todos ellos son: parte de nuestras rutinas, actividades de tiempo libre o pasatiempos.
Paso 2: Intenta responder las siguientes preguntas sobre ti.
¿Con qué frecuencia tienes vacaciones? Una vez al año, dos veces al año?
¿Viaja de vacaciones o se queda en casa?
¿Cuándo viaja prefiere viajar en avión, en coche o en autobús?
¿Cuál crees que es cómodo?
¿Cuál crees que es barato?
¿Cuál crees que es rápido?
STUDY AND LEARN BY YOURSELF, YOU CAN DO IT!
1. Read the vocabulary and with the help of a dictionary find the definitions in your own
language. We suggest you the www.wordreference.com online dictionary.
- take off
- nervous
- safe
- comfortable
- excitement
- delightful
- stressful
- boring
- delay
- expensive
- cheap
- Window seat
- alone
- crowded
- awful
- luggage
- airline
- keep in touch
Can you make some sentences using the words from the list?
For example:
Transmilenio is always crowded.
I don’t take a taxi to work because it is expensive.
Sometimes there is a delay with international flights.
I think Colombian food is delightful.
Traduccion
¡Estudia y aprende por ti mismo, puedes hacerlo! 1. Lea el vocabulario y con la
ayuda de un diccionario encuentre las definiciones en su propio idioma. Le
sugerimos el diccionario en línea www.wordreference.com. - quitarse - nervioso -
seguro - cómodo - emoción - encantador - estresante - aburrido - retraso - costoso -
barato - Asiento de ventana - solo - lleno de gente horrible - equipaje - aerolínea -
mantenerse en contacto ¿Puedes hacer algunas oraciones usando las palabras
de la lista? Por ejemplo: Transmilenio siempre está lleno. No tomo un taxi para ir
al trabajo porque es caro. A veces hay un retraso con los vuelos internacionales.
Creo que la comida colombiana es deliciosa. Ejercicio 1: lea la conversación entre
dos pasajeros que están en un avión desde Bogotá a los Estados Unidos. Viajan
solos, pero se encuentran durante el vuelo.
Exercise 1: Read the conversation between two passengers that are in a plane from
Bogotá to the USA. They travel alone, but they meet during the flight.
Pilot: Dear passengers please take your seats. The flight to Florida is about to take off.
Angie: Hi, I’m Angie. This is my seat. Sorry.
Lina: Ok, no problem I can move to the window seat, it’s my favorite.
Angie: I don’t like to watch through the window during a flight.
Lina: I’m Lina. Do you travel alone?
Angie: Yes, I am alone. Is it ok if we talk for a while? I’m a bit nervous.
Lina: No problem I travel alone too. I travel to Orlando. Do you know that place?
Angie: No, this is my first time out of the country and I am nervous because I travel alone. I
have some family in Miami, I go to visit them.
Lina: That sounds great. Miami is a beautiful place. I travel this time because I have some
plans in Orlando with a friend. We go to spend some days at Disney World.
Angie: Wow, I can imagine you are excited about the trip.
Lina: Yes, I am. And what do you think about this airline, Do you like it?
Angie: I don’t travel by plane too much, but this airline is very comfortable and the tickets are
not cheap but it’s ok.
Lina: I like this airline a lot. I think the ticket prices are expensive. But I like the food,
its’ delightful, that’s my favorite part. And the service at the airport with the luggage is really
good and safe. I rarely travel alone.
Angie: I never travel alone. A cousin travels next weekend but I don’t want to wait until the
weekend. There are some delays with international flights.
Lina: Yes, that’s right. And the airport is crowded on weekends too. I don’t like to travel on
Saturdays, it’s awful. On Saturdays many people travel to visit friends, family or just to spend
time out of the city.
Angie: Well, I rarely travel out of the city. I have two sons and I usually spend time at home in
Bogotá. I’m a housewife.
Lina: I have two children too, one girl and one boy. But they don’t go to school, they both go to
college.
Angie: So they are almost adults. My sons are teenagers. They do all things teenagers do
except housework. They go camping and hang out with friends all of the time.
Lina: I know. And your husband? Is he in Miami?
Angie: No, he stays in Bogotá this time. He works and doesn’t have holidays right now, so he
is at home with our stressfulteenagers.
Lina: That sounds good for you. So you have holidays and free time for yourself. It’s time for
you to rest.
Angie: Of course, it’s the perfect moment to relax. I have a sister in Miami and I want to stay
with her for a week or two. I want to go to the beach, swim, read my books and rest.
Lina: I have some relatives in Florida, but this time I want to meet a friend in Orlando to visit
Disney world. I don’t want boring holidays this time.
Angie: I understand, you want some excitement. I want to go there if I have time.
Lina: That’s right. I am still young for some excitement. If you want we can meet there.
Angie: Great! Let’s change e-mails to keep in touch.
Lina: Of course. This is my e-mail linagarciap@....
Exercise 2: Answer the following questions.
1. What is the women’s destination? Respuesta
Yes, they do.
2. Do they travel with any friend? Respuesta
3. Who travels to visit her family? Respuesta
4. Who travels to meet a friend? Respuesta
5. What does Lina want to do in the USA? Respuesta
6. What does Angie want to do in the USA? Respuesta
7. What does Lina like about the airline? Respuesta
8. Who likes to go camping and hang out with friends? Respuesta
Exercise 3: Read the conversation again. Check the sentences bellow and decide if the
information is TRUE or FALSE. Select one option.
1. This is the first time Angie travels out of the country. Respuesta
2. Lina thinks the airport is crowded on weekends. Respuesta
3. Lina’s children are teenagers. Respuesta
4. Angie is nervous because she doesn’t like planes. Respuesta
5. Lina travels to relax in Miami Beach. Respuesta
6. Lina wants some boring holidays. Respuesta
7. Angie’s husband doesn’t travel because he doesn’t have holidays. Respuesta
8. Lina and Angie change some information to keep in touch. Respuesta
