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2. Text Read the text on the worksheet. As you read, think about this question: What happened? Now, tell your partners what happened in the story. Do you think the flight attendant should lose her job?

3. Language In the text some verbs are highlighted. Which tenses are these in? For example: – was going  past continuous – hit  past simple – screamed  past simple – had been  past perfect simple – had been reading  past perfect continuous

4. Some Practice Under exercise 1 you will find a story about a family’s dilemma when they were traveling. You have to circle the tense which you think it correct. Now compare with your partners

5. Answers 1.were checking in 2.had won 3.were looking forward to 4.had forgotten 5.had arrived 6.ran 7.went 8.had filled in 9.hurried 10.caught

6. Pronunciation: Vowel Sounds Do you know which vowel sounds these represent in English? If you don’t, ask your partner for help:

7. The sounds are shown in three colours: red, yellow and purple. What do you think this represents? Discuss with your partners: Red  short soundsYellow  long sounds Purple  diphthongs: two sounds together

8. Vowel Sounds Can you think of any verbs in the past which contain these sounds? Make a list.

9. Some Practice On the worksheet, there are sentences with lots of verbs in the past – they are highlighted in pink. Match the sounds in the sentences to the vowel sounds. Do this individually. Now compare with your partners

10. Air Travel I have flown many times around Europe. I have never really had any problems. Except one time. I was flying from Dresden, in Germany, to Newcastle in the UK. I had to change planes in Düsseldorf. It had been snowing quite heavy before take-off, so there was a bit of delay. When I arrived at Düsseldorf, where it had also been snowing, we were so delayed that I had to run to the next gate to catch my plane. Of course, my luggage wasn’t transferred in time. In fact, for some strange reason my luggage was sent to Barcelona! I had to wait 3 days until I got it back… 

11. What about you? Have you ever had any problems when travelling – it doesn’t have to be by plane, it could be by train, car or ship. If you have never had any problems, perhaps you could be creative and think up a problem. Make some notes. When you are ready, tell your partners about what happened.

12. Thank You! End of lesson