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1. CONTEXT
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QantasListening Questions 1
1. What milestone is Qantas celebrating in 2020?
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2. QUESTIONS

2. When did Qantas make its first international flight and how long was thetrip to Singapore?
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vocabulary.

3. What is their logo known as?
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4. What is “Skippy”?
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5. In what year did John Travolta become a Qantas ambassador?
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Listening Questions 2
1. As of early May 2020, by how much had air travel in the US dropped
compared to 2019?

3. LISTEN.
2. What impact did COVID-19 have on air travel globally?

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3. Name 1 thing Qantas did while their planes were grounded to keep them ingood shape.
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4. What did Qantas accomplish in November 2019?
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5. How long was the November flight and how many hours did it take to get toSydney?
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1. What are your priorities when choosing an airline to fly with?
2. What do you think will be the future of air travel and the aviationindustry post Covid-19?

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TRANSCRIPT 1
In 2020 Qantas is celebrating their 100th anniversary. The Australian airline was founded inQueensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd. Queensland is one ofAustralia’s six states and its major cities include Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Cairns.

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Qantas’ first international passenger flight was to Singapore in 1935, a trip that at the time took
more than 3 days from Brisbane and included several overnight stops. Nine years later, Qantas’
logo, known as the “flying kangaroo”, made its first appearance on their aircraft.

5. CHECK VOCABULARY
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vocabulary you
find. Look themup and add themto your list.

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TRANSCRIPT 2
COVID-19 has affected countless businesses and industries, including of course the aviationindustry. According to a CNBC report in early May 2020, air travel in the United States was
down 95% compared to 2019, and flights worldwide had plummeted by 63%.
One challenge commercial airlines have faced is how to manage all their grounded aircraft,roughly 16,000 planes worldwide. In early April 2020, Qantas explained some of the measuresthey take to keep their parked planes in good shape. They include towing the plane around torotate the tires, periodically starting up the engines, and covering up sensitive instruments onthe fuselage and other places that might be inviting to birds or insects.

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1. The company’s president has been _______________ many underworld
figures, affecting his public image.
2. At first the beach looked quite _______________, but when I got closer I
realized it was very rocky.
3. The company’s stock price _______________ after they announced that theywould be laying off thousands of employees.
4. The young actor _______________ on Broadway last Sunday and received
great reviews from the critics.
5. _______________ homes in Japan were either damaged or destroyed in therecent typhoon.

7. SHADOWING

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focusing onintonation andpronunciation.

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Qantas’ fleet includes Boeing’s Dreamliner and Airbuses. A few of their interesting Dreamlinernames include Great Barrier Reef, Boomerang, and Skippy.
Two high-profile names associated with Qantas are actors Hugh Jackman and John Travolta.
Travolta, star of many movies including Grease, Pulp Fiction, and Face/Off, became anambassador in 2002.

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In 2018 Qantas debuted their first direct flight between Australia and Europe, a journey thattakes about 17 hours. If you were a passenger in 1947, the Sydney to London trip took 4 days
and required multiple stops.

55On a lighter note, in November 2019 a Qantas research flight from London to Sydney set acouple of records for a commercial flight. According to CNN, the trip was the longest in terms ofboth distance – just under 18,000 kilometers – and time in the air – roughly 19.5 hours. Any
passengers who were awake at the time were able to enjoy two sunrises.