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Unit 4◎On the plane (2)Talking about problems on board

Situational English
Fill in the blanks.
1. You see that someone else is sitting in your seat. What would you say?
You: “Excuse me. I think you are ………………………”a) a sitting mistake b) sitting wrong number c) in my seat
2. The other passenger: “Oh, …………… me check my boarding card. . . Yes, I’m sorry. My mistake.” a) give b) letc) allow
You: “No, problem.”
Grammar Spot
let someone do something
Let me help you.
◎Role-playing

2.
It’s very cold in the cabin. You need another blanket.
You: “Excuse me. ………… give me another blanket?
a) May I b) I would like c) Could you
Flight attendant: “Certainly. ……………….a pillow as well?”a) May I b) Would you like c) Could you
You: “No, thank you.”◎Role-playing

3. You want to listen to music, but your headset doesn’t work.
You: “Excuse me. My headset doesn’t work. …………….have another one?
a) May I b) I would like c) Could you

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To make a Yes / No question with other verbs in the Simple Present, you simply borrow auxiliary ‘Do’ (=DummyAuxiliary) and put it in front. Use ‘Does’ , if the subject is 3rd person singular (He/ She / It / Naomi/ His mother, etc.)
Positive You/ I/ We/ They want a room with seaview.
Question Do you want a room with seaview?
Positive He wants a room with seaview.
Question Does he want a room with seaview?
The same applies to making negatives. Use ‘do not’ or ‘does not’.
Negative They do not (=don’t) want a room with seaview.
Negative He does not (=doesn’t) want a roomWH questions with other verbs than the verb to be
To make a question with question words in the Simple Present, you simply make a normal question, and then put aquestion word in front.
Does he want a room with seaview?  Why does he want a room with seaview?
Listening for information
You will hear an announcement. Listen to the announcement and try to understand it withoutlooking at the words in your book.

Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.

“Ladies & Gentlemen! In a moment, we will be distributing Arrival Cards and Customs Declaration forms.
Please fill in the forms in BLOCK letters by the time we arrive. Thank you.”
Key Words‘will’(future) + be + ―ing = action taking place in the very near future
distributegive outarrival card = incoming passenger card/ landing card/ disembarkation cardcustoms declaration form a statement showing goods being imported
fill in (UK) = fill out (US) write all the necessary information on a formby the time before but no later than the timeListen to the dialogue between Naomi and a flight attendant and try to understand it withoutlooking at the words in your book.

Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.

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CourseNaomi: Excuse me. May I borrow a pen to fill in all these forms for customs and immigration?
Flight attendant: I don’t have one on me right now, but I’ll get one for you.
(THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COMES BACK WITH A PEN)
N: Thank you. Do you know when we will be landing?
Fa: In about 2 hours.
Key Words
borrow use something belonging to someone else and give it back to them laterone = (pronoun) a pencustoms the place where your bags are checked when entering the country
immigration the place where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country
form document
land make a plane move safely down onto the ground at the end of a journey◎

Role-playing

Writing
You have the following arrival card. Fill in the answers on the form. Use the Notes if you need to.
ＤＩＳＥＭＢＡＲＫＡＴＩＯＮ ＣＡＲＤ
(For Arriving Passengers)
Ｐｌｅａｓｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ ｉｎ ＢＬＯＣＫ ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ
ＳｕｒｎａｍｅＦｉｒｓｔ ｎａｍｅＭｉｄｄｌｅ ｎａｍｅ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
□ ＭａｌｅＢｉｒｔｈｄａｙ     (   M  Ｍ /  DD /  YY）                 Country of birth□ Ｆｅｍａｌｅ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Nationality/ Citizenship………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Home address…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Address in the UK…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Passport number
Place of issue
Date of issue （ＭＭ /  DD /  YY）…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Purpose of visit…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Occupation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Airport of origin
Flight number……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
DateSignature……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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disembarkation cardbirth			block letters 		
occupation 			◎Let’s review the numbers.
1. Listen and repeat
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

arrival card /incoming passenger card/ landing card
being born
LIKE THESE
job

90

100

2. Say the number your teacher write on the whiteboard.
3. Write the numbers you hear.
Vocab Review		
Match the words with the meanings.
passengers 				invite			requiring		
assistance		
board			row			
aboard		bound for (a place)in-flight service director
delay			departure		
take-off		
clearance		
on time		currently		
be in line for		
fasten		secure			compartment		

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someone responsible for service during a plane journey
fix firmly
at the correct time or the time that was arranged
join together firmly
at the present time; now
official permission
one of the separate spaces used for keeping things in
be waiting one behind another for
people traveling in a vehicle, such as a car, bus, or planeleaving a place
the length of the waiting time the length of the waiting timehelp
each line of seats on a planeneeding
get on the plane
travelling towards
the time when a plane leaves the ground and begins to fly
ask someone to do somethingon or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc.

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