READING

a Read the text quickly. What two problems does Linate airport have?

b Read the text again and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False).

1 Wildlife experts are going to try to catch the

hares next Sunday. T

2 Hares recently caused two accidents involving tourist charter planes.

3 Nobody knows why the hare population has suddenly increased in the area.

4 Linate will close at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. 5 The hunters will take the hares to the country

and set them free.

6 Linate is Milan's main airport.

7 Only low-cost airlines use Linate airport. 8 The hares are not the only problem Linate

airport suffers.

c Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text. What do you ¢ink they mean? Check with your dictionary, then us"e them to complete the sentences.

1 Due to a technical fault, our flight is going to

be rescheduled for this afternoon.

A plague of hares has been causing such chaos at Milan's city airport that authorities have decided to take 'drastic m urs· to try and catch them. Linate airport will is for three hours on Sunday while 200 wildlife experts go out on the runways to: P'e: about 80 hares.

Hares have been invading the runways for months,

confusing the ground radar, and 'e_nc'iar.ig riiig' aircraft landing and taking off, say officials. 'ln the last two weeks hares have ended up beneath the wheels of two tourist charter planes,' said Alberto Grancini, the Milan province official in charge of hunting and wildlife. 'They could have caused serious accidents.'

The Milan airports authority said that the hare population

at Linate had 'fue p.q_9.11:>ly increased this year leading to

2 The police are trying to a bank robber who

several · «'.em'

p to drive them away from the airport.

is hiding somewhere in the building.

3 We set off on our journey __, when the sun was just rising.

4 The plane crashed one minute after taking off. It's a complete mystery.

5 The government needs to taketo reduce gun crime in big cities.

6 Firefighters made several to enter the building, but the fire was too strong.

7 The man will from prison after serving only ten years of his sentence.

8 People who drink and drive are __ the lives of other drivers.

Unfortunately the hares have refused to leave, so the

decision has been made to close the airport altogether to

try to capture them.

The operation begins on Saturday, when an area of 4 square kilometres willbe fenced off ineludingthe runways, hangars, and aircraft parking areas. The hare hunters will move in.<!t da· on Sunday, chasing hares until

8.00 a.m. when Linate will reopen. Twelve flights will have to [b':frStjl' 4)eA for later in the day. The hares will be taken to protected nature reserves in the Milan area and will - reI.<lSe4:, in the hope that they do not find their way back to the airport.

Linate, which is only 7 km from the centre of Milan, was built in the 1930s, and served as the city's main airport until the modernization of Malpensa, 50 km up the road. Linate is used by charters and low-cost airlines such as easyjet, as well as by national carriers such as Alitalia and British Airways. It is plagued not only by hares but also by frequent fog. 8

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2 VO CAB U LA RY air travel

a Complete the crossword. 2 3

Clues across ' 4

6 When I went to pick up my..., I found that one bag hadn't arrived. s 6

7 The air... were very efficient when we had to make an emergency landing. 8 After the flight landed, the... had to stay on board the plane for an hour

because of a security alert.

Clues down.J..

1 It's not always easy to find a... at airports if you need help with your

suitcase.

2 Nowadays Ialways fly with low-cost.... They are much cheaper! a 3 After we'd checked in, we went through to... to find the right gate.

4 When Igot to the airport,Iwent straight to... to see if my mother's flight had landed yet.

5 Iasked a flight... to bring me an extra pillow.

b Complete the text with suitable words.

3 M I N I G RAM MA R so / such...that

Circle the correct answer.

IPlease don't walk @ I such fast. Ican't keep up!

2 I've never seen such I such an awful film in all my life! 3 This is the first time we've had a so long I such a long

delay at the airport.

4 The terminal was so I such crowded that we couldn't find a trolley.

5 There was so much I so many snow on the runway that the airport was closed.

6 Our neighbours have got such a I such noisy dogs that we have had to complain twice.

7 The taxi driver drove so I such slowly that we nearly missed our flight.

8 There were so I such a lot of passengers that there wasn't a single empty seat on the plane.

4 G RAM MAR na rrative tenses, past perfect continuous

a Right (.I) or wrong (x)? Correct the wrong phrases.

IIwas being late for my flight because Ihad parked in the wrong terminal. )(I was late

2 Had you a good flight?__

3 Someone stole their hand luggage when they waited in the queue.__

4 Where was going Ewan when his car broke down?

5 Daisy had already left the airport when she realized she had the wrong suitcase._____

6 Our suitcases were already at baggage reclaim when we were getting there._

7 We said goodbye to our friends. Then we went through security and passport control into the departure lounge.___

8 He had been flying for twelve hours by the time he reached Australia. ___

b Circle the correct verb form. Sometimes both are possible.

1 T he crew were e xhausted because they <:liad worke / (!tad been workini)all night.

2 Jess was exhausted because she had waited I had been waiting for three hours for her flight to board.

3 We weren't hungry during the flight because we had had I

had been having a meal earlier in one of the airport restaurants.

4 After I had picked up I had been picking up my luggage,

Itook a taxi to my hotel.

5 My mother couldn't move her legs because she had sat I

had been sitting down for so long.

6 My flight arrived late because it hadn't taken off I

hadn't been taking off on time.

c Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in

brackets.

More Words to Learn

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5 PR ON U N CIATI ON irregula r past forms

a Write the irregular past simple forms.

b Practice saying the words in a.

lj!!f!(!J!rt)• Studenf s Book p.158 Sound Bank

IJ Listen again and mark the statements T (True) or F (False), according to the speaker.

1 Amelia was excited when she first saw a plane.

2 An experience at a flying exhibition made her want to fly.

3 Amelia's father gave her the money for her flying lessons.

4 She was taught to fly by a woman.

5 She named her first plane after a bird.

6 It took Amelia less than two years to get her pilot's licence.

7 Amelia's first flight across the Atlantic was as a passenger.

8 Her second attempt to fly around the world was in 1947.

9 Amelia and her co-pilot nearly completed their round-the-world trip.

a Listen again with the tapescript on p.75 and try

to guess the meaning of any words that you

don't know. Then check in your dictionary.

l

I G RAM MAR adverbs and adverbial phrases

a Complete the sentences with adverbs made from the adjectives in the list.

2 ill I hardly I daughter I is I My I ever

3 parents I next I are I His I retiring I year

bad careful correct hard fast

brilliant happy safe extreme 4 boy I rude I teacher I was I to I The I extremely I his

1 Jack won the tennis final because he played

brilliantly

2 My brother had an accident because he was driving too __

3 You'll have to think very_ before you decide whether to accept the job.

4 I speak French very. No one can understand me.

5 we I umbrella I an I had I Luckily I taken

6 at I police I immediately I bank I arrived I The I the 7 is I James I apparently I divorced I getting

8 eats I My I unhealthily I very I brother

5 Who can spell this word _

6 Although the weather was awful, the plane landed

c Put the adverbs I adverbial phrases inthe correct place in each sentence.

7 His parents have been forty years.

__ married for nearly

usually immediately

1 HXSets uhen his alarm clock rings.

8 She works_ and she's very ambitious as well.

b Order the words to make sentences. Put the adverb in its usual position.

1 tall I son I incredibly I has I Your I grown

(usually I immediately)

2 Although she likes reading, she goes to the library. (a lot I hardly ever)

3 I crashed my new car. (unfortunately I last week) 4 We should leave tomorrow. (ideally I early)

5 I can understand when people speak English. (hardly I quickly)

6 My brother forgot his girlfriend's birthday. (nearly I yesterday)

7 He eats fruit. (surprisingly I never)

8 It didn't rain at the weekend. (luckily I very much)

Your son has grown incredibly tall fjrtt!'l$9 Studenfs Book p.134 Grammar Bank 2C

2 VO CAB U LARY confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases

Circle the correct answer.

1 My father worked very / hardly all his life.

2 I haven't seen Harry late I lately. Have you?

3 I can't stand most TV programmes, specially I especially reality shows.

4 Dave near I nearly broke his leg skiing in the Alps. 5 Please don't tell me what happens because I haven't

read the book still I yet.

6 I'm not going to Sam's party. I hard I hardly know him! He's your friend, not mine.

7 Do you ever I even wear jeans to work?

8 A Do your parents live near I nearly here? B No, they live about 30 miles away.

9 Ellie ate all her lunch, ever I even the vegetables! 10 Alan's feet are so big that his shoes are especially I

specially made for him.

11 My cousin is a doctor and at the moment I actually she's working in Africa.

12 We all cried at the end I in the end of the film when the main character died.

3 PR ON U N CIATI ON word stress

a Write the adverbs in the correct column.

absolutely accidentally apparently definitely eventually fortunately immediately insecurely obviously successfully incredibly surprisingly

b Now practise saying the words in a.

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