“Travelling by plane. Are you sure that you know everything about it?”
Submitted by Елена Владимировна Шмелёва on пн, 21/11/2011 - 18:11
“Travelling by plane. Are you sure that you know everything about it?”
I. Greeting. Introduction to the lesson.
T – Cl
T:Good morning boys & girls!
I’m glad to see you. Today we’ve got an unusual lesson, you see a lot of guests in the classroom, but it shouldn’t confuse you. I’m sure that you are all right. Is it so?
Well, … how are you today? – P1. I’m fine.
And what about you, ….? – P2. I’m all right.
Are you in a high spirit, …? – P3. Of course, I am. I have a nice mood.
Any problems, ….? – P4. No problems. Everything is OK!
Have you got any troubles, …? – P5. I haven’t got any problems. Thank you.
T:Glad to hear that you are OK. Well, I think you are ready to start our lesson. Let’s begin. The theme of today’s lesson is “Travelling by plane. Are sure that you know everything about it?” Duringour lesson we are going to discuss the reasons of travelling. We’ll remember the ways of travelling. And after that we’ll find out what information we should know if we want to travel abroad by plane (defence of the projects).
Firstly, let’s remember some words which will be useful for us in our work. Take the paper with the words. Repeat after me, please.
- outlook - convincing
- to get acquainted with - through the Internet
to distract - отвлекать - foreign exchange
- to go sightseeing - passport control
- abroad - insurance policy
a passenger - to register [‘reʤistә]
- to take bearings - ориентироваться - a check-in desk
- to transport [træn’spↄ:t] - an airport official - essential (things) - to allow
to weigh [wei] - to delay [di’lei]
to pay for the extra weight - to takeoff
overweight [‘ouvә’weit] - to land
luggage / baggage - to arrive
to fill in - to departure [di’pa:ʧә(r)]
currency - toannounce
- a suitcase - a gate
- otherwise - a flight
- baggage reclaim - to get through (the customs)
- a boarding pass
T:Try to make your own word combinations or your sentences with these words.
II.Warming up.
T: It’s enough. Thank you. Now I want to drawn your attention to the blackboard where the quotation from John Clarke (a famous American writer) is written:
“He that travels far knows much”
John Clarke
Let’s try to prove that Clarke was really right. What do you think about this quotation?
How do you understand these words?
What’s your opinion?
Try to begin your sentences with the expressions:
I think… - I want to add…
To my mind… - I agree with … and I want to add…
In my opinion… - I share your (her/ his) opinion…
\s \s It seems to me… - I support your idea (that)…
No doubt, that [daut]…(Без сомнения, что…) - As far as I know …
If you don’t agree with somebody’s opinion you should say:
You are wrong (He is wrong). – Sorry, I don’t know…
I disagree with you. – I don’t agree with …
Idifferfromyou. – (У меня другое мнение). – I am not sure of it.
You are mistaken. – I couldn’t say. – (Янеуверн(а).
I don’t think so. – I am not of the same opinion.
It’s hard to say. – I object to it. – (Явозражаю).
P1. I think it’s true. Travelling develops our outlook.
P2. To my mind, if you visit different countries, you get acquainted with the lifestyle, traditions and customs of these countries.
P3.You mean we travel because of curiosity.
P4.No doubt that travelling develops our imagination.
P5.Naturally, travelling is exciting, because it means adventure, and adventure is necessary.
P6.I want to add, that travelling gives us knowledge.
P7.I share all opinions and want to add that travelling helps us to study foreign languages alive.
P8.In my opinion travelling is great and exciting. You can see a lot of sights.
P9.I support your idea. When I travel, I always try to take pictures of places of interest to enrich my album.
P10.I think that travelling can help us to change our life. For example, we choose the profession connected with travelling. (a stewardess [ֽ stju:әdes], an interpreter).
P11. To my mind, when people start to travel, they want to investigate the word.
P12.For a lot of people, travelling is a job, they want to develop trade and economic relationships.
P13. But I think that travelling helps us to get rid of stress and improve our spirit.
Let’s summarize everything you have said.
P.To sum up all statements I can say that Clark was right, because travelling is exciting and when you travel, you have a chance to develop your outlook (you learn more about thelifestyle, traditions and customs of visiting countries), you can visit new places of interest and meet different people and make friends with them. Travelling abroad helps us to study foreign languages and it distracts from our everyday life. For some people travelling is a job, they develop trade and economic relationships between the countries.
T:Thank you, … Travelling is really necessary for people. However, do you know what the most popular kind of travelling is?
P1. I think it’s a car.
P2.I think that the most popular kind of travelling is a train.
P3.It seems to me that it’s a plane.
P4.To my mind a ship is a popular kind of travelling too.
\s T:Well, your opinions divide into different points of view, but look at the chart from a magazine of travelling. You see that the most popular kind of travelling is a plane, but people choose cars, trains and ship also.
T: Tell me please, what kind of travelling do you prefer? (Let’s speak about ship, trains and cars. Later we’ll speak about travelling by plane). Who wants to share you opinion?
P1.As for me, I prefer travelling by car. We have a car (I mean my parents) and in summer we usually try to go somewhere to have a rest. Travelling by car is very convenient. It gives us freedom. When we travel we don’t think about tickets, we don’t carry our suitcases, we can stop wherever we wish. But, of course, I confess the fact, that nowadays it’s rather dangerous way of travelling because of multitude accidents on the roads. Besides, we should think about traffic jams and difficulty of getting about a car in the rush hours in big cities. But still I’m for travelling by car.
T:What about you, …?
P2.As for me, I prefer travelling by train. It’s not very expensive. I usually travel with my family, relatives or friends and we have a good time in a train. Besides, modern trains have got very comfortable seats and there are sleeping-cars and dining-cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. And I think that it’s safer to travel by train than by car or by plain.
P3.I can say that a lot of people like travelling by ship. Of course, if they don’t have a seasickness. The decks of ships are usually large. So, people can play different games, swim in the swimming-pools. It is held a lot of different concerts and competitions during the voyage. When a ship stops in a port of a town people can go sightseeing there. And I can add that the main advantage of travelling by ship is that we can spend a lot of time in the open air. It’s useful for our health.
T: You know, that nowadays is very popular to spend holidays abroad. And it’s clear, we want to see a lot, we want to find out something new and there are a lot of other reasons of travelling. We have already spoken about it today. Some of you visited foreign countries too. Tell me please, what way of transport did you use?
(P1. When I travelled to Turkey we went there by plane.
P2.We went to Turkey by plane too.
P3.And our travelling to Egypt was by plane too).
T: Whydo people prefer to travel by plane than other ways of travelling?
P1.It’s the fastest and the most convenient way of travelling.
P2.People prefer it because they can visit many countries in a short time.
P3.It isn’t difficult to buy tickets for a plane nowadays. You can buy them through the Internet. It doesn’t take much time at all.
T: Butdo you know that travelling by plane, it isn’t only buying tickets and the speed of the flight. If you really want to have a nice trip, you should know the following of actions of travelling by plane, especially if you are going abroad. Today we’ll try to make a conclusion of your projects and find out some new facts about travelling by plane. We have got four groups and every group will tell us all necessary about the next points (Slide …):
The skills that can be useful for a traveler by plane. The advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane.
The documents which a traveler should have for travelling by plane.
The following of actions for passengers who are going to travel by plane.
How we can take our bearings at the airport.
III. Defence of the projects.
T:The first group found the information about the skills for travelers and they found the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane.
1.The skills that can be useful for a traveler by plane. The advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane.
P: Firstly, we’ll tell you what skills are useful for all travelers.
The skills that can be useful for a traveler today:
1)Ability to speak foreign languages;
2)Ability to drive a car;
3)To be good at swimming;
4)Ability to cook;
5)Ability to protect oneself;
6)To have a wide knowledge of different cultures and different traditions;
7)Ability to identify wild plants and animals;
8)To be very convincing, sociable with people;
9)Ability to do the first aid.
The skills for a traveler by plane:
1)To know what documents a traveler should have
2)To know the following of actions at the airport
3)To know what is allowed to transport in the plane
4)To know the weight of the luggage for which we should pay
5)To know how to fill in the declaration form
6)When you are at the airport, never agree to carry a stranger’s luggage (because it may be a criminal who wants to carry some expensive things. You may be arrested).
Advantages and Disadvantages of travelling by air.
1)Travelling by air is the quickest way of travelling
2)A travel is without non-stop
3)You can get through a boundary very quickly
4)You have a good service
5)It’s very comfortable
6)Food and drinks are free in the plane
7)There is a subdivision to the first and middle class seats in a plane
Disadvantages of travelling by air.
1)Tickets are very expensive
2)Travelling is very dangerous
3)You must switch off your mobile phone, a camera, etc.
4)Some people have got airsick
Thanks for your attention.
P: And now, answer our questions, please: 1) What skills should travelers have?
2) What skills should travelers by plane have?
3) What are the advantages of travelling by plane?
4) What are the disadvantages of travelling by air?
T: The second group will tell us about the documents which a traveler should have for travelling by plane.
2.The documents which a traveler should have for travelling by plane.
We found the information about the documents, which should have a traveler, who travels by plane abroad. Every passenger should have: - a foreign passport;
a visa;
a ticket;
an invitation paper;
an insurance policy;
foreign currency;
a special label.
A foreign passport gives for five years and after that period, you should change it.
A visa is a special mark in a passport that gives permission to enter or leave the country. It gives the embassy of the country where you are going to. You can’t enter the country without a visa. You mustn’t stay in the country longer than your visa allows, otherwise, you can run into problems with the police.
A ticket we can buy it at the airport beforehand. But nowadays, it’s very easy to buy tickets through the Internet.
If you were invited to the country, you should have an invitation paper. This paper means that the invited side is responsible for your staying in the country. It needs you to get through the passport control.
Also you should have an insurance policy. It’s a document in which a certain sum of money is pointed. It’s paid in case of an illness or an accident. If you have insurance, your insurance company pays for you.
Foreign currency is the necessary thing abroad. When you are abroad, you can’t buy anything with money from your own country. All goods must be paid for in foreign currency only. If you want to buy something, you should have some currency on you.
When you are registered in the check-in desk, you get a special label. It’s piece of paper, plastic, or any other material which appears on your luggage and has essential information about its owner (usually name and contacts, telephone and address). If you don’t want to get into troubles, make sure you have a label on your luggage. At the airport, your luggage can be lost or confused with somebody’s luggage. A label with your contacts can help you get it back).
P: And now, answer our questions, please:
Could you tell us what documents should we have if we want to go abroad?
What is a visa?
Is it difficult to buy tickets nowadays?
What is an insurance policy?
What information can we find on a label of a luggage?
T: The third group will tell us about the following of actions for air passengers who are going to travel by plane.
3.The following of actions for air passengers who are going to travel by plane.
We’ll tell you the following of actions at the airport for passengers who are going to travel by plane:
You should get to the airport at least two hours before takeoff. (If you don’t know what you should begin with, you must find the Information (Reception) stall and ask an airport official what you should do).
Then go to the check-in desk.
At the check-in desk, your ticket is checked and your luggage is weighed and registered. If it is overweight, you will have to pay an excess baggage charge. (Different companies allow from 20 to 25 kilos, otherwise you’ll pay 5 $ for every kilo).
When the airport official makes sure that everything is all right with your ticket and your luggage weight (you are given a special label on you luggage), you are also given a boarding pass. The number of your boarding time, gate and seat are printed on it.
Then you should fill in the Declaration Form if you have with you currency more than 3000 $, jewellery, or antiques (you should write them down there). You should write in printed letters.
The next step is passport control where your passport is checked.
Then you have to go through the customs where your bags can be opened and checked. You can keep hand luggage with you, but the heavy luggage is taken to the baggage cabin.
When everything is done, you go to the departure lounge and wait till the number of you flight is announced. You can visit Duty-Free Shops there and buy some souvenirs for your friends abroad.
When you are at the right gate, the air port official checks your boarding pass and you are directed to the plane or taken by special bus.
After landing the plane at the airport of a foreign country, you should fill in the Landing Card, get through the foreign customs and take your luggage from the baggage reclaim.
Have a nice flight!
P: And now, answer our questions, please:
What time should we go to an airport before takeoff?
Imagine that it’s your first flight. Where can you ask help if you don’t know what to do at the airport?
What should be the weight of a luggage?
What is a boarding pass?
When should you fill in the Declaration Form?
T: And the fourth group will tell us how we can take our bearings at the airport
4.How we can take our bearings (ориентироваться) at the airport.
We prepared for you the main airport words, which can help people to take their bearings at the airport. You should know, that all information at any airport is written in a native language and in English. That’s why we’ll show you these words in our native language (I mean, Russian) and in English, of course. It’s not difficult to find the necessary place at the airport if you can understand the signboards. Look at the screen, please.
Besides, there are some plane words which you can meet in a plane:
Fasten seatbelts– Пристегните ремни
No smoking – Курить запрещается
Return to your seat– Вернитесьнасвоёместо
Flotationdeviceunderyourseat– Спасательный жилет под вашем сидением
emergency exit – Запасной выход
22a window – Место №22 у окна
33b middle – Место №33 в центре
44c aisle – Место №44 у прохода
We hope that you won’t have any problems at the airport and in a plane.
P: And now, answer our questions, please:
What does the sign “Entrance” mean?
What does the sign “Information”mean?
What does the sign “Arrivals”mean? (It shows the time of a plane landing).
What does the sign “Baggage reclaim”mean?
What does the sign “Gate No” mean?
What does the sign “Customs” mean?
What does the sign “Foreign exchange”mean?
What does the sign “Lost and found”mean?
IV. Test
T: Well, that’s enough, thank you. We’ll do a small test that will help you to understand if you really learnt all information about travelling by plane. Do it, please.
We need currency for
buying goods in a foreign country;
showing it to our friends;
reading books at the library.
An insurance policy is
a special label in your passport;
a ticket to the country;
a document for a passenger who is going abroad.
When you arrive to the airport you should firstly (сперва)
go through the passport control;
go to the check-in desk;
buy necessary things in a Duty-free shop.
After landing a plane at an airport of a foreign country you shouldn’t forget to
call your relatives and say that you are happy;
take your luggage from the baggage reclaim;
say “Good bye” the pilot of your plane.
At the check-in desk you’ll be
registered;
asked to show your currency;
thanked for your luggage.
Customs is a place where people
tell about there life;
show their documents;
show their handbags.
You can ask a necessary information about your flight in
the departure lounge;
the information stall;
the Duty-free shop.
The sign “Exit” means that you can
come in somewhere;
go out somewhere;
buy a cup of coffee there.
If you don’t want to pay for overweight your luggage should be
20 kilos;
30 kilos;
40 kilos.
If you have some jewellry or antiques you should fill in
a Landing card;
an invitation paper.
a declaration form.
V. Conclusion of the lesson.
T: Well, our lesson is coming to the end and I’d like to ask you the main question of today’s lesson: “Are you sure that you know everything about travelling by plane?”
P1. As for me, I’ve found out a lot of new information. Our group prepared the project about (the following of actions at an airport), but I found out a lot of information about the documents which a traveler should have.
P2. I think that the information of today’s lesson we’ll be useful for all students of our class because we know how to flight by plane now.
P3. I suppose that I know everything how to travel by plane and I hope do my flights in the future without problems.
T: Thank you. I also hope that today’s information will be useful for you in you travels by plane. But if you’ll forget something your booklet will help you to remember everything.
Well, your work today was good, your marks are… .
Your home task for tomorrow will be Ex.61 p.80 (open your Student’s book at p.80). You see Jessica. It’s her first flight. You should write how to help Jessica do everything right and on time. Explain her, what she should do and in what order. Our lesson is over. See you tomorrow. Bye.
Test
We need currency for
buying goods in a foreign country;
showing it to our friends;
reading books at the library.
An insurance policy is
a special label in your passport;
a ticket to the country;
a document for a passenger who is going abroad.
When you arrive to the airport you should firstly (сперва)
go through the passport control;
go to the check-in desk;
buy necessary things in a Duty-free shop.
After landing a plane at an airport of a foreign country you shouldn’t forget to
call your relatives and say that you are happy;
take your luggage from the baggage reclaim;
say “Good bye” the pilot of your plane.
At the check-in desk you’ll be
registered;
asked to show your currency;
thanked for your luggage.
Customs is a place where people
tell about there life;
show their documents;
show their handbags.
You can ask a necessary information about your flight in
the departure lounge;
the information stall;
the Duty-free shop.
The sign “Exit” means that you can
come in somewhere;
go out somewhere;
buy a cup of coffee there.
If you don’t want to pay for overweight your luggage should be
20 kilos;
30 kilos;
40 kilos.
If you have some jewellry or antiques you should fill in
It seems to me… - I support your idea (that)… 
T:Well, your opinions divide into different points of view, but look at the chart from a magazine of travelling. You see that the most popular kind of travelling is a plane, but people choose cars, trains and ship also.