1. Unit 3
Directions and Signs

2. Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage I
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Session 2
Section III
Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage I
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3. New Practical English 1
Passage I
I Hate Flying
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4. Warm-up questions 1. Have you got any experience of
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Warm-up questions
1. Have you got any experience of
flying? If you have, how do you
feel about it?
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5. Warm-up questions 2. Why do you think some people
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Warm-up questions
2. Why do you think some people
prefer traveling by train to
traveling by air?
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6. I Hate Flying Reading of the Passage New Practical English 1 passage
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7. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions according to paragraphs.
Paras. 1-3
What was unpleasant that happened to the narrator / storyteller before he boarded the plane?
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8. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
Paras. 4 – 8
Anything terrifying happened to him when
he was on board?
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9. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
Para. 9
What was embarrassing that was discovered after he got home?
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10. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
Describe the bad situations the narrator / storyteller experienced with the help of the hints.
Before boarding:
the bus driver,
book the flight, reservations desk,
passage list, spell the name,
come last
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11. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
On the plane:
sit next to, cold, funny voice,
shake, smoke, technical problem,
engine, return to, perfect landing
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12. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
After getting home:
wrong suitcase
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13. Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
Retell the story in the third person in groups, and then each group gives a presentation in front of the class.
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14. Useful words and expressions a. book a flight / ticket:
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Useful words and expressions
a. book a flight / ticket:
order a plane (train) ticket in advance
e.g.
It is not easy to book a train ticket
during the National Day holidays.
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15. Useful words and expressions
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Useful words and expressions
b. sit next to sb.:
sit beside sb.
e.g.
I was lucky to have been sitting next
to the chairman of the committee that
I wanted to have a talk with.
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16. Useful words and expressions
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Useful words and expressions
c. in a calm voice:
speak calmly
e.g.
He was very nervous, but he answered all the questions in a calm voice.
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17. Useful words and expressions d. keep your seat belts (fastened):
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Useful words and expressions
d. keep your seat belts (fastened):
have sth. /sb. secured in a particular position / situation
e.g.
Please keep the door closed.
Please remember to let me informed.
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18. Useful words and expressions
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Useful words and expressions
e. come in to land:
come back to land at the airport
e.g.
The pilot managed to make his plane come in to land safely with the engine smoking.
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19. Exercises Key to Ex. 5 : I don’t think you have realized the
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 5 :
I don’t think you have realized the
importance of education.
2. Hurry up. The plane is taking off in
half an hour.
3. He was very nervous, but he
answered all the questions in
a calm voice.
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20. Exercises Key to Ex. 5: 4. I’m going to catch a train. It’s
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 5:
4. I’m going to catch a train. It’s
leaving at half past seven.
5. Do you fasten the safety belt
when driving?
6. They have checked in at the
best hotel in the city.
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21. Exercises Key to Ex. 6 : I knew he was going to talk about it
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 6 :
I knew he was going to talk about it
when he came into the room.
I knew I would get the job when the
interviewer asked me the first
question.
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22. Exercises Key to Ex. 6 : 2. It takes nine hours for us to go
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 6 :
2. It takes nine hours for us to go
from here to Beijing.
It took half an hour for
me to find his office.
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23. Exercises Key to Ex. 6 : 3. You’d better hurry or you’ll be late
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 6 :
3. You’d better hurry or you’ll be late
for class.
You’d better walk quietly or you’ll wake him up.
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24. Exercises Key to Ex. 6 : 4. I was the last person to know the news.
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 6 :
4. I was the last person to know the
news.
He was the first scientist to study outer space.
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25. Exercises Key to Ex. 6 : 5. Please remain seated and keep your
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 6 :
5. Please remain seated and keep your
books closed.
Please remain silent and keep the window shut.
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26. Exercises Key to Ex. 6 : 6. You can imagine how nervous he was,
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Exercises
Key to Ex. 6 :
6. You can imagine how nervous he was,
but his friends were confident.
You can imagine how excited he was,
but his parents were indifferent.
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27. Assignments Rewrite the story in the third person in about 100 words
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Assignments
Rewrite the story in the third
person in about 100 words
based on Passage I.
2. Preview Passage II and the
exercises.
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28. Reading of the Passage
I knew it was going to be a bad day when, on the way to the airport, the taxi driver told me he was lost.
I had booked my flight over the telephone, so when we finally arrived, I had to rush to the reservations desk to pay for my ticket. The woman at the desk told me that my name was not on the passenger list. It took fifteen minutes for her to realize that she had spelled my name incorrectly. She gave me my ticket and told me I'd better check in my luggage quickly or I'd miss my flight.
I was the last person to get on the plane.

29. Reading of the Passage
I found my seat and discovered that I was sitting next to a four-year-old boy who had a cold. I sat down and wondered if anything else could go wrong.
I hate flying, especially take-off , but the plane took off and everything seemed to be all right. Then, a few minutes later, there was a strange noise and everything started to shake. I looked out of the window and -- oh my God -- there was smoke coming out of the wing. All I could think was "The engine is on fire. We're going to crash ."

30. Reading of the Passage
Almost immediately, the captain spoke to us in a very calm voice, "Ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. We are having a slight technical problem with one of our engines. There is absolutely no need to panic. We will have to return to the airport. Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened."
Well, you can imagine how frightened I was, but the crew were fantastic. The flight attendants were really calm and told us everything would be all right.

31. Reading of the Passage
A few minutes later, we were coming in to land. The pilot made a perfect landing on the runway. It was over. We were safe.
That day, I decided not to fly again. I caught another taxi and went home. But as I closed the front door, I looked down at my suitcase. Somehow I had picked up the wrong one.