WORKBOOK - Month 3 - English 8

Advisements: Write clearly. Use a blue pen and do not use a liquid paper pen.
I. Put the words in the corresponding lexical group.

picture / magazine / to converse / building / novel / literature / deserted / street / theater / journalist / pedicure /
conversation / wedding / radio / contact / crowded / to talk / cosmetic / newspaper
Cities and towns The Media The Arts Communication

II. Read the next text. Another aircraft that is just in front of yours has
The number of people who travel by plane today is
probably already taken on board new passengers or
considerable. Did you know that every five seconds a
maybe another cargo. It is getting ready to take off.
passenger walks up to a check-in counter?
Nowadays, refueling can be done in under an hour.
Once your luggage is checked in, you can make your
The plane has become a means of transport almost as
way to the duty-free shop, then to the boarding
common as the others, so much so that when one
lounge where you can finally get on the plane that is
lands, another takes off from another runway.
on the runway. The stewardess offers you a warm
Just imagine all those people in the air at the same
welcome.
time, all those meals to be served, all those suitcases
Get comfortable in your seat, fasten your seat belt,
to be sorted out and all those passports to be
relax and wait for the stewardess to bring you a
controlled!
refreshment and something to eat.
The stations are also packed with people. In cities,
You can even sleep a little, the seats are so
most of the passengers are actually
comfortable these days. Unless you don’t feel very
commuters who are making their way to work.
safe in planes!
A century ago, the train occupied the place that the
In that case, pay attention to the safety instructions
airplane has today. Apart from the minimal risk of a
and the crew’s demonstration that tells you what you
derailment or a murder on the Orient-Express, the
must do in case of an emergency.
train is also a very safe means of transport.
Fortunately, you’ve got a place next to the
Going from one city to another can, however, be a
emergency exit! You’d be the first one to jump out if
perilous adventure: what with the possible delays,
everything you imagine actually took place.
strikes, train cancellations, power failures or even
But you’d first have the responsibility of opening the
flooded stations, your journey can turn into a real
door! A difficult task to assume! Despite your
assault course!
apprehension, you should know that the airplane is
Despite all this, you can relax in the train, even sleep,
one of the safest means of transportation.
read the newspaper, make friends with other a) All those on-board movies
passengers, watch the countryside go by. . . b) All those passports to be controlled
If you’re not in a hurry, there’s immediate boarding c) All those complaints from unhappy passengers
for a cruise in the South Pacific! Be careful you don’t d) All those suitcases to be sorted out
get seasick! e) All those people in the air at the same time
The captain and his crew wish you a pleasant stay on f) All those vacation destinations
board their boat and inform you of the activities and g) All those meals to be served
games organized throughout the crossing. Have a i) All those headaches from so much action
nice trip! 6. In cities, who uses the train the most?
Questions a) Lorry drivers
1. How often does a passenger walk up to a check-
b) Commuters making their way to work
in counter?
c) Lost tourists
a) Every five minutes d) Every five millennia
d) Farmers with their cattle
b) Every two weeks e) Every four seconds
7. What is considered a minimal risk on trains?
c) Every five seconds
a) A talkative neighbor
2. Where can you go after your luggage is checked
b) Catching the flu
in?
c) Mosquito bites
a) To a dance club d) To the duty-free shop
d) Derailments
b) To your business meeting e) On a date
e) Finding a pot of gold
c) To the boarding lounge f) Home
8. According to the video, what are four things
3. In the video, what two things will the attendant
you can do on the train?
bring you?
a) Relax and even sleep.
a) A refreshment d) A teddy bear
b) Organize a party and dance all night.
b) A bottle of champagne e) Something to eat
c) Order pizza and drink a beer.
c) Your slippers f) The Wall Street Journal
d) Obtain a university diploma and become a
4. Despite your apprehension of flying, what
professor.
should you know?
e) Read the newspaper and make friends.
a) The airplane will crash and burn.
f) Record a song and become a punk rocker.
b) Man was not meant to fly.
9. What is the ship's destination in the video?
c) The airplane is one of the safest means of
a) The North Pole c) Montana
transport.
b) The South Pacific d) A desert island
d) The airplane is one of the most dangerous means
10. What can you experience throughout the
of transport.
crossing?
e) The airplane will fly at a height of 30,000 feet.
a) Western dancing d) Games
5. What four things does the narrator ask you to
b) Activities e) The flu
imagine about air travel?
c) The lambada f) A raise in your salary