My name is Marian and I am a flight attendant.

Providing the passengers

what they need and making sure they are comfortable are my main duties.
My job is exciting; I visit many countries every year and never know where
I’ll be in the next week. Of course it’s also tiring, and I can’t spend the
weekends or holidays with my family but it’s worth it.
I wanted to be a flight attendant since I was a little girl, so I did
everything I was advised to, in order to get the job I always wanted. I
think it’s very important to prepare yourself to do what you dream on, and
if you are really concerned on learning and you take it seriously, you will
probably get what you want.

Answer the questions according to the text:

What does Marian do for a living?
Mariana works as a stewardess
What are Marian’s main duties at work?
Make sure that passengers are comfortable
According to her, what’s the advantage of being a flight attendant?
The advantage is that you visit many countries every year
And what is the disadvantage?
Can not spend weekends without his family
What does she think is necessary to get what you want?
prepare, risk, strive to achieve what one wants
Do you agree with here? Why (not)?
yes
Mark true (T) or false (F). You’ll have to explain orally when it’s false:
Marian is a plane pilot. ( F )
Marian likes her job. (T )
Marian’s main duties at work are taking care of the passengers and make them feel
comfortable. ( T )
She travels a lot. (T )
She enjoys the weekends with her family and friends. (F )
She wanted to be a flight attendant since she was in college. ( F )
If you want something, you have to be concerned on learning and take it seriously. (T )
Marian didn’t listen to the advices she got. ( F)
Marian doesn’t know where she is now. (T )
She has no idea where she’s going to travel to next week. ( F )
She’s tired of her job as a flight attendant. (F )
Mark the correct answer according to the Mark with an X the necessary qualities to
text: be a flight attendant:
Marian wanted B a flight attendant. patience ( X )
a) been b) to be basic psychology knowledge ( X )
It’s important A yourself for the future. sympathy ( X )
a) to prepare b) prepared good taste for clothes ( )
She did what was necessary B what she elegance (X )
wanted. honesty ( X )
a) getting b) to get Support your answers: ________________
She’s unable B the weekend and holidays _________________________________
with her family. _________________________________
a) spending b) to spend _________________________________
She was advised A some things. A flight attendant must be (mark):
a) to do b) doing Courteous ( X ), helpful ( X ). experienced
She did what was necessary in order B the (X ). interested in people’s problems ( ),
job she wanted. sensitive ( X ), good at math ( X ), good at
a) got b) to get languages ( X ), educated ( X ), polite ( X ),
She planned A a flight attendant. intelligent ( X ), beautiful ( ), slim ( ),
a) to be b) be good cook ( ), wise ( ), fair ( ).

Complete with the verbs in the full infinitive or the infinitive without “to”:
Marian had to learn a lot in order to get the job she wanted. [to get]
As a flight attendant Marian works in order to help people. [to help]
If you do what you need, you will to arrive what you want. [to get]
She studied really hard to make it. [to make]
It’s important to do things the right way. [to do]
She makes people to feel comfortable during their trip. [to feel]
We should to feel our parents’ advices. [to listen]
You are here to play attention and not to talk in class. [to pay / to talk]
Are you ready to leave ? [to leave]
It’ll take Mary more than one hour just to get dressed. [to get]
Flight attendants must to speak more than one foreign language. [to speak]
The flight attendant would to tell you where we are if you asked her. [to tell]
Mary wants to be a flight attendant like her mother. [to be]
I’m learning how to help passengers. [to help]
They are trying to fasten the seat belt. [to fasten]
I’m open to hear your proposal. [to hear]
Dad must to arrive from work in an hour or so. [to arrive]