Listening

1. Read the text. Find the name of the inventor and the invention.

(Đọc văn bản. Tìm tên của nhà phát minh và sáng chế)

As air travel becomes more and more popular, simply getting to the airport can be a challenging and unpleasant experience. You pay a fortune to park your car, then you have to walk for hours with heavy suitcases to arrive at the terminal. Well, a farmer from China called He Liang has come up with an idea which solves both problems: a suitcase that you can ride like a motorbike. He has called it the City Cab. lt is powered by a battery and can travel up to 60 km at a speed of 20 km/h. And, of course, you don't need to find a car park for the City Cab - you just drive into the airport terminal and check it in!

Answer:

Name of the inventor: He Liang

Invention: City Cab (suitcase that can be ridden like a motorbike)

Listening Strategy 1

It is sometimes difficult to catch names and proper nouns when you listen. However, you can use the words around them (including collocations) to work out what they are (a person, a place, etc.). For example, if you hear ‘We stayed four nights at the Grand Plaza’, the underlined words tell you that the Grand Plaza is a hotel.

2. VOCABULARY Read Listening Strategy 1. Match the verbs and nouns below to make travel-related collocations. Some verbs can go with more than one noun.

(Đọc Listening Strategy 1. Nối các động từ và danh từ bên dưới để tạo thành các cụm từ liên quan đến du lịch. Một số động từ có thể đi với nhiều hơn một danh từ)

Collocations: verb + noun

Verbs

board book check in check into hail hire miss reach stay at

Nouns

a cab / taxi a car a destination a holiday a hotel luggage / bags a plane / flight

a room a ship a train

to board a plane / a flight / a ship / a train

Answer:

• to book a hotel / a flight / a car / a cab or taxi

• to check in to a hotel / a flight / a ship

• to check into a hotel

• to hail a cab or taxi

• to hire a car

• to miss a plane / a train / a connection

• to reach a destination / a hotel

• to stay at a hotel / a holiday destination / a friend's house

• to carry luggage / bags

3. Listen to six short extracts and answer the questions. Listen for verbs and nouns from exercise 2 to help you.

(Nghe sáu đoạn trích ngắn và trả lời các câu hỏi. Nghe các động từ và danh từ từ bài tập 2 để giúp bạn)

Who or what is

1. the Princess Ariadne?

2. a tuk-tuk?

3. Ely?

4. Martins Cole?

5. Damian Fairchild?

6. Bellagio?

Answer:

HS tự thực hiện.

Listening Strategy 2

Being aware of formal register can help you identify the context. Formal terms used in announcements include:

adjacent to (next to) due to (because of) prior to (before) beverages (drinks) to commence (to begin) to depart (to leave) to proceed to (to go to)

to purchase (to buy) refreshments (food and drink) to terminate (to end)

4. Read Listening Strategy 2. Then listen again. Which extracts (1-6) are formal? Which words from the strategy do they include?

(Đọc Listening Strategy 2. Sau đó nghe lại. Những chiết xuất (1-6) là chính thức? Chúng bao gồm những từ nào trong chiến lược?)

Answer:

HS tự thực hiện.

5. Make the phrases more formal by replacing the underlined words with words from the list below.

(Làm cho các cụm từ trang trọng hơn bằng cách thay thế các từ được gạch chân bằng các từ trong danh sách dưới đây)

ahead of schedule appreciate approaching approximately complimentary

in due course inform refreshments regret remain request

1. l am sorry to tell you that...

2. I would ask that passengers stay seated ...

3. ... give you an update later.

4. ... pass through the cabin with free food and drink.

5. ... we are getting near our destination.

6. ... we should be there about ten minutes early.

7. We understand that this is inconvenient ...

Answer:

1. I regret to inform you that...

2. I kindly request that passengers remain seated ...

3. I will inform you in due course.

4. Our staff will pass through the cabin with complimentary refreshments.

5. We are approaching our destination.

6. We should arrive approximately ten minutes ahead of schedule.

7. We appreciate that this may cause inconvenience ...

6. Listen to two formal extracts and check your answers to exercise 5.

(Nghe hai đoạn trích chính thức và kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn cho bài tập 5)

Answer:

HS tự thực hiện.

7. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner about a journey on which you experienced travel problems, for example, a delay. What was the problem? How did it affect your journey?

(Làm việc theo cặp. Nói với đối tác của bạn về một hành trình mà bạn gặp phải sự cố khi đi lại, chẳng hạn như bị chậm trễ. Có vấn đề gì thế? Nó đã ảnh hưởng đến hành trình của bạn như thế nào?)

Answer:

A: Hey, have you ever experienced any travel problems while going somewhere?

B: Yes, I had a terrible experience last year when I was traveling to New York. The flight got delayed for almost six hours.

A: Oh, that must have been frustrating. What caused the delay?

B: The airline didn't give us any clear reason for the delay, but they said it was due to technical difficulties.

A: How did it affect your journey?

B: Well, I was supposed to arrive in New York at 10 pm, but because of the delay, I reached there around 4 am in the morning. I was exhausted, and my entire schedule was disturbed.

A: That's really annoying. Did the airline offer you any compensation for the delay?

B: Yes, they provided us with complimentary refreshments and vouchers for our next flight, but it didn't make up for the inconvenience caused by the delay.

A: I completely understand. I had a similar experience last year, and it can be really frustrating when things don't go as planned while traveling.