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After reading.
V. Discuss the following.
1. Do parents and children often have different ideas about
careers? How are their ideas different?
2. Why is it sometimes difficult for people who move to another
country to keep doing the same work?
VI. Choose the best summary for the text:
a. Joan Chen is a famous American and Chinese film star.
She was born in the United States and at the age 20 she
moved to China to study film at college. Joan became
very popular at once. Dino DeLaurentiis invited her to
star in The Last Emperor. That was a great success.
b. Joan Chen is famous both in China and in the United
States. When she was 14 she was chosen to study at the
studio. At age 18 she won China’s top film prize.
In1970s Joan’s mother and father moved to the United
States where Joan later studied at film college. A bit later
she was invited to take the leading part in The Last
Emperor.
STUCK IN THE AIRPORT?
WHAT TO DO…
Pre-reading task.
I. Choose at least five activities that can be done in the airport.
1. play football 6. buy jewelry
2. watch movie 7. eat
3. meditate 8. visit gallery
4. visit library 9. listen to music
5. sew 10. make pictures
Word power.
II. Check the following words in your dictionary and write
down their translation.
realize(v) knife(n)
peaceful(adj) cloud(n)
project(v) stick(v)
III. Match the following words with their definitions:
1. cuisine (n) a. belonging to the past
2. caviar (n) b. good health
3. tock up (v) c. precious stone
4. T-shirt (n) d. style of cooking
5. diamond (n) e. be supplied with something
6. tense (adj) f. the roe of certain large fishes
used as food
7. fitness (n) g. garment of cotton
8. get stuck (v) h. a feeling of nervous strain and an
attitude of expectation
9. antique (a) i. put of to a later time
10. delay (v) j. be unable to move
Reading.
IV. Read the text and find out in which airport you can do the
following? Write the letter of the correct place.
1. meditate surrounded a. Amsterdam
by music and clouds…
2.eat Korean barbecue… b. Dallas
3. meditate 8. visit gallery
4. visit library 9. listen to music
5. sew 10. make pictures
After reading. Word power.
V. Discuss the following. II. Check the following words in your dictionary and write
down their translation.
1. Do parents and children often have different ideas about
careers? How are their ideas different? realize(v) knife(n)
2. Why is it sometimes difficult for people who move to another peaceful(adj) cloud(n)
country to keep doing the same work? project(v) stick(v)
VI. Choose the best summary for the text: III. Match the following words with their definitions:
a. Joan Chen is a famous American and Chinese film star. 1. cuisine (n) a. belonging to the past
She was born in the United States and at the age 20 she 2. caviar (n) b. good health
moved to China to study film at college. Joan became 3. tock up (v) c. precious stone
very popular at once. Dino DeLaurentiis invited her to 4. T-shirt (n) d. style of cooking
star in The Last Emperor. That was a great success. 5. diamond (n) e. be supplied with something
b. Joan Chen is famous both in China and in the United 6. tense (adj) f. the roe of certain large fishes
States. When she was 14 she was chosen to study at the used as food
studio. At age 18 she won China’s top film prize. 7. fitness (n) g. garment of cotton
In1970s Joan’s mother and father moved to the United 8. get stuck (v) h. a feeling of nervous strain and an
States where Joan later studied at film college. A bit later attitude of expectation
she was invited to take the leading part in The Last 9. antique (a) i. put of to a later time
Emperor. 10. delay (v) j. be unable to move
Reading.
STUCK IN THE AIRPORT?
WHAT TO DO… IV. Read the text and find out in which airport you can do the
following? Write the letter of the correct place.
Pre-reading task.
I. Choose at least five activities that can be done in the airport. 1. meditate surrounded a. Amsterdam
1. play football 6. buy jewelry by music and clouds…
2. watch movie 7. eat 2.eat Korean barbecue… b. Dallas
