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3.buy an interesting painting … c. Singapore
4.exercise in a fitness center… d. Honolulu
5.buy a diamond… e. El Paso
6.visit one of the world’s f. Pittsburgh
best shopping places
Stuck in the airport?
What to do…
Many people are upset when their flight is delayed. Not only
do they have to change their schedule but, even worse, they have
to wait in an airport! There is no need to be upset, though.
Airports are much better places these days than most people
realize.
Belief: Airport food is bad – as bad as airplane food.
Reality: Airports have fine international cuisine – from fresh
seafood in London to Korean barbecue in Honolulu. And you
can stock up on something to have for later- for example, cheese
and caviar in Paris.
Belief: Shopping in airports is great, that is, if you need a T-
shirt.
Reality: In Amsterdam, you can buy anything from perfume to
diamonds. In El Paso, Texas, you can buy antique knives or
regional art. The art is so interesting that some people fly to El
Paso just to visit the airport gallery. And Singapore’s airport is
known for some of the best shopping in the world!
Belief: Airports make people uncomfortable and tense.
Reality: The airport at Honolulu has peaceful gardens.
Pittsburgh has a meditation room: When you walk in, relaxing
music comes on and pictures of clouds are projected on the
walls. If you prefer exercise, hotels at the airports in Los
Angeles, Dallas, and many other cities have fitness centers that
anyone can use.
So, the next time you are stuck in an airport, have some fun!
After reading.
V. Discuss the following.
1. Which airport mentioned in the article would you prefer to
wait in? Why?
2. Imagine your flight is delayed. What would you prefer to do:
eat, shop or relax? Anything else?
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE
Pre – reading task.
I. Choose the professions that Tom Block and the Neales
changed:
Tom Block
a. The head of the company for the teacher
b. The teacher to the tax specialist
The Neales
c. The teacher to the lawyer
d. The lawyer to the seaman
Word power.
II. Match the following words with the opposite meaning:
1. earn a. easy
2. poor b. reach
3. hard c. rich
4. huge d. spend
5. leave e. small
III. Match the following words with their definitions.
1. change (n) a. a sea animal
2. huge (adj) b. to avoid loss of money 
3.buy an interesting painting …           c. Singapore
4.exercise in a fitness center…           d. Honolulu                After reading.
5.buy a diamond…                          e. El Paso                 V. Discuss the following.
6.visit one of the world’s                f. Pittsburgh              1. Which airport mentioned in the article would you prefer to
  best shopping places                                               wait in? Why?
                                                                     2. Imagine your flight is delayed. What would you prefer to do:
                     Stuck in the airport?                           eat, shop or relax? Anything else?
                        What to do…

 Many people are upset when their flight is delayed. Not only
do they have to change their schedule but, even worse, they have                    DREAMS CAN COME TRUE
to wait in an airport! There is no need to be upset, though.
Airports are much better places these days than most people          Pre – reading task.
realize.                                                             I. Choose the professions that Tom Block and the Neales
Belief: Airport food is bad – as bad as airplane food.               changed:
Reality: Airports have fine international cuisine – from fresh       Tom Block
seafood in London to Korean barbecue in Honolulu. And you                           a. The head of the company for the teacher
can stock up on something to have for later- for example, cheese                    b. The teacher to the tax specialist
and caviar in Paris.                                                  The Neales
Belief: Shopping in airports is great, that is, if you need a T-                    c. The teacher to the lawyer
shirt.                                                                              d. The lawyer to the seaman
Reality: In Amsterdam, you can buy anything from perfume to
diamonds. In El Paso, Texas, you can buy antique knives or           Word power.
regional art. The art is so interesting that some people fly to El   II. Match the following words with the opposite meaning:
Paso just to visit the airport gallery. And Singapore’s airport is
known for some of the best shopping in the world!                    1. earn               a. easy
Belief: Airports make people uncomfortable and tense.                2. poor               b. reach
Reality: The airport at Honolulu has peaceful gardens.               3. hard               c. rich
Pittsburgh has a meditation room: When you walk in, relaxing         4. huge               d. spend
music comes on and pictures of clouds are projected on the           5. leave              e. small
walls. If you prefer exercise, hotels at the airports in Los
Angeles, Dallas, and many other cities have fitness centers that     III. Match the following words with their definitions.
anyone can use.                                                      1. change (n)          a. a sea animal
So, the next time you are stuck in an airport, have some fun!        2. huge (adj)           b. to avoid loss of money

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