A Worrying Evening Waiting for News.

Uncertainty was Elizabeth's problem. She didn't know whether the-worst had happened or not and she had great difficulty in finding out.

In this story, Elizabeth refers to BEA, British European Airways, which has since become part of British Airways Corporation. She uses a number of phrases associated with travel, such as 'checked-in', 'take off, 'flight number' and 'passenger list'.

You will notice that Carol mentions Tony's brother, but in fact only Elizabeth's brother was involved in this story and Carol had made a mistake.

Now that you have heard Elizabeth's story, please answer the questions below
\ Why was Elizabeth's husband, Tony, going to catch a plane?

2 Had Tony ever gone away by plane before?

3 What was Elizabeth doing when the telephone rang the first time?

4 What words exactly did Elizabeth hear when she put the radio on?

5 Did the phone call from her brother help Elizabeth to understand what had happened?

6 What gave Elizabeth the impression that Tony had gone on a BEA plane?

7 Elizabeth remembered that Tony had told her the time he expected to take off. What time did she think he had said?

8 What information, which Elizabeth suggests would have helped her to know whether it was Tony's flight or not, was not given on the news?

9 Who rang the airline to get information for Elizabeth?

10 At what time was information finally given about the take off time of the crashed plane?

An Amusing Day on a Building Site.

When Ricky was a student, he worked as a labourer on a building site during his baster vacation. He wanted to save some money to pay-for his summer holidays. Although he had to work very hard, he had many funny adventures. This is the story of one of his most amusing days when he was supposed to deliver wheelbarrow loads of liquid concrete to a skilled workman.

Ricky sometimes uses the word 'cement' when he means 'concrete'. Cement is the dry powder which is mixed with sand, stones and water to make concrete.

You have listened to Ricky's story, now answer the following questions, please.

1 What did Ricky find particularly difficult to do when he was working as a labourer on a building site?

2 What sort of load makes the planks sag a lot when the barrow is wheeled over them?

3 What did Ricky find he worried about as he moved along the plank with the barrow?

4 What was the purpose of the extra deep hole, which Ricky called 'a kind of sump', in the corner of the main hole where the man waited to spread the concrete?

5 What did Ricky see when he looked over the edge of the hole after the concrete had spilled into the sump?

6 Did Ricky think the 'hard man' who offered to demonstrate how to wheel and tip the barrow was really good at the job?

7 Why did the 'hard man's' hair stream back as he wheeled the barrow across the planks?

8 What had the Irishman in the hole just done when the second load of concrete tipped over him?

9 What did the two men see when they first looked over the side of the hole?

10 What did the Irishman do when he had been covered with concrete for the second time and before he climbed out of the hole?

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1034