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Warm‐up Activity

How much do you know about other countries and cultures? How many of these
questions can you answer correctly?

1 In which South American country do people speak Portuguese?
2 How many states are there in the United States of America?
3 Name one country, apart from Germany, where people speak German.
4 Which country produces Samsung products?
5 Name three of the Persian Gulf States.
6 What currency is used in Russia?
7 How do you say ‘Goodbye’ in Japanese?
8 What is the capital of Egypt
9 Name a country in Africa that begins with Z
10 In which country is Timbuktu?

Travel Roleplays

Let’s practise conversational skills with these four roleplays. Follow the instructions and use your imagination to fill in details where necessary:

Situation 1
Person A:
It is now Tuesday and you need to book ten seats on a flight to Munich before this Friday. Your boss has told you to use the usual travel agent but ‘push them really hard to get the best price possible’.
Person B:
You work for a travel agency specialising in business travel. There are five seats available on Wednesday’s flight to Munich at $500 per seat and there are five seats available on Thursday’s flight to Munich at $400 per seat. There are also three flights available on another flight on Thursday, but it leaves at four am in the morning.
Recently your boss has been complaining that your department has been too generous in giving discounts to clients. He said, “No more than 5% on any flight. Period.”

Situation 2
Person A:
You booked a last‐minute ticket on a long haul flight, but unfortunately, the only seat left was in the smoking section. You figured you would be able to put up with the smoke but the person sitting next to you has been chain‐smoking the whole flight. You wonder if you could convince him to smoke at least a little bit less.
Person B:
You are scared of flying and you were disappointed when your boss insisted on sending you on a distant business trip. The only good news is that you managed to find a seat in the smoking section. When you get nervous, the only thing that seems to calm you down is smoking.

Situation 3
Person A
You booked a ticket on a flight to Paris and you specially requested a vegetarian meal. However, the meal that was served to you is ‘Chicken Parmesan’. Complain to the flight attendant.
Person B
You are a flight attendant with FlyEasy Airlines. You have just realised that you have made a mistake with the meals. Only one person requested a vegetarian meal on this flight, but you served it to seat 27B instead of 37B... and the passenger at 27B has already started eating it.

Situation 4
Person A
You are flying to Tokyo and you need to change planes in Seoul. However, just as you are about to board the plane for the final leg of the trip, you realise that you have left the boarding pass in the seat pocket of the first plane. Explain your situation to the officer at the boarding gate.
Person B
You work for FlyEasy airlines at their ticket counter. Today, however, they have asked you to collect and check boarding passes from passengers as they board the plane. You have been told to be wary of any suspicious activity today as there have been reports recently of illegal immigrants trying to fly through Seoul to Japan.


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