Task 1 Role play the dialogues above with your classmates. You maychange your roles while role playing.

 

Task 2 Complete the conversation with the following words and expressions.Then practice with your partner.

 

our fault；      empty seats；       what  if；       my connecting flight；   standby；      lost track of

P: I missed_______________________to Sydney.

C: I was sitting inthe airport bar and I __________________time.

C: Well, that's notreally____________.

P: Fine, but whatcan you do for me?

C: I can put you onthe__________ list.

P: What does thatmean?

C: It means that ifthere are ___________on the next flight, you can get on.

P: ________________there are no seats?

C: You can buyanother ticket.

P: Ok. I got it. Thanks

 

Task 3 Work in groups of 3 to discuss about what a passenger shoulddo when he

missed his connectingflight. Some of key words or phrases are given as follows.

 

contact its local representative at your current airport;            free standby;        a reduced price guaranteed ticket on the next flight;     voucher for food and a hotel room;     free phone call to a contact at your destination

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task 4Createconversations according to the following situations.

Situation 1: William is planning tohave a conference in Denver.He is now in Shanghai, but there are no directflights from Shanghai to Denver. He has to fly to Los Angeles first and take a connecting flight to Denver. The connecting time is 3 hours. Nowhe is inquiring about a flight to Denver by wayof Los Angeles.

Situation 2: Due to delayed arrivalof flight CA921, Mr. Zhang missed his connecting flight to Tokyo. He is calling the airline for help.