Intermediate Listening Power

Activity 1.

Listen to the file.

Airport Announcement

Activity 2.

Listening Comprehension. Answer the following questions.

1. Who is probably making the announcement? 
A. a pilot 
B. a flight attendant 
C. a ticket agent 
D. a ground crew member

2. What is the ultimate destination of the flight? 
A. Atlanta 
B. Miami 
C. Caracas 
D. Lima

3. What change has been announced? 
A. the flight number 
B. the gate number 
C. the arrival time 
D. the boarding time

4. What are the current weather conditions outside? 
A. It's raining. 
B. It's cloudy. 
C. It's hailing. 
D. It's windy.

5. What time will the plane depart? 
A. 9:50 AM 
B. 12:15 PM 
C. 4:05 PM 
D. 8:45 PM

Activity 3.

Listening to Details. Listen to the file for the last time and fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Hello. Passengers of flight 17 ⁽¹⁾ for Caracas, with stops in Atlanta and Miami. The ⁽²⁾ gate has been changed to 30B. Also, there will be a ⁽³⁾ departure delay due to ⁽⁴⁾ weather outside. The ground ⁽⁵⁾ is in the process of deicing the ⁽⁶⁾ in preparation for departure. It also looks like the flight is slightly ⁽⁷⁾, so we are offering ⁽⁸⁾ round-trip tickets to a few passengers willing to take a ⁽⁹⁾flight. We should be boarding about a ⁽¹⁰⁾ to the hour. Thank you for your patience.

Activity 4

Vocabulary. Read and study the following words.

• inclement (adjective): severe 
  - The game was canceled due to inclement weather.

• crew (noun): an organized group of workers 
  The ship's crew were very helpful during the cruise.

• deice (verb): make or become free of frost or ice, defrost 
  - You need to deice the windshield this morning. It dropped below freezing last night.

• overbook (verb): too many seats, for example, have been reserved in advance
  - Airlines tend to overbook seats on their flights which can be an inconvenience to some passengers.

• complimentary (adjective): free, gratuitous
  This hotel provides a complimentary breakfast for all its guests.

• board (noun): to get on an aircraft, ship, train, bus, etc. 
  - We should board the train at least ten minutes before departure.

Activity 5.

Discussion. Answer the following questions related to the conversation.

• Airplane flights come and go at airports everyday. What kinds of public announcements would you expect to hear at an airport while waiting for your flight?
  
• Have you ever had to wait for a delayed flight? What was the reason? What other reasons can you think of that would cause the flight to be delayed or cancelled? 
• Would you be satisfied if the airline offered you a free flight to another destination for future travel if they had to cancel your current flight until the next day? Why or why not?