Town and country
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Nicole and her sister Leah are at Heathrow Airport, near London.
They have tickets for a flight to New York.
They’ve booked their tickets with British Airways flight BA1518.
The departure time is at 10:15 a.m.
They’ve never been to the United States of America before.
Task “Track 3”
Listen to the five announcements (= Durchsagen) on the CD.
Pause after each announcement and tick (
) the correct answer.Announcement 1:
Why is the flight cancelled (= gestrichen)?
a strike bad weather technical problems Announcement 2:What is the destination of the flight (= Flugziel)?
Vienna Frankfurt MilanAnnouncement 3:
What has been announced?
a change of the gate a delay (= Verspätung) a final call (= Flugsteig) (= letzter Aufruf)Announcement 4:
Why is the flight delayed?
a strike bad weather technical problems What time does the plane depart? 10:20 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m.Announcement 5:
What is the new gate number?
40 24 42On what airport will they arrive?
FRA JFK BOMAt an airport
Station 2
zur Vollversion
VORSC
HAU
Town and country
Victoria Hertje: Englisch an Stationen 8 Inklusion © Auer Verlag
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Task
Work with a partner and fill in the sentences from the box.
Waiter: Good morning guys. How can I help you?
Adam: Good morning.
Waiter: And where would you like to sit?
Carol:
Waiter: Sure, follow me, please.
Adam:
Waiter: Yes. You can order them scrambled, boiled or sunny-side-up.
Carol:
Waiter: It’s a kind of cooking an egg so that it looks like a “sun” on a plate.
Carol: OK, thank you.
Adam: Excuse me,
. Could you explain, please?
Waiter: Sure. “Home fries” are fried potatoes. You should try them!
Adam: Thank you.
Waiter: OK.
Adam: I would like to have some water, but without ice, please.
Carol: And for me a cup of coffee, please.
In an American diner
Station 4
What can I get you?
We’d like a table for two, please.
I’d like two eggs sunny-side-up on toast, please.
Do you have fried eggs?
Would you like something to drink? Coffee, tea or water?
We’d like to sit by the window, please.
I’d like to order “home fries”, but I don’t know what they are.
Excuse me, what is “sunny-side-up”?
I’d like to try the home fries with scrambled eggs.
