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Structure: ‘This, that, these & those’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we talk about using this, that, these and those. We use them to help identify the things we talk about. This and these are used to talk about things that are close to you, that you can touch. That and those are used to talk about things that you can’t touch, that are farther away from you. Study the diagram and practice some examples yourself.

How to use this, that, these & those.
How to use this, that, these & those.

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Video answers: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.5’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It offers extra legroom seats (for a price), a business class product with lie-flat beds on key routes and the ‘Marketplace’ for passengers to help themselves to snacks and drinks.
  2. It offered live tv.
  3. It’s giving away free wifi to passengers.
  4. He describes it as a global low-cost carrier.
  5. It has been helped by the most modern aircraft; the 787 and the A350.
  6. The lesson is that the low-cost market has evolved.

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Video: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.5’

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CNN’s Richard Quest continues his trip around the world on low-cost carriers, travelling the final stretch from LA to London.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How is JetBlue evolving the low-cost model?
  2. How was its inflight entertainment different when the airline was formed?
  3. What is it doing differently now?
  4. How does Thomas Ramdahl describe his company?
  5. What has helped the company achieve low-cost long haul flights cheaply.
  6. What lesson was learned from the trip about low-cost carriers?

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Structure: ‘Prepositions of time’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we talk about prepositions of time. The most common prepositions of time in English are at, on and in. In general, use at for times of day, on for days, and in for longer time periods. Study the diagram below for more information and try to write some of your own examples.

When to use prepositions of time.
When to use prepositions of time.

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Video answers: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.4’

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Due to their flight schedule, the team were able to get a full night’s sleep, which has helped their energy levels.
  2. He describes it as transformative, he says it has changed the way everybody behaves.
  3. It has been successful because it has been almost completely independent since it was founded. They don’t feed the Qantas network, they also don’t feed baggage through to the Qantas network.
  4. They sell access to the entertainment system as well as an amenity kit, they also sell food and drinks.
  5. They crossed the international date line giving them a 42-hour day.
  6. It’s an ‘ultra-low-cost’ airline that uses older, cheaper planes. They only fly when people want. They don’t operate daily services if they’re not needed and usually connect small underserved cities.
  7. There’s no coffee on board because they remove the coffee makers from the planes when they buy them.

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Video: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.4’

Fly High English - Video

CNN’s Richard Quest continues his trip around the world on low-cost carriers, travelling from Singapore to LA.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What has helped the team’s energy levels in Australia?
  2. How does Peter Harbison describe the low cost industry?
  3. Why has Jetstar been successful?
  4. What ancillary products do they sell?
  5. Why do the team have a 42-hour day?
  6. How does Allegiant do things differently?
  7. Why is there no coffee available on board?

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Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!