My name is Marian and I am a flight attendant Providing the passengers what they need and making sure they are comfortable are my main duties My job is exciting; I visit many countries every year and never know where I’ll be in the next week Of course it’s also tiring, and I can’t spend the weekends or holidays with my family but it’s worth it I wanted to be a flight attendant since I was a little girl, so I did everything I was advised to, in order to get the job I always wanted I think it’s very important to prepare yourself to what you dream on, and if you are really concerned on learning and you take it seriously, you will probably get what you want Answer the questions according to the text: What does Marian for a living? _ What are Marian’s main duties at work? _ According to her, what’s the advantage of being a flight attendant? _ And what is the disadvantage? _ What does she think is necessary to get what you want? _ Do you agree with here? Why (not)? _ Mark true (T) or false (F) You’ll have to explain orally when it’s false: Marian is a plane pilot ( ) Marian likes her job ( ) Marian’s main duties at work are taking care of the passengers and make them feel comfortable ( ) She travels a lot ( ) She enjoys the weekends with her family and friends ( ) She wanted to be a flight attendant since she was in college ( ) If you want something, you have to be concerned on learning and take it seriously ( ) Marian didn’t listen to the advices she got ( ) Marian doesn’t know where she is now ( ) She has no idea where she’s going to travel to next week ( ) She’s tired of her job as a flight attendant ( ) Mark the correct answer according to the Mark with an X the necessary qualities to text: be a flight attendant: Marian wanted _ a flight attendant patience ( ) been b) to be It’s important _ yourself for the future to prepare b) prepared basic psychology knowledge ( ) sympathy ( ) good taste for clothes ( ) She did what was necessary _ what she elegance ( ) wanted honesty ( ) getting b) to get Support your answers: She’s unable the weekend and holidays _ with her family _ spending b) to spend She was advised _ some things to b) doing _ A flight attendant must be (mark): Courteous ( ), helpful ( ) experienced ( ) She did what was necessary in order the interested in people’s problems ( job she wanted sensitive ( got ), good at math ( b) to get languages ( ), educated ( She planned _ a flight attendant intelligent ( ), beautiful ( to be b) be ), ), good at ), polite ( ), slim ( ), ), good cook ( ), wise ( ), fair ( ) Complete with the verbs in the full infinitive or the infinitive without “to”: Marian had to learn a lot in order the job she wanted [to get] As a flight attendant Marian works in order _ people [to help] If you what you need, you will what you want [to get] She studied really hard it [to make] It’s important _ things the right way [to do] She makes people _ comfortable during their trip [to feel] We should our parents’ advices [to listen] You are here _ attention and not _ in class [to pay / to talk] Are you ready _? [to leave] It’ll take Mary more than one hour just dressed [to get] Flight attendants must more than one foreign language [to speak] The flight attendant would you where we are if you asked her [to tell] Mary wants a flight attendant like her mother [to be] I’m learning how passengers [to help] They are trying the seat belt [to fasten] I’m open your proposal [to hear] Dad must from work in an hour or so [to arrive] TEACHER’S KEYS Answer the questions according to the text: What does Marian for a living? SHE’S A FLIGHT ATTENDANT What are Marian’s main duties at work? SHE HAS TO PROVIDE THE PASSANGERS WHAT THEY NEED AND MAKE THEM FEEL COMPORTABLE According to her, what’s the advantage of being a flight attendant? SHE VISITS LOTS OF COUNTRIES EVERY YEAR And what is the disadvantage? SHE CAN’T SPEND WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS WITH HER FAMILY What does she think is necessary to get what you want? TO PREPARE ONESELF, TO BE CONCERNED ON LEARNING, TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY Do you agree with here? Why (not)? (PERSONAL ANSWER) Mark true (T) or false (F) You’ll have to explain orally when it’s false: Marian is a plane pilot ( F ) Marian likes her job ( T ) Marian’s main duties at work are taking care of the passengers and make them feel comfortable (T ) She travels a lot ( T ) She enjoys the weekends with her family and friends ( F ) She wanted to be a flight attendant since she was in college ( F ) If you want something, you have to be concerned on learning and take it seriously ( T ) Marian didn’t listen to the advices she got ( F ) Marian doesn’t know where she is now ( F ) She has no idea where she’s going to travel to next week ( T ) She’s tired of her job as a flight attendant ( F ) Mark the correct answer according to the text: Marian wanted _ a flight attendant been b) to be It’s important _ yourself for the future to prepare b) prepared She did what was necessary _ what she wanted getting b) to get She’s unable the weekend and holidays with her family spending b) to spend She was advised _ some things to b) doing She did what was necessary in order the job she wanted got b) to get She planned _ a flight attendant to be b) be Mark with an X the necessary qualities to be a flight attendant: (PERSONAL ANSWERS – THE STUDENTS HAVE TO SUPPORT THEIR ANSWERS ORALLY) Complete with the verbs in the full infinitive or the infinitive without “to”: Marian had to learn a lot in order TO GET the job she wanted [to get] As a flight attendant Marian works in order TO HELP people [to help] If you what you need, you will GET what you want [to get] She studied really hard TO MAKE it [to make] It’s important TO DO things the right way [to do] She makes people FEEL comfortable during their trip [to feel] We should LISTEN our parents’ advices [to listen] You are here TO PAY attention and not TO TALK in class [to pay / to talk] Are you ready TO LEAVE? [to leave] It’ll take Mary more than one hour just TO GET dressed [to get] Flight attendants must SPEAK more than one foreign language [to speak] The flight attendant would TELL you where we are if you asked her [to tell] Mary wants TO BE a flight attendant like her mother [to be] I’m learning how TO HELP passengers [to help] They are trying TO FASTEN the seat belt [to fasten] I’m open TO HEAR your proposal [to hear] Dad must ARRIVE from work in an hour or so [to arrive]