The Reading / Listening - Level 0

A pilot from a U.S. airline bought his passengers pizza. Their plane was five hours late. He ordered 50 family-sized pizzas for his 157 passengers. He paid for them himself. The airline gave him the money back. He told his passengers that the airline was cheap, but he wasn't cheap. He said: "I just ordered pizza for the entire plane."

The pilot said the airline and passengers were a giant family. He said other pilots buy food for passengers. Many pilots do special things for passengers. The pilot helped carry the pizzas onto the airplane. The pizza restaurant was surprised. The pilot said on the phone: "I need to feed my whole plane."

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Sources
  • http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/09/best-delay-ever-hungry-pilot-buys-pizza-for-entire-plane
  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/07/09/how-to-get-pizza-to-a-plane-full-of-stranded-passengers/
  • http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/08/travel/delayed-passengers-pizza/index.html?iref=allsearch


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

A pilot from

a.

himself

2.

Their plane was

b.

pizza

3.

He ordered 50 family-

c.

five hours late

4.

He paid for them

d.

the money back

5.

The airline gave him

e.

plane

6.

He told his passengers that the airline

f.

sized pizzas

7.

I just ordered

g.

was cheap

8.

the entire

h.

a U.S. airline


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

the airline

a.

family

2.

a giant

b.

carry the pizzas

3.

other pilots buy

c.

and passengers

4.

Many pilots

d.

was surprised

5.

The pilot helped

e.

food for passengers

6.

The pizza restaurant

f.

on the phone

7.

The pilot said

g.

my whole plane

8.

I need to feed

h.

do special things

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ airline bought his passengers pizza. Their plane was (2) ___________________. He ordered 50 family-sized pizzas for his 157 passengers. (3) ___________________ himself. The airline gave him (4) ___________________. He told his passengers (5) ___________________ cheap, but he wasn't cheap. He said: "I just ordered pizza (6) ___________________."

The pilot said the airline and passengers (7) ___________________. He said (8) ___________________ food for passengers. Many (9) ___________________ things for passengers. The (10) ___________________ the pizzas onto the airplane. The pizza (11) ___________________. The pilot said on the phone: "I (12) ___________________ whole plane."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ApilotfromaU.S.airlineboughthispassengerspizza.Theirplanewasfiv
ehourslate.Heordered50family-sizedpizzasforhis157passenge
rs.Hepaidforthemhimself.Theairlinegavehimthemoneyback.Hetold
hispassengersthattheairlinewascheap,buthewasn'tcheap.Hesaid:"I
justorderedpizzafortheentireplane."Thepilotsaidtheairlineandpasse
ngerswereagiantfamily.Hesaidotherpilotsbuyfoodforpassengers.Ma
nypilotsdospecialthingsforpassengers.Thepilothelpedcarrythepizza
sontotheairplane.Thepizzarestaurantwassurprised.Thepilotsaidont
hephone:"Ineedtofeedmywholeplane."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about airplane food for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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