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ConversationQuestions
Airplanes
APartofConversationQuestionsfortheESLClassroom.
Howoldwereyouwhenyouwentonyourfirstflight?
Wheredidyougo?
Doyouliketotravelbyairplane?
Whatwasthelongestflightyouhaveevertaken?
Whatseatdoyouprefer:window,centeroraisle?
Whatarethreethingsyou'resupposedtodobeforetheflighttakesoff?
Whatdoyouliketododuringtheflight?
Doestheplaneprovideanythingtodotopassthetime?
Whataresomemoviesyourememberseeingontheplane?
Whatdoyoudowhenyouexperienceturbulence?
Haveyouevermetanyoneorestablishedanyrelationshipsduringaflight?
Whatshouldbedonewithobesepeoplewhopracticallytakeuptwoseats?
Canyousleepduringtheflight?
Haveyoueverseenafemalepilot?
Whydoyouthinkthatmostpilotsaremen?
Wouldyouliketobeaflightattendant?
Whatarethebenefitsand/ordownfalls?
Aremostflightattendantsfemale?
Isbeingaflightattendantconsideredagoodjobinyourcountry?
Whatdoyouthinkarethequalifications?
Areplanesreallysaferthancars?(ABritishstudyshowsthatflyingis176timessafer
thanwalking,15timessaferthandrivingand300timessaferthanamotorbike.)
Wouldyouratherhaveayounger,morebeautiful/handsomeflightattendantoranolder,
moreexperiencedone?
Whataretheadvantagesoftravelingbyairplane?
Whatarethedisadvantages?
Doyouknowsomeonewhoisafraidofflyinginanairplane?
Whatquestionsshouldyouaskwhenbuyingairplanetickets?
Whatisagrouprate?
Whatisacharterflight?
Whatarrangementsshouldyoumakeforpickupattheairport?
Whatthingscanyouseeinanairport?
Whatquestionsdotheyaskyouwhenyoucheckinattheairport?
Whatquestionsdotheyaskyouwhengoingthroughimmigrationandcustomsatthe
airport?
Haveyoueverseenanairplanecrash?
Haveyoueverseenterroristsontheplane?
Haveyouevermetanannoyingpersonduringaflight?
Haveyoueverhadanaccidentduringaflight?
Haveyoueverworkasaflightattendant?
Doyouonlyflyoneairline?
Doyouthinkbudgetairlinesaresafe?
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Doyouliketofly?Whyorwhynot?
Whatisthesmallestairplaneyouhaveeverbeenon?Howsmallwasit?
Doyouprefertoflyinbigplanesorsmallplanes?Why?
Wouldyouliketolearnhowtofly?Whyorwhynot?
Doyouthinkbeingapilotisagoodjob?Whyorwhynot?
Haveyouevergoneskydiving?Whyorwhynot?
Haveyouorsomeoneyouknoweverbeeninaplanecrash?
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereonaplanethatwascrashing?
DoyouliketowatchmoviesorTVaboutairplanecrashes?Whyorwhynot?
Doyouenjoythefoodsonairplane?
Whatarrangementsshouldyoumakeforpickupattheairport?
Whatthingsdoyouseeinanairport?
Whatquestionsdotheyaskwhenyoucheckinattheairport?
Whatquestionsdotheyaskwhengoingthroughimmigration/customsattheairport?
Howmuchbaggagedoyoutakewithyou?
Whatitemsshouldnotbeincludedinyourhandbaggage?
Whatdocumentsdoyouneedforinternationaltravel?
Whatairlinedoyoupreferusing?
Howwastheserviceonyourlastflight?
Doyoulikeairlinefood?
Wouldyoupaymoneyforairlinefood?
Doyouenjoytalkingwithstrangersonanairplane?
Doyouenjoytakeoff/landing?
Whataresomeairplanedisastermovies?
Whydoyouthinktheyarepopular?
Howdothepilotandthecopilotnavigatetheirplanes?
Whatisaboardingpass?
Whendoyoupayforairporttax?
Wherecanyouhangyourcoatsafterboardinganairplane?5.Whatdoyoudowhen
yougetblockedearsduringtakeoff/landing?
Whatdoyoudobeforetakeoff/landing?
Wherecanyousmokewhiletravelingbyplane?
Whatdoyoudowhenyouneedaflightattendant'sassistance?
Howcanpassengersreducetheriskofdeepveinthrombosis?
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