IV.

Complete the sentences with suitable words

1. My sister went to Germany by an ….
2. A … is a person who flies a plane
AIR TRANSPORTATION 3. A … is used to launch space craft
4. Woman who attends to the needs of
I. Answer the following questions passengers in an airlines is called ….
1. How can we go abroad? 5. … is a kind of aircraft with horizontal
2. What means of transportation is the revolving blades or rotors
fastest? 6. Mr. Agus goes to the … now. He wants to
3. What do you think about travelling by travel by air
plane? 7. Body of an aircraft is named ….
8. Look! The plane is taking off on the … now
II. a) Read the text carefully
V. Compare the pictures. Write what is different
Travelling by Air in picture B for example in picture B:
Nowadays people become busier and busier. - The woman is pointing to the plane.
Some times they have to do some important
businesses as in many different towns on the same
day. To over come this, we need the fastest means
of transportation. The best choice is to travel by
air.
Garuda Airlines, Sempati Air, Merpati Gambar
Nusantara Airlines and Buroq are some of the
Indonesia Airlines each offer the best facilities to
the passengers.
Travelling by air makes us feel that the world VI. A. Study the underlined words in the dialogue
is getting narrower and narrower. We need less below
time to each our destination than to travel on the
road. Firman : Dr you want to accompany me to
You have only to buy a ticket first before. If go to the airport?
you travel by plane, you can get the ticket in the Andry : I’m sorry. I have to help my
ticket agencies which are easy to get now. mother
The worst thing in travelling by air is that the Firman : Never mind. I will ask my cousin
plane can not reach any towns located within short Andry : I hope he can go with you
distance. Towns within short distance do not have Firman : I hope so
plane routes. Small towns do not have airports. Note: The underlined words are all verbs.
They are infinitive
b) Answer the questions based on the text Infinitive without to : ask, hope, go
1. Where can me buy the ticket for flying? Infinitive with to : to accompany, to
2. Why is travelling by air is the best go, to help
choice for businessman?
3. How long do me reach our destination 1. Infinitive without to : is used:
by plane? a. As main verbs in sentences
4. What is the main idea of the last showing habitual actions.
paragraph? - The students go to school
5. Why can’t me go to small towns by everyday
plane? - I brush my teeth before going
6. Which paragraph tells about Indonesia to bed
Airlines? - We wash our hands before
having meals
III. Find the words or phrases in column B which
have the closest meaning in column A b. Showing warning or instruction
A B -Listen to me!
1. cockpit a. Stewardess -Look at the helicopter!
2. aircraft b. going away
-Do your homework
3. passenger c. bags and their contents taken on a
4. airline d. journey
5. airport e. flying in aircraft c. After can/can’t, will/won’t,
6. airway f. aeroplane must/must not, should/shouldn’t, may/may
person being conveyed by train, taxi, not
7. aviation g. ship, aircraft, etc -He can speak English fluently
8. airhostess h. comportment in an aircraft for the -They won’t go anywhere
9. luggage i. pilot -The pilot must come early
10. departure j. public flying ground for commercial
route regularly followed by airlines
-The passengers should buy
regular service of aircraft for public the ticket
use

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 B. Complete the sentences with infinitive or Canoe – rowboat – junk – motor boat – ship –
to infinitive train ferry – submarine – passenger liner –
1. (go) Does Ilma want … to the motor passenger ship
“Soekarno Hatta” airport?
2. (play) He can … tennis there, too
3. (cook) Do you want me … the dinner?
4. (get) I go to the bank … some money
5. (stay) They prefer … at home
6. (study) Their daughter will continue …
at the university
7. (use) Can I … your pen?
8. (check) The pilot have … the A. Gambar
instrument before flying
9. (finish) when does she … her
homework
10. (teach) Mr. Rahmat … English well.
11. (drive) I can’t … the car fast
12. (buy) who want … the tickets?
IV. Complete the following sentences with
suitable words
1. … is light sailing boat built specially for
UNIT7 racing or vessel kept by a wealthy person
for pleasure cruising
2. … is boat that carries people and goods
WATER TRANSPORTATION across a river
I. Answer the following questions 3. A light boat moved by one or more is
1. How can we go to another island? called ….
2. What is the name of shelter for ships? 4. … is ship with tanks for carrying
3. What do we call travel by water? petroleum
5. … is a place in harbour where ships are
II. Read the text carefully then answer the repaired or unloaded
following Questions 6. Heavy piece of iron with a ring at one end
to which a cable is fastened used for
Queen Elizabeth II which usually called QE II is the keeping a ship fast to the sea bottom is
modern passenger ship in her time. There are called ….
not many ships like the QE II now. Most 7. … is number of tree trunks fastened
people prefer to travel by air and not by sea. together to be floated down a river
The QE II is very slow and expensive 8. Small open vessel for travelling in on
compared with a modern jet plane. water is named ….
The ship is really an enormous floating, 9. There are a lot of people at the … . They
almost a small floating town. The five day want to travel by water
voyage from Southampton, England to New 10. A … usually moves under water
York is a real holiday.
The QE II can carry 2000 passengers, and
it has a staff of 950 running the ship and
looking after the passengers. The ship has
three restaurants, eight bars, a ladies hair
dresser’s and a men’s barbers ship. In
addition, there are swimming-pool, cinemas,
casino, libraries, hospital, bank, and
gymnasium. Yes, it is like a small city, but
there are no cars, buses, or trucks. The air is
dean and there is peace and quiet.

1. Do most people prefer to travel by ship?

2. What is the name of modern passenger
ship written in the text?
3. How many passengers can the ship carry?
4. How many restaurants does the ship
have?
5. What do you think about the ship?

III. Write down the name of boats underr each of

following pictures

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