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Video answers; ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.3’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. His next challenge was to see and experience something local.
  2. He met this challenge by going to the Gangaramaya Temple in the city.
  3. AirAsia makes 24% of its revenue with these ancillary fees.
  4. AirAsia had to create offshoots and subsidiaries in other countries due to local regulations.
  5. He tests an inflatable travel pillow in this episode. He didn’t seem impressed with it.

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Video; ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.3’

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

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 was Richard’s next challenge?
  2. Did he meet this challenge, and if so, how?
  3. How much of its revenue does AirAsia earn by selling ‘extras’ to passengers?
  4. What difficulties did AirAsia have as it grew into new countries?
  5. What accessory does Richard test in this episode? Did he like it?

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Structure: ‘As vs when vs while’

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This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between; as, when, and while. These three words are used to talk about actions that happen at the same time. First we need to think about two simple ideas; a long action and a short action. Different connecting words are necessary depending on which actions happen at the same time. Check out the diagram below for more information and try to write some examples of your own.

The differences between as, when and while.
As vs when vs while.

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Video answers: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.2’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. His challenge was to visit a local landmark in every city he visited.
  2. It was set up by the government of Dubai in 2009
  3. It feels more like a legacy carrier, it has seat-back entertainment, complimentary food and a business class section.
  4. Nothing was free, but everything was available to buy.
  5. He recommended an Alaska Bear sleep mask to help him sleep.

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Video: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.2’

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CNN’s Richard Quest continues his trip around the world on low-cost carriers, traveling from the Czech Republic to Sri Lanka

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 was Richard’s challenge for every city?
  2. Who set up Flydubai and when?
  3. How is it different to European low-cost carriers?
  4. How was the service on Air Arabia?
  5. What low-cost accessory did Richard recommend?

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Structure: ‘Would 2’

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This time in our structure help we continue to talk about using would. You can use would to talk about imaginary situations; but you can also use would to talk about the following situations;

    to offer things
    to invite people
    as a polite form of ‘want’

to find out more, check out the diagram below. Write some sentences of your own to practice this structure.

Diagram of how to use would.
Would 2

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