Unit 10 Getting the Message
Listen up! Listen to your teacher. 1 Where would you hear this announcement? 2 Who is speaking?
The purpose of a text is the job it is supposed to do. For example, it may be to advertise, to entertain or to give instructions. The audience for a text is the person or persons who are going to read or hear it.
3 Who are they speaking to? 4 Who has to go to gate 6? 5 Which phrase means the same as be delayed ? a) leave early b) leave late c) not leave 6 Where is the delayed flight going? 7 Which flight is not going to leave at all? Reading 1 Scan this schedule. What is its purpose? Who is its audience?
Get information from a chart.
BARBADOS TO ANTIGUA Date Flight
Depart
Arrive
Stops
Mon 13 Feb
391
6:00 am
8:00 am
1
Mon 13 Feb
521
10:10 am 11:35 am
0
Mon 13 Feb
523
5:10 pm
7.15 pm
2
ANTIGUA TO BARBADOS Date Flight
Depart
Arrive
Stops
Fri 17 Feb
390
1:50 pm
3:15 pm
0
Fri 17 Feb
364
2:05 pm
4:10 pm
1
Fri 17 Feb
512
5:30 pm
6:55 pm
0
2 Look at the schedule. What time should you leave if you want to a) fly to Antigua without stopping
b) arrive in Antigua before 10.00 a.m. c) return to Barbados with one stop d) return to Barbados on flight 512?
3 Look at the texts on the next page. Discuss the questions. 1 What is the purpose and audience of each text? 2 What is the format of each? email advertisement letter instructions invitation 3 How does each one try to catch your attention?
• Listen up! Read aloud from Listening Texts page 164. • Demonstrate to students how to ‘read’ the schedule down and across the columns. The audience of this schedule is adults who want to travel by air. Its purpose is to show them when they can fly between Antigua and Barbados. DA Students who have difficulty in reading charts and schedules can work in a mixed-ability pair. ICT Demonstrate how to go online to find schedules for local transport. Project a schedule from the internet and ask students to find times and destinations.
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