Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like to travel by airplane?
- Have you been to another country?
Vocabulary:
- result /ri-ZUHLT/
- willingly /WIL-ing-lee/
- stranger /STREYN-jer/
- lasting /LAH-sting/
- chance /chahns/
- Two out of fifty passengers fall in love while on a flight.
- The study said that 50% of passengers talk to strangers while on a plane.
- The additional use of Wi-Fi gives more opportunities for passengers to connect with one another.
- 2000 people were surveyed.
- Fifteen percent of passengers make new business partners on an airplane.
- Because of her hardwork, the ______ is wonderful.
- The trip had a ________ effect on her.
- He is a complete ________to me.
- This is a __________ of a lifetime.
- She ________ help her do the project.
[noun] the information you get from something
The result of the exam was posted.
[adverb] readily and enthusiastically
I willingly babysit my granddaughter.
[noun] someone you do not know
My father always warned me not to talk to strangers.
[adjective] continuing to exist for a long time
Did any of your teachers make a lasting impression on you?
[noun] the level of possibility that something will happen
She doesn’t have a chance to win the game.
1 in every 50 airplane passengers falls in love while on a flight. This was the result of the survey from 2,150 people on what they think are the chances of meeting the love of their life while on an airplane. The study showed that more than 50% of airplane passengers willingly talk with a stranger on a plane. 1 in 7 passengers is also able to create a lasting friendship while on air and 16% make new business connections. The increasing use of in-flight Wi-Fi also adds more chance for passengers to connect with one another.
True or False:
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| result | willingly | stranger | lasting | chance |