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- 1. NEWS ENGLISH LESSONS.com Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail MANY FLASH AND ONLINE ACTIVITIES FOR THIS LESSON, PLUS A LISTENING, AT: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html IN THIS LESSON: The Reading / Tapescript 2 Phrase Match 3 Listening Gap Fill 4 Multiple Choice 5 Spelling 6 Put the Text Back Together 7 Scrambled Sentences 8 Discussion 9 Writing 10 Homework 11 ALL ANSWERS ARE IN THE TEXT ON PAGE 2. 27th November, 2009
- 2. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 2 THE READING / TAPESCRIPT From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html The world's largest cruise ship has set sail. It is the biggest, longest, widest, heaviest and most expensive cruise ship ever built. It is five times bigger than the Titanic and as long as three football pitches. The Oasis of the Seas left Miami on its maiden voyage. It was an impressive sight. The cruise ship has 17 floors and can carry 6,000 passengers. It has everything on it, including a real-life park with bushes and trees. One guest, Howard Goodman, 57, from London, loved it. He said: There are a million and one things to do. The Oasis of the Seas is amazing to look at. Its larger than most buildings. In fact, its bigger than most small towns. People who love cruises will be rushing to take a vacation on it. Other people didnt like the ship. Some critics said it looked like a floating office tower. I suppose you cant please everyone. I always wonder why people go on cruises. Spending a long time on a ship doesnt sound much fun. I would like to walk around this ship just for an hour or two. Id rather spend my money on a real holiday than take a cruise.
- 3. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 3 PHRASE MATCH From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html Match the following phrases from the article. Paragraph 1 1. set a. as three football pitches 2 five times bigger b. sail 3. as long c. and trees 4. 6,000 d. one things to do 5. bushes e. than the Titanic 6. a million and f. passengers Paragraph 2 1. amazing to a. why 2 bigger than b. on a real holiday 3. I suppose you cant c. or two 4. I always wonder d. most small towns 5. just for an hour e. look at 6. Id rather spend my money f. please everyone
- 4. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 4 LISTENING GAP FILL From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html The world's largest cruise ship _____________. It is the biggest, longest, widest, heaviest and most expensive cruise ship ever built. It is five times bigger than the Titanic ______________ three football pitches. The Oasis of the Seas left Miami _____________ voyage. It was an _______________. The cruise ship has 17 floors and _______________ passengers. It has everything on it, including a real-life park with bushes and trees. One guest, Howard Goodman, 57, from London, loved it. He said: There are a million and _______________. The Oasis of the Seas is _______________ at. Its larger than most buildings. In fact, its bigger than most small towns. People who love cruises _______________ to take a vacation on it. Other people didnt like the ship. _______________ it looked like a floating office tower. I suppose _______________ everyone. I __________________ people go on cruises. Spending a long time on a ship doesnt sound much fun. I would like to walk around this ship just for _______________. Id rather spend my money on a real holiday than take a cruise.
- 5. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 5 MULTIPLE CHOICE From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html The world's largest cruise ship has set sail. It is the biggest, longest, widest, heaviest and most expensive cruise ship (1) ____ built. It is five times bigger than the Titanic and as long as three football pitches. The Oasis of the Seas (2) ____ Miami on its maiden voyage. It was an impressive (3) ____. The cruise ship has 17 floors and can carry 6,000 passengers. It has everything on it, including a real-life park with (4) ____ and trees. One guest, Howard Goodman, 57, from London, loved it. He said: There are a million and (5) ____ things to do. The Oasis of the Seas is (6) ____ to look at. Its larger than most buildings. In fact, its bigger than most small towns. People who love cruises will be (7) ____ to take a vacation on it. Other people didnt like the ship. Some critics said it looked like a floating (8) ____ tower. I suppose you cant (9) ____ everyone. I always wonder why people go on cruises. Spending a long time on a ship doesnt sound much fun. I would like to walk around this ship just for an hour or two. Id (10) ____ spend my money on a real holiday than take a cruise. Put the correct words from this table into the article. 1. (a) ever (b) never (c) even 2. (a) right (b) depart (c) left 3. (a) site (b) sight (c) sights 4. (a) bush (b) bushes (c) bushed 5. (a) one (b) once (c) ones 6. (a) amazement (b) amazed (c) amazing 7. (a) hurry (b) rushing (c) quickly 8. (a) office (b) official (c) offices 9. (a) pleased (b) pleasing (c) please 10. (a) rather (b) like (c) prefer
- 6. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 6 SPELLING From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly. Paragraph 1 1. The world's rtlaesg cruise ship 2. five times igebgr 3. three football eispcht 4. an impressive hgits 5. uhesbs and trees 6. a inilmlo and one Paragraph 2 7. nmzagia to look at 8. take a anitocav 9. Some ccirits 10. I oussppe 11. I always odwenr why 12. Id hearrt spend my money
- 7. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 7 PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html Number these lines in the correct order. ( ) walk around this ship just for an hour or two. Id rather spend my money on a real holiday than take a cruise. ( ) expensive cruise ship ever built. It is five times bigger than the Titanic and as long as three football ( 1 ) The world's largest cruise ship has set sail. It is the biggest, longest, widest, heaviest and most ( ) trees. One guest, Howard Goodman, 57, from London, loved it. He said: There are a million and one things to do. ( ) pitches. The Oasis of the Seas left Miami on its maiden voyage. It was an impressive sight. The cruise ship has 17 ( ) small towns. People who love cruises will be rushing to take a vacation on it. Other people didnt like the ( ) ship. Some critics said it looked like a floating office tower. I suppose you cant please everyone. I always ( ) The Oasis of the Seas is amazing to look at. Its larger than most buildings. In fact, its bigger than most ( ) wonder why people go on cruises. Spending a long time on a ship doesnt sound much fun. I would like to ( ) floors and can carry 6,000 passengers. It has everything on it, including a real-life park with bushes and
- 8. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 8 THE READING / TAPESCRIPT From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html With a partner, put the words back into the correct order. 1. cruise ship The has world's set largest sail. 2. times bigger It than is the five Titanic. 3. on maiden Miami its voyage Left. 4. ship 17 cruise has floors The. 5. one do are and to There million things a. 6. most Its than buildings larger. 7. ship Other didnt the people like. 8. looked It tower office floating a like. 9. always on wonder cruises why people I go. 10. Id my a spend on holiday rather money real.
- 9. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 9 DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT As QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________ Copyright 息 www.NewsEnglishLessons.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT Bs QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________
- 10. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 10 WRITING From: http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com/0911/091127-cruises.html Write about cruise ships for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each others work. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
- 11. Biggest ever cruise ship sets sail 27th November, 2009 More free lessons at News English Lessons.com - Copyright 2009 11 HOMEWORK 1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Googles search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about cruise ships. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about cruise ships. Include imaginary interviews with one person who thinks cruises are the best kind of holidays, and one person who disagrees. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles. 4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles. 5. LETTER: Write a letter to the captain of the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas. Ask him/her three questions about the ship. Give him/her three of your opinions on cruise ships. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.