The document discusses Mexico City International Airport. It provides details about when the airport opened, its history of operations and expansions, current status as the busiest airport in Latin America, and challenges with expanding further due to its urban location.
The document discusses Mexico City International Airport. It provides details about when the airport opened, its history of operations and expansions, current status as the busiest airport in Latin America, and challenges with expanding further due to its urban location.
The document discusses Mexico City International Airport. It provides details about when the airport opened, its history of operations and expansions, current status as the busiest airport in Latin America, and challenges with expanding further due to its urban location.
The document discusses Mexico City International Airport. It provides details about when the airport opened, its history of operations and expansions, current status as the busiest airport in Latin America, and challenges with expanding further due to its urban location.
1 Use the cues to write sentences in the Passive. Use the 3 Complete the text with the verbs in the Passive. Use Present Simple, Past Simple or the Present Perfect. the Present Simple, Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
0 The Eurostar/first/opened/in 1994 The Eurostar is a high-speed train and 0 was launched (launch) in 1994. It 1 (say) to be the fastest The Eurostar was first opened in 1994. train in Europe and 2 (build) to link the UK, 1 The E-type Jaguar car/produced/1961–1975 France and Belgium. In 1996, a second train station 3 (open) in Ashford in Kent. In 2007, most of Eurostar services 4 (move) from Waterloo 2 Many rockets/sent/into space over the last 50 years International to St Pancras, London. Many records 5 (break) by Eurostar. In 2003, 3 The first person to paraglide/thought/to be David it 6 (record) as the fastest train in the UK. Barish It has since broken the record for the journey between Paris and London. This journey 7 now (do) in less than two hours four minutes. 4 Some people believe the first bicycle/invented/in 1860s /7
5 Japan/reported/to have the fastest trains in the world
4 Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the Passive.
6 Mars/often/described/as ‘The Red Planet’ 1 A: I hear there has been an accident in town. B: What happened? 7 Which of the first motorcycles/designed/in the USA? A: A man (hit) by a car and (take) taken to hospital. 8 Nearly 3,000 ships/built/in Aberdeen 2 A: You look at bit sad, what’s happened? B: Well, I (give) lots of English homework for tomorrow and we (tell) we have a 9 Today, many journeys/made/by car maths test on Friday, but I (not pick) to play for the football team on Saturday!
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2 Complete the sentences with the Passive forms of 5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. the verbs in brackets and add the correct words and The first letter of each word has been given. phrases below. 0 Before it was impossible for women to learn to fly. The story My brother present sports centre The house rice The match A new school 1 I went on f because it was snowing. The car The clothes 2 My brother goes to work by m . 3 I love going to the park on my r . 0 The book was written (write) by a child. 4 Have your grandparents flown in an a ? 1 (stop) by the police. 5 The u is a q way to travel in 2 Our (open) by a famous football player. London. 3 (win) by the best team. 6 Sue is u and never follows fashion. 4 (build) in my city. 7 I hate aeroplanes because of the d . 5 A lot of (grow) in China. 8 Robert is going to Italy by t . 6 The (send) by post. 9 The journey t him five minutes. 7 (give) a new bicycle for his birthday. 8 (buy) for my grandparents to live in. /10 9 (design) by the students. TOTAL SCORE /40 /9
Mexico City 1 The Wright Brothers a hot air balloon
International Airport 2 Cornelius Van Drebbel b aeroplane
3 Andrew Smith Hallidie c bike I n 2009 Mexico City International Airport was reported to be the busiest airport in Latin America. It was first opened in 1928 as a 4 Igor Sikorsky d submarine military airport. Its first international flight was to Los Angeles 5 Gottlieb Daimler e helicopter in the USA after the airport was opened as an international civilian airport by President Miguel Aleman in 1952. In 1990, f motorbike the airport was so large that domestic check-in and flights were g cable car moved to a different place to international flights. Since 2006, it has been known by Mexicans as Benito Juárez International Airport, after the ex-president and in 2007 a second terminal was /5 opened. This airport is now the main airport for Aeroméxico, the largest airline in Mexico. I t is a very popular airport and in 2009 it flew more than twenty- Communication four million passengers to over 100 destinations worldwide. However the airport only has two runways. It is impossible to 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The build other runways because the airport is located in the east of first letter of each word has been given. the city, near to lots of houses and buildings. F inding accommodation at this airport is simple as both of its A: Good morning, madam. 0 Could I have your terminals have hotels. Terminal two is the newer terminal of passport and 1 t , please? the two and was only finished a few years ago. There is a good B: Certainly. Here you are. range of facilities here, including banks, a post office, tourist information and lost luggage. The airport also has a number of A: Could you 2 p your case here, please? restaurants and bars, as well as a range of shops. One of these B: Of c3 . is a duty-free shop which is very popular with passengers. The baggage reclaim areas are large in both terminals and there is A: Did you 4 p your case yourself, madam? also good parking available. B: Yes, I did. lthough people fly to destinations all around the world, most A A: And would you like a 5 w or aisle seat, Mrs passengers either travel to other cities in Mexico or to the United Vernon? States. In 2009, the most popular destinations in Mexico were Cancun, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Far fewer people visited the B: I’d like an aisle seat, please. Mexican cities of Chihuahua and Ixtapa. A: Okay. Here are your tickets. Hope you have a good 6 f . 1 The airport was first used by the military. B: Thanks. Could you tell me how to get to the VIP 7 l , please? 2 The airport was opened by Benito Juárez in 2006. A: Sure. Go through the security 8 c and the VIP 3 Passengers can fly to over a 100 places around the lounge is on the left in front of gate three. world from this airport. B: Thank you very much. 4 A lot of passengers visit the duty-free shop. 5 It is difficult to park your car at the airport. /8 6 Most passengers travel to international destinations and not to cities in Mexico. TOTAL SCORE /20 7 More passengers visited Guadalajara than Ixtapa in 2009.
