TT3 EXPLANATION LESSON 35
Situation 1
Aboard an aircraft
1- Where are they?
2- Whats another way to call an airplane, helicopter, etc.?
Aircraft any vehicle able to fly
1- Where are they in the lesson?
2- Ask if s/he has ever traveled in an aircraft.
3- Ask if s/hes afraid of aircrafts.
4- Whats another way to say you are traveling in an aircraft?
Aboard on or in a car, bus, ship, etc.
1- Ask things s/he could do aboard a ship.
2- Ask if s/he has ever been aboard an aircraft.
3- Whats the title of the situation?
A- Flight attendant: Would you mind putting your seat in the upright
position, please?
1- Whos talking at this part of the lesson?
2- Whats her profession?
Flight attendant WIA
1- Ask if s/hed like to be a flight attendant.
2- Ask if s/he thinks being a flight attendant is an interesting job.
Why?
3- Whats she asking the passengers to do with their seats?
4- Hows she asking them to be in vertical position?
Upright position vertical position
1- Ask if s/he does homework with his/her seat in the upright
position.
2- Ask if writing in the upright position is good for our health.
3- How have the seats got to be at this moment?
4- How is she asking the passengers to put their seats in the upright
position?
5- Whats she asking if they would mind doing?
Would you mind + ing polite way to ask something
1- Ask to close the window.
2- Ask to give you his/her book.
3- Ask to wait for you after class.
4- Whats the second thing shes asking?
B- And, sir, please dont turn on your cell phone
1- Whats she asking the passenger not to do?
until youre inside the airport complex.
1- Until when does he have to keep his cell phone turned off?
2- Whats a complex?
3- What do we call this group of buildings?
Complex group of buildings
1- Ask if s/hed like to go to a great company complex.
2- Ask... if s/he has ever gone to Globo complex.
3- Ask if s/hed like to work in a great company complex.
Male passenger: Sure
1- Whats he saying?
Male boy or man
1- Whats another way to say this passenger is a man?
2- Is he a woman or a male passenger?
3- Ask if s/he has many male friends.
4- Ask if s/hed like to have a male English teacher.
Situation 2
Refusing a ride
1- Whats she refusing in this situation?
2- Whats a ride?
3- What do we call it when we get in a car another person is driving?
Ride when you get in a car another person is driving you are getting a
ride
1- Ask if his/her friends sometimes give her/him a ride home.
2- Ask if s/he would ask for a ride if it were raining a lot.
3- Whats the title of this situation?
A- It looks like we are both heading in the same direction.
1- Whats he concluding?
2- Whats he saying?
3- Are they going in different direction or are they both heading in
the same direction?
I can give you a ride if you like.
1- Whats he offering her?
2- What will he do if she likes?
3- Whats he saying?
Thanks, but Id rather walk.
1- Does s/he accept the ride?
2- Whats she saying? What does that mean?
3- Is she saying she prefers to walk? How does she say that?
d rather + infinitive without to prefer
 1- Tell you prefer to stay home on Saturdays.
2- Tell you prefer study English in the afternoon.
3- Tell you prefer to walk home.
B- Its such a nice day
1- Why did she say shed rather walk?
2- What does she say about the day?
and I could do with some exercise.
1- Whats her second reason why shed rather walk?
2- What do you think could do with means?
3- Does she think she needs some exercise? How does she say it?
Could do with I need it, it would be helpful
1- Whats another way to say you need some rest?
2- And that you need to study English?
3- What is she saying about some exercise?
C- Its a little chilly if you ask me
1- Whats he saying about the weather?
2- What do you think chilly is?
3- Is the temperature cold enough to make her feel uncomfortable?
4- How does she describe it then?
Chilly cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable
1- Ask if s/he likes it when its chilly after a warm day.
2- Ask if s/he goes out when its chilly.
3- Ask if todays chilly.
but suit yourself.
1- Whats he telling her? What does it mean?
2- Does he tell her to do whatever she wants?
3- How is he saying that?
Suit yourself do whatever you want
1- If you offer some help for someone whos carrying a lot of things
and s/he refuses, what can you say?
2- If you give your friend some advice and s/he doesnt want to
follow, what can you say?
3- If you offer your coat to your friend because its chilly and s/he
doesnt want it, what can you say?
4- Whats the last thing he said?
Situation 3
Pushing his luck
A- Jenny, I wonder if you could help me smuggle Nicks dog into the
house.
1- What for does he need the girls help?
2- What do you think to smuggle is?
3- Does he want her to move Rickys dog into the house without no
one noticing it?
4- How does he say it?
Smuggle to move something secretly in or out a place
1- What does he want to do?
2- What do drug dealers do in order to make cocaine enter a country?
3- What do they do with cell phones in prisons?
You must be joking.
1- What does she think hes doing?
2- Whats to joke?
3- Does she think hes serious or that its a joke?
Joke not being serious
1- If I say youre going to have a test tomorrow, do you think Im
serious or Im joking?
2- And if I say youre not going to have vacations this semester?
3- What does she think about what he has just said?
You know Mom doesnt allow animals in the house.
1- Why does she think hes joking?
2- Whats that their Mom doesnt allow in the house?
3- Whats she saying?
B- Its only for a couple of days while Nicks away.
1- How long does he want to have the dog in the house?
2- Will the dog stay at their house until the month ends or only while
Nicks away?
3- Whats he explaining her?
Im going to hide him in the basement.
1- Whats he going to do with Nicks dog?
2- Whats to hide?
3- Will he put the dog in a place that nobody can see or notice?
Hide to put something in a place that nobody can see or notice it.
1- Whats he planning to do with the dog?
2- Ask if s/he hides his/her new clothes so nobody can wear them.
3- Ask if s/he hides food from his/her friends to eat later.
C- What will you do if he starts barking?
1- Whats the possible situation shes talking about?
2- What do we call a dogs voice?
3- What do you think to bark is?
Bark when a dog makes a short and loud noise, its barking.
1- Do dogs talk? What do they do instead?
2- Ask if s/he likes it when dogs start barking in the middle of the
night.
3- Ask if s/he goes to see whats happening when his/her dog
barks.
Ill cross that bridge when I come to it.
1- Whats he saying?
2- What does that mean?
 3- Does he want to think about the problem now or just when its
necessary?
To cross that bridge when one comes to it to solve a problem when it
happens, dont think about it in advance.
1- What would you do if you flunked?
2- And if the teacher discovers you didnt do your homework because
you didnt want to?
3- And if your mother doesnt like your future boy/girlfriend?
4- And if your future husband/wife asks for divorce?
D- Now stay here and keep an eye out for Mom.
1- Whats he asking her to do?
2- What does it mean?
3- Does he want her to stay alert in order to notice their Mom if s/he
gets here? How does he ask that?
Keep an eye out for someone to stay alert in order to notice the person
1- Youre looking at other student test. What can you ask other
student?
2- And if youre smuggling some beer into the classroom?
3- Whats he asking her to do while he tries to smuggle the dog into
the house?
Youre really asking for trouble this time, Robert.
1- What does she think hes doing this time?
2- What do you think to ask for trouble means?
3- Does she think he insists on doing something he knows could get
him into trouble? What does she say then?
Ask for trouble to insist on doing something you know could get you into
trouble.
1- What can you say of a friend who smokes in the bedroom without
his/her parents permission?
2- And a friend who has 2 boy/girlfriends?
3- What does she think about his action?
Pushing his luck
1- Whats the title of this situation?
2- What do you think that means?
3- Do you think the boy is asking for trouble?
4- Whats another way of saying that?
Pushing ones luck to ask for trouble
1- What does she think of the entire situation?
2- And what do you think?
3- Whats another way to say youre doing something wrong and
hoping nobody will notice it?
4- Whats the title of this situation?