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ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST PRACTICE
AIR TRAVEL - AIRBUS A380
For Students Preparing for Academic Tests / IELTS and TOEFL
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Playing Time: 2 minutes 20 seconds
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Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.
1. About how many times have you ever flown on a plane?
2. When was the last time you traveled by air? Did you enjoy your flight?
Why? / Why not?
3. What are the advantages of having planes that can carry hundreds or thousands of people? What are the disadvantages?
4. Why do plane tickets cost so much? 
5. What was traveling like before airplanes were invented?

​6. Would you like to be a pilot?
​Why? / Why not?
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Airbus A380 cabin interior
Note: For more cool ESL resources about air travel, visit my All Things Topics site.
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