ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST PRACTICE
AIR TRAVEL - AIRBUS A380

For Students Preparing for Academic Tests / IELTS and TOEFL

Playing Time: 2 minutes 20 seconds

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?

Airbus A380 cabin interior

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