Check your vocabulary: gap fill
Write a word or words to complete the sentences.
1.The large building you go to to take a plane is called the
2.The thing you have to wear when the plane takes off is called a
3.The things you put your clothes in and carry when you go on holiday are called
4.The food you eat at set times each day are
5.The piece of paper that says your flight number and seat number is called a
6.The place in the airport where you show your ticket and leave your baggage is called the
7.The place in the alrport where you wait to board the plane is called the
8.The large machine that flies people from one airport to another airport is called a
9.The part of the plane where you can keep your small bags and baggage is called the
10.
The big electronic sign that shows flight details and gate numbers is called the
Meet my family. There are five of us – my parents, my elder brother, my baby sister and me. First, meet my mum and dad, Jane and Michael. My mum enjoys reading and my dad enjoys playing chess with my brother Ken. My mum is slim and rather tall. She has long red hair and big brown eyes. She has a very pleasant smile and a soft voice. My mother is very kind and understanding. We are real friends. She is a housewife. As she has three children, she is always busy around the house. She takes care of my baby sister Meg, who is only three months old.
Every crisis has its heroes, every disaster its displays of selflessness and sacrifice. Firefighters race into burning buildings. Police officers place themselves in the line of fire. Soldiers march into war.
And now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, our health-care workers, doctors, nurses, EMTs and support staff who risk becoming infected themselves — who risk infecting their own families — are making extraordinary sacrifices to care for the rest of us. They do so, most infuriatingly, even as they have been put at greater risk than necessary by the avoidable shortages of masks, face shields and other personal protective equipment.