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KEY- News lessons –Airline security 
Level 1 
1 
The words connected with travelling by plane are: passenger, check-in, bag, 
airline, to board and flight 
2 
a false; b true; c false; d true; e true; f false; g false; h false; i true; j
false 
3 
to board a flight 
to ask a question 
to search a bag 
to fill in a form 
to make a mistake 
to buy a ticket 
4 
a for; b on; c with; d onto; e in; f in; g at; h against 
Level 2 
4 
1 
f 
2 
h 
3e 
4b 
5a 
6g 
7d 8c 
5 
1 refused 
2 described 
3 confirmed 4 demanding 5 behaviour 6 found 
7 checked 
8 balanced 
Level 3 
3 
Possible answers are: a, b, d, e, f, j 
5 
a exhausted b score
c scrutiny 
d ultimately e ensues 
f doomed 
g pundit 
h “madder than heck”, irate i kicked off 
j confrontational, truculent 
6 
a denied 
b handicapping 
c scrutiny 
d scanned 
e endangered 
f varied 
g minimised
h associations 

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Taken from the news section in 
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Fill the gaps using these key words from the text: 
compete 
version long-haul 
efficient 
aviation 
forecast 
airliner profit 
1. 
____________ is the activity of flying or making planes. 
2. 
An ____________ is a large plane for passengers. 
3. 
____________ is the money you get when you sell something for a price that is 
higher than the cost of making it. 
4. 
A ____________ is a form of something that is different from the original 
form. 
5. 
If you ____________ with someone you try to be more successful than they 
are. 
6.
A ____________ flight is one over a very long distance. 
7.
If something is ____________ it works well and produces good results. 
8.
A ____________ is a statement about what may happen in the future, usually 
about the weather, business or the economy.