- Today most of you completed the open book test.
- I wanted you to see how the Math we learned in this unit can help you in a real life situation.
- You can see how it helps you when traveling to another country.
- You need to know about elapsed time and time differences between countries.
- You need to be able to understand the rules of the airlines and airports regarding allowed baggage, duty-free allowances, and restrictions about what you can bring on the plane with you.
- You need to know about different currencies and how much money you can get when you exchange money into a different currency.
Here are some useful words you should know when traveling:
- time difference/ time zones
- local time
- arrival
- departure
- point of origin
- point of departure
- layover
- round trip
- one-way flight
- carry-on
- check-in
- stopover
- direct flight/ non-stop flight
- duty-free
- "Items to declare"
- "Nothing to declare"
- 24 hour clock:
1:oopm = 13:00
2:00pm= 14:00
3:00pm= 15:00
4:00pm = 16:00
5:00pm = 17:00
6:00pm = 18:00
7:00pm = 19:00
8:00pm = 20:00
9:00pm= 21:00
10:00pm = 22:00
11:00pm= 23:00
12:00am= 00:00
- Some airlines will show the time this way so that you are not confused about what time of day your flight is.
- Some will show the time with AM and PM.
- Add any new words to your vocabulary.
- Make sure you write the meaning and a sentence using the word.
