Topical News Lessons

Decide whether these statements are True or False according to the information 
in the text: 
1.
The 747 can carry more passengers than the A380.
2.
Airbus will sell more planes than Boeing this year.
3.
Each A380 plane will cost $150m.
4.
Airbus thinks the total market for airliners over the next 20 years will be about
16,000.
5.
Experts think the 787 will make a profit before the A380.
6.
The A380 will not fly to smaller airports.
What are the opposites of these words from the text? 

1. long-haul

____________
2. possible ____________
3. successful
____________
4. directly ____________
5. flexible ____________
6. long-range
____________
7. efficient ____________
8. better
____________

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005

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www.onestopenglish.com
Complete the table. 
Verb
Noun
1. combine ____________
2.
forecast
____________
3.
compete
____________
4.
produce
____________
5.
fly
____________
6. grow
____________
7. cost
____________
8. succeed ____________
Comparatives – short and long forms 
Look at these examples from the text:
The Dreamliner will be more successful. 
The A380 is bigger than the Dreamliner. 
Fill the gaps with the correct form of the word in brackets:
1.
The A380 is __________________ than the Dreamliner. [expensive]
2.
The Dreamliner is _______________ than the A380. [cheap]
3.
Boeing says the Dreamliner will be ______________ than the A380. [flexible]
4.
Some experts think the A380 will be ________________ than the Dreamliner.
[successful]
5. The
Dreamliner
is
_______________ than the A380. [small]
6.
Some experts believe the A380 will be ________________ than the
Dreamliner. [profitable]

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2004

Taken from the News
section in
www.onestopenglish.com