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4 After getting feedback, elicit defi nitions of precautions and 
remedies
from the students.
Did you know …?
Ask students to suggest other acronyms, e.g. FIFA (Federation 
of International Football Associations), OPEC (Organization 
of Petroleum Exporting Countries) and other initialisms, e.g. 
ATM
(automated telling machine), BBC (British Broadcasting 
Corporation).
Extra practice
Ask students to look at the website to fi nd out why people who 
have had operations are at risk of getting DVT.
5 Ask students to carry out some of the exercises.
More activities
1 Discuss with the class what other health risks there are on 
aeroplanes. Ask if anyone has ever suffered from jet lag. 
Students can fi nd out about jet lag on the NHS website. 
2 Ask students to imagine that they have to write the section 
Food and Water
for the Top Tips: Healthy Travel Advice 
leafl et. Ask them to give advice about eating and drinking. 
For example: Avoid uncooked food unless you can peel it 
or shell it yourself
.
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Unit
3 
Our fl ight’s delayed
Ask students what problems you may experience when fl ying.
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Get students to work through the exercises individually. Ask 
them if they can think of – or if they have heard of – any other 
reasons why a fl ight might be delayed. 
Encourage students to tell the class about their own experiences 
of fl ight delays.