Hey everyone, so as this is meant for Culture and ESL I want to post fun with words for ESL learners today. Comments welcome by all. I am also sharing a video on the new Istanbul airport. It has emerged from its past. Please note all the signs in dull languages & the employees comfortably speaking English, English is the go to language. Istanbul airport is excelling to be the biggest in the world. This video is great as Sam Chui was lucky to get a tour before it opened to the public.
Here are some words to express the past. Can you write sentences using these as well? What word/words do you use to express the past?
Used to I used to travel with a lot of luggage.
Previous I am happy with my new English class this week compared to my previous class.
Formerly The airport in Istanbul was sheltered from the fog by the city however, now it is on the north by the black sea with no protection of fog and it is causing numerous flight issues.
Prior to Sept 11th airport security was much easier to travel.
In the past we had to have a connection to fly to Malaga but now there are direct flights.
Hindsight– to understand a situation after it has happened. Hindsight is 20/20. An expression-it means knowing the past I can see clearly now. What do you have hindsight for?
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Wooww, its make me happy to see İstanbul Airport here as a work as a Turkish Airlines crew member. The Airport is far from the City and there is no where to stay around so we have to use Transportation all the time. İt just opened a couple months ago so still need some work to be done but everything is growing so fast!! 🙂
Thanks Merve for commenting. What a great job. I bet you get to travel and speak English regularly 🙂 How exciting. This also sounds like a great opportunity for growth for the hospitality industry by the airport.
We are all here talking and I asked what they thought was the largest airport…..no one realized that it was located in Istanbul! Thanks for sharing this video. The airport looks great!
Yes, with the new airport in Istanbul they will be the largest in the world. They are open but continuing to expand. There are many close seconds such as Schipol in Amsterdam, JFK, & Atlanta. Glad you enjoyed the video. You must go check it out 🙂