{"id":29332,"date":"2024-12-12T07:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T06:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29332"},"modified":"2024-12-12T07:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T06:16:17","slug":"three-minute-hugs-at-new-zealand-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/12\/three-minute-hugs-at-new-zealand-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-Minute Hugs at New Zealand Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not easy to say goodbye to our loved ones when they are about to leave the country. It usually takes people a long time to finally say farewell to their family or friends at airports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sometimes causes problems with traffic. So, an airport in Dunedin, New Zealand is putting a three-minute limit on goodbye hugs in their car drop-off zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about the new hugging policy at a New Zealand airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2410\/241024-hugs-at-airports.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto get someone in trouble<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cHugging at Dunedin International Airport in New Zealand <\/em>could get you in trouble<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d <\/em>Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cdrop-off zone<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe airport has set a three-minute limit on the time people can spend hugging at the <\/em>drop-off zone<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201csomeone\/something is not popular with everyone<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe airport’s hugging policy is not popular with everybody.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d Use this expression in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is the reason for this new rule?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are the good and bad things about this new hugging limit?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What is your personal opinion about it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you think this rule will be popular with everyone in your country? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. How can traffic at the airport drop-offs be lessened?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. How is traffic like at the airport drop-offs in your city\/country?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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