The lady who lives on a plane Joanne Ussery, 54, from Mississippi is a big favourite with her two grandsons because she lives on a jet plane. Her home is a Boeing 727, so a visit to grandma is very special.

Joanne’s front door is at the top of the plane’s steps, but you don’t need a ticket or a passport when you visit. There are three bedrooms, a living room, a modern kitchen, and a luxury bathroom. The bathroom is in the cockpit, with the windows. Next to this is Joanne’s bedroom in the first class section of the plane. Then there’s the living room with four emergency exit doors, which she opens on summer evenings. On the wall there’s a photo of the plane flying for Continental Airlines from Florida to the Caribbean. There are also four toilets, all with No Smoking signs.

“The plane is 27 years old and it’s the best home in the world,’ says Joanne. ‘It has all the things you want in a home: a telephone, air conditioning, a cooker, a washing machine, even a dishwasher. It’s always very warm, even in winter, and it’s very big, 42 metres long. My grandchildren love running up and down. And my friends love parties here, but there aren’t any flight attendants to serve them their drinks!’’

The plane cost just $2,000. ‘Next time,’ she says, I want a Boeing 747, not a 727, because they have an upstairs and a downstairs, and I want to go upstairs to bed!’

Exercises

1 Translate the new words

steps a cockpit a flight attendant the first class section emergency exit windows

door toilet

2 Read about Joanne Ussery and answer the questions.

1 How old is she? 4 How many grandsons does she have?

2 Where does she live? 5 How many bedrooms are there?

3 How old is her home? 6 How many toilets are there?

3 Are the sentences true (+) or false(-)?

1 Joanne loves her home.

2 You need a ticket when you visit her.

3 The bathroom is next to the living room.

4 Joanne sometimes opens the emergency exit doors.

5 There is a photo of the plane in the living room.

6 It’s very warm in summer because she doesn’t have air conditioning.

7 Her friends love her parties because flight attendants serve the drinks.

8 She doesn’t want to buy another plane.

4 Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about Joanne’s home.

4 Ask and answer questions about Joanne’s home.

Is there a bathroom? - Yes, there is.

Are there any bedrooms? - Yes, there are. There are three.

Ask about these things:

• a telephone • a dishwasher • toilets • flight attendants • an upstairs bedroom
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