AirAsia Buys 150 Airbus Planes

Introduction

AirAsia is a company from Malaysia. It will buy 150 Airbus A220 planes. This is the biggest order for this plane.

Main Body

AirAsia will pay 19 billion dollars. The planes have 160 seats. AirAsia wants to fly to new cities. Airbus makes these planes in Canada and Northern Ireland. But the factory in Canada is slow. It does not make enough planes every month. Another company called Embraer sells many planes too. Airbus needs this big order to make more money. The leader of Canada is happy because Canada can sell more things to other countries.

Conclusion

Airbus has a very big order. This helps the company even though the factories have problems.

Learning

✈️ Talking About the Future

In this story, we see a word used over and over: will.

What is it? We use will to talk about things that are going to happen later. It is a simple way to make a prediction or a plan.

How to use it: Person/Companywillaction word

Examples from the text:

  • AirAsia will buy planes. (Future plan)
  • AirAsia will pay money. (Future action)

Quick Tip: To make it negative, we use does not (for things happening now) or will not (for the future).

  • Now: The factory does not make enough planes.
  • Future: The factory will not stop working.

Key Vocabulary for A2:

  • Order: Asking for a lot of items to be made.
  • Company: A business.
  • Enough: As much as you need.

Vocabulary Learning

company
a business organization
Example:The company is located in the city center.
buy
to purchase
Example:I will buy a new book.
plane
an aircraft
Example:The plane is on the runway.
biggest
the largest in size or amount
Example:It is the biggest cake.
order
a request to make or supply something
Example:I placed an order online.
pay
to give money in exchange for goods or services
Example:She will pay the bill.
dollars
the currency of the United States
Example:I have 10 dollars.
seats
places to sit
Example:There are 150 seats on the plane.
fly
to travel through the air
Example:We will fly to Paris.
new
recently made or discovered
Example:This is a new phone.
city
a large town
Example:I live in a city.
factory
a place where goods are made
Example:The factory makes cars.
slow
not fast
Example:The car is slow.
month
a period of about a month
Example:It takes one month.
happy
feeling pleasure or contentment
Example:He is happy with his results.