5. Refresh the expressions:

How long does it take smb to get (go) to …? It takes smb … minutes to get there.

a Ask smb and let him (her) answer in accordance with the model. Use the words given below.

A B

How long does it take you to … from … by plane?

bus?

the metro?

car?

tram?

train?

C

- It takes me … .

A – to the theatre, cinema, market, department store, museum, central park, nearest suburb, hotel, London, Paris.

B – from the office, University, metro, central avenue, central square, Kyiv, Odesa.

C – 20 minutes, an hour and a half, half an hour, about a quarter of an hour, not more than 15

minutes.

6. Look at the plan of an airport terminal and complete the gaps in the directions below with a suitable preposition.

Turn left/right go straight on go past take the first turning on the left/right carry on/keep going until you get turn into to catch to give a lift go towards go across go round go through go into go out of

1. (At the entrance) Are there any cash dispensers here?

Yes, you go ______the post office and bank and they’re just on the right.

2. (At the cash dispenser) Is there anywhere I can post this letter?

If you go ________ the entrance there’s a letter box in the wall next to the Post Office.

3. (At the letter box) Excuse me, where can I get a trolley?

Go _______the terminal building and they’re just outside on your right.

4. (At the trolley park) Could you tell me where the Quantas check-in desk is, please?

Yes. Go_______the entrance and you’ll see lots of check-in desks in front of you. Quantas is the third one.

5. (At the Quantas check-in desk) Where are the telephones, please?

Go past passport control and ______ the café: they’re just on your right.

6. (In the café) Is there anywhere to get something to eat in the departure lounge?

Yes, there’s quite a big restaurant. When you’ve gone _______ passport control and security, go _______the lounge and you’ll see it.

7. (In the restaurant) Could you tell me where the toilets are?

Yes, go _______the back of the duty free area over there, and you’ll see them.

7. You have been living in Paris for 10 years. Suddenly you get to know that your former group mate had won a trip to Paris. You feel surprised and excited. But unfortunately you can’t visit her at the airport because of a very important business meeting. Advise your friend the best way of getting from the airport to your house. Use the phrases from the box above.

   Focus On Vocabulary

1. Look at the words below. Find out the correct definition to each of them.

1 surroundings	a) favourable time, occasion or set of circumstances.
2 essential	b) make smth available for smb to use by giving, lending or supplying it.
3 to restore	c) ability to hold or contain smth.
4 to acquaint	d) fasten or join smth (to smth).
5 convenient	e) line of people, vehicles, etc. waiting to do something in turn
6 trolley	f) statement in spoken or written form that makes smth known.
7 to provide	g) statement expressing certainty about smth.
8 equipment	h) make smb/oneself familiar with smth.
9 assurance	i) necessary, most important.
10 opportunity	j) go to a railway station, airport, to say good bye to smb who is about to start a journey.
11 capacity	k) fitting in well with people’s needs or plans; giving no trouble or difficulty; suitable.
12 announcement	l) all the objects, conditions, that are around smb/smth; environment.
13 to attach	m) bring smb/smth. back to a former condition.
14 to see smb. off	n) small cart, esp. pushed by hand
15 queue	o) things needed for a particular purpose.