Vocabulary
1 preprinted – предварительно напечатанный
2 unconditional – безоговорочный, безусловный
3 to discontinue – прекращать (действие)
4 denomination – номинал банкноты
5 to expire – кончаться, истекать (о сроке)
6 obligor – лицо [сторона], взявшее на себя какое-л. обязательство; заемщик
7 drawee – трассат
8 custody – владение (чем-л.)
9 to suffice – быть достаточным, хватать
10 validity – действительность, законность
Text work
1. Answer the questions:
1 What is traveler’r cheque?
2 Can you get your money back if you have lost the traveler’s cheques?
3 Do traveler’s cheques have a due date?
4 What was the first company to develop traveller’s cheque system?
5 What famous person used traveler’s cheques in the 19th century?
6 How do you call the organisation that produces traveler’s cheques?
7 How can a person cash a traveler’s cheque?
8 What are the most accepted traveler’s cheques?
9 How can you check the validity of the traveler’s cheque?
10 In what country some banks do not accept traveler’s cheques?
2. Give Russian equivalents to the following word-combinations:
1 a preprinted, fixed-amount cheque
2 to make an unconditional payment
3 can be replaced if lost or stolen
4 available in several currencies
5 sold in pads of five or ten cheques
6 an interest-free loan
7 the natural person who buys it
8 should be kept in a safe place
9 as if the cheques were banknotes
10 deemed incompetent to manage a personal chequing account
3. Scan the text once again and find the information about security procedure. Retell it to your partner. What other steps for security would you invent? Discuss it with your partner.
4. Project work
Choose any credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc.) and find full information about it according to the following list:
the history
interst charges
customer’s benefits
grace period
benefits to merchants
security
Make a presentation on the following material and be ready to answer your groupmates’ questions.
Chapter 6. Accommodation
Lead-in
1 What are the usual places of staying for tourists during their travel?
2 What kind of lodging do you prefer and why?
3 What other types of lodging would you like to experience? Why?
4 Look at the pictures and choose the one you would like to stay in. Explain your choice. Imagine, what facilities and services can be suggested their. Discuss with your partner.
The Oberoi Udaivillas in Udaipur, India Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest, Hungary
Dariush Grand Hotel, Kish island, Iran A small hotel in Adams, New York
Text 1. Accommodation
Scan the text and find the answers to the following questions:
1. What is accommodation industry?
2. Where can tourist usually stay when they travel?
3. What are new trends in accommodation industry?
4. What is caravanning? Is it a means of transport or lodging?