10 Listen to the announcement at a London railway station and at an airport. For each question (1-6), fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

11 You will hear two different versions of how the women made some of their preparations for journeys. Before you listen, look through the activities the women did and make guesses about what you will hear.

* where the women went

* if they were organised people

* how they prepared for the journeys

* what types of tours there were

12 Now listen to the recordings. For versions 1-2, write activities a-l next to each version. There is an example at the beginning of the task.

Example: Version 1 - I

Version 1 Version 2 Activities a went to Malaysia

B ordered a taxi

C phoned up a local cattery

D made a list

E got travel insurance

F ordered traveller’s cheque

G got some injections

H bought a suitcase

I went to Tunisia

K was organised

L wasn’t organised

1 3 Discuss the following questions in small groups. (You are given 3 min.)

• Are you an organised person?

• Do you make a list of everything you have to do in advance?

• Do you take out any insurance with a travel agency?

• Is it important for you to have a guidebook when you set off for a journey?

• Do you like to know anything about the place you are going to?

• Do you check everything (the doors and windows, the gas and electricity) before starting a journey?

• Do you have to get any injections before leaving for a foreign country?

• Do you arrange for anyone to come to your house for looking after your pets, flowers?

• Do you leave your valuables (jewellery and all the sort of things) at home or give them to your neighbour?

Vocabulary and grammar

14 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Use the words only once. Choose any three collocations and make sentences. Activity 5 can be helpful to you.

cash foreign country travel pleasure abroad staff ticket cover package tour large amount of cash

1 take a …………………………. 2 go……………………………… 3 pay for the …………………… 4 arrive in the ………………… 5 travel for………………………

6 the hotel ……………………… 7 a single ……………………….. 8 …………….………..a journey 9 carry a ……………………… 10 ……….a traveller’s cheque

15 Make the explanations below with a word(s) from the box. Consult the lexical commentaries given in the workbook.

Example: Airport - This is the place you go to catch your plane.

the check-in desk duty-free shop hand luggage (a carry-on bag) trolley airport visa the gate baggage (luggage) plane ticket seat a boarding card passport control Bureau De Change security control departure lounge

1 This is the place you go to catch your plane.

2 This is a general word to refer to all bags that you take with you.

3 This is a general word that refers to the little bag that you take with you on the plane.

4 This is the little ‘vehicle’ with wheels that you use to carry your bag.

5 This is the piece of paper that gives you permission to fly on the plane.

6 This is the long table where you go to show the airline your ticket and to check in your bags.

7 At the check-in desk they ask you what kind of this you want: a window one, or an aisle one.

8 This is the special card that they give you that permits you to board the plane.

9 This is the area where you show your passport and try to prove that you are who you say you are.

10 This is the area you pass through where they check you have no dangerous WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) on you.

11 This is the large area where you wait for your plane.

12 This is the shop where you can buy presents for your friends and family at supposedly duty-free prices.

13 This is the type of bank you can change your money into other currency.

14 This is the area where you wait immediately before boarding your plane. It’s a final part of your journey in the airport.

15 It’s a special stamp in your passport to go to some foreign countries.