- •Air travel
- •Complete the words or phrases below using words from the box.
- •What do you call:
- •Complete this part of a letter about an unpleasant flight.
- •Listen to three conversations at an airport. For each one, note down its problem and destination.
- •Twa have the answers
- •2.6 Complete the sentences paying attention to the difference between the use of the modal verbs mustn’t and don’t have to.
- •1. Fill in the gaps using the following modal verbs:
- •2. Write the sentences using the words in brackets. Use mustn’t or don’t have to.
- •Put these sentences in a logical order.
- •3.2 What would you say in these situations?
- •1. You are staying in a quite a good hotel (e.G. Two-star) in your country. Would you expect to have the following?
- •2. Write a description of an ideal hotel for you.
- •Bookings
- •4.1 Tick the correct answers to the questions below.
- •4.2 Listen to the dialogue “Booking a Hotel”. Tick the correct answers.
- •Write sentences about The Grand Hotel. Use It is… , There is… or There are… and the following phrases:
- •Using the example given below, write your own reservation-letter.
- •5. A sightseeing holiday
- •5.1 Complete this postcard that John sent to his family while he was on holiday. You may need word or phrase in each space.
- •5.2 Which of these places do you usually visit or go to when you are on holiday?
- •1. Confirm the information in the questions without repeating the same words or phrases. Use words and phrases from the opposite page.
- •Without using one town more than twice, name a town or city in your country which is:
- •6. Asking the way.
- •2. Underline the correct alternative to complete the conversations.
- •7.3 Read the extracts from the audio script. Are the phrases in bold asking for information (a), explaining the directions (e) or showing understanding (u)?
- •7.4 Work in pairs. Student a: look at the map a. Student b: look at the map b. Ask for and give directions.
- •Ask your partner for directions to:
- •Give directions from your home.
- •Write a note for an English-speaking friend giving directions from either the railway station or a bus station to your home. Start with:
- •3. Look at the map and complete the dialogue.
- •Air travel
- •4. Bookings
- •4.2 Booking a Hotel
- •6. Asking the way.
- •7. Giving directions
2.6 Complete the sentences paying attention to the difference between the use of the modal verbs mustn’t and don’t have to.
They transfer our baggage to the next plane. We ________ to carry it.
Passengers ___________ use portable telephones because they interfere with the plane’s electronic equipment.
Passengers ___________ smoke when the plane is taking off or landing.
You __________ take out travel insurance, but it’s a good idea.
This meeting is very important. We __________ be late.
We’ve got plenty of time. You __________ hurry.
You __________ return the car to the place you hired it. You can return it to another Hertz garage.
If you haven’t got an international licence, you __________ drive.
You __________ pay to drive on motorways in England.
We can buy a ticket at the station. We __________ book in advance.
Home task
1. Fill in the gaps using the following modal verbs:
can must mustn’t don’t have to
Travel Information Heathrow Airport
Car parking You __________1 leave your car unattended on roads outside the terminals or the police will remove it. Long-stay car parks for the North Perimeter Road. You ___________ 2 book in advance as there is always space available. |
Taxis You ____________ 3 hire a taxi outside the terminal buildings 24 hours a day. If the journey is 20 miles or less, taxi drivers _________ 4 accept the hire and ___________ 5 charge more than the fare shown on the meter. For journeys of more than 20 miles, drivers ____________ 6 accept the hire if they don’t want to. But, they ___________ 7 charge a special rate so you ___________ 8 negotiate the fare before starting the journey. |
2. Write the sentences using the words in brackets. Use mustn’t or don’t have to.
Examples This information is highly confidential. (tell anyone) You mustn’t tell anyone.
This report isn’t urgent. (finish it today) We don’t have to finish it today.
These clients are very important. (upset them in anyway)
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2 We have arranged car hire at the airport for you. (forget your licence)
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3 You can pay by credit card if you like. (pay cash)
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4 We’ve guaranteed zero defects. (make any mistakes)
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They can deliver very fast. (order it straight away)
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You can spend the weekend in Athens if you like. (be back until Monday)
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We can’t afford more than $6,000. (offer $7,000)
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8 They speak good English. (employ a translator)
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Hotels
Types of hotel
guest [gest] гость
expensive [ik`spen(t)siv] дорогой
en suite [,a:n`swi:t] номер с ванной комнатой
private [`praivit] отдельный, персональный
Hotels in Britain are graded with stars from one-star to five-star (five-star hotels are the best and most expensive). You can also stay in a Bed & Breakfast (B&B) (also called Guest Houses) where you pay for a bedroom, possibly an en suite (= room with private bathroom) and breakfast.
Types of hotel accommodation
a single room: for one person with a single bed
a double room: for two people with one large double bed
a twin room: for two people with two single beds
full board: includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
half board: includes breakfast and dinner
B&B: just the room and breakfast
A visit to a hotel
in advance [qd`va:n(t)s] заранее
tourist [`tuqrist] турист
reception [ri`sepS(q)n] приемная
suitcase [`s(j)u:tkeis] чемодан
chambermaid [`Ceimbqmeid] горничная
comfortable [`kAmf(q)tqbl] комфортный
shower [`Squq] душ
wrong [rON]
We stayed in the Carlton Hotel for three nights in July, but I booked (= reserved) our room three months in advance (= before; in other words, in April) because it was the middle of the tourist season. When we arrived we checked in at reception, then the porter carried our suitcases up to our room. I gave him a small tip (n, v) – about 50p, I think. The staff were very friendly – we had a very nice chambermaid (= the woman who cleans the room) – and the room was very comfortable. The only problem we had, in fact, was with the shower which didn’t work (= function) very well. (You could also say ‘There was something wrong with the shower’.)
Useful words and expressions
restaurant [`restqrOnt] ресторан
completely [kqmp`li:tli] полностью
include [in`klu:d] включать
elevator [,eli`veitq] лифт
excuse [iks`kju:z] извините
Could I book (= reserve) a room for next Friday?
Could I have an early morning call at 7 a.m. please? (= Could you wake me at 7 a.m.?)
Could you put it on my bill, please? (= add the cost to the bill, e.g. for a drink you have in the hotel bar / restaurant)
Could I pay my bill, please? (= pay for everything)
Could you order (= call) a taxi for me to go to the airport?
Are you fully booked (= completely full) next week?
Is breakfast / dinner included? (= Does the price include breakfast / dinner?)
Where’s the lift? (= the machine which takes you up or down a floor) [AmEng = elevator]
Excuse me. How do I get to the underground station from here?
Exercises