11Nanimouspraisefromthecrtl/cs

• Theproductionwasenthusiastical/vrecen·edh1·thepuhltc

pntchseaplayforpublicperformance

tohavelholdarehearsal

tobeinrehearsal

toputaplayintorehearsal

thefinalpracticeofaplayinatheatre

anewspaperarticlethatgivesajudgementonanc\vplay,show,etc.

tomakeareview

tosubmitsmthforreview

• TheplaygotgoodIfavourahleIpoorIterrihlere,·ieHT

IOwriteanaccountfornewspapersandotherpcnodlcals

• Thefilmwa\·wellreviewed111allthl!nenpap<•n

apersonwhoreviewsplays,books,etc.

_{abookreviewerforTheGuardian}

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revuerow

scene

scene-shifterscenery

serial

show

varietyshowshowbusiness

shoot

shot

soapopera

stage

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n athcatncalcntcrtammentwhichconsistsofsongs,dances,jokes,etc.abouttheevcnlc;andlashionsofthepresenttimeamusical/comedyIsatiricalrevue

n anumberofpersonsorthingsinaline

afront-rowseat

sitinarow

arowofscats

• Wesatinarowatthebackoftheroom.

• Ourseatswerefiverows.fromthe.frofll.

n I.partofaplayorproduction

• "Macbeth",ActII,Scene1

2. wheretheactiontakesplace

• Thesceneissetinpre-l">'arMiflsk.

• Therewasnochangeofsceneduringrheplay.

11 Syn:stagehand

n 1.thesetofpaintedbackgromdsusedonatheatrestage

Syn:sets

•Thescenerywassuperb.IadmiredC\'CJ)'deJclilofit.

n astorythatisbroadcastorprintedinseveralseparatepartsontelevision,inanewspaper,etc.

_{asixpartserial}

^, _{anytheatricalentertainmentortelevisionprogramme}

•Whattelevisionshowsdoyouwatch?

ⁿ •Thevarietyshowhadatalentedcompere.

(alsoshowbiz)thebusinessofperfonning;thejobofpeoplewho\vorkinfilms,thetheatre,etc.

v (shot)tomakeafilmImovieorphotographofsmth

•Camerasready?Ok,shoot.'

•Themoviewasshotinblackandwhite.

asceneinafilmthatisfilmedcontinuouslybyonecameratheopeningshotofsmbIsmth

fl (infml)atelevisionorradiostoryaboutthedailylivesofthesamegroupofpeople,whichisbroadcastregularlySyn:soap

Comp:BrEkitchensinkdrama=aseriousplayorfilmaboulproblemsthatfamilieshaveathome

fJ ^{I.araisedplatforminatheatreonwhichaperfom1uncctake}splace

•Theactorwasonstageforhours.

stage v

stagemanager n

stagedesigner II

stagehand _"

^stalls n(pi)

star 11

_{2. theatricalwork}

^{togoonthestage=tobecomeanactor.}

toputon;toperfonnorarrangeforpublicshowtostageanartshow

apersoninchargeofatheatrestageduringapcrfonnanccapersonwhodesignsthepropsandscenery

onewhomovesscenery

Syn:scene-shifter

thefrontrowsoftheauditorium

•Thestallsaresoldout,

afamousandsuccessfulperfonnerinentertainmentorsport

afilmlmoviestar

•Therewerepicturesojfilmstarsalloverthewalls.

_{apopstar=famouspopularmusicsinger}

starletticket

theatre

theatricaltheatregoer

n ayoungactresswhoplayssmallpartsinfilmsandishopingtobecomefamous

n afree/complimentaryIstandingticket

aticketforaconcert,atickettothetheatretobookaticket

•Emrancetothetheatreisbyticketonly.

n Am£theater

1.aplacefortheperfonnanceofplays

Syn:playhouse

anopen-airtheatre,apuppettheatreavarietytheatre

Syo:musichall

togotoIattendIfrequentthetheatre

2. theworkofpeoplewhowriteoractinplays

•I'minterestedinthetheatre.

Comp:operahouse

• TheSydneyOperaHouseisrenownedforitsimpressivearchitecture.

adj theatricalcirclesIworldatheatricalcompany(fig)theatricalmanners

^II _{• I'mnotmuchofatheatregoer.}

'"·ings

ⁿ pithesidesofastagewhereanactorishiddenfromviewtostandinthewings

towatchtheperformancefromthewings

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Part

_VI-

_GOINGPLACES

_UNIT1

(Z) ONTHEMOVE

_{FocusVocabulary}

JVllmey

{lighttriptravelvoyagecrossingcruise

trawdbyairIplane

_{hyseaIboatIship}

byrailItrainbycarIcoachonfoot

ticket

singleticketBrEIone-wayticketAm.E

returnticketBrEIround-tripticketAm£

c:aplaincrew

.flighrallendantIstelvardIstewardess

customs

customsofficer

immigrationIpassportofficer

immigrationcontrol

_{securitycheck}

Travel:nothanks

Travelissaidtobroadenthemind.ButdoesitreallydothisforthemajorityofpeoplEwhogoabroad?Imagineatypicaltouristwhogoestoanothercountryonapackageholi­day.Heprobablytravelsatpeaktimewhentheairportsarecrowdedandunpleasant.Ifhe'slucky,hischarterflightwillonlybedelayedafewhours.Whenhearrivesathisdesti­nation,hemaywellfindthatthefacilitiespromisedintheholidaybrochurearenotuptoexpectations.Whatlookedunspoiltcountryside(inthebrochure)willprobablytumoutto

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beanover-commercialisedareawheretouristshavenochanceatallofmeetinganyofthelocalpeople-they,verywisely,haveescapedbeforetheannualinvasionTheonlylocalpeoplehewillmeetaretheover-workedwaitersandhotelstaffwhoWJIIbeonlytoohappyto'perform'forthetounstandthusconfirmhisstereotypedideaofaGreekorSpaniard

Thetounstwillgohomew1thltttleornonewinsightsintoanothercultureandwithmostofh1sprejudicesreinforced.Whytravel?

WordMeaning

Ex.1Thesenounsareallusedinconnectionwithtravel,todescribedifferentkindsofjourneys.Matcheachwordtoitsdefinitionontheright.

1journey a)alongJOUrneybyseaorinspace

^2.trip b)ashortpleasuretripwithagroup

3.cruise C)visitingdifferentplaces,oftenwithaguide

^{4 tour d)a}shortjourneyorajourneymadeonbusiness

5.^flight e)aJOUrneybyshipbetweentwoports

6.crossing ^f) visit1ngdifferentplacesbyship

^{7 voyage g)a}journeybyair

8.excursion h)ashortpleasuretrip

^{9.outing i)} anactoftravellingorthetimeduringwhichyoutravelfromoneplacetoanother,especiallywhenyougoalongway

^{10expedition j)} takingjourneysasageneralactivityofmovingfromplacetoplace

^{11.travel k)a}JOurneyforascientificoraspecialpurpose

tk/'Note: ThenounTRAVELisuncountableandonlyusedasageneralterm.Peo­plesay"TravelbroadensthemmdbutNOT·oidyouhaveagoodtravel?"TRAVELS(pi)meansseveraljourneystootherplacesorcountries,especiallyfaraway.

WordUse

_{Ex.2Completeeachsentencebyusingawordfromthebox.}

flightjourneytripexcurs1on

travelvoyageouting

_tour

crossingcruiseexpedition

BeforetheInventionoftheaeroplane,the------fromBritaintoAmericacouldtakeweeks,evenmonthssometimes.

111.1•''"* ³³⁷

2. Theplanenowarrivingis SAS343fromCopenhagen. r

3.ThefirstthingId1dwhenIgottoLondonwastogoonasightseeing .

4.LastsummerIstayedinBrightonandonedayourgroupwentonaveryinteresting

------toBlenheimPalace.thehomeofthelateWinstonChurchill.

5.Myuncleisgoingonan nextyeartotrytodiscoverthelostcityof

Atlantis.

6. Howlongdoesthetram fromLondontoEdinburghtake?

7. LastyearmymotherwentonaMediterranean andwasseasickpracti-callythewholetime.

8.Wewentonaday's tothezooinCopenhagenandthewholefam1lylovedit.

9. I'vejustcomebackfromabl,fsiness toNewYork.

10 isoneofmymaininterests

11.ThefirsttimeIwentfromEnglandtoFraucewehadaveryrough _

ClassDiscussion

Ex.3Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentmeansoftrans­port?Discussthequestionwithyourpartnerandcompletethechartbelowwithatick(V'yes)oracross(xno)toshowyouropinion.

_Expensive

Coach P1ane Ship Train Car

^erous _..

ortable

Exciting

_Convenient

·-

·----

-

ClassCommunication

TransportSurvey

Ex.4BeginworkingInfourseparategroups.Designashortquestionnairewhichyoucanusetofindoutfromthemembersoftheothergroupswhattheirattitudesandexperiencesareofdifferentformsoftransport.

Whenyourquestionnaireisready,goout(alone)andinterviewonememberofeachoftheothergroups.Makenotestohelpyoutoremembertheiranswers.

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Youmayusethefollowing:

r-

Have'youever...? ^{Whichdoyouprefer:..:or...?}

Howoftendoyoutravelby...? ^{Doyouflndthatit's...?}

WhichIsyourfavourite...? ^{Ifyouhadachoice,howwouldyou...?}

TRAVELLINGBYAIR

_{utBOOKINGANAlRUNETICKET}

Travelclerk:Tourist:Travelclerk:Tourist:Travelclerk:Tourist:Travelclerk:Tourist:Travelclerk:Tourist:Travelclerl<:

Tourist:

Travelclerk:

_Tourist:

Goodmorning.Canlhelpyou?

Goodmorning.IwanttobookaflightfromBarcelonatoRome.Yes,sir.Whenwouldyouliketotravel?

IsthereaflightonFridayevening?

Fridayevening...Yes.IberiaflytoRomeonFridayevening. .Oh,good.I'vegotanopenround-the-wor1dticket,startinginNewYork.Haveyougotyourticketwithyou?Theremaybesomerestrictions.Sure.Thereyougo.

Thankyou.CouldyouwaitaminutewhileIcheckavailability?

Yes,sure.

...Yes,that'sfine.Therearenorestrictionsonthisticket.CanyougivemeyourcontactaddressandtelephonenumberinBarcelona?

Yes.It'stheHotelGoyaandthenumber's...20018550.

Fine.Theflightleavesathalfpasteight.Wouldyoupleasecheckinonehourbeforedeparture?Here'syourticket.Haveagoodflight.

_{Thankyouverymuch.}

_{Ex.5PutthedialogueInthecorrectorder.}

Agent:

Agent:Agent:Client:Client:Agent:Agent:Client:Client:Client:

Midday,14thAugust.I'llcheckthetimetable...I'mafraidtherearen'tanyflightsatmidday.

Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

Wouldyouliketobookthe5.15flightnow?

Goodmorning.Yes.lwouldliketobookaflightfromAthenstoCrete.Isee.Whenisthenextone?

Right.Couldyoutellmewhatdayyouwanttogo?

At5.15intheafternoon.IsthatOK?

On14thAugust.Ataboutmiddayifpossible.At5.15?Yes,that'sfine.

Yes.please.I'vegotmycreditcard.

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_{Ex.6ReadtheconversationandthentrytocompleteNancy'ssentences.}

_Agent:

_{Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?}

_Nancy:

_Agent:

_{HongKong?Wouldthatbearoundtripticketorone-way?}

_Nancy:

_Agent:

_{Andforwhatdate?}

_Nancy:

Agent:

Friday,theeighteenth?Yes.That'sfine.Whataboutthereturndate?Doyouhaveafixeddateinmind,ordoyouwantanopenticket?

_Nancy:

_Agent:

_{Ok.Doyouwantamorningflight,oranafternoonflight?}

_Nancy:

Agent:

Well,there'saCathayPacifiCflightatten-thirtyandaUSAironeattwelve­

_thirty.

_Nancy:

_Agent:

_{Ok.Ifyou'lljustholdonaminute,I'llchecktoseeifthere'sroom.Yes,that'sfine.}

_Nancy:

_Agent:

_{Onethousand,eighthundredandseventydollars.}

_Nancy:

Agent:

_Ex.7

Now,canIhaveyourdetails,please?

StudentA

1.YouwanttobuyanairticketfromRiodeJaneirotoDusseldorfonSeptember6^111ontheflightleavingRioat18.30.Youwantasingle,touristclassticket.AskIfyouhavetochangeplanes.andwritedownthe

StudentB

1.

LH509

LH902

RiodeJaneiro

18.30

Frankfurt

_12.55

Frankfurt

11.25

Dusseldorf

_13.40

fl1ghtnumberandtimeofarriva.l

²_-^._{---------------------------}

Touristclasssinglefare=$1030

2.Youwanttobuyaneconomyclassreturn

AI402Weds

and

_Al408Sat

Bombay

08.15

KualaLumpur

16.15

ticketfromBombaytoKualaLumpur.Youwant

toleaveonthe8.15flightfromBombaynext

Wednesday.Findoutifthereisamorningflight

AI407Weds KualaLumpurand 20.20

Al425Sat

Economyclassreturnfare=$704

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Bombay

00.55

backfromKualaLumpuronSundays.Writedowntheflightnumberandtimeofthereturnflight.

••ATTHEAIRPORT

PatarrivedattheairporttwohoursagotocatchherplanetoTokyo.Atthecheckincounter,aticketagentlookedatherticketandherpassport.HerbaggagewascheckedinIwe1ghedonthescalesPat'ssu1tcaseswereveryheavy,soshehadtopayanexcessbaggagecharge.Nextshewasgivenaboardingpass.Theboardingpasshasaseatnumberwrittenoni1.andPatwasgivenawindowseatinthenon-smokingsection.Hersuitcaseswerelabeledandsentofftobeloadedintotheholdoftheairplane.

Whilewa1tingfortheflighttobecalled,Palgoestothenewsstandtobuyanewspaper.Thenshegoesthroughthesecuritycheck,wherehercarry-onluggageissearched.ThenPatgoes1ntotheduty-freeshopwhereshehasachancetobuysomethingscheaply.Thegoodsshebuysherearecheapbecausetheyarenottaxed.

InthedepartureloungePatJOinstheotherpassengerswhoaresittingandwa1tinguntil

itistimefortheirflighttodepart.AfterafewminutesPathearstheannouncement:Flight

158toTokyonowboardingatGateThree."andshegoestoboard(geton)herplane.

WordUse

Ex.8Choosetherightwordfromthetexttocompletethesentences.

1.Whenyouarriveattheairportyoufirstgotothe counter.

2. Youhavetohavea passsothatyoucangetontheplane.

3. Afterthesecuritycheck,youwaitinthe lounge.

4. Youcanbuymanythingscheaplyatthe shop.

5. Whenyouheartheannouncement.yougotothe toboardyourplane.

_{Ex.9Completeeachsentencebyusingawordfromthebox.}

departurelounge	immigrationofficer	check-indesk
departuregate	securityguard	dutyfree
boardchecktaxi	departuresboard excessbaggagepassengers	handluggagecheckinrunway
trolleyannouncement	securitycheck onboard	conveyorbelt takeoff

Whentravellingbyairyouhavetogettotheairportearlyinorderto(1)

-------:c:--aboutanhourbeforeyourflight.Ifyouhavealotofluggage,youcanput1tona(2),---------andpushiltolhe(3)wheresomeonewill(4)yourticketandweighyourluggage.Ifyouhave(5).itcanbeexpensive.Yourheavyluggageisputona(6)

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------andcarriedaway.Alightbagisclassedas(7)andyoucantakeitwithyouontotheplane.An(8)looksatyourpassportanda(9)checksyourhandluggagebeforeyougointothe(10)_towaitttllyourflightiscalled.Ifyouwantto,youcanbuysomecheap(11)goodshere.Thenyouseeonthe(12)

-------oryouhearan(13)thatyoumust(14)

---------yourplane.Yougothroughthe(15),thenthereissometimesa(16)beforeyouactuallyentertheplane.Whenallthe(17)are(18).andwhenthecaptainandhiscrew:arereadyinthecockpit.theplanebeginsto(19)totheendofthe(20)Finally,permissionisreceivedfromthecontroltower

andtheplanemovesfasterandfasterinorderto(21)-------

_{,C.HECKINGINFORTHEFLIGHT}

Check-inclerk:Traveller:Check-inclerk:

Traveller:Check-Inclark:Traveller:Check-inclerk:Traveller:Check-inclerk:

Traveller:Check-Inclerk:Traveller:Check-Inclerk:Traveller:Check-InclericTraveller:

Check-Inclerk:Traveller:Chock-Inclerk:

Traveller:Check-Inclerk:Traveller:Check-Inclork:

Traveller:

Check-Inclerk:

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Goodmorning

Goodmorning.CanIcheck1nherefortheflighttoNewYork?

Yes.I'mafraidit'srunninglatetoday,it'sleav1ngattenpastthreeinsteadofoneo'clock.

Oh,dear.

MayIhaveyourticketandyourpassport? .Thankyouverymuch.CanItaketh1sbriefcaseashandbaggage?

Yes,aslongasit'llgoundertheseat.Haveyouanyotherbaggage?

Yes,I'vegotthesetwosuitcasesandthisbag.

I'mafraidthebaggageallowancetoNewYorkistwopiecesItdoesn'tinvolveweight.onlythenumberofpieces.

Sohowmuchexcessbaggageisthere?

Theextrachargeis£20foreachextrapiecethatyouhave

Foreachpieceabovetwo?

Yes,sothat'llbe£20

Isee.Do1havetopaynow?

Yes.please...£20Thankyouverymuch.Wherewouldyouliketosit?

Nosmoking,please.NosmokingWindow?

Yes,bythewindow,please.

Sothat's18A,that'syourboardingcardandyourticketthatyou'll

needtoshowagainatthegate.

Thankyou.

DoyouhaveavalidvisaforNewYork?

Yes,Ido.

CanIseert?...Thankyou.We'lll>e1>oard1ngatGate23atlwoforty­

five.

Gate23.Right,thankyouverymuch.

You'rewelcome.

Classcommunication

^Ex.10

StudentA

YouarecheckinginforflightQF4,the2100fromSanFranc1scotoHonoluluHav.eyourpassportandticketready.Youhaveasuitcaseandabag.andyouwouldliketokeepthebagwithyouontheplane.Youareworriedthatyoursuitcasewillbeovertheallowancebecauseitisratherheavy.Youwanttosmokeontheplane.

2. Youarechecking1npassengersforflightSK621.the07.45fromOslotoTei-Av1v.Askforthepassenger'st1cket

StudentB

1. YouarecheckinginpassengersforflightQF4,the2100fromSanFran·ciscotoHonoluluAskforthepassen­ger'sticketandpassport,askhimIherwhereheIshewouldliketositandgivehimIheraboardingcardThebaggageallowanceistwopieces.DonotletthepassengertakehisIherbagonboardtheplanebecauseitistoobigtogoundertheseat.TellthepassengersthattheflighthasalreadybeenannouncedandisbaardmgatGate5_Itwillleaveontime.

andpassport,askhim1herwherehe1 2.shewouldliketositandgivehimfheraboard1ngcard Therearenow1ndowseatsleftintheno-smokingarea,buttherearesomeinthesmokingarea.

Thebaggageallowanceis20kilos,andthepassenger'ssuitcaseweighs12ki-

los.Theflight1sgoingtobeatleastan

hourlate,andyoudon'tknowwhenitwillbeannounced.

Youarechecking10forfhghtSK621.

the07.45fromOslotoTel-AvivHaveyourpassportandticketreadyYourbaggageisonesuitcaseYouareanon-smokerandwouldlikeaseatbythewmdow.Youarehop1ngtheflightwillbeontime;askwhenitisgoingtobeannounced_

••SECURITYCHECK

_{JeffKramerisgoingthroughtheSecurityCheck}

Security:

Jeff:Security:

Woman:Security:Woman:Security:

Pleaseputallcarry-onluggageontheconveyor.Pleaseputallcarry-onluggageontheconveyorSteprightthisway,ma'amThisway,sir.(Beep)Pleaseemptyyourpocketsandgothroughaga•n.s1r(Beep)Pleasestepthisway,sir.Pardonme,whatdoyouhaveinthispocket?

Oh,sorry,justsomekeys.

That'sfine_Thankyou,sir.Pleaseputallcarry-onluggageontheconveyor.Steprightth1sway.

Isthismachinefilm-safe?

Yes.itis,ma'am.Pleaseputall...

Areyousure?They'rep1cturesofmygranddaughter'sfirstbirthday...

Youcangivethecameratome,ma'am.Itdoesn'thavetogothroughthescanner.Pleaseputallcarry-onluggageontheconveyor.Steprightthisway..

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Jeffgoestopickuphisbriefcase.

Security(2):Wouldyoumindopeningyourbriefcase,sir?Jeff: No,notatall...thereyougo.

Security(2):WouldyoumindturningontheWalkman?Jeff: OK.

Securly: ^{That'sfine,sir.Wejusthavetocheck.Youcangothrough.}

Ex.11FillInSecuritySurvey.Withapartner,compareanddiscussyouranswers.

AirportSecuritySurvey

Howdoyoufeelaboutairportsecurity?Check(..-:)theboxes

1.Whenyouareatanairport,whatdoyouprefer?

0Somesecuritychecks 0Verycarefulsecuritychecks 0Nosecuritychecks

2.Doyoumindopeningyourcarry-onluggage?

0No,Idon'tmind DYes,Idomind

3.Doyoumindwhentheyaskyouquestions?

0Notatall 0Notiftheyarepolite 0Yes

4.Doyoumindwhentheysearchyouafteryouhavewalkedthroughthescanner?

0No 0Yes

5.Howdoyoufeelaboutairportsecuritystaff?(Youcancheckmorethanonebox.)

0They'redoingadifficultbutimportantjob.Iwouldn'tliketodoit.

DIdon'tlikeitwhenthey'retalkingtoeachotherinsteadoflookingatthex-rayscanner.

0Whydotheyalwaysstopme?

0Ithinktheycouldbemorepolite.

WordUse

Ex.12PuttheverbInbracketsInthecorrecttense.

•DURINGTHEFLIGHT

_I^{BRinSHAIRWAYS::::>}

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.

WelcomeonboardthisBritishAirwaysflighttoRome.Inaveryshorttime,justassoonaswe(1)(receive)permission,we(2)(takeoff).Whenwe(3)(reach)ourcruisingspeedof550milesanhour,we(4)(fly)at35,000feet.Ourflighttimetodayistwoandahalfhours.sowe(5)(be)inRomeintimeforlunch!

Thecabincrew(6) (serve)refreshmentsduringtheflight,sojustsit

_{backandrelax.Wehopeyou(7) (enjoy)theflight.Ifyou(8)}

_.-'-

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_{------{need)anyassistance,justpressthebuttonandaflightattendant(9)}

(come)tohelpyou.

(Lateronduringtheflight)

Ifyou(10)---,==;-;;:=:-(look)outofthenght-hands1deoftheplane,you

(11) (see)MontBlanc.

Inafewmoments'time,thecrew(12)----,=:-::-c=cc::=c=(come)roundwithduty-free

goads.We(13) also {giveout)immigrationforms.Whenyou(14)

(fill)themin,pleaseplacetheminyourpassport.They(15)

----,:-;---:--:---:-(collect)asyou(16) (go)throughpassportcontrol

Intwentyminutes'timewe(17) (land).Pleaseputyourseatsintothe

uprightposition.

Youarerequestedtoremainseateduntiltheplane(18) (come)toa

completestandst•U.Beforeyou{19) (leave)theplane,pleaselookaroundto

makesureyou(20) (notleave)anyofyourpossessionsbehindy_ou.

Wehopeyou(21) (fiy)againsoonwithBritishAirways.

_{Ex.13Completeeachsentencebyusingawordfromthebox.}

headphonesaisleturbulenceairliner

seatbeltsland

cabincrew

Flyingisfun.Ilikebeinginabig(1) withthe(2) (stew-ards andstewardesses) looking after me.They walk upanddownthe (3)

_{--------bringingmealsanddrinks;andiftheflightisgoingthroughsome(4)}

=--=---:-=----''theywarneverybodythatitmightOeabitbumpyandaskustofas­

^{tenour(5) Onalongf11ghtIlikelisteningtomusicthroughthe(6)}

=c:o:-u::,-;--::-:cc:availabletoallpassengers,andsometimesIhaveasleep.IenjoyitallsomuchthatIneverwanttheplaneto(7)------

_{•GOINGTHROUGHCUSTOMS}

Customsofficer:

Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:

Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:

Traveller:Customsofficer:

Wouldyouliketoputyourluggageonhere?...ThankyouWherehaveyoujustcomefrom?

FromMadrid.

Madrid.AreyouresidentinSpain,ordoyouliveintheUK?

IliveinSpain.

CanIseeyourpassport,please?...Thankyou.HowlongareyoucomingtotheUKfor?

Foraweek.

Onholiday,areyou?Orbusiness?

Yes,onbusiness

Isee.OKWellthen,youunderstandthatyou'vecomeintotheGreen

Channel,whichmeansyouhavenoth1ngtodeclare.Yes.

Isthisyourluggage?

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Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:Customsofficer:

Traveller:Customsofficer:Traveller:

_{Customsofficer:}

Thisisall.yes.

Nobodyelse1stravellingwithyou?No,I'mtravellingalone.

OKthen.Whattypeofgoodshaveyougot,cigarettes,cigars?I'vegotjust200cigarettes.

Noth1ngelseatallinthetobaccoline?

No.

Anydrinkatall?Spirits?liqueurs?Wine?Justthisbottleofwhisky.

Wasthatboughtintheduty-freeshop,or...?

Yes,atMadridairport

Isee.AreyoubringinganygiftsatallforanybodyintheUK?Well.thewhiskyisapresent,butthat'sall.

Isee.Noothersmallitems-watches,jewellery?No.it'sjustpersonalthings.

^{OK.Right,sir.Wouldyouletmehavealookinthere? Isthenote-}

bookgoingbacktoSpainwithyou?Yes,itis.It'smine.

Doyouhaveacameraatall?No.notwithme.

_{Ok,sir.Thankyouverymuch.}

ClassCommunication

_Ex.!4

StudentA

1.YouarearrivinginChicagoonaflightfromlondonandhavetogothroughCustoms.Youhave300cigarettesand1litreofwhiskyasa

giftforabusinessfriendinCh1cago.Thewhiskycost£9.50ataHeathrow

duty.freeshopYouarenotsureif

youw11thavetopayduty,sodeclareeverythingtothecustomsofficer.

This1sonlyyoursecondv1sittothe

USA;thelastwas12monthsago.

2.YouareaBritishcustomsofficer.ThetravellerhascomethroughtheRedChannel.FindoutwhatgoodsheIshehasandifheIshehastopayduty.Thedutyonspiritsis£5foreachlitreovertheallowance.

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StudentB

1.YouareacustomsofficerinChicago.FindoutwherethetravellerhascomefromandwhatgoodsheIshehas.Theallowancesare:

..-'USquart(0946litre)alcoholicdrinks

./300cigarettesor50cigars

plusgiftsupto$100invalueandwhichcanin­

clude1gallon(3785litre)ofdnnk

Ifthetravellerclaimsthegiftallowance,make

surethattheitemisreallyagift.Checkwhenthetravellerlastusedthegiftallowance,be­causeheIshecannotdothismorethanonceinsixmonths.

2.YouarearrivingintheUKfromyourowncountryandhavetogothroughCustoms.YouhavetwolitresofBacard1rumthatyouboughtduty-free.Youdon'tknowifthisiswithintheal­lowance.soyougothroughtheRedChannelHavemoneyreadyincaseyouhavetopayduty.

••GoingthroughPassportControl

Ex.15Trytocompletethedialogue.

Passportofficer:Goodmorning.Wherehaveyoucomefrom?

Traveller:

Passportofficer:Fine.MayIseeyourpassport?

Traveller: Passportofficer:What'sthenatureofyourvisit?

Traveller:

Passportofficer:AndhowlongareyoustayingintheUnitedStates?

Traveller: Passportofficer:Fine.Here'syourpassportback.

Traveller:

Passportofficer:WelcometotheUnitedStates.Enjoyyourstay.

_{ClassCommunication}

StudentA

YouarevisitingCanadaandhavetogothroughPassportControl.Showyourpassportandbereadytoanswerques­tionsaboutthepurposeandlengthofyourvisit,anypreviousvisitstoCanadaetc.Youcaninventthedetails.

StudentB

YouareaCanadianpassportofficercheckingthepassportsofpeoplecomingintothecountry.Findoutwherethetravellerhasjustcomefrom,thepurposeofhisIhervisitandhowlongheIsheintendstostay.AskfordetailsofanypreviousvisitstoCanada.Youcanaskanyotherquestionsyoucanthinkof.

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Ex.16ReadthetelephoneconversationbetweenacustomerwholivesInLondonandatravelagentandcompletetheformbelow.

Telephonist:Susan:Telephonist:

Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Clerk:Susan:

GreenwichTravel.Goodafternoon.

Goodafternoon.IwonderifIcouldbookatraintickettoParis?

Yes,ofcourse.Holdtheline,please.I'llputyouthroughtoourreservationsdepartment.

Reservations.CanIhelpyou?

Yes,I'dliketobookatickettoParis.

Doyouknowwhichtrainyou'dliketotake?

Um,no.Couldyoutellmewhatthedepartureandarrivaltimesare?Hangon,please.

Hello.Mmm?

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Clerk:Susan:Clerk:

Susan:

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Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:Susan:Clerk:

Yes,whenwouldyouliketoarriveinParis?NextFridayevening.

Well.there'sthe8.04train-thatarrivesat18.07.orthe9.45whichar­

rivesat17.50,orthe9.55fromCharingCross.ThatgetsintoParisat

16.32:thatoneusesthehovercraftsoit'sabitquicker.Oh,the9.55soundslikethebest.

OK.Sothat'sthe9.55fromLondonCharingCrossonFridaythefifteenthofFebruary,arrivinginParisat16.32.Now,couldyougivemeyourname.please?

SusanMoynihan.

I'msorry.Couldyouspellthat?

Yes.Moynihan,that'sM-0-Y-N-1-H-A-N.

M-0-Y-N-1-H-A-N.Thankyou.Doyouwantfirstorsecondclass?Er,canyoutellmewhatthepricedifferenceis?

Onewayorreturn?Oneway.

Well,firstclassis£78.50andsecondclassis£3995.

Firstclassthen,please.

Andhowwouldyouliketopay?

CanIcallintomorrowandpayandcollecttheticketatthesametime?

Fine.We'llseeyoutomorrowthen.Thanks.Bye.

_Goodbye.

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ClassCommunication

Ex.17Answerthefollowingquestions.

Whichtrainwouldyouliketotravelon?Whatarethedepartureandarrivaltimes?Whatisthepricedifference?

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_{Ex.18Putthedialogueintherightorder.}

Traveller:

Clerk:Traveller:Clerk:

Traveller:Operator:Clerk:Traveller:Clerk:Traveller:Clerk:Traveller:

HelloI'dlikesomeinformationabouttrainsfromAmsterdamtoParis.please

There'sanexpressat10.50,gettinginatfivepastfive.

Itdoesn'treallymatter,butIhavetobeinParisby8.00p.m.

Well,the12.26arrivesinParisat18.57.butyouhavetochangern

Brussels.

Yes.CanyoutellmeabouttrainsfromAmsterdamtoParistomorrow?Holdtheline.please.I'llputyouthroughtoInternationalEnquiries.Thereis.butyouwouldstillhavetochange.

Hmm.I'dprefertoleaveabitlater,Ithink.InternationalEnquiries.CanIhelpyou?

Thetimeisbetter.butI'dreallyrathernotchange.Istherealatertrain?Certainly_Whattimewouldyouliketoleave?

Isee.Inthatcasethe10.50isprobablythebest.CaIbuyaticketnow?I'vegotacreditcard.

Ex.19

StudentA

Youwanttobuyasingleticketandbookasingle·berthsleepingcompartmenton

StudentBBrussels­

_Salzburg

Brussels ^Salzburg

thenighttrainfromBrusselstoSalzburg.

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timeofthetrain.whichyouthinkleavesatabout8o'clockintheeven1ngFindoutthecostandthenbuyeitherafirst·classorsecondclassticketandbookyouraccommodation.

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SinglefareSingle-berthsleepingcompartment

£52.60

£49.40

£33.80

£17.20

AnnaandMichaeltookataxitothestat1ontocatchtheirtraintoLondon.Theyarrivedjustintime:thetrainisduetoarriveinafewminutes.Theydon'tneedtogototheticketIbookingofficebecausetheyboughttheirticketsyesterday,andreservedtwoseatstobesureofgettingsomewheretosit

Attheticketbarrier,theyshowtheirt1cketstotheticketcollectorwhoclipsthemtoshowthattheyhavebeenused.OntheplatformAnnalooksforaportertohelpthemwiththeirluggage.Theyfindtheirseatsinthefirstcompartmentinthecarriagenexttothebuffetcar.Theyputtheircasesontheluggagerackasthetra1nmovesoff.Duringthejourneyaticketinspectorcomestolookateachpassenger'sticket.Annaaskshimiftheyhavetochange(trains).Theinspectortellsherit'sanexpress(train}anditgoesdirecttoLondon(sotheydonothavetochange).

_{Thetrainpullsintothestationexactlyontime,andthepassengersgetoff.}

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WordMeaning

Ex.20Whatisthewordorexpressionfor:

a.theplacewhereyoubuyyourticket,

b.themanwholooksattheticketsonthetrain,c.theplacewhereyoucanbuydrinks,

d.notearlyorlate?

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Ex.21Completeeachsentencebyusingawordfromthebox.Oneofthewords

willbeusedmorethanonce.

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compartmentsdeparturesboardinter-cityexpress

leftluggageofficeluggagerack

nosmoking

platfonnrailwaystationrestaurantcarreturn

throughtrainticketcollectorticketofficeticketstimetable

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FiveminuteslaterhewascheckinghisLondon-Hastings(4}--,-,-----:==--.:-.toseewhattimehis(5)ft.Therewasoneat12.15from(6)12.Hecheckedhiswatch.Itwas11.55.

"Good,"hethought"Ican(7) thatone".

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Andcanyougetsomethingtodrinkonthetrain?"

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"'Ahwen.nevermind."Davidthoughttohimself.we'llsoonbeinHastings:

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Ex.22ActoutthesituationattheGlobeTravelAgencywhenwould-be-holiday­makerscometobookholidaysadvertisedinyourbrochure.Youmayusethefol­lowing:

tosailfromtocallat

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togosightseeing

Ex.23YouhavejustcomefromthesaltingholidayontheStarflreBreeze.Shareyourimpressionsofthecruisewithyourfriend.

Friend:You:Friend:

You:

_Friend:

Welcomeback,...Didyouhaveagoodtime?Itwasgreat,thanks.Ifeelsorelaxed.

Don'tworry,itwon'tlast.We'vebeenincrediblybusythelasttwoweeks.

Buttell.meabouttheholiday.Youwereonaboat,weren'tyou?

Yes,itwasasailingholidaybuttheboathadacrewwholookedafteryouandsoon.

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_You:

_Friend:

_{Whatwerethesleepingarrangementslike?}

_You:

_Friend:

_{Whataboutentertainments?}

_You:

_Friend:

_{Andthefoodwasgreat,wasn'tit?}

_You:

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1.Lastyearwedecidednottospendourholidaysinthecountryasusual,andwewenttothe instead.

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^{3.Thebeachwascoveredinpilesofsmellygreen------}

4.Th1stowniaveryhighup.It'soverathousandmetresabove------

5.Wedrovealongthe butwecouldn'tfindanywheretopark.

6.Touriatlwerethrowingbreadtothe flyingbehindtheship.

_{7.LuckityIhadtakensometravelpiUssoIdidn'tfeel- -----}

^{8 Childrenwerebuildingsandcastlesonthe------}

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