• It’s going to be worth it.

• What are you doing this weekend?

• The flight is boarding now.

• I’m looking forward to it.

• I was really thrilled!

READING

5.1. The First Trip Abroad (“If Tomorrow Comes” by Sidney Sheldon)

Work in pairs. Student A read the text below. Student B goes to page 28.

Ask student B for information you don’t have. Answer his/her questions.

Early the following morning Tracy stopped at (Where/stop?) Where did Tracy stop? ........................ and reserved a suite on the Signal Deck of the Queen Elizabeth II. She was as excited as a child about her first trip abroad, and spent the next three days buying clothes and luggage.

On the morning of the sailing Tracy hired (What/hire?) ………..…………… drive her to the pier. When she arrived at Pier 90, where the QE II was docked, it was crowded with photographers and television reporters. Tracy brushed past them, showed her passport to a ship’s officer at the gangplank, and walked up onto the ship.

On deck, (Who/look at Tracy?) ………………… looked at Tracy’s ticket and directed her to her stateroom. It was a lovely suite, with a private terrace. It had been ridiculously expensive, but Tracy decided it was going to be worth it.

She unpacked and then wandered along the corridor. In almost every cabin there were farewell parties going on, with laughter and champagne and conversation. She felt (What/feel?) …………………… . There was no one to see her off.

She made her way up to the Boat Deck and heard the sound of a deep-throated boat whistle and calls of «All ashore who’s going ashore», and she was filled with a sudden excitement. She was sailing into a completely unknown future. She felt the huge ship shudder as the tugs started to pull her out of the harbour, and she stood (Where/stand?) ……………………. on the Boat Deck, watching the Statue of Liberty slide out of sight, and then she went exploring the ship.

The QE II was like a huge city, (How big/be the QW II) ………………………………... . It had four restaurants, six bars, two ballrooms and (How many nightclubs/have) ……………………. nightclubs. There were scores of shops, four swimming pools, a gymnasium, a golf driving range, a jogging track.

“I may never want to leave the ship”, Tracy marveled.

5.2. Comprehension questions.

1. How did Tracy travel?

2. What was her mood?

3. What did she do on the morning of the sailing?

4. How was the ship called?

5. What did she see when she arrived at the pier?

6. Did she like her cabin?

7. What country did she leave?

8. What did the ship look like?

5.3. Fill in the missing words.

1. She was as ______________________ as a child.

2. She ______________ a limousine to drive her to the _______________.

3. It had been ____________ expensive.

4. She decided it was going to be _____________ it.

5. There was no one to see her ________________.

6. All ____________ who is going ______________.

7. She watched the Statue of Liberty slide ______________________.

8. I may never want to __________________the ship.

5. 4. Find equivalents for these words and phrases in English.

1. Бюро путешествий ____________________

2. Забронировать номер__________________

3. Путешествие заграницу ________________

4. Багаж _______________________________

5. На палубе ___________________________

6. Пройтись по коридору_________________

7. Прощальная вечеринка _________________

8. Внезапный приступ одиночества__________

______________________________________

9. Огромный корабль_____________________

10. Гавань________________________________

GRAMMAR

Present tenses for future

Present Simple	Timetables	The plane arrives at 10.30 tomorrow. What time does the train arrive?
Present Continuous	Arrangements	We are having an appointment tomorrow. What time are you meeting tonight?
Going to	Intentions	I’m going to call him soon. What are you going to do tonight?

Future Simple (Future reference, decisions, promises, requests, suggestions)

+	I You, we, they He, she It	will	travel	round the world one day.
-	I You, we, They He, she, it	will not		there.
?	Will	I, you,we, they he, she, it		there?

5.5. Choose the correct form for each sentence and state the meaning.

1. We (to meet) _____________________ in an hour.

2. I (to answer) _______________________ the door.

3. Their train (to depart) _______________ at 7 p.m. tonight.

4. ________ you (to marry) _____________ me? Yes!

5. He’s just asked her to marry him. They (get married) _______________________ this summer.

6. All is ready for the wedding. They (to get married) _________________________on Friday at 10 a.m.

7. I’ve decided. I (to have) ______________that one.

8. _________we (to have) _______________ a drink?

9. What time (to be) _________________OK for you?

10. Look at those clouds! It (to snow) ________________________________________.

5.6. Put the correct verb in each sentence and decide which form to use.

Be late, do, go, do, get, go, have, pay, serve, win

1. I’m ________________ for a picnic with my family at weekend.

2. What time will you _____________________here?

3. The hotel _____________dinner from 8 to 10 a.m.

4. I’ll __________________you tomorrow, I promise.

5. She’s going to ________________________a baby.

6. We’re ________________ on a trip to Paris with some friends.

7. We’re _________a barbecue on Sunday afternoon.

8. Oh no! We’ll ___________________ for the party!

9. Sorry. I won’t _______________________it again.

10. England isn’t going to _______________ the game.

5.7. Answer the questions about your plans for the nearest future.

1. What are you doing tonight (tomorrow, at weekend)?

2. Are you getting up early tomorrow?

3. Are you going to travel this year?

4. Are you going to study another language?

5. What weather is it going to be like tomorrow? Give your predictions.

6. What our life will be like in the future?

7. What do you think you will do this year?

8. What are you definitely (not) going to do?