- •I'hsк 5. Find the words in the text that mean
- •Interrupt your partner (s) to make a point or disagree:
- •As soon as you’ve read the text, define its topic and formulate the main idea of each part and of the whole text.
- •Now summarize the text. The Most Popular Sights
- •When the Locals are Friendly
- •Answer questions 1-14 by choosing from the list of travellers (a-h). Some of the choices may be required more than once.
- •There is no sign of your luggage when you arrive at you destination in the middle of the night Do you:
- •§4 Travelling abn
- •Packages and special offers
- •Packages and special offers
- •Train fres to major european cities
- •Packages and special offers
- •Unit II travelling around britain
- •Check your comprehension of the texts you’ve read by an swering these questions:
- •Read the article. Look up the italicized words and expressions, if needed, explain them in English and give their equivalents in Russian.
- •VI. Ask another student questions using these patterns:
- •In small groups, discuss:
- •Read the article about European train travel in the 21st
- •Have you ever travelled on a high-speed train? Read the
- •Work in groups. Discuss these questions. Give reasons for
- •Unit III travelling by air. Customs
- •Two friends are speaking about meeting their forme schoolmate at the airport.
- •Assignments
- •Give the English equivalents for:
- •Answer the questions: .
- •Ill .Complete the sentences using the facts from the above text as well as your own ideas and the expressions from Exercise I.
- •Do you know general rules and restrictions imposed on travellers? Share your knowledge in pairs.
- •, Now read the tips to air-travellers taken from Luftha Traveller's Brochure. Of what rules have you alre heard? What information is new to you?
- •IvlSum up the information and, working in pairs, inform your
- •Read the following article right through and then answe.
- •Shaping up nicely
- •Skim the article fairly quickly in order to find out:
- •Scan the text to find where the points below are mentioned and then read more carefully to say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •Natalie Trudeau has stopped over at Heathrow Airport in Britain on her way from Paris to Los Angeles. Read the conversations. Act them out
- •In pairs, look at the Duty-Free Allowance Chart. Make cm versations using this pattern:
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Discuss:
- •Airport Security Survey
- •11 They are doing difficult but important job. I wouldn’t like to do
- •Allowances
- •Give the English equivalents for:
- •Answer the comprehension questions:
- •Which articles are prohibited to be brought into the uk?
- •Vocabulary items after the text.
- •Vocabulary items to be used while rendering the above mentioned information:
- •Read the two conversations. Explain the meaning of italicized words and expressions. Make up your own dialogues following this pattern..
- •Discuss:
- •On the Way Back
- •Give a summary of each conversation.
- •Speak about Mr. Brown’s air-journey to Lagos.
- •Recall one of the most interesting air journeys. Share your travelling experience with a partner.
- •Unit IV city transport
- •Travelling at night
- •Tickets
- •Give the English Equivalents for:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Say whether, according to the text, the following statements are true or false and why.
- •Scan the article below in order to find reference to tit
- •Move to “Bury” London Traffic
- •Collocation
- •Write about your impression of travelling in Hong Kong.
- •Adjectives followed by prepositions
- •Role playing a formal business meeting
- •Read the following article and explain the meaning of tb
- •The article contains a number of expressions and idioi phrases. Working with a partner use a dictionary to un. Stand the following phrases:
- •Add other words and phrases to the two lists that could a be used. Which category would you put yourself in?
- •In small groups, list
- •UnitV hotel
- •You are going to read an extract from a travel guide devoted to accommodation for tourists in Great Britain. Before you do so, offer your opinion of what these types of hotels are:
- •Read about types of hotels in Great Britain. Mark peculiar features of each type.
- •Before you go on to read about British hotel classification, room booking and other accommodation, please state the type of hotel each sentence describes:
- •Think of other words and expressions conveying the s meaning:
- •Give the English equivalents:
- •Prices and booking
- •Now read about tourists’ ways of spending a night altem to hotels. What are the advantages of such accommodation
- •I. What hotel and in-room facilities and services would be most important for you if you stayed in the hotel?
- •Il Mr Harvey is in the Accommodation Bureau at Copenhagen Central Railway Station. Read the conversation between Mr Harvey and Fru Nielsen.
- •Act out the conversation between Mr. Harvey and Fru Nielsen.
- •Role-play. Work in groups of three.
- •Budget prices in Central London
- •Look at Conversation c, below. Complete the sentences. Conversation с
- •Role-play. Work in pairs.
- •Write a fax to book a double room in one of London hotels according to example:
- •Il Answer the questions on the above conversation:
- •Interview another student and complete the following registration card for them.
- •Read Conversation в and answer these questions:
- •Look through the dialogues in exercises 1, 3 and 5 and provide the synonyms for:
- •Say what these are for:
- •Role Play. Work in pairs. Don’t forget to change parts.
- •Have you ever complained about hotel service? If you have, whom did you talk to? Were your problems solved? Share your experience with groupmates.
- •Draw a picture of a hotel bedroom with some drawbacks. Give the name to the guest who was given such room and had to complain about it
- •Using the verbs below say what other things the Housekeeping staff should have done.
- •Some hotel guests are experiencing problems. Match eac. Problem (1-14) with a suitable reply (a-n).
- •Make up short conversations between a customer and hotel staff about the following problems:
- •Who do you think is responsible for dealing with each of the above problems:
- •Read the tetter and answer the questions after it.
- •Read the conversations between the receptionist in the Hotel International dealing with complaints. Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 3
- •Answer the questions:
- •Role-play a conversation between a displeased customer and a helpful polite receptionist
- •Write a letter of complaint to your tourist agency or to the hotel manager.* You may need to make use of the following words and phrases:
- •Unit VI texts for synopsis
- •MePs Vote for Money-Back Deal for Air Passengers
- •Three Held over Firearms Smuggled on Dover Ferry
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Going through Customs
VI. Ask another student questions using these patterns:
How much (luggage space) does it have?
How many (seats / doors) does it have?
Does it have (air conditioning / a radio /
a cassette player)?
Ho\1f big is the trunk?
How much will it be per (day / week / month)?
Which car would you recommend?
Which car do you like best?
Which car would you rent?
In small groups, discuss:
Have you ever rented a car?
Which company did you rent it from?
Do you have a rental car company charge card?
Where have you picked up and dropped off your rental cars?
Was it expensive to rent a car?
Did/do you take car insurance (C.D.W.) when renting a car?
Have you ever had an accident in a rented car?
56 Travelling abroaj
EUROPE’S HIGH SPEED FUTURE 1
Read the article about European train travel in the 21st
century. Answer the questions.
What is the CER proposal?
When did the first TGV line start operating?
What effect have high-speed trains had on airlines on many routes?
In January 1989, the Community of European Railways (CER) : presented their proposal for a high-speed, pan-European train network, extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland, by the year 2020. If their proposal becomes a reality, it will revolutionize train travel in Europe. Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today. Brussels will be only one and a half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Milan to Marseilles, and from Barcelona to Ma- j drid, will be by train, not by plane.
When the network is complete, it will integrate three types of railway line: totally new high-speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kph; upgraded lines, which allow for speeds up to 200-225 kph; and existing lines, for local connections and distribution of freight.
‘If business people can choose between a three-hour train journey from city centre to city centre, and a one-hour flight, they’ll choose the train,’ says an executive travel consultant. ‘They won’t go by plane any more. If you calculate flight time, check-in, and travel to and from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late, due to bad weather or air traffic congestion or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destina- j tion first!’ 1
Since France introduced the first 260 kph TGV service between j Paris and Lyon in 1981, the trains have achieved higher and higher j speeds. On many routes, airlines have lost up to 90% of their pas- j sengers to high-speed trains. If people accept the CER’s plan, the J 21st century will be ‘The New ‘Age of the Train’. I
Have you ever travelled on a high-speed train? Read the
extracts from an article about six high-speed trains. Note
one interesting fact about each of the six trains.
France leads on speed, with high-speed trains reaching }00 kph. The Paris-Lyon line has been so successful that doubledecker TGVs now operate on that route. The French plan to have a 4,200 km rail network by the year 2025. Their trains will reach eommercial speeds of 350kph.
The Japanese began the race for high speeds in 1964 with the first 210 kph Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka. Today Japan’s 300 high-speed trains carry 355,000 passengers daily, at speeds of 265kph.
One of the long-term benefits of Expo’92 in Seville is the AVE which travels between Madrid and Seville. It has reduced the Journey from seven and a half to two and a half hours.
Sweden also chose tilting trains. Their X2000s cut the four- hour Stockholm-G&thenburg journey to three hours. A survey has ihown that the X2000 is the most popular form of transport for 96% of travellers on this route.
Italy operates the 250 kph Pendolino trains on the Florence- Rome, Milan-Rome, and Rome-Naples routes. This train gets its nnme from the way it tilts to go round curves faster.
German Railways has put a lot of money into the technically complex ICEs, which started operating in 1991 on the Hamburg- Munich route. They offer extensive facilities for the business user, Including phone, fax, photocopier, and PC terminal.