- •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
Work in groups. Discuss these questions. Give reasons for
your opinions.
Do you think the ‘the New Age of the Train’ will come? When?
If the CER proposal becomes a reality, will more people prefer to travel by train than by plane?
Will Europe solve its traffic problems if it has an integrated network of high-speed trains?
What other changes are likely to be introduced in the way people travel?
Unit III travelling by air. Customs
TRAVELLING BY AIR? I’m Not Keen on Flying
(A. — granddaughter', B. — grandfather)
: So you’re off to Murmansk, are you? How are you going? ,t
: By plane. I’m not all that keen on flying, though.
: Why not? It’s much quicker than any other way. (
: Well, it always makes me nervous. I don’t think it’s ver natural to be all that way up in the air. <
: I know what you mean, but there are very few accident these days.
: Well, perhaps not many, but when there are, there isn’ much you can do about it, is there? Of course, I don’t believe tha every other flight runs into some kind of trouble, but still...
: Well, I’m sure you’ll be all right.
: I suppose so, but I still don’t like it.
: But it’s all over pretty quickly and then you can forget al about it.
: Not really. I’ll keep thinking about the flight back. By th< way, is luggage carried to the plane on barrows?
: No, it goes by a moving belt to the luggage hall for loading on to coaches, while the passengers go to the ‘waiting area’, where there are refreshments and several shops — chemist’s, tobacco, and bookstall — and a lounge where passengers can relax until called by loudspeakers for their flights. 1
: And when the passengers arrive at the airport, how do they get their luggage back?
: It goes by a moving belt to counters, and there’s a control gate where they present their luggage tags and claim their belongings.
: Does it ever happen that passengers lose their luggage in transit?
: Well, such things may happen, but very seldom. Why are you thinking only about unpleasant things? Now you will start ipeaking about the danger of hijackingl Really, grandfather, you needn’t worry about all that. You’ll be well looked after.
ASSIGNMENTS
Questions on the dialogue:
Where was the grandfather going? 2. Why wasn’t he keen on flying? 3 . Was he afraid of accidents? 4. How is one’s luggage carried to tlie plane? 5. Where do passengers wait until they are called by loudspeakers for their flights? 6. How do the passengers get their luggage back when they arrive at the airport?
You’ve just completed your flight and discovered that your luggage is missing. Make up a dialogue with a representative of the airline explaining to him what has happened and give all the necessary details.
IIL Make up the text of a telegram you might send to your relatives telling them: (a) you’ve arrived safely by plane;
your flight is delayed; (c) the number of your flight and the time of arrival
Continue the dialogues:
— I don’t like flying, do you? — Well, I haven’t flown all that much myself. This is the longest flight I’ve ever made...
— Oh, what’s that? — That’s all right. You needn’t worry so much. We’ve simply hit an air pocket. It’s not dangerous for such a big plane.
HOW TO USE THE MANUAL? 2
Unit I GLOBE TROTTING 2
DESTINATION NEW YORK 8
Guggenheim Museum 9
Brooklyn Bridge 9
Manhattan Helicopter Ride 9
Grand Central Terminal 9
The Empire State Building 10
Getting around & Safety 12
WELCOME TO LONDON 13
READING 1 3
DOES TRAVEL BROADEN THE MIND? 3
READING 2* 4
WHEN THE LOCALS ARE FRIENDLY 4
FOCUS ON SPEAKING 9
WHAT KIND OF TRAVELLER ARE YOU? 9
“CHEAPO-TRAVEL” 34
PACKAGES AND SPECIAL OFFERS 35
TRAIN FARES TO MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES 36
“VALU-TOURS” 36
TRAIN FARES TO MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES 40
“WORLDBEATERS TRAVEL” 41
TRAIN FRES TO MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES 43
“ROCK-BOTTOM TRAVEL” 43
PACKAGES AND SPECIAL OFFERS 44
Unit II TRAVELLING AROUND BRITAIN 45
TOURING BY TRAIN 46
TOURING BY COACH 47
AROUND BRITAIN BY AIR 49
ROLE PLAY Discussion: TRAVELLING AROUND BRITAIN BY AIR, BY TRAIN, BY COACH 50
TRAVELLING AROUND THE USA Driving in the USA 51
EUROPE’S HIGH SPEED FUTURE 1 55
Unit III TRAVELLING BY AIR. CUSTOMS 37
TRAVELLING BY AIR? I’m Not Keen on Flying 37
PORT FORMALITIES 63
READING 2 74
ON BOARD CRIME PREVENTION 77
CHECK-IN 84
DUTY-FREE 87
SECURITY 92
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS 96
ALLOWANCES 104
CUSTOMS DECLARATION 107
LOST BAGGAGE 108
ONVERSATIONS 113
1 114
ROLE PLAY WELCOME TO THE USA! 121
Unit IV CITY TRANSPORT 123
TRAVELLING IN LONDON 123
READING 1 130
MOVE TO “BURY” LONDON TRAFFIC 130
TOURIST GUIDE. GETTING AROUND HONG KONG 135
LEXIS 138
ROLE PLAY “APPROPRIACY” * 139
READING 2* 141
ROLE PLAY “TYPES OF DRIVERS” 146
CYCLING TO WORK 147
UnitV HOTEL 148
CHOOSING A PLACE TO STAY 148
HOTEL CLASSIFICATION 152
4 158
SELF-CATERING 158
£60 to £100 162
HOTEL SERVICES AND FACILITIES 164
LONDON HOTELS 168
Budget prices in Central London 169
HOTEL INFORMATION. MAKING A RESERVATION 171
HOTEL RECEPTION Checking in at a Hotel 177
COMPLAINTS 181
Dialogue 2 159
Dialogue 3 159
CHECKING OUT • 163
PRACTICAL TRAVEL GUIDE* 168
Unit VI TEXTS FOR SYNOPSIS 171
Text 2 Rail Wail 172
Text 3 The Way We Fly Now 173
GLOSSARY 177
REFERENCES 167
travelling by air is fast and more comfortable; to save ti to fly at a great speed; to enjoy the flight; to relax in a reelin' chair; to fly above the clouds; to get a bird’s eye view of; press ized, soundproof cabin; it’s worth the money you pay for the tick
not to be keen on flying; if I were you, I’d travel by train-, kill two birds with one stone.1 save your money and enjoy the be tiful scenes from your window; it’s more fun to travel by rail; to air-sick; deafening (ear-splitting) noise; to put cotton wool in on ears; to make an emergency landing due to ...; to spend the night a transit hotel or at the airport; to hit an air-pocket; too expensi rather dangerous.