- •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
Airport Security Survey
How do you feel about airport security? Check (•) the boxes.
When you are at-fin airport, what do you prefer?
n Some security checks □ Very careful security checks □ No security checks
Do you mind opening your carry-on luggage?
11 No, I don’t mind □ Yes, I do mind
1. Do you mind when they ask you questions?
11 Not at all о Not if they are polite □ Yes
4. Do you mind when they search you after you have walked through the scanner?
11 No □ Yes
S How do you feel about airport security staff? (You can check more than one box.)
Why do they always stop me?
think they could be more polite.
11 They are doing difficult but important job. I wouldn’t like to do
it.
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS
• Read the conversations. Make up your own following pattern.
Conversation A
Jeff Kramer is looking for his seat on the plane.
Jeff: Excuse me. I think I’m in 15C.
Woihan: This is 14C.
Jeff: Are you sure?
Woman; Yes, look here ... oh, dear! I am sorry.
Jeff: That’s OK. Sorry to disturb you.
Woman: That’s quite all right. It’s entirely my fault.
Conversation В
Attendant: Would you like a newspaper, sir?
Jeff: Yes, please ... uh, USA Today. ’
Attendant: I’m afraid we’re out of USA Today. Would you a Miami Tribune?
Jeff: Yes, that’s fine.
Attendant: How about you, sir?
Man: Can you get me a Denver newspaper?
Attendant: Sure.
Conversation С
Jeff: Excuse me, I didn’t get a headset...
Attendant: Oh, sorry about that. I’ll get you one.
Jeff: Thank you.
Conversation D
Man: Are you staying in Denver?
Jeff: No. I’m changing planes there, and going on to Aspen. Ij n’t there a big political convention in Denver this week?
Man: Yes, I guess that’s why the flight is full. Full of polit cians, probably.
Jeff: Yeah, I can’t stand politicians. They’re all crooks! Attendant: Here’s the newspaper you wanted, Senator.
Man: Thank you.
Jeff: "Senator?" I really am very sorry. I didn’t mean ...
* Man: Don’t worry about it! No offence!
A flight attendant on the plane is asking people to obey the regulations. Match the attendant's sentences to the situations.
Situation
Someone is smoking a Cigar. 1
I’m sorry, you’ll have to turn it off.
2. Someone is using a portable phone.
3. Someone is asking ibout using a Walkman.
I’m sorry, you’ll have to put it out.I’m afraid you can’t use that here.
(D) Yes, that’s all right.
A child is paying an electronic game.
Baggage of passengers who embarked in another EU try will not be cleared at all.
Customs operate a Green and Red Channel System. If you nothing to declare, pass through the Green Channel. Go through Green Channel only if you’re sure that you have no more than Customs Allowances, no goods for commercial use and no pr; ited and restricted goods.
You will have to pay charges on any items which are over limits. Do it at the red point or in the Red Channel before you the Customs hall.
Prohibited and restricted goods
Drugs, obscene videos and books, firearms and endang species. The importation of firearms, ammunition must be ported by an appropriate license/certificate plus a permit.
Offensive weapons, such as flick knives, sword sti knuckle-dusters and some martial arts equipment.
Counterfeit and copied goods such as watches, clothes, С also any goods with false marks of their origin.
The importation of meat is prohibited.
Don’t smuggle an animal into the UK, it may be carrying і bies and the consequences could be disastrous.
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
Wine — no restrictions but duty and VAT (17.5%) will \ charged on amounts above the duty free limit. Commercial quanl ties (more than 60 litres) require a health certificate from the Di partment of Health. ,
* — Wood — no restrictions but native wood must have some of identification.
There are no restrictions on processed goods such as biscuits confectionery, but cakes should be declared and may be subject
examination (including cutting open) if it is suspected they may concealing drugs.
Animals: cats and dogs require an import licence and will be rantined for 6 months — there are no exceptions.
NOTE: certain breeds of dogs such as Pit Bull Terriers, Japa-
le Tosas, Dogo Argentinos and Fila Brasilieros or any animal ich appears to have been bred for fighting will not be allowed
ry-
NOTE:
Severe penalties can be imposed on anyone breaking Cus- ms regulations.
Nevpr carry bags through Customs for someone else.
Don’t try to hide any goods or mislead a customs officer, nything which isn’t properly declared may be confiscated.