- •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
Allowances
The duty free allowances for US travellers arriving at UK ports |f entry direct from the US are as follows:
Spirits, strong liqueurs 1 litre Over 22% volume
Or
Fortified or sparkling wine, 2 litres other liqueurs
Cigarettes, or 200
cigars, 50
tobacco 250 gm
Non sparkling table wine 2 litres Perfume 60 cc/ml
Eau de Cologne 250 cc/ml
£145
worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs
All
other goods Including gifts and Souvenirs
Give the English equivalents for:
Таможенная “зачистка”, сесть на самолет в другой стр “зеленый коридор”, наркотики, кастеты, подделка, бешен (заболевание животных), импортируемые товары, дубле кожа, Министерство здравоохранения, кондитерские тов взрезать пирожное, отдельные породы собак, не пытайтесь мануть таможенников! Предметы, не заявленные в тамо ной декларации, могут быть конфискованы, алкоголь (кре спиртные напитки), духи, одеколон, подарки и сувениры.
Answer the comprehension questions:
How does customs clearance go?
Which articles are prohibited to be brought into the uk?
What are the other restrictions on the imported goods?
What are travellers warned against?
What are the duty-free allowances for US travellers arri in the UK?
Have you ever had to go through customs?
Did you have anything liable to duty?
Were you always asked to open your suitcases?
Did you carry any spirits or tobacco for your own use?
How long did it take you to go through customs and о formalities?
Do you always understand the announcements made at airport?
Why are specially trained dogs used at airports? Have ever seen such a dog?
L Read the text in Russian and render it in English using the
Vocabulary items after the text.
Таможенные правила ввоза и вывоза
Предметы личного пользования таможенной пошлиной в ША не облагаются, но продукты питания, особенно скоро- ІЮртящиеся запрещены к ввозу в США. Американские тамо- Щснники не пропустят на свою территорию ни цветов, ни фруктов.
Разрешены к провозу:
1-м взрослым путешественником — 10 пачек сигарет или 50 сигар, или 2 кг табака; 1, 1 л спиртного; подарки общей Стоимостью $100.
Если в багаже нет ничего, что может привлечь внимание Твможенников, можно воспользоваться «зеленым коридором» — NOTHING ТО DECLARE. Тем не менее, заполненную декларацию все равно придется сдать таможенным властям.
Ввозить в США наличными деньгами, дорожными чеками N расчетными карточками можно любые суммы. Декларировать требуется лишь суммы более $10,000. На борту самолета Путешествующие вносят в формуляр сведения о своих персональных данных: цели его приезда, предполагаемое место жительства в США.
Vocabulary items to be used while rendering the above mentioned information:
Personal belongings; to fill in an arrival card (on board the plane); to be liable to duty vs to be duty free; dutiable articles; to tome under customs restrictions; a duty-free quota list; to go Ihrough the Green Channel; a prohibited articles list; customs regulations; to exceed the quota; to declare sth.
• Discuss:
Is it important to have customs at international h Why?/Why not?
What kind of items do people try to smuggle?
Could more be done to stop smugglers? 1
What are the other functions of customs officers beside# venting smuggling?
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CUSTOMS DECLARATION
Before arriving in the US, each traveller (or head of fami'' required to fill out a Customs Declaration Form. 7
Please complete this form in English and in capital letters.
Most of the questions on the Customs Declaration Form; be answered by writing “Yes” or “No”. »
Please remember to sign your name at the bottom of th_ verse side.
This form will be distributed during the flight.
WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS DECLARATION
Each arriving traveler or head of family must provide informati (only ONE declaration per family is required)
Name
Last first middle
Date of Birth: 3. Airline Flight....
Number of family members traveling with you
US Address:
City: State:
am a US citizen Tick boxes Yes No If no. Country:
reside permanently in the US. Tickboxes Yes No'
, The purpose of my trip is or was: Tick box Business Pleasure , I am/we are bringing fruits, plants, meats, food, soil, birds, ails, other live animals, farm products, or I/we have been on a mer ranch outside the US Yes No
1 am/we are carrying currency or monetary instruments over
US or foreign equivalent Yes No
The total value of goods I/we purchased or acquired abroad
~d am/are bringing to the US is $
*
OST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
1GN ON REVERSE SIDE AFTER YOU HAVE READ THIS ARNING
(Don't write below this line)
Inspector’s Name
Badge No.
LOST BAGGAGE