- •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
Tickets
Travelcards
A Travelcard gives you the freedom to travel on the buses and the Underground, and is also valid for the Docklands Light Railway and most British Rail trains in the London area.
You must buy a Travelcard for all the zones through which you wanf to travel. With a valid Travelcard you can travel as often as you want within these zones. The more you use the Travelcard, the better value it is.
Buying a Travelcard couldn’t be easier — purchase one from any Underground station, Travel Information Centre, British Rail station within Greater London, or Pass Agent.
One Day Travelcard
Valid after 09.30 Mondays to Fridays, any time weekends and public holidays. Not valid on Airbus, Night Buses and other special services.
|
Adult |
Child (5—15 years) |
Zones 1 & 2 |
£3.00 |
£1.60 |
Zones 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
£3.50 |
£1.60 |
Zones 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 |
£3.00 |
£1.60 |
All Zones (1-6) |
£3.90 |
£1.60 |
Weekly Travelcard
For use any time day or night for seven consecutive days, valid on Airbus or other special services. You also need a Ph card.
|
Adult |
Child (5-15 years) |
Zones 1 & 2 |
£14.80 |
£4.90 ,, |
All Zones (1-6) |
£32.40 |
£10.30 |
Photocard
Adults and children need a Photocard for a Weekly Travelc; but they are free and easy to obtain. 14 and 15 year olds need Photocard to obtain any child rate ticket.
Take a passport size photo to any Underground or British ticket office, London Transport Travel Information Centre, or P
Agent. Proof of age will be needed for 14 and 15 year olds.
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LT Card
Use this one day card at any time on buses, the Undergrouii and Docklands Light Railway. Not valid on Airbus, Night Bus* and other special services or for travel to stations north of Queen’ Park on the Bakerloo line. •
Adult
£2.00
£4.00
£2.50
£5.50
£6.90
£2.90
Family Travelcard
Available to family type groups consisting of up to two adults travelling with at least one, and up to four children. Each travelled has a ticket and adult tickets are 20% cheaper than the norma Travelcard price for adults. Children are each charged a flat fare of 50p. Members of the party do not need to be related, but must
travel together at all times. Available in the usual zone combinations. Not valid on Night Buses.
Weekend Travelcard
Save 25% off the price of two normal One Day Travelcards. It is valid for the two days of the weekend, or for travel on any two consecutive days during public holidays. Available in the usual zone combinations. Not valid on Night Buses.
Up to two accompanied children under 5 travel free on the Underground.
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Carnet
Carnet is a book of ten single tickets for travel on the Underground in Zone 1 only. Adult books cost £10 — saving £1 on the price of individual tickets. Available from Underground stations, Travel Information Centres and Pass Agents in Zone 1. Individual tickets are transferable prior to making a journey. Each ticket must be vdbdated by passing it through the ticket gate at the start of the journey.
Buses
Most London buses are still red, but some are painted in different colours.
With 17,000 bus stops all over London, you are never more than a 5 minute walk from one. You can board at two types of bus stop: compulsory and request.
Compulsory, buses will automatically stop unless they are full, except Night Buses.
Request: To stop a bus you must put out your hand clearly and in good time so that the driver can stop the bus safely. A bus might not stop if it is already full.
When you board a bus, take a seat if one is available or hold on tight.
The Bus network is divided into four fare zones. You can buy different combinations of the four zones to suit you.
You either pay the bus driver (or conductor) or show Travelcard. You must have the correct ticket for your joume you will be liable to a £5 Penalty Fare.
When you want to get off the bus ring the bell once, and in advance to let the driver know. If someone else has already the bell you don’t need to. ;*!
Buses offer a friendly, personal and safe service, and for security many of the buses have video cameras on board. All' have, two-way radio.
Smoking is not allowed on any bus.
ASSIGNMENTS