- •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
Write about your impression of travelling in Hong Kong.
LEXIS
Verbs of movement
These verbs can all be used in connection with driving. Complete each of the sentences below using an appropriate verb from those below. Change the tense where necessary.
swerve; — cruise;
skid; — pull in(to);
cut in; — crawl;
draw up; — weave in and out;
accelerate; — pull out.
He along the motorway at a steady 70 mph.
Inevitably, there were some cars along the slow
lane.
One idiot in a hurry was of the lanes, trying to
dodge the traffic.
He into the fast lane in order to overtake.
He had to in order to get past as the other
speeded up.
The previous week, a car had on a patch of oil.
He had had to in order to avoid it.
The traffic was heavy in the inside lane and in order to g: the exit he had to
Once off the motorway he the side of road to get
breath back.
(j) He eventually outside his house half an hour
than usual.
Adjectives followed by prepositions
Some adjectives are followed by prepositions when used catively (i.e. after the verb be).
Example
It is characteristic of this government to make promises and nothing.
Complete these sentences using an appropriate preposition, f
Her behaviour is devoid common sense.
I am well aware the problems involved
He became resigned failure.
This idea is hardly compatible our existing plan?
He was filled remorse.
This service is subject further delay.
They are totally incapable doing the job properly.
That man is completely bereft any understanding.
She has always been prone illness.
(j) As a leader, he seems impervious criticism.
ROLE PLAY “APPROPRIACY” *
• Decide which of these phrases would not normally be used a formal business meeting:
While I am in broad agreement with you, I nevertheless feel...
If I could intervene at this point...
With respect, that is simply not the case...
That’s a load of rubbish and you know it!
May I suggest...
May I interrupt you just for a moment?
One possibility which we have not considered yet...
Could I just ask you to clarify that point?
I feel that the case is being overstated.
(j) Wait a minute. What are you on about?
(k) What we would like to propose is...
Put the phrases above into three groups according to what they are usedfor:
polite disagreement;
interrupting;
making proposals.
f
Add similar phrases to each group making sure that they are suitably formal
Role playing a formal business meeting
A large historic city has severe traffic problems. Work in groups, as if you were members of the city council. Your task is to propose and agree on a relatively uncontroversial, effective and cheap way of easing this traffic problem. You will also have to find ways of raising the capital to finance your plans. One person should act as the chairman and another as secretary in a formal meeting called to discuss the problem. The chairman must control the discussion. Disagreements should be voiced politely and formally.
The situation: You should take the following points into consideration:
The city gets a large part of its income from tourists.
Pollution is destroying the historic buildings.
There is a shortage of parking spaces in the city’s medi streets, many of which are too narrow for buses.
Businesses complain that the lack of mobility loses them lions each year.
Tourist organisations want to turn the city centre into a trians-only area; local residents say they have a right to drive their own houses, and complain that it is the tourists who cause problem.
Taxi drivers threaten to strike if anything affects their b« ness.
Political considerations ,
The city council is short of money.
Local elections are not far away and if you upset too mad people you will not be re-elected.
You won’t get re-elected unless you do something about Ш traffic problem.
READING 2*