- •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
The article contains a number of expressions and idioi phrases. Working with a partner use a dictionary to un. Stand the following phrases:
it was not so much building up as solidifying;
taking its toll on that unhappy band;
by letting the М2 5 get to them;
—physical conditions;
—jockeyedfrantically for position;
de rigueur;
the fast lane set, my car was playing up.
Ш. a) Make two lists, one containing the words and phras which characterise type A drivers and the other those wh relate to type В drivers and their behaviour,
Add other words and phrases to the two lists that could a be used. Which category would you put yourself in?
ROLE PLAY “TYPES OF DRIVERS”
A type A driver has been speeding on the motorway. He brake too late when coming up to a jam and very lightly touched the bac* of the car of a type В driver. There is some minor damage to bo cars. Nobody is hurt. Two policemen sitting in a patrol car nearwitnessed the accident and are now interviewing the two drive beside the road.
Before you start, list some of the phrases you could use.
Drivers: accusation and denial Exarhple:
' What do you think you 're doing?'
Police: calming and official
Example:
“If you would just let the other gentleman give his version of events, Sir. ’
• Now work in small groups to role-play the situation. The
type A driver starts by getting out of his/her car and accusing the other driver immediately after the accident. The police arrive on the icene shortly after.
Type A driver. You are convinced it was the other driver’s fault for going too slowly and .causing an obstruction. You are late for an appointment. You are very angry and capable of making lome rather irrational accusations.
Type В driver. You are normally a mild-mannered sort of per- lon but the other driver is starting to get on your nerves with his/her accusations. You think people like that shouldn’t be allowed to drive.
Two policemen. You are going to book the type A driver for speeding and also warn him/her that he/she may be charged with dangerous driving. You witnessed the whole accident and know he/she was to blame. Speak formally, authoritatively, but calmly. Try to stop an argument developing. Take the names and addresses of those involved.
CYCLING TO WORK
Would you ever consider cycling to work? Why (not)?
Do you think anybody enjoys spending an hour driving to work? Why (not)?
ROLE PLAY “IN A JAM”
• Calculate roughly how many hours you spend in transport (personal and public) in an average working week. Compare your total with others in the class.
How much of this time is essential travelling? Check w other people in the class that your definition of essential is same as theirs.
A serious increase in traffic in recent years has caused a maj problem in many of the world’s cities.
In small groups, list
reasons why this traffic problem has become serious; ■
the problems that heavy traffic causes. ' • In the not-too-distant future, the increase in traffic might w
have reached a point where drastic measures have to be takeh limit the use of private cars. What practical steps could be taken achieve this? List as many suggestions as you can. ; •