- •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
Look at Conversation c, below. Complete the sentences. Conversation с
Front Desk Clerk: What kind of room ?
You: I’d like a
Front Desk Clerk: Fine. I have a
You: Does it have ?
Front Desk Clerk: No, it doesn’t. It has a
You: That’s OK.
Front Desk Clerk: How are you paying?
You:
Read the following four telephone conversations between Mi Knudsen, a hotel advance registration clerk and different calli ers. Act out the conversations. Memorize italicized words an* “ expressions.
1.
Operator: Hotel Regent. Good morning. Can I help you? Caller: Yes, I’d like to book a room for next week.
Operator: Hold the line, please, and I’ll put you through tq Advance Reservations.
Knudsen: Advance Reservations. Can I help you? ,
Caller: Yes, I’d like to book a twin-bedded room from the afternoon of the 21 st August to the morning of the 27th.
Knudsen: Yes, we have a twin-bedded room available for those dates. The rate is 390 crowns per night, including continental breakfast.
Caller: That will be fine.
2. : Knudsen: Advance Reservations. Can I help you? :
Caller: Yes, do you have a double room with shower from tb«| 19th to the 23rd August, with full board, please?
Kmidsen: One moment, please... Yes, we have.
Caller: What is the daily rate? ,
Knudsen: D.kr. 340 per person.
Caller: Fine. Could I make a booking, please?
Knudsen: Certainly. Your name, telefax number and electronic mail address, please.
Caller: My name is Babushkin, the telefax number is +78312348950. My e-mail is bab_business@unite.nnov.ru. Could I also have garage space for my car?
Knudsen: Certainly, Mr. Babushkin. I’ll reserve you a space. Anything else, sir?
Caller: No, that’s all, thank you.
Knudsen: I’ll send you confirmation of your booking.
Caller: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Knudsen: Goodbye.
3.
Knudsen: Advance Reservations. Can I help you?
Caller: My name is Dalbret. I’d like to book a single room for 25th August.
Knudsen: I’m very sorry, sir. We have no single rooms available on that date. I can put you on the waiting list and ring you if there’s a cancellation.
Caller: Thank you, but could you give me the name of another hotel?
Knudsen: Try the Hotel Central, sir.
Caller: Hotel Central. Thank you very much.
Knudsen: Not at all. Thankyou for calling.
4.
Caller: Good morning. This is Frau Schmidt of Holstein AG, Hamburg. I want to reserve a single room for Herr Lang, our Mar- ketingtManager.
Knudsen: Yes, Frau Schmidt. When does he require the room?
Caller: For the night of 24th August. And Herr Lang would like a quiet room away from the street with river view.
Knudsen: For 24th August. Certainly. Could you give me your address, please?
Caller: Yes, it’s Postweg 45,2000 Hamburg 22.
Knudsen: Could you spell ‘Postweg’, please?
Caller: Yes, it’s P-O-S-T-W-E-G.
Knudsen: Postweg 45,2000 Hamburg 22.
Caller: Right. Oh, and would you send us the bill, please?
Knudsen: Of course. And thank you for calling.
Caller: Thank you. Goodbye.