
- •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
Role-play. Work in pairs.
Student A. You want to stay at Studios Inn Hotel. Call the Reception, ask about the services, facilities and prices. Make a reservation.
Student B. Act as Front Desk clerk in Studios Inn Hotel. An-* swer A’s questions. Reserve a room for A.
The following extracts are from two different letters, a letter, making a reservation and a letter of confirmation, but they have got mixed up. Put them in the right order to produce two correct letters.
Letter
of reservation
Letter of confirmation
Write a fax to book a double room in one of London hotels according to example:
02/07/2004
TO: ADVANCE RESERVATIONS, HOTEL REGENT, COPENHAGEN.
FROM: MICHAEL THOMAS, SALES DIVISION, UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS, YORK.
PLEASE RESERVE A SINGLE ROOM WITH BATH FROM EVENING OF AUGUST 18th TO AUGUST 25™ 2004. A QUIET ROOM ON A LOWER FLOOR AWAY
FROM THE STREET IS PREFERRED. PLEASE CON*. FIRM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND INFORM ME IF A DEPOSITE IS REQUIRED.
FAX 109083654345
HOTEL RECEPTION Checking in at a Hotel
Read the conversation between a receptionist Leone and a hotel guest Mr. Rawson.
Leone: Good evening. Can I help you?
Rawson: Yes. I’ve booked a room for the next three nights.
Leone: Could you give me your name, please?
Rawson: Yes. It’s Rawson. John Rawson.
Leone: Ah yes, Mr. Rawson. Here it is. A single with bath until the 27th. Would you fill in this Registration Card while I prepare your Key Card?
Rawson: Certainly. Ah good, it’s in English. Let me see... name... first name... Why do you need these passport details?
Leone: They are for the Police Department. We have to ask you for this information by law.
Rawson: Here you are. I think I’ve filled it in correctly.
Leone: Yes, that’s fine, Mr Rawson. Here’s your key. It’s room 708 on the seventh floor and the daily rate is 50 Euro, excluding breakfast. And here’s your Key Card with details of your booking on the front. Inside, it tells you about all the services the hotel can provide. You should carry it at all times. You’ll need it as identification in the hotel’s bars and restaurants if you want drinks and meals charged to your account.
Rawson: Right. I’ll take good care of that. You mentioned food. Is it possible to get something to eat this late?
Leone: Yes, our Belvedere restaurant is still open. Or if you want something lighter, there’s the Coffee Shop. It’s open round the clock.
Rawson: Good. I’ll put my luggage in my room first. How do I get to it?
Leone: Don’t worry about that. The porter will take your bags up in the lift and show you to your room.
Rawson: Right. Thank you very much. Good night.
Il Answer the questions on the above conversation:
At what time of the day did Mr. Rawson arrive?
For how long was Mr. Rawson planning to stay at the hotel?
What kind of room had he booked?
What interested Mr. Rawson about the Registration Card?
Why was his passport information asked for?
What kind of room did Mr. Rawson get? What did it cost per night?
Why should Mr. Rawson carry his Key Card?
What’s the Coffee Shop closing time?
How would Mr. Rawson find his room?
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IIL Consuela Rodriguez is checking in to the Studios Inn Hotel. Read Conversation A twice changing the parts. Then act it out taking the part of the Front Desk Clerk and the part of Consuela Rodriguez,
Conversation A
Front Desk Clerk: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Consuela Rodriguez: Yes. Do you have any vacancies starting tonighfl
Front Desk Clerk: Yes, ma’am, we do. How long would you like to stay?
Consuela Rodriguez: For four nights.
Front Desk Clerk: What kind of room would you like? Consuela Rodriguez: A single, if possible.
Front Desk Clerk: Let me see.... Will you be paying by credit card?
Consuela Rodriguez: Yes. MasterCard. Here you are.
Front Desk Clerk: That’s Ms. Rodriguez? I’ll just take an impression of your card. Would you please complete the guest registration cardl
Consuela Rodriguez: Certainly.