- •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
New
York
eveiy
day 13.00
7
hours
£149
£269
Mexico
City
every
day 9.00
10
hours
£190
£352
Delhi
every
day 15.00
10
hours
£210
£390
Bangkok
every
day 12.30
15
hours
£187
£330
Singapore
every
day 10.15
15
hours
£220
£400
Hong
Koflg*
every
day 14.00
18
hours
£270
£540
Sydney**
every
day 10.00
£372
28
hours
£615
Rio
everyday
19.00
16
hours
£300
£500
*
stopover Bahrain (direct on Suns 15.30)
**
stopover Singapore
Weekend
in Paris: return flight, 2 nights bed and breakfast’ £70 per
person low season (October to March), £80 per person high season
(April to September)
Amsterdam
Weekend: return flight plus 2 nights bed and breakfast; £75 per
person.
Vienna:
one week package inclusive of return flight, bed and breakfast for
six nights, excursion to Salzburg; per person £ 160. у
Portugal
(Algarve): 1 week (incl. return flight, transfer, full board) £150
per person; 2 weeks £220 (fully booked for next two months).
Moscow
and St. Petersburgh: 1 week, all inclusive; £250. Cycling Tours
South of France: £170 for 2 weeks inclusive of return feny/train,
full board and cycle hire.
Painting
courses in Sorrento: 2 weeks from £250 inclusive of full board in
Italian farmhouse and tuition.Packages and special offers
USA Fly-drive holidays: fly Executive to New York for £250 glc, £450 return and rent a car for £120 per week economy replus inter-state bus pass valid 30 diays all over America on the Ippet bus lines; only £400.
Train fres to major european cities
fwis |
£40 return |
Brussels |
£38 return |
Amsterdam |
£42 return |
Vienna |
£75 return |
Zurich |
£68 return |
Lisbon |
£90 return |
Rome |
£77 return |
Frankfurt |
£65 return |
Athens |
£100 return |
Moscow |
£200 return |
Madrid |
£72 return |
(via Berlin/Warsaw) |
|
Tickets valid for two months. Journey may be broken and relumed at any point within two months.
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“ROCK-BOTTOM TRAVEL”
flights to Europe:
destination |
departures |
flight time |
single fare |
economy return |
Paris |
every day 9.00, 10.30, 12.00, 16.30 |
1 hour |
£45 |
£55 |
Amsterdam |
every day 10.30, 13.30 |
1 'A hours |
£50 |
£60 |
Dublin |
everyday 11.45, 14.30 |
1 Уг hours |
£65 |
£85 |
Zurich |
everyday 11.15, 14.45 |
2 hours |
£60 |
£70 |
Rome |
every day 9.00, 15.45 |
2 Vi hours |
£65 |
£65 |
Athens |
every day 14.45, 19.00 |
3 hours |
£68 |
£70 ’1 |
Madrid |
every day 11.20, 16.45 |
2 hours |
£60 |
£65 * |
Brussels |
every day 13.00, 16.45, 18.00 |
1 /г hours |
£50 |
£55 |
Vienna |
every day 9.00, 13.00 |
2 Vt. hours |
£65 |
£70 |
Lisbon |
every day 14.00 |
2 hours |
£55 |
£65 |
Frankfurt |
every day 9.00, 17.40 |
2 hours |
£55 |
£65 |
Children under 2 — free; between 2 and 12 — half price. Economy return must be booked 14 days in advance and trav4 ler must spend at least 1 Saturday night in the country.
Long distance flights:
destination |
departures |
flight time |
single fare |
econom, return |
New York |
everyday 13.00 |
7 hours |
£149 |
£289 - |
Mexico City |
every day 9.00 |
10 hours |
£190 |
£375 |
Delhi |
every day 15.00 |
10 hours |
£210 |
£400 |
Bangkok |
every day 12.30 |
15 hours |
£187 |
£340 |
Singapore |
every day 10.15 |
15 hours |
£220 |
£410 J |
Hong Kong* |
every day 14.00 |
18 hours |
£270 |
£520 |
Sydney** |
every day 10.00 |
28 hours |
£372 |
£625 |
Rio |
everyday 19.00 |
16 hours |
£300 |
£590 ; |
♦stopover Bahrain (direct on Suns 15.30) ** stopover Singapore