14. Role-play the given situation in your group. Try to use the active vocabulary from the unit under consideration.

Imagine that your entire group works for a travel agency that is about to go bankrupt and must undergo a staff reduction. The Director General has set up a meeting to decide what positions are least important. Decide on a part you are going to play (name, age, gender, nationality, position) and be ready to prove that your position is of great importance – otherwise you lose a job.

15. Write a 100-word composition on the topic below.

What occupation in the sphere of travel industry would you personally choose? Why?

Part IV Tourist Country-Specific Studies

1. Make sure that you understand the meaning of words and expressions given below. Use a dictionary if necessary.

• to get around

• to reach one’s destination

• to set out for

• airplane / plane

• apart

• adventurous

• to skip

• the locals

• to be afraid of

• contribution

• global warming

• alternative

• adventure travel

• public transport

• independent travel / individual travel

• drawback

• on the other hand

• by train

• to move around

• rail tracks

• to take the bus

• advantage

• for instance

• subway

• guidelines

• public transport map

• payment type

• discount cards

• overland

• vehicle

• urban area

• developed country

• disadvantage

• highway

• remote

• to end up

• distant

• motorbike

• to go offroad

• an overland truck

• excitement

• last but not least

• by bicycle

• by boat

• densely forested

• passenger ship

• cruise

• cargo ship

• to take passengers

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