Vocabulary
Match:
go
up the street
go down the street
cross
turn left at
the corner
take the first turning on the left
go along
Abai prospect
go as far as the railway station
walk past
the university
go straight ahead
take a bus
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a) идите вдоль по
проспекту Абая
b) садитесь на
автобус
c) идите вверх по улице
d)
на первом перекрестке поверните
налево
e) поверните налево на углу
f)
идите вниз по улице
g)идите прямо,
не сворачивая
h) идите пока не дойдете
до вокзала
i) пройдите мимо
университета
g)пересеките
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Working
on
dialogues:
Read
these dialogues.
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a)
At the booking-office
What
is Mark asking for?
C: Yes, sir?
Mark:
I’d like to book a seat on an afternoon train to Glasgow.
C:
Single or return.
Mark
: Return, please.
C:
That’ll be fifty-seven pounds, sir.
Mark:
There you are.
C:
Thank you. Your train leaves at two twenty-five. Platform 6.
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At
the booking-office
How many tickets does he
want to buy?
Mark : Excuse me, where
can I book a ticket to Birmingham?
C:
The second window to your right. You’ll see it written up.
Mark
: Could you give me an early morning train to Birmingham
tomorrow?
C:
How many tickets?
Mark
: Two, please.
C:
Just a minute. Let me see.... Well, I can let you have two
tickets but in different carriages. Will that do?
Mark
: I’m afraid not. See if you can find two tickets in a
non-smoker for the day after tomorrow?
C:
Yes, we have some tickets left in a second-class sleeper, if
you wish.
Mark
: I won’t have to change, will I?
C:
Oh, no. It’s a through train.
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This
is a British Railway ticket with the reserved seat at the
Ticket office or Travel Agency. Give your comments:
date of travel
class is the coach
What’s the seat?
Memorize the rules for
those who travel by train.
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Does
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Don’ts
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Be considerate to
other people who want to use the station.
Allow plenty of time
at the station before your train is due.
Stay off the tracks.
Keep away from
the platform edge.
Keep a close
watch on small children.
6.
Secure prams and push-chairs.
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1. Try to board a
moving train.
2. Ride bikes or
use skateboards on the platform.
3. Ignore signs –
they are there to protect you.
4. Cross the
tracks to reach your platform: use the footbridge or subway.
5.
Try to retrieve anything dropped on the line.
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Do you think it is
necessary to follow all these rules? Why?
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Listening[1.29]
Listen to
Martin talking about his journey from London to Avignon by car.
Mark the
sentences T (true) or F(false)
1. There is
a lot of traffic in London on Saturday mornings.
2. Petrol
is more expensive in Britain than in France.
3. There
are two ways to cross the English Channel by car.
4. You
can’t drive through the Channel Tunnel.
5. The
journey through the tunnel takes an hour.
6. Drivers
must sit in their car when they go through the tunnel.
7. The
speed limit on French motorways is 120km/h.
8. French
motorways aren’t free.
9. It’s
970 kilometers from Calais to Avignon.
Reading
Read the
texts and translate them.
