Y. Mukhina

E. Batishcheva

I. Kutseva

TRAVELLING

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Illnesses and their treatment

SIGHTSEEING

HIGHER EDUCATION

THEATRE

SPORTS AND GAMES

Ю.Н. Мухина

Е.С. Батищева

И.В. Куцева

РАЗГОВОР ПО СУЩЕСТВУ

Учебное пособие

Издательство «Научная книга»

2007

УДК 802.0–3-5 (075.8)

ББК 81.2 Англ -3-2 я 73

М92

Мухина Ю.Н., Батищева Е.С., Куцева И.В.

Разговор по существу. Учебное пособие. Саратов: Издательство «Научная книга», 2007. – 176 с.

ISBN

Данное пособие является дополнением к учебно-методическому комплекту по практике устной и письменной речи для второго курса.

Представленные в пособии тексты содержат богатый страноведческий материал по изучаемым на втором курсе темам. Задания разработаны с учетом современных подходов к изучению английского языка и проверке качества знаний.

Пособие предназначено для студентов языковых факультетов высших учебных заведений

Рецензенты:

доктор филологических наук, профессор С.П. Хижняк

кандидат филологических наук, доцент Т.А. Спиридонова

УДК 802.0–3-5 (075.8)

ББК 81.2 Англ -3-2 я 73

ISBN

© Ю.Н. Мухина,

Е.С. Батищева,

И.В. Куцева, 2005

Contents

1. Travelling………………………………………………………5

2. Describing people……………………………………………..39

3. Illnesses and their treatment…………………………………..64

4. Sightseeing……………………………………………………86

5. Higher Education……………………………………………123

6. Theatre……………………………………………………….152

7. Sports and games…………………………………………….164

I. Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence.

Example: I bought a little doll as a souvenir of my visit to India. (present / souvenir / reminder)

1. On the London-Tokyo flight there is sometimes a _________ at Anchorage. (flying visit / stopover / stay)

2. His wife has flown to Singapore on a business ___________ .(journey / travel / trip)

3. Richard is a very amusing travelling __________ .(companion / friend / colleague)

4. Have you seen the ancient __________ in the desert? (remnants / ruins / wrecks)

5. Nothing happened at all. It was a very _________ holiday. (uneventful / insignificant / incidental)

6. From the top there was a wonderful __________ on the whole valley. (spectacle / sight / view)

7. In the 19^th century, David Livingstone, the Scottish __________ tried to find the sources of the Nile. (explorer / globetrotter / sightseer)

8. The company arranges daily ___________ to the island to see the penguins. (pilgrimages / campaigns / excursions)

9. St Tropez is one of the most popular tourist __________ in the South of France. (spas / resorts / packages)

II. Group these words and phrases according to the categories below:

a) cruise b)hotel c) visa d) charter flight e) adventure f)guesthouse g) scheduled flight h)transfer i)foreign exchange

j)equipment hire k)mini-break l)insurance m)lodge n) honeymoon o) lift pass p)villa q) winter sports r) luxury coach s) inn t) all-inclusive

10. Types of holiday:

11. Accommodation:

12. Transportation:

13. Ancillary services:

III. You are going to read an extract from an article about space tourism. Choose from the list A-H the sentence which best summarizes each part (14-19) of the extract. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning.

A Carriers can be planned in readiness for jobs in space tourism.

B We can look forward to a time of widespread space tourism.

C Individuals can contribute in various ways to making space tourism a reality.

D The development of space tourism will depend on the level of commercial investment.

E Financial planning is required now if you want to be a space tourist in the future.

F There are good reasons for encouraging space tourism.

G In its initial phase, space tourism will offer only basic facilities.

H Space tourism is becoming the concern of private companies.