Agree or disagree:
Model: Trains are safer than planes. More people die in a plane crash.
2. Stations are more convenient than airports.
3. A bike is the healthiest way of transport.
4. A coach is much cheaper than a train.
5. A helicopter is as reliable as a plane.
6. A balloon is not as reliable as a helicopter.
b) make your own sentences using the phrases:
1) bus/tramway; best 2) train/plane; dangerous 3) ferry/train; slow 4) train/coach; expensive 5) car/bike; comfortable 6) plane/helicopter; dangerous.
Ex. 9 Translate the following sentences into English.
1.Иногда поезда такие же дорогие, как и самолеты. 2. Билет в одну сторону не намного дешевле, чем обратный. 3. Поездка на пароме в Швецию – самое романтическое путешествие. 4. Метро – самый удобный вид общественного транспорта. 5. Каюта II-класса не такая удобная, как каюта I-го класса. 6. Скорые поезда намного быстрее пассажирских. 7. Ты такой же хороший водитель, как и твой отец. 8. Поездка на корабле такая же волнующая, как и на самолете. 9. Это была самая восхитительная поездка в моей жизни. 10. Туда намного лучше лететь самолетом, чем ехать поездом.
Ex.10 Speak about common ways of travelling short and long distances in your country. Compare the different ways and say which you prefer. Use these adjectives to help you.
Slow/fast cheap(inexpensive)/expensive safe/dangerous comfortable/uncomfortable reliable/unreliable convenient/inconvenient boring/exciting romantic/practical
Ex.11 The words in the box are all to do with travelling by train. Group them according to the meaning.
Ticket office, buffet car, show your tickets, get on, café, single, spot checker, passenger, get off, miss, driver, information office, compartment, platform, waiting room, catch, return |
Verbs to do with trains _________________________________________________
Kinds of tickets ______________________________________________________
People _____________________________________________________________
Places ______________________________________________________________
Ex. 12 Ask and answer: What time is the train to …?
Which platform?
How much is a ticket to …?
Destination |
Platform |
Time |
Fare |
London |
7 |
6.40 a.m. |
£ 24 |
Leeds |
5 |
7.15 p.m. |
£ 67.50 |
Manchester |
8 |
8.23 a.m. |
£ 124 |
Bristol |
11 |
14.35 |
£ 140 |
Ex.13 Look at a train timetable. You need to go from London to Glasgow, Wednesday 15th, 2 p.m., first class, which train will you book?
a). Choose any other place of destination and say how you can get there.
b). Say which trains need seat reservations. Is this kind of service free if you have a ticket?
c). How many stops does the train from London to Glasgow have?
d). Which trains have a stop at Dunbar?
e). Which station does the train to Glasgow depart from?
f). If the train departs from London at 11.30, what time does it arrive in Newcastle?
g). How can I get to Durham?
h). I need to be in York by 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Which train shall I take?
Now answer the questions about your train:
1. What time does it leave London?
2. Which station does it leave from?
3. What time does it arrive in Glasgow?
4. How many times does it stop before it arrives there?
5. Is there food and drink on the train?
Ex.14 The following sentences describe what you do when you go to an airport to catch a plane, but they are in the wrong order. Read them carefully and put them in the right order.
____ You go to the departure lounge.
____ You get a trolley.
____ You arrive at the airport.
____ You go to the gate.
____ You go to the check-in desk.
____ You go to the duty-free shop.
____ You get a boarding card.
____ You board a plane.
____ You check in your luggage
____ You look at the departure board to see if your flight is boarding yet.
____ The board tells you which gate to go to.
____ You go through passport control.
What is the order of events when you fly into an airport? Begin like this: The plane lands. You unfasten your seat-belt. …
Ex.15 Read the following dialogues and say where they are taking place.
1. - Hello. Can I see your passport and ticket, please?
- Here you are.
- Thank you. Do you have just one suitcase?
- Yes.
- Do you have any hand luggage?
- Just this case.
- Right. Here’s your ticket and boarding card.
2. - Good morning. Can I help you?
- Yes, please. I want to go to Edinburgh. When is the next train?
- Let me see. There’s one at 10.42. you change at Doncaster. And there’s another at 11.15.
- Is that direct?
- That’s direct.
- I’ll have a return ticket, then.
3. - Brighton, please.
- Single or return?
- Single, please.
- 112 pounds.
- Sorry, what? How much?
- £112, please.
4. - Excuse me. I’d like some information about trains, please.
- Where to?
- To London, please.
- When do you want to go?
- Tomorrow evening. About 6 p.m.
- There’s one at 6.40.
- Thank you.