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Exercise 1

Check that you understand the text about Cork by answering the following questions.

1.Where is Cork?

2.Where is the shopping and business centre of Cork?

3.What is Cork's traffic system like?

4.What is special about the site of St Anne's Church?

5.In what style is the architecture of Cork Cathedral?

6.Can you buy souvenirs at the markets?

7.Is the Crawford Gallery worth visiting and why?

8.Where do Cork people live?

Exercise 2

The description of Cork comes from a guidebook for tourists. Write sentences about a town

of your choice, using the following expressions from the text.

Exercise 3

Look at the list of facilities listed. Tick all those which your town, or any town you know well, has.

Exercise 4

What facilities would your ideal town have? Name the three most important facilities for you in each of the categories.

Exercise 5

Are any of the problems mentioned to be found in your city or a city you know well? Could you suggest a solution for these problems?

Exercise 6

Write sentences about any towns you know, using each of the given adjectives.

Example: The most picturesque part o f my town is the old market-place.

(Borrowed from English Vocabulary in Use Upper Intermediate and Advanced)

THE BEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

IN THE WORLD

Curitiba in Brazil is no ordinary city; it has the best public transport system in the world. The mayor, Jaime Lerner, along with the council, began developing the world-famous system in 1971.

Mr Lerner had grown up in Curitiba and knew that the street was an important part of city life for the residents. He made many of the streets into pedestrian areas, with no access for cars. The council put in flowers, lights, and kiosks where people could sell food and other products. To encourage shoppers to use the new areas, the mayor gave away free paper so that local children could paint pictures in the street. Cyclists also benefit from 150km of cycle lanes, which follow old river valleys and railway tracks around the city.

Mr Lerner realized that to increase the development and growth of the city in the future, the public transport system also had to improve. Buses were chosen as the main transport because it was the cheapest. Curitiba’s transport system now consists of over 300 routes that use around 1,900 buses to carry approximately 1.9 million passengers every day. Approximately 60km of the roads are for buses only, so traffic jams are unusual. Bus travel is faster and more convenient than using private cars. The city now uses 30% less fuel than other large cities in Brazil and people spend only about 10% of their yearly salaries on transport costs.

Some of the buses are able to carry 170–270 passengers. School buses are yellow, and buses for disabled people are blue. They are designed with three doors

– two exits and one entrance – so that people can get on and off quickly. Bus stations provide free maps and facilities to help parents with young children and people carrying heavy bags to board the buses easily. Passengers buy a ticket at the office in advance and then wait for their bus, like in an underground station.

Because of the success of Curitiba’s public transport system, Jaime Lerner now offers advice to city councils around the world on how they can solve their cities’ transport problems.

Exercise 1

Define whether the statements are True or False:

1.Curitiba is different from other cities in the world.

2.Jaime Lerner spent a lot of time playing on the streets when he was a

child.

3.The council allows people to sell things in the pedestrian streets.

4.All the kiosks sell local food.

5.The council chose to increase the bus service because it was the least expensive type of transport.

6.The population of the city is about 1.9 million.

7.Other large Brazilian cities are planning to cut the amount of fuel they

use.

8.The buses are different colours according to what they are used for.

9.Passengers buy their tickets as they get on the buses.

Turn to the right.

Follow this road.

Turn left.

Turn to the left.

Take route seven.

Go this way.

Go straight ahead.

Go to the corner and turn left.

Go straight three blocks and then turn to the right.

Go along this street as far as the monument and turn to the left.

Go along this street as far as the traffic lights, then take the street on your

right.

Go straight along this road as far as the chemist's, then take the first turning on your right.

Take a number 24 bus and go as far as the supermarket. Then change for a 131 bus.

Take this bus and go three stops. Then take a trolley-bus. Catch a 22 bus and go as far as Fifth Avenue. There you'll have to change for the subway.

How do I get there?

How do I get to New York from here?

At what stop do I get off?

Where do I get off?

At what station do I get off?

Do I get off here?

Do I get off at the next stop?

Do I change buses here?

What bus do I take to get there?

Do I take the Underground to get there?

Will this bus take me to the Grand Hotel?

Does this bus go to the bank?

Will you please let me know when we get to Regent Street?

Which is the right way to London Bridge?

Which is the shortest way to the railway station?

Which is the quickest way to Oxford Street?

Am I right for the centre?

Am I right for Darwin Street?

Am I right for Hyde Park?

Am I on the right bus?

Is this the right bus to the Central Park?

Is there a bus from here to the Bristol Hotel?

Is there an underground station not far from here?

Could you give me some information? - Gladly.

Can you tell me the way to Liverpool Station?

Could you please show me the way to the centre?

Can you tell me how to get to the Bristol Hotel?

Can you direct me to the British Museum?

Can you tell me where King Street is, please?

Can you tell me how I can get to this place?

Can you tell me how I can get to this address?

How can I get to Broadway?

I'm trying to find my way to Columbia University.

I want to get to the British Museum.

I'm looking for a post-office.

I don't know this town and I can't find my way round.

I'm afraid I've, lost my way.

I'm afraid I'm lost.

You see I'm a stranger here.

What's the fare, please?

Give me two tokens, please.

Exercise 2

Read the dialogues and learn them. Make up similar dialogues.

Exercise 3

Read the conversations, ask and answer questions, role-play the conversations.

Conversation 1

Questions: What is Brian looking for? Can the woman help him? Who helps him find the way to Castle Road?

Conversation 2

Questions: What is the student looking for? Who helps him find London University? What directions does the policeman give the student?

Exercise 4

Now work in pairs taking turns to ask for and give directions from point X to the following:

1. the bank. 2. the post-office. 3. the police-station. 4. the chemist's 5. the cinema 6. the supermarket. 7.the library 8. the railway station 9. the hotel 10. the hospital

Answer the questions:

A.What is the traffic in your city like? What kind of city transport do you like? What is the most convenient kind of city transport? At what time does the bus service begin in your city? Till what time do buses run? What do we call the hours when the city transport carries the greatest number of passengers? When are buses usually full? What do we call the money passengers pay for their trip on buses? What is the fare on the Minsk buses? Are there conductors on buses in Minsk? Have you ever travelled abroad? What countries have you visited? Is the public transport in those countries different from the public transport in this country?

B.What street do you live in? Where do you work? Is your office far from your house? How do you get to work? What number bus do you take to get to work? Do you have to change on your way to work? Where do you change? How long does it take you to get to work? How did you get here? How long did it take you? What's the easiest way to get to these places from this building: the Town Hall; the nearest cinema; the market, etc. Have you ever been lost in a large city? Where? When? Have you ever had to give directions to a stranger in this town/city? Do you always buy a map when you go to a new city in this country or abroad? Why/Why not?

Act out the following situations:

1. An English speaker stops you in the street in your hometown or city and asks you the way (in English) to the post-office (the railway station, etc.). What do you say a) if you are not sure where it is or are in too much of a hurry to give complicated directions to a stranger b) if you know where it is and can explain quite easily how to get there.

2. You are talking to an English visitor to this country. He/she asks you about places that he/she should visit. You make suggestions where to go, what to see and how to get there.

HOW DIFFERENT WE ARE!

You will find cultures different from your own wherever you go in the world. Although other cultures and ways of life might seem strange at first, they can be fascinating if your approach them with an open mind.

Before you travel anywhere, learn a bit about the place you are going to. As soon as you show interest and some knowledge about their country, people will respond much better to you. Even though you do not speak their language, knowing a few words like 'please' or 'thank you' you will be appreciated. Do not expect that you can try communicating.

Then, after arriving in the country, the most important thing is to keep your eyes open, first, observe how people behave, what they do when they meet each other. As well as that, you can watch local TV. Even if you do not understand a word, you will learn something. In many countries you can also buy a local newspaper in order to see what you can understand. Because most languages have international words, you will probably be able to find out something.

Above all, be adventurous. Try out local specialities like fried ants (from Columbia) even if they might appear a bit strange. Actually, despite their appearance, they are delicious! Do not just stick to the tourist areas but go exploring in local areas unless they are known to be dangerous. Go shopping in local shops where you will meet local people and eat out in local restaurants. However, first check that the food is safe.

Finally, remember that you are a guest. You should respect people's culture and its differences from yours.

What advice would you give to the tourists traveling abroad?

ENGLISHMEN AND THEIR HABITS

Most people in England work and study a five-day week from Monday to Friday and consequently rest from Friday evening till Monday morning.

Everyone looks forward to the weekend and on Friday as people leave their offices, hospitals and colleges they wish each other a nice weekend. And on

Monday morning they traditionally ask: “Did you have a nice weekend?”

Many people leave towns and go to the countryside. Every English person is a countryman or a countrywoman at heart. When s/he looks out of the window of his town flat s/he dreams of the time when s/he will live in a little cottage of his/her own with roses and honeysuckles in front of the house and small patches of soil with cucumber, tomato and cabbage in the kitchen garden behind and breathe in the fresh air of unpolluted countryside.

Those who stay at home at the weekend try both to have a rest and catch up with all the jobs they fail to do during the week. Women do all kinds of things such as: washing, mending, cleaning, shopping and cooking; men do some odd jobs about the house, they may wash the car and do some gardening as well.

Saturday morning is the best time for shopping as you can spend as much time on it as you want.

As for Saturday evening it is the favorite time for organizing parties, going to the pictures, clubs or pubs. Pubs are special English institutions with characteristic traditional image: a low ceiling supported by old oak trunks, a burning fire and a bar. There is a general atmosphere of calmness and warmth there. Comfort is essential since people don’t come here just for a quick drink, they stay in the pub for some hours talking to friends, discussing local events and from time to time they take a sip– for Englishmen don’t swallow their drinks – and then put down the mug to continue the conversation. Every country has its drinking habits and its national drink. In England beer can be called the national drink.

Having gone to bed late the night before many people prefer a lie-in on Sunday morning. Some prefer to have breakfast in bed but it depends on the fact whether there is someone willing to prepare and serve it. While having breakfast Englishmen like to read Sunday papers. There are several of them published on Sunday, though they vary greatly in their ways of news presenting. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important events all over the world as well as domestic news. Alongside with these papers there are the socalled popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.

If the weather is fine on Sunday, people may decide to go out and spend the day in the park. Londoners do not have to go far to find green lawns and flowers for London is rich in parks and gardens.

But the weather in England is so changeable that it has become a favorite topic for discussion and tradition to start any conversation with different remarks about the weather.

Not to make yourself conspicuous, not to attract unfavorable attention to yourself or others, here are some of the rules for correct behavior in a public place.

1.Not to be conspicuous, don’t wear conspicuous clothes.

2.One should not talk loud or laugh loud.

3.No matter how trying the circumstance, do not give way to anger or uncontrolled emotion.

4.Never eat anything in the street, or in a public place (restaurants, buffets and cafes excluded).

5.Do not rudely push your way through crowds.

6.Never stare at people or point at them.

7.Do not ridicule or comment on anyone in public.

8.Reserve “affectionate demonstration” (kissing, embracing, etc.) for appropriate places.

9.Don’t monopolize the sidewalk, by walking 3 or 4 abreast, or by stopping in the center to speak with someone.

10.When in the street keep to the right.