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comfort and pleasure combined, to be more convenient and far quicker than, to be hungry, to have a wonderful bed, to feel sea-sick (air sick), to say a word for, to save time (money), to deny, no matter.

Ex. 3. Choose the method you like. Use expressions given above and say some words in favour of.

travelling by air, travelling by train, travelling by sea, travelling by car, walking tour.

Ex. 4. Work in group. Choose one of the following topic sentences and develop each into a short piece of two paragraphs (80-100 words).

1.Travelling is a modern disease.

2.The purpose of travelling

3.A change is as good as rest.

Ex. 5. Write an essay about advantages and disadvantages of hitchhiking or any other form of travel. Keep to the following plan:

1.In my opinion, hitchhiking certainly has some advantages. To begin with, it is free. Besides, …, also…, particularly if (when) … .

2.However, hitchhiking has some disadvantages. The main one is … (or firstly, secondly). As regards … .

3.I would say, that as you get older you probably wouldn’t like…

4.In conclusion, I would say, that…

Ex. 6. Read the text and write out all kinds of trains to complete the grid bellow.

Trains

There are different kinds of trains: passenger trains, mail trains and goods trains. Mail trains carry mail, or post that is letters, parcels, newspapers and magazines. Goods trains carry goods. Passenger trains carry passengers. Mail and passenger trains are usually combined: there are some carriages for passengers and a special carriage or two for mail.

Passenger trains can be slow or fast. A slow train stops at every station. Fast trains have few stops: they stop only at very large stations. So we can call these trains respectively stopping trains and non-stopping trains.

There are local trains and long-distance trains. Local trains connect points situated not far away from each other, say, a hundred or two-three hundred kilometers. By a long-distance train you can travel very far – for thousands of kilometers. If you live in a large city like St. Petersburg or Moscow or Kiev, you can go to the suburbs of the city by a suburban train.

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Sometimes, when traveling a long distance, you have to change trains (or make a changing), that is get off one train and board another, if there is no through train to the place of your destination.

When you are traveling a long distance, it is very convenient to go by an overnight train. Overnight trains have sleeping accommodation: they usually have “corridor cars”, i. e. carriages with separate compartments (they are called sleeping cars or sleepers). In each compartment there are two lower and two upper berths, on which you can sleep like in bed. Trains which run by day are called day coaches. You cannot sleep in these trains: they have only sitting accommodation – very comfortable soft arm-chairs.

Ex. 7. Look through the text and say what kind of train you prefer and why if you go to.

Volochaevka, Birobidzhan, Komsomolsk, Vladivostok, Nachodka,

Novosibirsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev

Ex. 8. Find the Russian sentence in the right-hand column which is close in the meaning to the English sentence in the left-hand column. Pay attention to the prepositions.

Ex. 9. Reproduce the following bits of conversation.

A.

A.Please, I want my ticket punched for the 3.45 (three-forty-five) train to Omsk.

B.Just a moment. I’ve got only upper berths on that train.

A.It’s O.K. I like traveling on an upper berth.

B.Very good, sir. Here you are.

A.Thank you.

B.

A.Can you help me? What platform does the 5 o’clock train to Edinburgh leave?

B.From platform two, track four.

Ex. 10. Use sentences from the exercisers above to make up your own dialogues on topics:

-At the booking office.

-At the inquiry office.

-My last trip.

Ex. 11. Read and translate the text.

Travelling by air

Travelling by air is more convenient than by train because it saves you time though it does not save money. Distances more than 2000 km can now be covered by modern passenger planes on non-stop flights without landing to refuel. Statistics shows that traveling by air is as safe as by train. Last time I traveled by air two years ago when I was on holiday in the Caucasus I booked a ticket fifteen days in advance. On the appointed day after packing my luggage, I

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proceeded to the airport by bus. In the hall of the airport there were a lot of people waiting for boarding the plane. Before the flight passenger must register at the airport. When registering the passenger is required to have his luggage weighed after which the attendant attached a special tag to it. Each passenger is allowed 20 kilograms of luggage free of charge. There is no need to worry about suitcase, it will be looked after. The registration stopped half an hour before the time of take-off. Soon we heard the voice of announcer calling the plane going south: “Boarding the plane Flight 217 begins. Passenger is invited to take their places.” I said good-bye to my friends who came to see me off and with the other passengers went to a special bus which took us to the plane on the runway. On board the plane the stewardess helped us get comfortable in the reclining seats adjustable to some positions. I sat back and relaxed. Very soon the plane took off. At that moment we saw the notice “No smoking. Fasten your seatbelts.” In a few minutes we were above the clouds. During the flight we got information of the altitude, speed, the weather and the distance covered. The stewardess served us mineral water, juice, tea, sweets and sandwiches. Besides, newspapers and magazines were offered to the passengers. Everybody felt comfortable and nobody was airsick. The plane landed exactly on time.

Ex. 12. Say what is not allowed to do (to have) on board the plane.

Model: Passengers are not allowed to make a noise on board the plane.

-to have heavy luggage

-to smoke

-to unfasten belts when the plane is taking off or landing

-to speak with the pilot

-to have a weapon (оружие)

-to take strong drinks

-to enter the cockpit (кабина пилота).

Ex. 13. Describe services available on board the plane.

Model: Passengers can have (be given) mineral water on board the plane.

-to have a snack

-to ask for juice or any soft drink

-to offer the newspaper

-to give information about speed, altitude and the distance covered

-to send a telegram from board the plane

-to see video films during the flight

-to ask the stewardess for a medicine.

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Ex. 14. What will you say if you want to ask about the flight?

Ex. 15. Say what class you need and what flight you prefer.

Ex. 16. Give the information about tickets.

Ex. 17. Read the short dialogue.

Booking Airline Tickets

A:I’d like to book a flight to Munich for Monday the tenth.

B:I’ll have a look in the time table for you.

A:I need an economy class open return.

B:There is a ticket for the first class Lufthansa, leaving at 9.25.

A:What time do I have to get there?

B:You’ll have to be at West London Air Terminal by 8.10 as the latest.

Ex. 19. Reproduce your own dialogues “Booking airline tickets”. Use sentences given in the exercises above.