18. Make up a monologue about your favourite film.

ТЕМА №6: TRAVELLING

Практические вопросы

1. Путешествие.

3. Поездка за границу.

Задания для отработки практических навыков

1. Read and translate the following text. Travelling

Travelling became a part of our life. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure. They travel by road, by train, by air or by sea.

Of course, traveling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive, too. Travelling by train is slower than traveling by plane, but it is less expensive. You can see many interesting places of the country through the window. Modern trains have more comfortable seats. There are also sleeping cars and dining cars that make even the longest journey more pleasant. Speed, comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them to all other kinds of traveling.

Travelling by sea is popular mostly for pleasure trips. Tourists can make voyages on large ships to foreign countries. The trips on the Volga, The Don and the Black Sea are very popular today.

As for me I prefer traveling by car. I think it’s more convenient because you don’t buy tickets, you can stop any place and spend as much time as you like at any place.

2. Answer the questions:

1. Is traveling popular today?

2. What means of traveling do you know?

3. Which means of traveling are the most popular with the passengers?

4. Which is the fastest way of traveling?

5. Have you ever traveled by air?

6. When you travel within country, do you usually go by car, by plane, by ship or by train?

7. What are the advantages of traveling by railway?

8. Is traveling by sea faster or slower than by train?

9. Why do some people prefer traveling by car?

10. Is traveling on foot popular?

3. Read and translate the following dialogue at the airport

– Here we are at last. This is our plane, I think.

– Yes, you’ll be in London again in three and a half hours.

– It was nice meeting you, Mr. Petrov.

– I’m happy to have met you, too, Mr. Brown. I hope you liked your stay in Moscow?

– Yes, very much. I’ll be happy to see you in London.

– I’ll probably be there in May or June. Perhaps we’ll meet then.

– That would be very nice. Let me know when you’ll be in London.

– All right. I wish you a happy landing, Mr. Brown. Good-bye.

– Good-bye. See you in London.

4. Disagree with statements avoiding the simple negation:

1. No meals are usually served on long-distance flights.

2. The flight is delayed because of fine weather.

3. The quickest way to get to London from Helsinki is by car.

4. There is no direct air service between Moscow and Tashkent.

5. Passengers are allowed to smoke only when the plane is taking of or landing.

6. Tickets for planes are bought only at the airport.

7. Moscow has only one big airport.

8. Airports are usually near the centers of the city.

5. Learn the following dialogue by heart my friend goes abroad

– Here we are at last. What time does your plane take of?

– Half past nine, we’ve plenty of time yet. I’ll go and have my luggage weighed now.

– How much are you allowed to take with you?

– I travel tourist class, so it’s about twenty kilos. I don’t think my luggage weighs more than that.

– Will it take you long to go through the customs?

– No, it’ll be just a formality. I’ve nothing to declare.

– When are you due in London?

– It’s a non-stop flight so I’ll be there long before lunch.

– Oh, that’s wonderful; you won’t even have time to get air-sick.

– I never do, though I’m a poor sailor.

– Then you can look forward to a pleasant journey.