- •Липецкий государственный педагогический университет
- •Липецк, 2006 unit 1 why do people travel?
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •5. Look through the list of words below and classify them into two groups: “a short journey” and “a long journey”.
- •6. Put one of the words below in each space. Use each word only once.
- •8. Think of at least 5 words to go into each blank.
- •9. Use the following words to make as many compounds as possible.
- •10. Match the verbs on the left with nouns on the right.
- •11. Choose the best word to complete the sentences.
- •12. Fill in the gaps with correct prepositions.
- •13. Say it in English.
- •Reading
- •1. Read the text (the paragraphs are out of order). Then do the tasks which follow. Sum up the reasons for travelling that Mark Wallington mentions in his essay.
- •2. Travelling On Your Own.
- •1) Read the following text to find out how the writer prefers to travel and why.
- •2) Now complete these statements by choosing the answer you think fits best.
- •3) Discussion Points:
- •Why do people travel?
- •Vocabulary
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Reading
- •More Than One Way to Travel
- •Listening
- •Have your say
- •2. Comment upon the following quotation:
- •III reading
- •Remember the pattern
- •Writing
- •Have your say
- •Act it out
- •The Best Way to Travel
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •8. Divide the following means of transport into 3 groups: transport by air, water, on land.
- •9. Read the short passage below and decide what the missing words are.
- •10. A) Match the expressions on the left to their explanations on the right.
- •Listening
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •5. Give at least 3 alternatives for each blank.
- •6. Choose the correct answer.
- •7. Read the passage and work out the missing words.
- •8. Give English equivalents.
- •Joke Time!
- •9. 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.
- •What is jet lag?
- •Reading
- •1. You are going to read the true story of how Nigel Hughes flew to Brazil by accident. How do you think this could have happened?
- •I Flew to Brazil by Accident
- •2. Pre-reading task.
- •1) What for you is most important from an airline? Put the following in order of importance:
- •2) Flying is probably one of the safest ways to travel, but there can be problems. Discuss what can go wrong on the ground and in the air.
- •Travellers’ Tales
- •Have your say
- •2. Sum up all the arguments for and against flying.
- •3. Have you ever travelled by air? Share your experience with the class. Act it out
- •I’m not Keen on Flying
- •Vocabulary
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •2. British English or American English? Complete the table.
- •3. Match the nouns in the middle with the words on the outside.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with correct prepositions.
- •5. Complete these sentences.
- •Joke Time!
- •Reading
- •Writing
- •2. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of railway travel?
- •2. British English or American English? Classify the words into 2 columns:
- •8. Read the passage and put the sentences in the correct order.
- •Reading
- •1. Read the text and put the paragraphs in the correct order under the headings:
- •2. Read the text and fill each gap with one of these words:
- •The Road to Ruin
- •Writing
- •Vocabulary Work
- •1. Replace these words and expressions from the text you have just read with words or expressions of your own.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following:
- •3. Find words and expressions for these definitions.
- •Writing
- •Have your say
- •Act it out
- •Unit 3 are you an experienced traveller?
- •An experienced traveller
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Reading
- •1. A) Read this advice from a travel book and complete the sentences.
- •2. The leaflet below gives advice to students on travelling round Europe by train. After reading it, read the questions below and choose the answer which you think fits best. Eurorailing
- •Writing
- •Vocabulary
- •In sight
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •1. Transcribe and read the following words.
- •Valise, commodious, reverie, saloon, exhilaration, harbour, disillusioned,
- •2. Could you do this crossword puzzle?
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
- •8. Are the following statements true or false? Can you correct the false ones?
- •9. Read the passage and fill in the gaps with any suitable words or expressions.
- •Writing
- •Listening
- •Have your say
- •Unit 4 does travel broaden the mind?
- •Vocabulary
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •6. Fill in the gaps to complete the phrases. Give alternatives where possible.
- •Reading
- •4. Choose one of the quotations below and comment upon it.
- •When in Rome
- •Getting ready for the round-table talk writing
- •Listening
- •Have your say
- •Brush up everything you have done
- •And get ready for
- •The Round-Table Talk
- •On travelling.
8. Are the following statements true or false? Can you correct the false ones?
Every summer thousands of Americans go across to Europe.
The author gives his advice to those who go to Europe to make money.
The writer warns against disillusionment that a traveller may experience.
A would-be traveller is likely to overlook the moment of embarkation owing to his fuss over a missing parcel.
The author says that the first day at sea may be spoilt by sea-sickness.
The narrator believes that a traveller has plenty of problems to fret over.
According to the story the travellers are kept awake by trifles.
During a sea voyage one is likely to observe a sea dragon.
The narrator believes that the most pleasant part of a sea voyage is landing.
The writer says that it is useless to study any guide-books.
9. Read the passage and fill in the gaps with any suitable words or expressions.
For the next few weeks, tour operators will be sorting through the annual deluge of complaints. Ron Wheal, head of customer relations for Britain’s biggest ________, which took more than a million abroad this summer, says, “Holidaymakers are _______ about petty, silly little things.” Such as? “The fact that their hotel is next to a road”. Perhaps one of the most ________ complaints is that the holiday fails to ________ to the brochure promises.
Britain’s biggest seller of long-distance holidays says that the majority of its complaints ________ from people who have chosen the wrong sort of holiday. People who ________ to do their research could find themselves in the Caribbean during the hurricane season.
How does this passage relate to the story by S. Leacock?
Writing
Write a letter to a friend about a trip you are going to make. First, read the letter given below.
Jakarta,
7 March 1997
Dear Charles,
I’m writing to tell you about our plans for our journey to the United States. We leave Jakarta the day after tomorrow, but we are not flying direct. Susan said it would be boring just to sit in a Jumbo above the Pacific. We are therefore going to Calcutta by sea and crossing India by train, so that we can see the Himalayas and the Taj Mahal. When we reach Bombay we shall look for a cargo-ship to Dar-es-Salam. We shall be arriving in Nairobi sometime in May. John said at first that he wanted to cross the Sahara on a camel, but he agrees now that this is not very practical. We shall fly to Khartoum and go down the Nile by river-boat to Cairo. Susan’s birthday is on 10 June, and she says she is going to celebrate it in London – but as soon as it is over we shall catch the next plane to New York. We shall be seeing you about 12 June – but you will be getting a few postcards before then.
Best wishes,
Pauline
Listening
An Interview with a Famous Traveller
You are going to listen to an interview with a famous traveller. As the host of the talk-show says, “He has been everywhere and seen everything.”
Where has he been, do you think?
What has he done to become so famous?
Write down your ideas.
Now listen to the beginning of the interview to see whether you have guessed correctly.
Richard Mills recalls the story of his rescue in the Sahara.
Try to guess what happened in the Sahara and how Richard was rescued.
In the story Richard uses several phrasal verbs. Listen to the story again and write them down. What do they mean? Now, tell the story of Richard’s Sahara rescue using the verbs.
In the second half of the interview Richard talks about his next expedition. What is it going to be, do you think?
Listen to the second half of the interview and take notes to make up its outline.
Outline
where?
preparations/ training
anticipated problems
equipment
how long will it take? pace?
food
photographs
book
Imagine that you are writing a short article about R. Mills’ polar expedition after he has returned. (Sum up everything you have learned about Richard’s next expedition. Why is it his most ambitious project so far?)
4. Recall what questions the host of the talk-show asked the traveller. Now, interview Richard Mills after he has returned from his polar expedition.
5. What sort of man is Richard Mills, do you think? What are famous travellers usually like? What makes them climb up Everest, cross the Sahara on foot or sail across the Atlantic in a rowing boat risking their lives and overcoming countless hardships?