Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

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3. Tree people are talking about their vacations. Listen and write the name of the country each person visited.

1.John _______________ 2.Nora ______________ 3.Andrew

______________

5.Match the word in the box with a suitable definition.

1.A journey by ship for pleasure.

2.A journey by plane.

3.A journey by sea.

4. A journey for a scientific or special purpose. 5.A journey from one side of the sea to the other.

6.The plan of a journey.

7.An informal word sometimes meaning ―a short journey‖.

8.A holiday, which includes organised travel and accommodation.

9.Taking journeys as a general idea.

10.An organised journey to see the sights of a place.

6. Now use the words in sentences.

The travel agent will send you the __________ for your trip. My aunt went on a guided ________ of Rome.

Last time I went from England to France we had a very rough ________. The first prize in the competition is a luxury Mediterranean ________. When you go on a/an ________, you pay one price for everything. Olympic announces the arrival of ________ OA 269 from Athens.

The university organised a/an ________ to search for the ancient ruins. The Titanic sank on its first ________ in 1912.

________ is one of my main interests.

Mr. Bean is away on a business ________ now. Can I help you?

Reading: The British on holiday

7.First, match these words and expressions with their explanations.

6. holidays where English is spoken

8.Before you read, think about these questions.

A.What are the most popular holiday destinations for people from your country?

B.What do you think the most popular holiday destinations are for the British? How about Australians? Canadians? Americans? The Irish?

9.Now read this text to check if you were right about the British.

When you think of the British on holiday, you think immediately of Spain. Cheap trips to the sun with good food and friendly people have been attracting Brits for almost 40 years. It is also one of the top destinations for the British to live if they decide to leave ‗Blighty‘.This phenomenon even inspired a television soap opera, the

BBC‘s Eldorado, which was set in an expat community on the Costa del Sol.

For those in search of fine food and drinks, France, of course, has always been popular. It also has the advantage of being close to the UK. The ferry journey from England takes between four and nine hours, making it the perfect destination for a

driving or even caravanning holiday.

A little further afield, but still reachable by car, is Italy. The British love affair with

Recent falls in the price of airline tickets have opened up new destinations for the British. Thailand, once the destination of the most intrepid backpackers is now popular with Brits of all ages. Fly-drive holidays to the United States are also a common feature of summer holidays. Perhaps the attraction of the common language

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helps there. Added to the list of destinations not requiring a phrase book are, of

course, Australia and South Africa. Both are popular among the British.

10.Read the text again and find the following words and phrases.

1.a colloquial (every day) word for ‗British people‘

2.a colloquial word for ‗Britain‘

3.a strange happening

4.a passenger boat

5.a joke name based on a British county name

6.a word that means ‗quiet‘

7.a phrase meaning holidays involving planes and cars

8.another word for ‗vote‘

11.Now answer these questions

1.What attracts British people to Spain?

2.In what decade did Spain first become popular for the British?

3.Which two countries do the British usually go to by car?

4.What is the most popular part of Italy for the British?

5.Why have the British started travelling outside of Europe?

6.What destination would the British most like to visit?

Grammar / should, can, have to

• Positive is formed by putting the modal between the subject and the main verb:

We should stay.

You can go.

They have to come.

• Negative is formed by adding not (or n't) after the modal:

We shouldn't stay.

You cannot go.

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Note: They don’t have to come.

• Questions are formed by changing the position of the modal and the subject:

Should we stay? Shouldn't we stay?

Can I go?

Note: Do they have to come?

Use:

should (n‟t) – when you think something is a good /bad idea. can‟t – when something is impossible.

have to - when something is necessary and there is no choice.

don‟t have to - when something is not necessary and there is a choice

12.Choose the best answer

1.I can’t/don’t have to go out. I am very busy

2.They don’t have to /can’t catch a taxi. I‘ll drive.

3.We have to/can go into the army for two years. They don‘t have a choice.

4.I should/have to do more exercise. I‘m putting on weight.

5.You can /should see the doctor at 9 a.m on Monday. That‘s the time she is free.

13.Complete the sentences with should(n’t), can(n’t)or (don’t)have to

0.I have to get a good education so I can go to the university.

1.You _________ stay at my room. We have a spare bed.

2.Young people in our country ___________ do military service. It stopped two years ago.

3.I think all people _____________ vote at elections. It‘s their duty as a citizens.

4.I think teachers _____________ come to work in jeans. It looks really bad.

5.Sara ____________ come if she doesn‘t want to.

6.In Great Britain children ________ stay at school until they‘re sixteen. It‘s the law.

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Communication

Where should these people go?

14.Work with a partner. Look at the pictures below. Discuss with your

partner where should these people go.

1.Which destination would be more appropriate for …?

2.What should/can they do there?

3.What do/don‘t they have to do?

Use I think/don‟t think ………would be more appropriate for ……….. I think

………. can/should ………

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Writing: My favourite place in the whole world

15. Write a paragraph. Think of your favourite travel destination. How would you describe it? Here are some useful words for talking about travel. Use them to describe your favourite travel destination. Read it to your partner.

Independent assignment.

Make your own travel brochure

1. Get into a small group and decide on a travel destination you would like to write about. 2. .Look at some examples of holiday brochures online or in print. Do the following:

make a list of any adjectives that describe the place. Make a list of phrases you want to use in your brochures.

Make a list of specific places you plan to advertise as well as some practical details you plan to write about (hotels, transport, prices).

3. Try to plan one day of activities for visitors, such as places to visit and how to get around.

4. In your small group, design and write a brochure for print or a website for your destination. Use pictures and maps. Then share your material with the class. Which place would you choose and why?

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Unit five Travel and holidays

Lesson two Means of transport

Speaking

1.Tell your partner three things about your last holiday. name of a place

types of holiday transport

Example: I went to Turkey on my last holiday, It was a sightseeing holiday. I went there by plane.

Vocabulary

2. Study the words of transport and divide them into groups then compare with your partner.

Tram, trolleybus, train, airplane, bus, boat, taxi, helicopter, bicycle, minibus (shared taxi), metro, car, submarine, jet.

Air:

Sea:

Land:

3.Discuss with your partner:

which your favourite transport is

Expensive and cheap forms of transport

Dangerous and safe forms of transport

4.Fill in: catch, drive, miss, get, take or ride in the correct form.

1.He got held up in traffic, and as a result he ……………………… his plane.

2.He ………………….. the 8 o‘clock train to London and Sara met there.

3.He …………………….. his bike to school when he was a child.

4.He always …………………… his wife to work.

5.He ……………………… the Tube as it was faster than driving.

6.He helped the old lady ……………….. on the bus.

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5.Prepositional phrases. Fill in: on, in, or by.

1.travel ………… bike/motocycle/bus/car/taxi/boat/lorry/plane.

2.go ………….. foot.

3.travel ………….. a bus/plane/train/coach/ship/boat.

4.get ……………… a taxi/car/helicopter.

Speaking

6.Work in pairs and tell your partner:

1.Where do you usually go on holiday?

2.How do you travel?

Example: I usually spend my holidays abroad. I always travel by plane.

Reading

Group A. The Advantages and disadvantages of traveling by train.

7. Read the text and complete the table. Find some advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train from the text add your own.

Travelling by train has many advantages. First of all, there are no stressful traffic jams, and trains are fast and comfortable. Also, you can use the time in different ways. You can just sit and read or watch the world go by. You can work on your personal computer or just relax on your bed. And also, you can have a meal or a snack in the buffet car.

However, travelling by train also has some disadvantages. Firstly, it is expensive and the trains are sometimes crowded and delayed. Secondly, you have to travel at certain times and trains cannot take you from door to door. You need a bus or a taxi to take you to the railway station.

Despite the disadvantages, I prefer travelling by train to travelling by car because I feel more relaxed when I reach my destination.

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Find a partner from group B and tell about advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train using your table.

Group B. The advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane.

Read the text and complete the table. Find some advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train from the text and add your ownpreferences.

An important issue of our society is the safety and comfort of our means of traveling. Rail travel is mainly controlled nationally, and therefore it is safer, than air travel, which is regulated internationally. For example in the USA and the UK the death average is of about ten passengers per year.

It is well known that airplanes are more comfortable than trains and the time of a trip is also shorter, but the risk of accidents is very high. We all watch the TV news and each day something bad happens to an airplane in the USA, UK, France or even Romania. When the airplane is in the air it is very difficult to control it ; thus many bad things can happen. Groups of terrorists may put the lives of the airplane passengers in danger, as it happened in the attacks in the USA, when lots of people were killed.

On the other hand, accidents occur on rails too, mainly because of human errors or controlling and responding signals.

Everybody knows how expensive airplane tickets are and if you want to travel by airplane you have to save some money. This happens mainly in our country, where the difference between prices is quite large, but in other European states and in the USA , the tickets have similar prices.

To conclude, each means of transport has its advantages and disadvantages and when you have to take a trip you should always think first at your comfort and safety and decide what suits you the most.

Find a partner from group A and tell about advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train using your table.

Speaking

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