Unit 11.

TRAVELLING

Text: The holiday.

Grammar: Modal verbs: must, should, ought and their equivalents.

Практические цели: Ознакомление лексического материала по теме " Travelling " и закрепление активной лексики в речевых упражнениях, развитие умений и навыков монологической речи. Введение новой грамматической темы: “ Modal verbs ” и выполнение грамматических упражнений на закрепление.

The Holiday.

One evening, Jillian came home with the information that their friends, Liz and Peter Smith, had brought a holiday cottage in the country. And that, somehow, made them start thinking s seriously about their own summer holidays.

So they sat down to discuss it. Jillian thought she would like to go Italy and Martin suggested that Spain might be a good idea. Then Jillian remembered seeing some advertisements for Sweden and Martin wondered whether Yugoslavia was a possibility. Finally, without deciding where to go, they realized that it would be wise to think about the cost of going abroad.

“Well, the first thing is to make a decision about the car.” – Jill said. “ If we don’t take it we shall have to stay in one place.”

“And if we decided to take it,” Marten answered,” we shall have to use a car ferry, either ship or plane. “A long discussion followed after which Martin had written down:

Sea ferry - cheapest - slowest - least comfortable

Air ferry - more expensive – faster - more comfortable

Fly all the way - most expensive - fastest - most comfortable

“We had better take the car ”,he said, “because we simply can’t afford to fly all the way. But if we fly across the Channel with the car , we shan’t be able to afford to stay in a hotel.” Was it his imagination, he wondered ,or was Jill looking disappointed ?

But then she suddenly put forward a new suggestion: “If we flew all the way,” she said thoughtfully,” we couldn’t pay the hotel bills. If we flew with the car across the Channel, we still shouldn’t be able to stay in a hotel. But if we bought a tent, we should be able to use air ferry- and we have a camping holiday. Perhaps we should be able to go to several countries, instead of one. ” It seemed the perfect answer to the problem and neither of them could find any objections to the idea. So having both arranged to have three weeks’ holiday from 1^st of August, they went along to a sports shop, and after carefully examining five different tents, decided which one would be most suitable and brought it home.

Then everything began to happen at once. Martin found that he couldn’t get tickets for the air ferry during the first week in August. But, worse still, the car started making peculiar noises, and the mechanic at Martin’s usual garage said that if he took it abroad , he would be asking for trouble. That evening Peter and Liz Smith came round full excitement because they were going to Italy with some money Peter’s aunt sent him, and they had been lucky enough to get the last two air ferry tickets for the first week in August.

“We’re very pleased for you,” Martin said weakly, then Jillian began a long explanation of their own problems. ”But that’s easy,” Peter exclaimed. ”Have our cottage . Your car’s good enough to take you there and we shan’t be needing the place because we shall be away. Now, don’t think any more about it, the cottage is yours for the first three weeks in August.”

Topical vocabulary

1. advertisement реклама

2.imagination воображение

3.to disappoint разочароваться

4.suggestion предложение

5.to wonder интересоваться

6.tent палатка

7.to happen случаться

8.excitement волнение

9.to exclaim восклицать

10.enough достаточно

11.wise мудрый

Ex.1.Find in the text equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

Дача; воображение; остановиться в гостинице; разочароваться; договориться об отпуске; интересоваться; морской паром; палатка; случаться; реклама; волнение; стоимость поездки за границу; восклицать; оставаться в одном месте; достаточно; теплоход; мудрый; выдвинуть новую идею; осмотреть палатку; предложение; достать (купить билеты); ьастерская по ремонту машин;

Ex.2.Make up questions to which the following sentences might be the answers.

1.The information brought home by Jillian was about the Smiths’ having bought a holiday cottage in the country.

2. They discussed their summer holiday plans.

3. No, there were too many possibilities opened up.

4. They decided to take the car and to buy a tent.

5. The car started making peculiar noises and Martin couldn’t get tickets for the air ferry.

6.The last two air ferry tickets were bought by Peter.

7.Liz and Peter were going to Italy.

8. They were going to stay away for the first three weeks in August.

10. Martin and Jillian could spend their holidays in the Smiths’ holiday cottage in the country.

Ex.3. Suggest English equivalents of the Russian words given in brackets.

1. So they sat down (обсудить) it. 2.Jillian thought she would like to go Italy and Martin (предложил) that Spain (может быть) a good idea. 3.Finally, (не решив) where to go, they realized that it would be wise to think (о стоимости ) of going abroad. 4. After (тщательного осмотра) five different tents, (решили) which one would be (самой подходящей) and brought it home.5. Martin found that he couldn’t (достать билеты) for the air ferry during the first week in August. 6. That evening Peter and Liz Smith came round full (волнения) because they were going to Italy .7. Well, the first thing is to (решить) about the car.”

Ex.4.Answer the questions on the text and retell the text.

1. Who first informed Martin about the Smiths’ holiday cottage?

2. What did Martin and Jillian discuss after the tea?

3. What was the first thing to be decided about?

4. How did Martin imagine Jillian was looking?

5. Which idea could neither of them object to?

6.Where did they make their examination of the five tents?

7. Could Martin take tickets for the air ferry?

8.What was the problem with their car?

9. What did Peter suggest?

Grammar: Modal verbs: must, should, ought and their equivalents.

Modal verb Equivalent	Present	Past	Future
must have to be to	must have/has to ... am/is/are to ...	had to ... was/were to ...	will have to ...

• “Must” expresses:

1. Obligation, necessity (= to have to ...) (должен)