- •Travelling
- •2. Make up as many expressions with the given words as you can:
- •5. Discuss the following questions:
- •6. Fill in the table:
- •7. Read the text and translate it:
- •8. Agree or disagree with the statements:
- •9. Add a sentence to the given ones according to the sense using words in brackets:
- •10. Read the text. Is the situation real or not?
- •11. Read the text and put 10 questions on it:
- •12. Read the texts and answer the questions on them: Steinbeck on travelling
- •What happened to us during our hiking trip
- •Modern Robison Crusoes
- •14. Read the dialogue. Learn it by heart.
- •15. Answer the questions:
- •16. Make up a story according to the plan:
- •17. Speak on the topic “Travelling”.
- •18. Translate the text. Discovery of the new world
- •19. Listen to the text and choose the right variant of the answers: a business trip
Travelling
Active words
Trip
journey
to travel
travelling
means of travelling
by sea
by air
by road
on foot
on business
to see off
car
plane
to take off
to land
flight
to fasten the belts
ship
on board а ship
boat
to sail
train
to change trains
to carry
carriage
to call a taxi
to go by taxi
advantage
in advance
to attract
to climb mountains
mountaineering
speed
safety
suitcase
luggage
railway
inquiry office
booking-office
to buy, bought, bought
ticket
to book tickets
ticket for a train
fast
slow
to enjoy
to admire
to approach
tent
rest-home
sanatorium
tourist camp
impression
to arrive to
Pre-reading exercises
1. Translate from English: a) traveling, to travel on business, to travel by air, to travel by boat, to travel by sea, to travel by rail, to travel for pleasure, to travel with comfort and safety, on board the ship, river boat, to visit foreign countries, to visit places of interest, on the sea shore, on the bank of the river, to climb mountains, to enjoy the sunset, to make one’s way back, full of impressions;
b) 1. I like traveling very much. 2. I prefer traveling by air. 3. People usually travel either on business or for pleasure. 4. The Mediterranean Sea attracts many people from different countries. 5. I’ve bought two tickets for a train to Berlin. 6. She got to the station by taxi. 7. She booked a returned ticket on the 9.30 flight. 8. There was no train until the next morning. 9. An Australian ship approached the shore and one of the crew saw the boys. 10. Your trip wasn’t well prepared. 11. You must plan your trip in advance: how to go, what to take, how long to stay. 12. A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think that you control it. 13. How can I get to the station? 14. When does the train leave? 15. When does the train get into Warsaw? 16. How long is the flight? 17. They heard their flight announced.
2. Make up as many expressions with the given words as you can:
Model: a trip – a wonderful trip, pleasure trip, business trip, to be on a trip, to plan a trip to get ready for a trip, to book the tickets for a trip.
A journey, to travel, ship, railway station, a ticket, to enjoy.
3. Complete the following sentences: 1. When I travel by train I usually (заказываю билеты заранее). 2. You book your (бты по телефону), don’t you? 3. If I have a lot of luggage my friends (провожают меня до станции). 4. Passengers usually wait for their (поезда на платформе). 5. If you need any information about train you address (справочное бюро). 6. The journey was urgent and I went (самолетом). 7. At exactly 12 o’clock (самолет взлетел). 8. Our plane (приземлился вовремя).
4. Translate into English: а) пассажир, провожать, вагон, заказать билет, купить билет, билет в одну сторону, билет в обе стороны, обратный билет, делать пересадку, добраться да вокзала на такси, вернуться домой, восхищаться путешествием, посетить новые страны, путешествовать по своей стране, объявить рейс (самолета), взять большой багаж, обратиться в справочное бюро, спланировать путешествие;
b) 1. В наши дни миллионы людей путешествуют по делам и для удовольствия. 2. Для многих людей скорость, комфорт и безопасность являются важными факторами путешествия. 3. Сегодня комфортабельные самолеты и скорые поезда перевозят людей на длинные расстояния за несколько часов. 4. Некоторые люди наслаждаются путешествием по морю. 5. Мы планируем провести отпуск в Скандинавии. 6. Скорость автобуса ограничена. 7. Мои друзья увлекаются альпинизмом. Каждые каникулы они едут в горы и взбираются на какую-нибудь вершину. 8. Ты можешь пользоваться различными способами передвижения. 9. Путешествие по суше имеет свои преимущества. 10. Самолет приземлился вовремя. 11. Перед взлетом самолета вы должны пристегнуть ремни. 12. Мы остановились в гостинице. 13. Корабль отплывает завтра утром.