Exercise 191

Look at the pictures of how the BOS staff travel to work every day.

Discuss how they travel to work, like this:

A: How does ................. travel to work?

B:

He She

drives cycles walks goes by bus goes by train goes by tube

Exercise 192

Read the conversation between a clerk in a travel agency and a customer. Look at what the clerk says (1–6). Put the customer’s part (a–f) in the right order.

1 Good afternoon. Universal a) OK. I’d like one seat on

Travel. Can I help you? that flight, please, business class. When’s the last flight

from Rome to London the

2. I see. When do you want same day?

to travel?

b) What time does it arrive

3. In the morning or in Rome?

in the afternoon?

c) On 6th June.

4. There’s an Alitalia flight

from Heathrow at six d) In the morning. I have

twenty–five in the morning. a meeting in Rome at 12.00.

5. At eight fifty. That’s local e) Yes. I’d like to inquire

time – an hour ahead of us. about flights to Rome.

6. There’s a flight from Rome f) Good. I’ll come back

to London at seven twenty on that flight.

in the evening, that arrives

in London at five to nine.

Exercise 193

Look at the international departures and arrivals boards and write the correct flight numbers.

Arrivals Expected

GR2 Melbourne Cancelled

QF2 Singapore 2300 Landed

CP3 Hong Kong 2300 Landed

AC1 Beijing 2330 Delayed

KL3 Colombo 2345 Landed

GU1 Jakarta 0010

SA4 Perth 0245

Departures

KL2 Kuala Lumpur 1700 Delayed

GU2 Jakarta 1900 Delayed

AC3 Canton 2000 Boarding Gate 46

AC2 Beijing 2000 Cancelled

CP3 Hong Kong 2020 Boarding Gate 53

QF1 Sydney 2100 Wait in lounge

SA3 Perth 2200 Wait in lounge

1. Find a flight from Singapore _________________________________

2. Find a flight that is going to be late ____________________________

3. Find a flight boarding at gate 46 ______________________________

4. Find a flight that is not leaving ________________________________

5. Find a flight that arrives at a quarter to three ____________________

Exercise 194

Read these airport announcements.

“Passengers for flight IB 714 to Madrid can now check in at a desk D. Passengers can take only one piece of hand luggage on the aircraft.”

“This is an important announcement for all passengers. Please keep your luggage with you at all times. Do not leave your luggage unattended at any time.”

“Would Miss K Crawford, a passenger arriving on Air France flight 309 from Paris, please contact Airport Information.”

“Would Herr Kernholz, last remaining passenger on Lufthansa flight 214 to Frankfurt, please go immediately to gate 35?”

“First and final call for passengers on KLM flight 409 to Colombo. Now boarding at gate 25.”

“British Airways apologise for the delay to passengers on flight BA 214. Please wait in the lounge and listen for further announcements.”

Are these sentences true or false?

1. Herr Kernholz is late for his flight. __________

2. There’s a message for Kate Crawford. _________

3. You can put your bags anywhere and go to the bar. _________

4. The KLM flight leaves before the British Airways flight. ________

5. You can take a big suitcase onto the plane to Madrid. ________

Exercise 195

Read the text.

Mr Frank Garret, 65, is a schoolteacher. He’s English, but he lives in France, in the Normandy village of Yerville. Mr Garret lives in France, but he works in England.

Every Monday he leaves home at 2.30 in the morning and drives 101 miles from his village to Boulogne, where he leaves his car and catches the ferry to Folkestone. Then he catches the train to Maidstone in Kent and he arrives at Manor School at 8.25. He teaches French from 9.00 in the morning to 3.30 in the afternoon, and then he leaves school. He arrives home at 9.30 in the evening. The journey there and back takes twelve hours and costs only £16!

Fortunately, Mr Garret works in England only one day a week.

And what does he do on the other days? He teaches English! He has a class of eighteen French students in Yerville.

“Yes, on Tuesday I’m tired, “ he says, “but I love my job in England and I love my home in France. I’m a happy man!”

Exercise 196

Answer the questions.

1. Is Mr Garret French?

2. How many jobs does he have?

3. Does he go to Boulonge by train?

4. Where does he leave his car?

5. Where does he catch the train?

6. Is the journey cheap or expensive? How much does it cost?

7. Does Mr Garret go to Manor School every day?

8. Why does Mr Garret live in France but work in England?

Exercise 197

Complete the text about Mr Garret’s journey back home from his school.

Mr Garret _________ Manor School at 3.30 in the afternoon and he __________ the train to Folkstone, where he ___________ the ferry to Boulogne.

Then he __________ from Boulonge back to his village. The journey _________ six hours. He _________ home at 9.30.

Exercise 198

Complete the questions.

1. What time ___ ___ ___ at Manor school? At 8.25.

2. What time ___ ___ ___ ? At 3.30.

3. When ___ ___ ___ home in the evening? At 9.30.

4. How much ___ the journey ___? Sixteen pounds.

5. How long ___ the journey home ___? Six hours.

6. How many students ___ he ___ in his English class? Eighteen.

Lesson 15 Урок 15

Personal Letter Личное письмо

Active vocabulary

Nouns

1. week – неделя

2. month – месяц

3. wedding – свадьба

4. holiday – каникулы, отпуск

5. swimming pool – бассейн

6. sun–tan – загар

7. penfriend – друг по переписке

8. decorator – декоратор

9. ceiling – потолок

10. frame – рама

Pronouns

11. everything – всё

12. nothing – ничего

Adjectives

13. boring – скучный

14. exciting – интересный, волнующий

15. wonderful – прекрасный

16. bad–tempered – в плохом настроении

17. manual – ручной

18. excited – взволнован

Adverbs

19. same – такой же

20. twice – дважды

21. once – (один) раз, однажды

22. never mind – ничего

23. at least – по крайней мере

24. soon – скоро, вскоре

25. really – на самом деле

26. nearly – почти

27. luckily – к счастью

28. through – через, сквозь

29. beside – около

Verbs

30. to get married – выйти замуж, жениться

31. to be sure – быть уверенным

32. to reply – ответить

33. to sunbathe – загорать

34. to redecorate – делать космет. ремонт

35. to paint – красить

36. to stay – останавливаться (в гостиннице..)

Exercise 199

Here are some traditional types of informal letters which are often written by people in English–speaking countries. Look them through and think over the following:

1. What purposes do people write informal letters in English–speaking countries for?

2. Are these purposes the same when Russian people write informal letters?

3. What are the differences in letter–writing traditions which are typical of English–speaking countries and Russia?

18 June 1993

Dear Nigel,

Would you like to come to my birthday party on Saturday, June 29^th at 6 a.m.?

I hope you can come.

Julia

15 The Fairway

5T Leonardo–on–Sea

Sussex

12^th January

Dear Mary,

Thank you very much for your nice Christmas card. I really should apologize for not having written before. But my mother was seriously ill and it took all my time to look after her. Thank God now she is much, much better. Now I can think about having a small party next Saturday.

Would you like to come to my birthday party on Saturday January 22^nd at 7 a.m.? Tom has just come back from India and has got a lot of exciting things to tell us. We would be happy if you, Jim and John join us. Do come if you can.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Yours,

Sally

34 Princess Road

Edinburgh

12^th Feb., 1990

Dear Cathy,

I am very glad that you enjoyed the time we spent together in London. I also had the most enjoyable time in my life.

As you see I am back in Edinburgh and once again I turn to my studies with a slight regret for I should have wished to be with you longer. Not only did I say goodbye to you but I also had to say goodbye to my friends in London, to Sally and Nigel. It is quite a coincidence but just before you came I met Nigel for the first time apparently and discovered that he and I were in the same class at school. He says he will be coming up to visit me sometime in the next few days.

I am back in Edinburgh again, as I said. But I can’t say I feel at home because my new flat is still in chaos and I don’t feel at all comfortable. I haven’t yet tried out any of the recipes on the cards you gave me because I am still waiting for someone to come and connect the cooker up to the gas main.

You will be pleased to know that I have cut down my cigarette smoking again to 7 a day. In fact I have even got to the stage of thinking of giving up, because I am not really enjoying them very much.

I am sorry that this letter is a bit disorganized, but I am very tired. I have been working at Japanese a lot during the day and I have written several letters.

Please give my best regards to all my friends, I am very sorry, but I can’t write letters to everyone; at least, not all at once.

My best wishes to you and your sister,

Yours, Andrew

102 Ocean St

Atlantic City,

USA

February 12^th, 1995

Dear Russian Friend,

Hello, my name is Jonathan Crown and I’m an American citizen. I’m really interested in how you live in Russia. I hear a lot of stories but I don’t really know how much I should believe.

I’m a very quiet person. I’m in the school band and play the flute. My favourite subject is Algebra. I do well in school.

We go to school five days a week, Monday through Friday. We have a six–hour day. The students arrive at school about 7.40. They socialize until 7.50. At 7.50 we go to our homeroom and get ready for our morning classes. From 8.15–9.30 we have a silent reading period. And at 9.30 we start our first period.

I have many hobbies that I enjoy doing. I often dance at school dances and juice bars. Juice bars are almost like a regular bar but they serve non–alcoholic beverages to the teens. I ski during the winter with my family in Vermont. Plus, one of my favourite pastimes is writing to my pals.

What is your school like? What are some of your hobbies? What subjects do you usually study at school? Do you have your own television?

I’m not going to down your country but I’m also not going to praise mine. Each of our countries has a leader who governs their country in a different way. We have leaders who believe in their way of governing and they think they are appropriate.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Your fiend,

Jonathan Crown

24^th June 1999

Dear Julia,

I was very glad to get your letter invitation, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to your birthday party. It’s just before my finals and I must do them as well as I can. But I do hope that you’ll let me come and see you once after the exams are over.

Wishing the happiest of birthdays.

Yours, Nigel

After you’ve read the letters tick the boxes when necessary.

A person in an English–speaking country usually writes an informal letter when he would like to:

• Find new pen–friends (among people of his own age) ______

• Apologize for something ____

• Send a formal invitation ____

• Send an informal invitation ____

• Accept a formal invitation ____

• Accept an informal invitation ____

• Thank his friend for something ____

• Thank the people who have invited him to a party or to visit a school or university __

• Refuse a formal invitation ____

• Refuse an informal invitation ____