Brochure language

Fill in the blanks with words derived from the words in bold.

A new type of train may soon be in 7) ……… (operate) in Germany. So far tests have been 8) ……… (success) and it is hoped that in ten years time 9) ……… (commute) will be able to travel from Hamburg to Berlin in less than an hour. The Transrapid train is 10) ……… (actual) the world’s lowest-flying aircraft. It has been designed to travel at up to 420 km per hour, and it has neither wheels nor a motor,

Instead of rails, a series of 11) ……… (magnet) units powers the train, allowing it to “fly” one centimeter above the tracks. Since it is suspended in the air, it can turn sharp corners at very high speeds without creating any 12) ……… (notice) disturbance inside the train. 13) ……… (environment) have serious 14) ……… (object) to the train, however, as it is 15) ……… (significant) noisier than normal trains. Nevertheless, it seems that the new train will soon be a popular 16) ……… (alternate) to traveling by aeroplane between cities in Germany.

Vocabulary

Airport problems. Complete the questions with the words in the list.

sharp objects ticket help board

meeting point window aisle suitcase

purpose baggage passport help

checking in landed meeting

17. Can I have your ……… and ………?

18. Have the flight ……… yet?

19. Did you pack your ……… yourself?

20. Are you ……… someone?

21. What is the ……… of your visit?

22. Are you carrying any ……… in your hand luggage?

23. Can you ……… me?

24. Can I ……… you?

25. Has your ……… been in your possession at all times?

26. Are there any ……… seats available?

27. Can you tell me where the ……… is?

28. Is it too late to ……… the plane?

29. Are you ……… any bags today?

30. Would you like an ……… seat?

Hotels and ships. Match the words used on board a ship with their equivalent in a hotel.

Ship Hotel

31 deck a) staff

32 cabin b) floor

33 crew c) head receptionist

34 berth d) guest

35 porthole e) room

36 chief purser f) window

37 lido deck g) swimming pool

38 passenger h) kitchen

39 steward i) bed

40 galley j) receptionist

Grammar

Trends in tourism. Complete the gaps using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Throughout history, people 41) ……… (travel) all over the world for a variety of purposes. However, it is only in the last fifty years that people 42) ……… (travel) in such huge numbers for pleasure. Until the 20^th century only the very rich and leisured people in society 43) ……… (have) the free time and the money to travel outside their own local area. For instance, it is known that wealthy Romans 44) ……… (go) to seaside resorts in Greece and Egypt. In the 17^th century the sons of the British aristocracy 45) ……… (travel) throughout Europe to improve their knowledge. With the railways and the industrial revolution in Britain working-class people 46) ……… (begin) to travel. By the 1870s a typical family holiday 47) ……… (be) a day’s trip to the seaside. A century later, during the 1970s, the advent of the cheap package holiday 48) ……… (result) in many people being able to enjoy the sun, beaches and food of Spain. Growing affluence, faster planes and improved facilities 49) ……… (mean) that more and more people travel abroad every year and now people 50) ……… (begin) to want to travel further afield.

Зав. каф. ІМПС Закутько В.І.

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