1. Answer the questions:

Why do people prefer travelling by air?

What are the advantages of travelling by air?

Name some disadvantages of travelling by air?

2. Translate into Ukrainian:

Comfortable, convenient, to be in a hurry, the fastest way of travelling, expensive, check in your luggage, board the plane, speed, to gain regular height, passing clouds, to fasten the seat belts, to get airsick, to land.

TEXT: GOING THROUGH THE PASSPORT AND CUSTOMS CONTROL

customs митниця

to go through the customs пройти митний контроль

customs fees митний збір

entrance (entry) visa в'їзна віза

exit visa виїзна віза

to put a visa on a passport проставити візу в паспорті

to declare декларувати

to be liable to duty/duty free підлягати / не підлягати обкладанню митом

luggage collection point видача багажу

gate тут: вихід

When you leave Ukraine, you will be asked to present the customs declaration. Foreigners may not leave the country with hryvna or hard currency in excess of the amount declared on arrival. Ukrainian citizens may not leave the country with more than $1.000 and 85 hryvnas. Artwork can be good value in Ukraine. Prices are much lower than in the West. The government prohibits the export of art or antiques produced before 1945. In order to export works of fine art produced after 1945, you need to obtain a license from the Culture Department of the Kyiv City Administration.

When you arrive in Great Britain by plane you first go through the passport control. A clerk gives you an arrival card and you fill it in: you write your full name, address, the purpose of your visit to Britain and the town where you will stay. Then you come up to the immigration officer who stands at a counter. You give him your arrival card and your passport. After studying your photo and visa the immigration officer may ask you about the purpose of your visit, how long you are going to stay in Britain and some other questions. If your passport is in order he gives it back to you and you go to collect your luggage. After that you are to go through the customs in the next room. If you only have things, which are duty free, you may go through the green gate and the customs officer will let you go outside. If you have some things to declare you go through the red gate where the customs officer may ask you to open your suitcase and examine your luggage. If you have things liable to duty you'll have to pay for them. Only after that the customs officer will mark your things and let you go.

1. Translate into Ukrainian:

Customs declaration, hard currency, Ukrainian citizens, need to obtain a license, arrival card, the purpose of your visit, immigration officer, counter, to collect luggage, to go through the customs, things to declare, things liable to duty.

2. Answer the questions:

What will you be asked to present when you leave Ukraine?

What does the government prohibit to export?

What do you need to export works of fine art?

What do you do when you arrive in Great Britain by plane first?

What do you write in the arrival card?

When will the customs officer let you go through the green gate?

When will the customs officer let you go through the red gate?

TEXT: AT THE HOTEL

accommodation приміщення

bill рахунок

departure від’їзд

When you are planning to go somewhere on business you must reserve accommodation at a hotel in advance. Otherwise you may arrive at the hotel and be told that there are no rooms. For this purpose you call your business partners in the city you are going to and ask them to reserve accommodation in your name or you write a letter to the hotel you want to stay at. In your letter you ask to reserve a single room with a private bath and a telephone and state the date when you will arrive. After arriving at the hotel you first come up to the receptionist and confirm your reservation. Then the clerk will give you a registration form to fill in and sign. In small hotels you simply sign the visitor's book and give your permanent address. The clerk gives you a key and the hotel porter takes your luggage upstairs to your room. Each hotel has a restaurant where you can have dinner or breakfast. You can also order meals to your room. In many holes the cost of breakfast and some other services are included in the hotel bill.

In large hotels you may ask for any service by telephone. You tell the operator if you wish to be called at a certain time. You call room service when you want a meal or drinks sent up to your room, and you can have a lot of maid service if you need something (a suit or dress) cleaned or pressed.

Let the hotel management know well in advance the day and time of your departure.