- •1. Explain the meaning of the following phrases from the text?
- •Memorize Dialogue 1.
- •Work in pairs. Make your own dialogue and find out about each other's holiday plans.
- •1. Give English equivalents and use them in sentences of your own:
- •1. Phonetic Drill. Transcribe and pronounce correctly:
- •2. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Fill in appropriate words (consult the list of synonyms)
- •6. Give all the derivatives to the words:
- •7. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your reasons. Start with the following phrases:
- •8. Insert words or word combinations given in brackets below.
- •9. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs.
- •Write a summary of the text "The British on Holiday"
- •Here are a number of different things which people like to do on holiday:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •Holiday-making
- •7. Give synonyms to the following words:
- •8. Form antonyms with the help of negative prefixes:
- •2. Develop the dialogue into a monologue on the part of the traveller.
- •3. Give a summary of the information.
- •Going on a trip
- •Remember:
- •1. Choose the right word. Translate sentences into Russian.
- •2. Explain the following expressions. Reproduce the situations in which the sentences with these words occur in the text.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents for the following:
- •4. Write English equivalents for the following words and phrases. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •5. Give synonyms from the text to the following words and phrases:
- •4. Speak individually or arrange a discussion on the following:
- •Booking rail tickets
- •Text work
- •Text work
- •1. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •2. Form antonyms to the following words with the help of prefixes.
- •3. Give a summary of the information.
- •Information (1)
- •Information (2)
- •3. Give synonyms to the following words:
- •4. Do a bit of translator work. Compare your translation with those of your classmates.
- •5. Match the words with their definitions below:
- •6. Complete this conversation filling in the gaps with the proper prepositions.
- •8. Recall and act out the conversation you ever had with:
- •Would you like to go on this kind of holiday? Discuss your answer with your partner.
- •8. Supply one of the following verbs:
- •1. Give a good literary translation close to the text. The journey of a night time
- •2. Read the letter and use the notes to complete the reply.
- •Notes for reply:
- •3. Translate the following into English:
- •4. Write an essay "Travelling by train has a lot of advantages".
- •1. Look at this list of words to do with rail travel. Check that you know what they mean.
- •Heat and coal-dust across india by train
- •Read the article "via Rail Canada" and make a list of all the different facilities mentioned.
- •Read the text again and say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •Via rail canada
- •The Canadian
- •Your accommodation
- •Discounted fares
- •With a partner take turns to be a tourist and a sncf agent. Tourist
- •Sncf agent
- •10. In pairs, take turns to role-play the conversation between a travel agent (selling the trip you planned above) and a customer (asking about the holiday-route, itinerary, and facilities).
- •1. What would you do if:
- •Project work
- •1. Phonetic Drill. Transcribe and pronounce correctly:
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of:
- •3. Give English equivalents of:
- •4. Give synonyms to the following words:
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
- •7. Give all the derivatives to the words:
- •10. Retell "Making the Best of Journeys" on the part of George.
- •Booking air tickets
- •Travelling by air
- •1. Find the following numbers in the texts. What do they refer to? Make a sentence about each number.
- •3. Using the information given in the text, complete each of the following sentences.
- •5. Look at this diagram indicating basic airport procedure and layout.
- •1. Read the information and then answer the questions.
- •2. Give a summary of the information.
- •At the check-in desk
- •1. Look at the list of items in the table. Discuss which of them you think travellers are allowed to bring into the countries indicated. Fill in the first two columns.
- •3. Imagine you are a uk Customs officer. How would you answer these questions?
- •Travelling to the uk from outside the eu
- •250Cc/ml of toilet water
- •4. Insert words or word combinations given in the brackets.
- •5. Flight attendants have a procedure for the different things they need to do on a flight. Look at this list of things and put them in the correct order.
- •6. At which stage would you hear the flight attendant si the following?
- •8. Now read the interview with Kim Whittle to find out if your predictions were correct.
- •9. An important part of the selection procedure for an airline is to understand the psychology of an applicant. Here are ten typical questions from a pre-interview questionnaire.
- •10. Match the questions to the multiple-choice options below.
- •Imagine you are the airline's Personnel Officer. Which of these answers would indicate a good applicant? Which would worry you? How would you deal with these worries in an interview?
- •Retell "Victoria's First Flight" in the Is' person singular on the part of Victoria.
- •Victoria's first flight
- •Read the leaflet "Mackenzie Airport Welcomes First-time Fliers". It describes the procedure for passengers at an airport. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases from the list below.
- •1. Give a good literally translation. Airport paralyzed
- •2. You are flying to Belfast on a business trip, and you have been given this form. Fill in the answer on the form. Embarkation card
- •3. Write some announcements of your own. Use the notes below.
- •4. Translate from Russian into English:
- •6. Add two or three sentences of your own to each of the following statements.
- •1. Have you ever travelled in an airplane?
- •2. Which job would you like most — pilot, flight attendant, or air-traffic controller? Which is the most difficult?
- •3. How many of these pieces of advice/recommendations are worth following? Why?
- •5. Discuss the following:
- •International travel
- •1. Comprehension questions:
- •2. Work in groups and discuss the following:
- •3. Think about your own town or city and discuss the questions:
- •1. International Airport. Read the information about Tokyo Narita Airport. Answer the following questions:
- •Tokyo narita
- •2. Read the dialogues below and make up a short text for a guide book about John f. Kennedy Airport in New York.
- •3. Airport Codes Quiz
4. Speak individually or arrange a discussion on the following:
Where and how would you like to travel?
What attracts people in the idea of travelling?
Is the romantic aspect of travelling still alive in our time?
Unit 3. Travel by Rail
Active Vocabulary
an aisle seat/a window seat — место рядом с проходом / место у окна
a booking-office — касса
to board the train — сесть в поезд
buffet/buffet car — буфет / вагон-буфет
carriage — вагон
cloak-room — камера хранения
commuter — житель пригорода, работающий в городе и ежедневно ездящий на работу поездом (автобусом) и т. д.
compartment — купе
to confirm (reconfirm) tickets — подтвердить бронь билетов
couchette — спальное место, полка, койка
dining-car — вагон-ресторан
dining-car steward — официант вагона-ресторана
direct train — прямой поезд
emergency brake — стоп-кран
engine — локомотив, паровоз
fellow-passenger — попутчик
first class/standard class — первый класс / второй класс
guard — проводник
itinerary — спланированный маршрут
junction — ж/д узел, развязка
leaflet — рекламная листовка
make a reservation/an enquiry— бронировать/ наводить справки
porter — носильщик
to pull luggage — тащить багаж
refreshments — закуски и напитки
season ticket — билет, позволяющий путешествовать любое количество раз в течение сезона
sleeper — спальный вагон
smoking/non-smoking compartment — купе для курящих/ некурящих
station-master — дежурный по станции through train — прямой поезд ticket collector (Br) — контролер ticket conductor (Am) — контролер ticket inspector — контролер timetable — расписание tip — чаевые to tip — давать чаевые
to travel/go first class — путешествовать первым классом to travel/ go second (standard) class — путешествовать вторым классом
DIALOGUE 1
Read and dramatize the dialogue.
Booking rail tickets
Travel agent: Good afternoon.
Traveller: Good afternoon. I'd like a rail ticket to Amsterdam, please.
Travel agent: Certainly. When are you travelling?
Traveller: I'm taking the four o'clock train today.
Travel agent: First or second class?
Traveller: First class, please.
Travel agent: That's 82.25, please.
Traveller: Do you accept credit cards?
Travel agent: Certainly. Thank you. Sign here, please. Thank you very much.
Traveller: Thank you.
DIALOGUE 2
Peter and Mary Almar are in Istanbul, where they are buying goods for their shop in Zurich. They want to talk to the manager of an export company, but he is not there at the moment, so the Almars plan to go to Athens for three days and then back to Istanbul. Peter is enquiring at a travel agency about travel to Athens.
Peter: Good morning. I want to go to Athens. Could you
tell me if there's a train today or tomorrow?
Travel agent: There's a train every evening at 22.30.
Peter: What time does it arrive in Athens, please?
Travel agent: The train leaving today arrives at 11.40 on Wednesday.
Peter: How much does it cost?
Travel agent: The single fare is TL 848 first class and TL 567 second class.
Peter: Sleeping accommodation is included, isn't it?
Travel agent: No, that's extra.
Peter: Oh. What sort of accommodation is there?
Travel agent: Well, that depends on whether you travel first or second class. There are single-berth compartments for first-class passengers and two or three-berth compartments for second-class passengers.
Peter: How much is a first-class berth?
Travel agent: TL 425 each night.
Peter: Can I book a berth in advance?
Travel agent: Yes, we can book a berth for you, if there's space, of course.
Peter: Well, I'll have to think about it first. I'll call bacl<
to book the tickets. Thank you.
Travel agent: Thank you, sir.
Explain why Peter and Mary plan to go to Athens.
Pay attention to the phrases which are used to ask foi information. Compare them with the other similar ones given below.
Will you kindly tell me ..., (please)?
I wonder if you could tell me ...
Excuse me, do you know...?
I'd like to know...
Have you got any idea...?
3. Match the words on the left with their definitions oi the right.
accommodation a. a room on a train
berth b. an empty place not yet booked
fare с a place for sleeping
compartment d. money paid for a journey
space e. a bed in a boat or in a train
Learn the dialogue by heart and act it out in class.
TEXT 1
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
Should you ask me what kind of transport I like best I'd speak in support of the train. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined.
What place is more interesting than a big station? There is the movement, the excitement, the gaiety of the people going away and sorrow of those who are seeing others off. There are the shouts of the porters as they pull luggage along the platforms to the waiting trains, the crowd at the booking-office getting tickets, the children tightly holding on to the skirts of their mothers, and passengers hurrying to board the train.
At last you manage to make your way through the crowd, closely following the porter, who has taken care of your luggage, and get out on to the platform. There are many tracks and trains there. No need for you to look round and read the signs that tell which train you must take. You follow your porter, and here you are — Car number 2, Train — 64.
You show your ticket to the guard and in you go into a most wonderful carriage. All is bustle and confusion, with people filing in, bumping into each other, and what not. At last you manage to stow away your luggage and get out on to the platform for fresh air and bid farewell to the well-wishers who have come to see you off.
But you have scarcely time to kiss and hug your friends when the station-master on duty, in a red cap, signals the train. You hear no shrill whistle of the engine — the train pulls out of the station noiselessly and without a jerk.
You are on your way. You start up a conversation with your fellow-passengers (people take to each other quickly when travelling) and soon you get to know who is who and what. Now that the excitement of the day is over you begin to feel hungry.
The dining-car steward happens to come along and you take bookings for lunch or dinner, whichever it might be. As you go for the second sitting you have time to wash. By that time the guard has made your bed. You take your towel and go to the toilet.
You feel tired now, after a hearty meal, so you decide to turn in. You get into your upper berth and begin to absorb the beauty of the changing scenes that fly past you — the cheerful fields of wheat and corn, the meadows under a mantle of flowers, grass and green moss, the rivers that run through woodland countries, the forests with their delicious sense of peace, and the mountains ribbed with sharp steep ridges.
But drowsiness creeps over you. You close your eyes and soon drift away into that vast mysterious world which men call sleep.
Comprehension questions:
What have you combined with a train?
Why is a big station interesting?
What do the porters do ?
What is there on the platform?
Whom do you show your ticket to?
What do you manage to do at last?
Who are the well-wishers?
Who wears a red cap?
Do people take to each other quickly when travelling?
What does the dining-car steward do?
When do you decide to turn in?
How do men call sleep?