- •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
Text work
1. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
(1) to offer high standards (2) in record time (3) to link London with Yorkshire (4) luxury travel (5) a ticket holder (6) sleeping-car-trains (7) to gain a day (8) to save on hotel charges (9) a reduced price ticket (10) limitations on times (11) a bargain-buy (12) a schedule.
2. Form antonyms to the following words with the help of prefixes.
Comfortable, easy, frequent, necessary, available, pleasant.
3. Give a summary of the information.
DIALOGUE 3
Information (1)
Traveller: Hello. I'd like some information about trains from Amsterdam to Paris, please.
Operator: Hold the line, please. I'll put you through to International Enquiries.
Clerk: International Enquiries. Can I help you?
Traveller: Yes. Can you tell me about trains from Amsterdam to Paris tomorrow?
Clerk: Certainly. What time would you like to leave?
Traveller: It doesn't really matter, but I have to be in Paris by 8.00 p.m.
Clerk: There's an express at 10.50, getting in at five past five.
Traveller: Hmm. I'd prefer to leave a bit later, I think.
Clerk: Well, the 12.26 arrives in Paris at 18.57, but you have
to change in Brussels.
Traveller: The time is better, but I'd really rather not change.
Is there a later train?
Clerk: There is, but you would still have to change.
Traveller: I see. In that case the 10.50 is probably the best. Can
I buy a ticket now? I've got a credit card.
1. Answer the questions. Discuss the reasons for your an swers.
Would you rather work in your country or abroad?
Would you prefer to be rich or famous?
Would you rather live alone or with your family?
Would you prefer to visit USA or Britain?
2. Use the prompts below to make similar dialogues.
Example: tea/coffee
A: Would you rather have tea or coffee? B: I'd prefer tea, please.
an afternoon departure / an evening departure
smoking / non-smoking
a window seat / an aisle seat
a rear-facing seat / a front-facing seat
first class / economy class
single-berth compartment / two-berth compartment
hot meals / light snacks and drinks
DIALOGUE 4
Information (2)
Tourist: Good morning. I'd like some information on rail
travel in the UK, please.
Travel agent: Certainly. Would you like to take a seat?
Tourist: Thank you. Right, well, I'm with my wife and son
and we're planning to spend two weeks travelling around Britain. I'd like to know about tickets.
Travel agent: I recommend you buy the BritRail Pass. That gives you unlimited travel all over Britain.
Tourist: How long does it last?
Travel agent: Well, you want to travel for two weeks, so I suggest you buy the 15-day Pass. It's valid for eight days travel in a period of 15 days. It's good value.
Tourist: Hmm. What about children?
Travel agent: It depends on age. Children under five travel free. Those between five and sixteen travel for half price.
Tourist: Sounds great! How much is the adult fare?..
TEXT 3
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN IN BRITAIN (PART II)
One of the first things a foreigner notices about British railways is the platforms. They are higher than in most parts of the world. The platform is almost on a level with the floor of the carriages. You do not, therefore, have to climb up into a railway carriage in Britain. This makes it a little easier to get in and out of the carriage with your luggage.
The trains that go to and from London are very crowded at the times when people are travelling to work each day. There are cheap tickets after a certain time of the day, usually about 9.30 when everyone has gone to work. These are called cheap day return tickets. It is often nearly 50 % (fifty per cent) cheaper to travel to London after 9.30 than before this time.
Many people in Britain live a long way from their work. They often travel by train from the suburbs into the town centre to work. These people are called commuters. They travel regularly a long distance between home and work. Some people travel more than 200 miles every day and spend up to two hours going to work. On some trains there are study clubs which offer language lessons to commuters on their way to and from work.
On many fast trains to London there is a dining-car in which you can buy lunch, dinner or coffee. On others there is a buffet at which it is possible to buy snacks and drinks. Sometimes a waiter from the dining-car brings round cups of coffee to the passengers.
There are only two classes in Britain — first and second. A first-class ticket costs 50 % more than a second-class ticket. On long journeys there is a ticket inspector, who visits every passenger to see if he has the right ticket and is not travelling in the wrong class.
In England train passengers seldom converse with their fellow-travellers even on a long journey — this is more a national custom than a matter of etiquette.
When the passenger reaches the end of his journey and leaves the train, he has to give his ticket to the ticket collector at the exit before he can leave the station. If he has luggage and wants someone to carry it for him to a waiting car or taxi, he must ask a porter. The porter does not make a charge for this service, but he expects a tip.
TEXT WORK
1. Point out the phenomena which are peculiar to travelling by train in Britain (the platform, the trains, the tickets, the classes, the passengers, the porters). How are things with us? Do they differ greatly? Discuss it with your classmate (s).
To express your opinion use the following:
What do you think of/about...? I believe... What about...? I should say...
I don't think much of..., do you? To my mind, ... Don't you think ...? If you ask me...
In my opinion... I reckon...
2. Are these statements true or false?
There are cheap tickets after a certain time of the day.
It's often nearly 50 % cheaper to travel to London after 8.30.
At a buffet it is possible to buy lunch or dinner.
There are three classes in Britain.
In England train passengers often converse with their fellow-travellers.
The porter doesn't make a charge for this service, but he expects a tip.
Some people travel more than 200 miles every day.
On some trains there are study clubs.
If a passenger has luggage and wants someone to carry it for him he must ask a ticket inspector.