- •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
5. Look at this diagram indicating basic airport procedure and layout.
What happens at each point?
What other facilities and services do you find in an airport?
TEXT 2
1. Read the information and then answer the questions.
2. Give a summary of the information.
JET GENERAL INFORMATION
Baggage (free allowance)
The free allowance for each adult or child paying fare is:
On International Journeys — Tourist Class 20 kilos, First Class 30 kilos.
On Domestic Services 15 kilos.
There is no Free Allowance for an infant carried at 10 per cent of the adult fare, but infant food for consumption in flight and an infants' carrying basket are carried free of charge. Baggage in excess of the Free Allowance is charged for per kilogram at the rate of 1 % of the one way, normal, adult, direct, first class, through fare and on domestic services 1 % of the respective class fare paid.
Children
An infant under two years of age traveling on International Services accompanied by an adult and not occupying a separate seat is carried at 10 % of the adult fare. Additional infants under two years of age occupying a separate seat and children of two years of age and above, but under twelve years of age are carried at 50 % of the adult fare.
Youth fares
A discount of 25 % of the normal tourist single, return or excursion fare is available to young people under the age of twenty-two. Full information obtainable on request.
Airport service charges
In some countries an airport service charge, payable locally before departure is levied on all passengers embarking on International Flights.
Time of reporting at the airport
Passengers must report at the check-in desk and have all formalities completed 30 minutes before aircraft departure. Departures cannot be delayed for passengers who arrive late.
Questions:
How much baggage is an international tourist-class passenger allowed to take without extra charge?
How much would it cost an international tourist-class passenger to take 5 kilograms of excess baggage?
1 % of the tourist-class fare.
5 % of the tourist-class fare.
5 % of the first-class fare.
3. What is the fare for a 4-year-old child?
No charge.
10 % of the full fare.
Half fare.
At what age are youth fares no longer available?
When do you pay the airport service charge?
When you buy your ticket.
When you catch your plane.
How much is the airport charge?
Your plane leaves at 11.15. What is the latest time you can check in?
TEXT 4
AIRPORT FORMALITIES
According to the international standards passengers are to arrive at the airport two hours before departure time on international flights and one hour on domestic flights. The reason is that passengers should have enough time to complete all necessary airport formalities.
At the airport passengers should check the time of the flight to make sure that it is not delayed, cancelled, or altered. This information is available on the flight information display or at the inquiry office.
Passengers are to fill in customs declarations in one of international languages or in the language of the country they depart from. They go to the Customs for an examination of their luggage. In some cases the Customs officer may ask you to open your bags and suitcases for inspection. This is one in order to prevent smuggling. After you are through with all Customs formalities the Customs officer puts a stamp on your Customs declaration, or on each piece of luggage, or chalks it off. The particular procedure depends on the country of departure.
Then passengers proceed to the check-in area. There they are to register their tickets, to weigh in and to check-in their luggage.
Most airlines have at least two classes of travel: first or business class and economy or tourist class. Business class is more expensive, while economy class is cheaper. Each passenger above two years of age has a free luggage allowance. As a rule, this limit is 20 kg for economy class passengers and 30 kg for business class passengers. Excess luggage must be paid for, but for some articles that can be carried free of charge, such as baby's food, articles of baby's care, baby's prams, wheelchairs of disabled passengers, and some personal effects.
Each passenger is given a boarding pass with his or her seat number. Passengers are asked if they want to sit by the window, and in the smoking or non-smoking area. A boarding pass is to
be shown at the departure gate and to the hostess when boarding the plane.
Finally, passengers proceed to the passport control area. Passport control offices will check your passport and visa and put a stamp on them.
Customs, checking-in and passport formalities are more or less the same in all countries.
TEXT WORK
1. Phonetic Drill. Transcribe and pronounce correctly:
To alter, inquiry, procedure, departure, to weigh, wheelchair, effect, charge, board, hostess.
2. Give Russian equivalents for the following word and expressions:
Departure time; domestic flight; flight information display; to open bags and suitcases for inspection; in order to prevent smuggling; to be through with smth, to chalk smth off; to proceed to the check-in area; a free luggage allowance; free of charge, a boarding pass.
3. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
1. domestic a. the importing or exporting secretly
goods which are subject to duty
formalities b. inside a country, not international
to board с coming later than planned
to be delayed d. to get on a plane
smuggling e. things that always have to be done
There are sentences with "to be to" in the text. Find the sentences, translate them into Russian and explain the usage of the modal verb.
Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
1) This information is available ... the flight information display or ... the inquiry office.
They go ... the Customs ... an examination ... their luggage.
... you are through ... all Customs formalities the Customs officer puts a stamp ... your Customs declaration, or ... each piece ... luggage, or chalks it....
Each passenger ... two years ... age has a free luggage allowance.
Passengers are asked if they want to sit... the window, and ... the smoking or non-smoking area.
A boarding pass is to be shown ... the departure gate and ... the hostess when boarding the plane.
Finally, passengers proceed ... the passport control area.
Make up an outline of the text. Write out the keywords for each point of the outline.
Make up questions on the text and discuss them in class with your partner.
Make up a summary of the text.
Make a presentation of the problems posed in the text.
10. Translate into Russian:
Have you ever been up in a plane? How do you get on board the plane? This is the runway along which the plane will take off. We are gathering speed and lifting smoothly into the air. How do you take to flying? How high are we? We'll make a nonstop flight without refuelling. That plane is for service on longdistance lines. How many people does it carry? I can't hear for the roar of the engines.
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