- •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
Write a summary of the text "The British on Holiday"
Here are a number of different things which people like to do on holiday:
sunbathe hike or go hiking
swim or go swimming tour or go touring
do some or go sightseeing go on an excursion ski or go skiing climb or go climbing
go for a drive (mountaineering)
camp or go camping
There are six typical language mistakes in the paragraph below.
The Smiths stayed at a camping last summer because all other kinds of holiday accommodations are too expensive for them. Every day Mrs. Smith had a sunbath, Mr. Smith made a sight-seeing and the children made a travel around the island. One day they made an excursion to a local castle |
Underline them and then write the corrections.
3. Translate into English:
Какой у вас чудесный загар! — Спасибо за комплимент. Мне нравится бездельничать на пляже и плескаться в море.
Мы живем в десяти милях от побережья.
Я сыт по горло рыбалкой.
Мне нравится идея провести отпуск на море.
Он пишет книгу о своих путешествиях в Африке.
Вам придется совершить путешествие одному.
Это — трехдневное путешествие на поезде.
Мысль о путешествии по Атлантике приводила ее в ужас.
Круиз по Средиземному морю обещал много интересных впечатлений.
Ты получил удовольствие от своей недельной поездки на море?
Этот курорт знаменит песчаными пляжами.
Я с нетерпением жду поездки в Испанию. Я подумываю о посещении корриды.
Почему бы не провести каникулы где-нибудь на Черноморском побережье? — А что, если погода будет плохая? Отдых на море зависит от погоды.
Давай съездим на Гавайские острова. — Хорошая идея для обеспеченных людей. Я не могу себе этого позволить, так как только что закончил ремонт в квартире. Я уже потратил много денег в этом году.
Плата за перелет достаточно высока, но тебе не придется тратить большие деньги, когда ты доберешься туда.
Почему бы не попросить Тома составить вам компанию? — Тома? Он ведь портит удовольствие другим.
Make a list of the facts that prove that holidays are very important to many people.
Where would you spend your ideal holiday? What kind of accommodation would you stay in? How would you spend your time? Write a paragraph.
Write a short essay on one of the following topics.
The real purpose of a holiday.
Holidays! Does that mean lying in the sun or doing something exciting and energetic?
Why are holidays so important to many people? Is it just escapism?
TALKING POINTS
1. What's your opinion about holidays in Great Britain.
Draw a parallel between holiday-making in Great Britain and in this country. What makes them alike and different?
Are you satisfied with the holidays you've just had?
Give your friends advice where and how to spend summer or winter holidays.
4. What choice will they make? The local trade-union committee offers passes to a) a sport centre on the Baltic Sea coast; b) a tourist centre in Karelia; c) a holiday home not far from Nizhny Novgorod.
1. Alex was seriously ill in spring and got very tired during the exams. 2. Pete is crazy about swimming. 3. Sam cares for having a different kind of holiday.
5. Speak about the weekend plans of the following people:
a married couple with children;
a woman who goes to work;
a student living away from home;
a football fan;
a breakfast-in-bed and Sunday paper enthusiast.
To express your opinion use the following:
In my opinion... To my mind,...
I believe... If you ask me...
I should say... I reckon...
6. Comment on the proverbs:
East or West, home is best.
One cannot be in two places at once.
By the street of "By and by" one arrives at the house of
"Never".
Give examples from your life experience or from literature to prove the proverb
Unit 2. Making Travel Arrangements
Active Vocabulary
ads |
реклама |
arrangements |
приготовления |
in advance |
заранее |
appointment |
встреча |
brochure |
брошюра |
comprehensive information |
исчерпывающая информация |
customer |
клиент |
destination |
турцентр, место назначения |
discount |
скидка |
folder |
раскладывающийся проспект |
high season |
разгар сезона |
low season |
спад сезона, не активный сезон, межсезонье |
mass media |
средства массовой информации |
tour-package |
турпакет, путевка |
ready-made tour package |
готовый, стандартный турпакет |
tailor-made tour package |
индивидуальный турпакет |
tourist's guide |
путеводитель |
travel insurance |
страховка тура |
travelogue |
каталог путешествий |
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