- •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
Holiday-making
Normally people plan their holidays in advance. Holiday-making people, as a rule, prefer to stick to the same travel agency they have already used before and got their money's worth. On the one hand, they trust the travel agency they've got to know earlier, on the other hand, they expect to purchase a tour package at a reduced price as regular customers.
Suppose you are not an experienced holiday-maker. You are at a loss which travel agency to choose out of a large amount of agencies offering similar services.
You want an enjoyable holiday at some reasonable price, or at least you don't want to be trapped.
Here are some hints for you. Out of the travel agencies offering similar destinations and tours pick out 4 or 5. Their names should be familiar to you: their ads regularly appear in travellogues and in mass media. Compare the prices: they should be neither too high, nor too low. All the ad information should be clear to you: nothing should seem odd.
Call the travel agencies you have picked out, and if you lack some information or advice, don't hesitate to ask questions. Responding to the callers' queries is a part of travel agents' duty. If you are still not disappointed, make an appointment with the travel clerk at the agency office.
Efficient travel clerks will always help you to make a decision about where to go, what to see or where to stay in each area you plan to visit. Travel agents are sure to have the most comprehensive information at hand about the destinations they offer. There are usually lots of travellogues, brochures, folders, tourist's guides and maps available for customers.
You may either choose and obtain a ready-made tour package, or ask for a tailor-made tour package. Most of travel companies are able to arrange tailor-made tours according to their customers' requests.
Purchasing a tour you should pay in cash or by credit card. You will get a voucher for the services you have paid for, air tickets and other travel documents. Travel agents may offer you to pay for your travel insurance. Bear in mind that in high season the prices are up to 25 per cent higher than in low season, party tours are cheaper than individual ones; children get discounts or even travel free.
Answer the following questions:
How do holiday-making people choose a travel agency?
Why are you at a loss when you are not an experienced holiday-maker?
There are some hints for an inexperienced holiday-maker, aren't there?
Why shouldn't you hesitate to ask questions?
What will efficient travel clerks always help you with?
What are most of travel companies able to arrange?
What do many travel agents offer you to pay for?
When are the prices higher?
TEXT WORK
1. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them correctly:
Agency, purchase, amount, similar, query, efficient, area, brochure, voucher, insurance.
2. Give English equivalents from the text and use them in sentences of your own:
(1) придерживаться чего-либо, постоянные клиенты, растеряться, предлагать сходные услуги, регулярно появляться в каталогах путешествий, назначить встречу в офисе, помочь решить что-либо, платить наличными, высокий сезон, групповой тур
3. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text:
(1) to plan smth in advance (2) to purchase at a reduced price (3) an experienced holiday-maker (4) to pick out (5) travel agents' duty (6) an enjoyable holiday (7) the most comprehensive information (8) a travellogue (9) a folder (10) a ready-made tour package (11) a tailor-made tour (12) neither too high, nor too low (13) to travel free (14) to bear in mind
4. Explain the parts in italics and reproduce the situations in which the sentences occur in the text.
Holiday-making people prefer to stick to the same travel agency they have already used before and got their money's worth.
Travel agents are sure to have the most comprehensive information at hand about the destinations they offer.
3. Most of travel companies are to arrange tailor-made tours according to their customers' requests.
Give the detailed retelling of the text.
Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
(l)Normally people plan their holidays ... advance. (2) You are ... a loss which travel agency to choose a large amount ... agencies offering similar services. (3) You want an enjoyable holiday... some reasonable price. (4) Here are some hints... you.(5) Their names should be familiar ... you: their ads regularly appear... travellogues and ... mass media. (6) If you are still not disappointed, make an appointment ... the travel clerk ... theagency office. (7) Purchasing a tour you should pay ... cash or... credit card. (8) Bear ... mind that ... high season the prices are 25 per cent higher than ... low season.