- •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
Remember:
to book a cabin on a ship to drive at breakneck speed to go aboard the ship to get to the station
to arrive in/at to see smb. off
to take a holiday trip to change stations
1. Choose the right word. Translate sentences into Russian.
travel, travels, to travel, travelling
(1) His mind ... to his childhood. (2) The news ... fast.(3) This is a book of... . (4) His eyes ... over the picture. (5) Heloves reading ... books. (6) He is fond of... . (7) Nowadays ...has become a highly organized business.
2. Explain the following expressions. Reproduce the situations in which the sentences with these words occur in the text.
(I) to be fond of (2) to take a trip (3) to my astonishment(4) it was no use urging her (5) she was not the person to be ordered about (6) with only an hour to spare (7) to catch the train (8) to be too good to be true (9) there had been no room left to speak of (10) to make a fuss (11) corridors were to walkthrough, not to store luggage in (12) to calm down (13) the peopie were just bursting to tell us a thing or two (14) to go on strike (15) to give in (16) it took the porter three trips to transfer it (17) to have no breath left to speak of.
3. Give Russian equivalents for the following:
one's name to forget oneself
one's troubles one's disagreements
a letter for somebody to leave the window open
the tickets behind
4. Write English equivalents for the following words and phrases. Use them in sentences of your own.
Прибыть в Москву; багаж; пересесть на другой поезд; опоздать на поезд; дорожный чемодан; нервотрепка; благовоспитанный; в конце концов; успокоиться
5. Give synonyms from the text to the following words and phrases:
(1) to make up one's mind (2) to persuade (3) to bother one's head (4) to spend money (5) to continue (6) closed
6. Fill in the prepositions where necessary:
(1) He arrived ... his destination in time. (2) The train arrived ... Prague early ... the morning. (3) 1 went straight ... the platform to look ... my carriage. (4) As the driver drove ... breakneck speed I felt my heart sink. (5) If you are not pressed ... time, you may travel... water. (6) Mother asked me to book her a cabin ... a ship. (7) I hate seeing people ... . (8) On our way ... Paris we had to change stations. (9) Though 1 did my best I failed to catch ... the train.
7. Match the words with their definitions below:
(1) a cabin (2) a trunk (3) to pack (4) a porter (5) a luggage (a) a man who carries luggage; b) to fill methodically with contents; c) an apartment in a ship; d) a traveller's baggage; e) a thing for containing clothes.
8. Make word combinations according to the text:
muscular wrecking
a dozen traffic
nerve husband
breakneck suitcases
heavy speed
9. Answer these questions. Begin when possible the answers with:
/ think/guess/believe... I should say...
The way 1 see it... I reckon...
I consider...
1. The author was fond of travelling, was he not? Why? 2. What was his wife supposed to be doing while he was away to an agency? 3. On returning he found the suitcases packed up, didn't he? 4. Why wasn't his wife through with packing? 5. Was it any use urging her to hurry? Why? 6. Why couldn't John but be impatient? 7. How did he teach his wife a good lesson? 8. Was it easy or difficult to find a taxi? 9. Did the taxi-driver manage to get the travellers to the station alive and in time? 10. Did they have enough time to say good-bye to their acquaintances? 11. What did the author mean saying, "this was no time for me to be genteel"? 12. What made everyone angry in the compartment? 13. Did the conductor let the passengers dump their suitcases in the corridor? 14. Why did the author go on strike when changing stations? 15. Did his wife give in the end? 16. How many trips did it take the porter to transfer all the luggage? 17. How did the porter feel when he finished? 18. What was the beauty of the situation?
WRITING
1. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Добрый день. Я бы хотел зарезервировать два авиабилета в один конец из Москвы в Ростов. — Да, конечно. Первый класс или эконом? — Эконом, пожалуйста.
Будут ли пересадки? — Нет, это прямой рейс. Вы должны быть в аэропорту за 45 минут до вылета.
Вы принимаете кредитные карточки? — Да. Спасибо. Распишитесь здесь, пожалуйста.
Что имеется в новом каталоге путешествий? — Там несколько новых туров и информация об отдельных услугах. — Есть ли какие-нибудь скидки? — Есть скидки на детей до 12 лет. На взрослых туристов никаких скидок нет.
Это — билет в одну сторону, т. е. из Милана в Рим. За другой вам следует доплатить.
Вам не следует нарушать установленные ограничения. Условия указаны в билете.
Мы прибыли на станцию, чтобы проводить друзей. Мы очень торопились, поэтому неслись на безумной скорости.
Отдыхающие взошли на борт корабля и поняли, что поступили правильно, забронировав каюту именно на этом лайнере.
Некоторые люди предпочитают готовые туры, другим предлагаются индивидуальные пакеты.
Ты наверняка часто видишь рекламу этого агентства в средствах массовой информации.
Турагент продает также отдельные услуги. Это номера в отеле, экскурсии, страховки тура и т. д.
Они, вероятно, издают брошюры, путеводители, раскладывающиеся проспекты и каталоги путешествий.
Он, должно быть, организовывает развлекательную программу для пассажиров на круизном теплоходе.
Произнесите фамилию по буквам, пожалуйста. Какой вы выбираете рейс? Заполните вот этот бланк, пожалуйста. Не забудьте написать номер телефона.
Купе с двумя спальными местами дороже. Вы можете произвести оплату как наличными, так и по кредитной карте. — Спасибо, я перезвоню. Я затрудняюсь решить прямо сейчас.
2. You are thinking about visiting either N. or B. Your friend from N. is doing her/his best to persuade you to go to her/his native place. She/he compares the two places and tells the class which one is better and why.
N В
Means of communica- But in ...
tion — various Climate — warm The climate is wet. It may
rain often.
Beaches — clean and sandy The beaches are dirty.
Water — clean and blue
Restaurants and cafes — ………..
cheap
Food — delicious ..............
People — friendly ………..
Discos — exciting ………..
3. Make up monologues.
Are you keen on travelling?
Do you think travel helps a person to become wiser?
Why are many people fond of travelling.
TALKING POINTS
Speak about your going on a holiday trip once.
Tell your friend that he/she should or should not go:
to the Crimea in June;
to the Baltic Sea in November;
to the Black Sea in August;
to the country in January.
3. A. Act out the following situation.
A family is discussing where they will go for their summer holidays...
Even though their tastes are different the family wants to go on holiday together. They are looking at the holiday pages in the papers. They are trying to choose a holiday they all can agree to. They are at home in London on a wet Sunday afternoon.
Daughter: Holidays are for doing something different — I'd like to work with my hands — weaving or pottery, or something. I can't stand lying on a beach for more than a couple of days.
Father: An active holiday for me — I'd like to go horse-riding. I'm stuck in an office all year round.
Son: I love exploring and discovering things; old churches and castles, different ways of life; smth. genuine and off the beaten track. I don't want to get stuck in a crowd of tourists. It's not worth going on holiday if you can't get away from what you do all year round.
Mother: I've been working so hard this year that all I want is to sit around on the beach and have a really lazy time. I want to soak in enough sun to see me through November.
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