Where can I?
Can you remember where the places are? Ask and answer questions.
Excuse me. Is there a post
box near here?
Excuse me. Where can I post a
letter?
Yes. There is one opposite
the cinema.
Well, there is a post box
opposite the cinema.
Ask and answer questions about places in the town\ city where you are now. Where can you do the things:
a) to post a letter?
b) to buy a newspaper?
c) to have a coffee?
d) to go to the toilet?
e) to change money?
f) to buy a plane ticket?
UNIT 12.
Key words: conveniently – located – mouth – Grand Canal – few steps – St. Mark’s Square – fashionable cafes and restaurants – historic hotel – truly enchanting member – ITT Sheraton’s Luxury Collection – home – great Venetian painter Tiepolo – recently – renovated – imaginatively – public rooms – sumptuously – to embellish – precious marble – elegant damasks – magnificent stuccowork – luxurious guest rooms – to overlook – artfully – to furnish – uniquely – to decorate – own individual style – magnificent suites – to set – floors – particularly – to recommend – to seek – spacious and private accommodation – to spend – to discover – wonders of Venice – to return – to enjoy – drinks – delightfully relaxing hotel bar – private terrace – to sample – ‘candlelit’ cuisine of Ristorante La Cusina – summer months – sunshine – to beckon – guests – to take advantage – complimentary launch – hotel’s private beach – sports facilities – famous Venice Lido – featured – highly – to recommend – welcome addition – Venetian portfolio
TEXT 12. Read and translate the text.
Italy. Europa & Regina.
Venice.
Conveniently located at the mouth of the Grand Canal, just a few steps from St. Mark’s Square and its fashionable cafes and restaurants, this historic hotel is a truly enchanting member of ITT Sheraton’s Luxury Collection. Once the home of the great Venetian painter Tiepolo, and recently imaginatively renovated, its public rooms are sumptuously embellished with precious marble, elegant damasks and magnificent stuccowork. The luxurious guest rooms, some overlooking the Canal, are artfully furnished and uniquely decorated each in their own individual style. The magnificent suites, some set on two floors, are particularly recommended for those who are seeking more spacious and private accommodation. After a day spent discovering the wonders of Venice, you can return to enjoy drinks in the delightfully relaxing hotel bar or on the private terrace before sampling the ‘candlelit’ cuisine of Ristorante La Cusina. During the summer months when the sunshine beckons, guests may take advantage of a complimentary launch to the hotel’s private beach and sports facilities on the famous Venice Lido. Featured for the first time this year, the Hotel Europa & Regina is highly recommended and a welcome addition to our Venetian portfolio.
EXERCISES:
Translate and match the two halves of the word combinations correctly.
f
ashionable
rooms
historic cafes
enchanting marble
public portfolio
precious stuccowork
elegant style
magnificent accommodation
individual member
magnificent damasks
private suites
private launch
“candlelit” terrace
summer beach
complimentary cuisine
private facilities
sports months
welcome hotel
Venetian addition
Translate and match the three words given below correctly.
t
ruly
individual
beach
great hotel rooms
luxurious Venetian bar
relaxing guest painter
own private style
h
otel’s
enchanting
member
3. Insert the missed words in the sentences:
1) Conveniently located at the ______ of the ______ ______, just a few steps from St. Mark’s Square and its ______ ______ and ______, this ______ ______ is a ______ ______ ______ of ITT Sheraton’s Luxury Collection.
2) Once the ______ of the ______ ______ ______ Tiepolo, and recently imaginatevily renovated, its ______ ______ are sumptuously embellished with ______ ______, ______ ______ and ______ ______.
3) The ______ ______ ______, some overlooking the ______, are artfully furnished and uniquely decorated each in their ______ ______ ______.
4) The ______ ______, some set on two ______, are particularly recommended for those who are seeking more ______ and ______ ______.
5) After a day spent discovering the ______ of ______, you can return to enjoy ______ in the ______ ______ ______ ______ or on the ______ ______ before sampling the ‘______’ ______ of Ristorante La Cusina.
6) During the ______ ______ when the ______ beckons, ______ may take advantage of a ______ ______ to the ______ ______ ______ and ______ ______ on the famous Venice Lido.
7) Featured for the first time this year, the Hotel Europa & Regina is highly recommended and a ______ ______ to our ______ ______.
4. Heathrow Airport.
Can you match the sentences with the numbers? Fill the gaps, then check your answers in the text.
Heathrow Airport handles over …… items of baggage every year. 26,000
More than …… people work at Heathrow Airport. 20
Every day, around ……. planes take off and land at Heathrow. 40
Passengers lose ……. mobile phones every day at Heathrow. 85
The duty-free shops sell more than ……. bottles of whisky every hour. 500
Passengers buy …….. cups of tea at Heathrow every day. 1,200
Heathrow’s police station has ……. dogs that can smell drugs. 9,500
Every year, around ……. people die of heart attacks travelling to or through Heathrow.
14
9. There are ……. baggage trolleys for passengers to use.
57,000
10. You can fly direct from Heathrow to ……. countries.
75,000,000
How many did you guess right? Read and translate the text.
WELCOME TO HEATHROW
HEATHROW AIRPORT is the busiest international airport in the world.
More than 90 airlines use Heathrow. They fly direct to around 200 destinations in 85 countries around the world.
Every year, Heathrow handles 430,000 international flights.
That’s an average of 1200 every day – more than one a minute from six o’clock in the morning till midnight.
57,000 people work at Heathrow – that’s the population of a small town.
Heathrow handles around 75,000,000 items of baggage every year.
There are 9,500 baggage trolleys for passengers – more than at any other airport.
Passengers lose 20 mobile phones every day.
Passengers buy 26,000 cups of tea and 6,500 sandwiches at Heathrow every day.
The duty-free shops sell a bottle of whisky every seven seconds – that’s more than 500 bottles an hour.
Heathrow police station has 14 dogs that can smell drugs, and 300 police officers.
The most common illness among passengers is heart attack. Every year about 40 people die in this way while travelling to or through Heathrow.
UNIT 13.
Key words: hotels – originally – responsible – Venice Lido – fashionable summer resort – to refurbish (to) – highest standards – to set – squarely – long stretch of fine sandy beach – dramatic Moorish architecture – complete – slender minarets – tiled courtyards – splashing fountains – to establish – ‘thousand and one nights’ ambience – to make – ideal – romantic stays – bedrooms and suites – to differ (in) – size and décor – decorative theme – tented ceilings – sculptured arch-ways – vibrant colours – to remain – distinctly – Moorish – in-room facilities – to include – air-conditioning – satellite televisions – minibars – 24-hour room service – ensuite bathrooms – tubs and showers – tennis courts – heated outdoor swimming pool – open – June – mid-September – full range of watersports – to enjoy – beach – golf – available – 18-hole Golf Club Venezia – drive – charming restaurants – La Tropicana – La Taverna – La Terrazza – to open – alternately – to offer – choice of Italian and regional specialities – ITT Sheraton’s Luxury Collection – part – ideal – to combine – relaxing beach holiday – fabled sights of Venice
TEXT 13. Read and translate the text.