- •The Importance of Learning Foreign Languages
- •1. Read the text.
- •2. Make up sentences:
- •3. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in brackets:
- •5.Match the synonyms:
- •6. Make up questions and let your fellow-students answer them:
- •12. Discuss in pairs:
- •Traveling and customs Traveling
- •1.Read and memorize the following words:
- •2.Study the text. Traveling
- •3. Read and remember how to use these words:
- •4. Look at this list and say which of things you will choose and take with you:
- •5. Make up sentences:
- •Confusing words:
- •7.Answer these questions:
- •Business Trip
- •8. Read and then memorize the following words and word-combinations:
- •9. Read and translate the text:
- •10. Remember the following information. Then complete each sentence with the word travel, trip, or journey.
- •11. Rewrite these sentences in the passive.
- •12. Match the statements and questions with the responses.
- •13.Complete the word map. Use the words in the box:
- •14. Practise the following dialogues:
- •15.Match the words in the box:
- •16. Express your opinion about business trip. Speak about the information you should know if you are going to have a business trip. Going Through Customs
- •17. Learn the following word combinations and phrases:
- •Is there anything liable to duty?
- •18.Read the text.
- •19. Answer the questions:
- •20. Read and dramatize the following dialogues:
- •21. Finish the dialogues:
- •22. Communicative situations.
- •Meeting People
- •Read the text:
- •2.Comment on the following:
- •3. Complete the sentences with suitable words:
- •4. Change into the passive:
- •6 . Match the introductions and questions with the appropriate responses.
- •7. Rearrange the conversation:
- •8. Engage your partner in conversation. Try to establish a common interest (a place, a hobby, a job, family...), use the vocabulary on Meeting people:
- •9. Retell the text using the active vocabulary. Telephone
- •1. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Give antonyms to the following word combinations:
- •3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word combinations:
- •4. Give synonyms to the words in bold type:
- •5. Learn the following text. Telephone
- •6. Remember the following telephone etiquette The techniques of telephoning is very much the same in all countries. Only remember your good telephone manners:
- •7. Starting a phone conversation
- •On the phone
- •8. Practise the following dialogues.
- •9. Write down five words or expressions including the word 'phone' or ‘telephone’.
- •10. Fill the gaps in these phone conversations with suitable words or phrases.
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations:
- •13. Read the text:
- •14. Study the list of the telephone terms. Pay attention to the American and British variants of the same term:
- •15. Remember the following facts:
- •16. Fill in the blanks with proper words:
- •17. Practise the following dialogues:
- •Leaving a message.
- •Getting the wrong number.
- •Making an appointment.
- •A long distance call.
- •18. Fill in the missing remarks:
- •19. Complete the statements:
- •20. Act as an interpreter:
- •21. Put the dialogue in the right order:
- •22. Work in pairs. Practise the telephone conversation, using the expressions you have learnt:
- •23. Test your telephone techniques. Your answers should be “yes” or “no”.
- •A modern office
- •1. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Learn the text
- •A. Answer the questions about the text.
- •B. Change these sentences to the questions and then to the negative.
- •3. Make these words plural
- •4. Use the correct form of the verb to be:
- •5. Answer the questions using the given information.
- •11. Making an appointment.
- •12. Future possibilities with if
- •If Richard goes to the park, he can look for performers there.
- •Modern information technology
- •Read and then memorize the following words and word-combinations.
- •Read and translate the text. Modern Information Technology
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Write 5 questions to the text above and then ask them to your partner.
- •3. Complete the telephone conversation using the phrases in the box. Then fill in the message form.
- •4. Match the verbs with the phrases.
- •5. Read and translate the following useful information.
- •6. Decode the following two telexes.
- •7. Read the report about the convergence of mobile phones and handheld computers. Choose either the adjective or adverb each time.
- •8. Choose the correct variants.
- •9. Write the negative sentences.
- •10. Write your opinion to the development of modern information technology, its advantages and disadvantages. Grammar Reference
- •Література
12. Discuss in pairs:
1. Are there good reasons to learn other languages?
How does learning the languages of others help people?
3. Why is the knowledge of foreign languages very valuable?
4. What is English vocabulary like today?
Traveling and customs Traveling
1.Read and memorize the following words:
travel - подорож, поїздка;
to travel - подорожувати - by саr - автомашиною
- by train - поїздом - by ship (by sea) - кораблем
- by bus - автобусом - by plane (by air) - літаком
take/ make/go on a trip/ a journey/ a voyage(≠ travel)
tour - подорож
e.g. We made a bus-tour round London
voyage - подорож морем, річкою
I don't like sea voyages as I am always sea-sick (be liable to seasickness).
cruise - подорож морем (з метою відпочинку)
e.g. My brother is going to have a world cruise.
booking-office – білетна каса
e.g. As the booking-office was closed I had to wait.
Arrival - прибуття, приїзд (to arrive - verb)
departure - від'їзд
fare – плата за проїзд
e.g. What's the fare to Rome?
flight – політ, переліт, рейс
schedule - розклад, графік
on schedule – вчасно, за розкладом
e.g. Our train arrived on schedule.
return ticket – зворотний квиток
e.g. I always try to buy return tickets wherever I go.
one-way ticket – квиток в один напрям
through ticket – транзитний квиток
to date a ticket - закомпостувати квиток
to cancel a ticket (a train, a flight) to –відмінити
left-luggage office/check – room – камера схову
Information Bureau/ Inquiry Office – довідкове
waiting-room - зал для чекання
air hostess (flight attendant, stewardess) - стюардеса
guard - провідник
berth - спальне місце, полиця
cabin - каюта
state-room - окрема каюта
carriage - вагон
dining-car – вагон ресторан
sleeping-car / sleeper спальний вагон
compartment - купе
deck - палуба
gangway - трап
rack - вішалка, полиця для речей
bag – сумка, маленький чемодан
suit-case – невеликий чемодан
trunk - великий чемодан
2.Study the text. Traveling
Modern life is impossible without traveling. It keeps us from growing state and old. Traveling is the most exciting way of spending one's leave or holidays. People travel to see other countries and continents, cultural and historical capitals. They travel to enjoy picturesque places or just for a change of scene. Travelers try to experience the local culture and meet local people. They are interested in new experiences and sensations. Tourists just want to have fun and relax. And, of course everyone assumes that travelling broadens the mind.
Some people want to be among the mountains and the trees, or at some quiet seaside place with the sea and the yellow sand and the sunshine where they do nothing but sunbathe. They can't stand crowds. They think that they can get the really enjoyable things of life out of big cities. Other people like to be in big towns, where there are libraries, museums, theaters, music, good food and interesting people. People like gaiety and life and fun. They don't feel happy, when they are away from those things and after a week or two they want to get back to them again. All in all, city life is full of bustle and variety and you need never feel bored. Most travelers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them.
Nowadays various means of transport are at the disposal of people. They have their advantages and disadvantages and people choose one according to their plans and destinations. There are a lot of tourist agencies which cooperate with firms abroad and in our country in transportation of tourists by air, rail and water transport. Speed, reliability and comfort are the main demands of all types of transport.
People who are not short of time usually travel by train or by ship. It takes more time but gives the opportunity to see the country you are getting through. First class liners and various routes are offered by the passenger fleet. There is nothing like tourism by sea for those who are not liable to seasickness.
Comfortable buses offer utmost comfort for tourists and passengers on long-distance trips. The large bus windows offer a splendid view for watching the scenery around. Passengers can listen to the recorded music or see video films. During their journeys by buses or cars tourists can stop at any places to their liking, when they want to stretch their legs.
They can enjoy world famous resorts, majestic mountains, sky-blue lakes, sparkling rivers and falls. It's impossible to describe all the things that can be enjoyed on the way.
Some people like traveling by air the best. They like getting to different places fast. They like sensing the sudden changes in life and climate. To help tourists to enjoy the flight, the companies provide a range of newspapers, music and video programs. On long-distance flights a tasty meal and different drinks are usually served. Travelling by air is far quicker than any other method.
Some people say there's nothing to compare with a walking holiday, in good weather with pleasant companions. Your rucksack should contain a change of everything, but nothing that is not absolutely essential. A camping holiday teaches people how to survive and appreciate home comfort.
Bicycle holidays are an excellent way of taking exercise. It gets you out into the fresh air & keeps you in good health. There are also no parking problems and bicycles don’t cause pollution. Hitch-hiking isn't a good method of travelling if you have to be in a place at a specific time and many people imagine it dangerous.
Travelling is an up-to-date way of spending holidays but when the curiosity for the new scenes is satisfied, we turn our thought towards home where all things are familiar and we love them. There is the great joy for coming home again because ‘East or West – home is best’ and ‘There is no place like home’.