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1. Answer the following questions:

  1. What does the choice of transport means depend on?

  2. Why do passengers wait long at the airports?

  3. How do travellers feel when they board the plane?

  4. What is sea transport used for more commonly now?

  5. What kind of transport is ideal for overland journeys? Why?

  6. Where are usually airports and railway stations situated?

  7. What kind of transport is convenient for daily use?

  8. What problems are connected with over-use of cars nowadays?

  9. What kind of travelling is the most widely used in Ukraine? Try to prove your answer.

10. Is travelling by sea popular in Ukraine?

2. Say true or false. Comment on your answer.

  1. Travelling by air is as fast as by train.

  2. One of the disadvantages of air travel is long waits to check in.

  3. Getting to airports is not a problem.

  4. Many people begin to panic when the plane takes off.

  5. Sea voyages are very popular nowadays.

  6. Ferries don’t operate now between Britain and the continent.

  7. Railway stations are generally located in city centres.

  8. Buses with two floors are called “double-deckers” in the USA.

  9. Coaches are long distance trains.

  10. The bicycle is better for our health and it helps us to save money.

3. Match the word (column A) with its definition (column B).

A

B

1) journey

a) the act of travelling to a place and coming back, especially when you only stay in the place for a short period of time, made by land or water.

2) voyage

b) a planned journey during which a politician, entertainer or sports team visits several different places usually within a fixed period of time.

3) trip

c) a rather long journey especially by water.

4) tour

d) a journey in a plane.

5) cruise

e) a sea voyage from port, especially a pleasure tour.

6) flight

f) a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place of interest, especially while they are already on holiday.

7) excursion

g) the act of going from one place to another, especially to a place that is far away and usually taking a rather long time.

4. Match the beginning of the sentence with its appropriate ending:

    1. You get very nervous while going through customs and watching …

    2. Sometimes your sudden fear rises to panic …

    3. Ferries can offer a cheaper and more convenient …

    4. The location of the stations in city centres …

    5. You should study the timetable carefully …

    6. Now we are beginning to pay the price for car over-use …

a) in high levels of pollution.

b) way of traveling to an island with the added attraction of shops, restaurants and banks on board.

c) makes rail transport the most convenient way for many people to get to work.

d) not to miss the departure time.

e) an officer turning over your belongings.

f) when the plane takes off.

5. Complete the sentences with the following adjectives:

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