- •I'hsк 5. Find the words in the text that mean
- •Interrupt your partner (s) to make a point or disagree:
- •As soon as you’ve read the text, define its topic and formulate the main idea of each part and of the whole text.
- •Now summarize the text. The Most Popular Sights
- •When the Locals are Friendly
- •Answer questions 1-14 by choosing from the list of travellers (a-h). Some of the choices may be required more than once.
- •There is no sign of your luggage when you arrive at you destination in the middle of the night Do you:
- •§4 Travelling abn
- •Packages and special offers
- •Packages and special offers
- •Train fres to major european cities
- •Packages and special offers
- •Unit II travelling around britain
- •Check your comprehension of the texts you’ve read by an swering these questions:
- •Read the article. Look up the italicized words and expressions, if needed, explain them in English and give their equivalents in Russian.
- •VI. Ask another student questions using these patterns:
- •In small groups, discuss:
- •Read the article about European train travel in the 21st
- •Have you ever travelled on a high-speed train? Read the
- •Work in groups. Discuss these questions. Give reasons for
- •Unit III travelling by air. Customs
- •Two friends are speaking about meeting their forme schoolmate at the airport.
- •Assignments
- •Give the English equivalents for:
- •Answer the questions: .
- •Ill .Complete the sentences using the facts from the above text as well as your own ideas and the expressions from Exercise I.
- •Do you know general rules and restrictions imposed on travellers? Share your knowledge in pairs.
- •, Now read the tips to air-travellers taken from Luftha Traveller's Brochure. Of what rules have you alre heard? What information is new to you?
- •IvlSum up the information and, working in pairs, inform your
- •Read the following article right through and then answe.
- •Shaping up nicely
- •Skim the article fairly quickly in order to find out:
- •Scan the text to find where the points below are mentioned and then read more carefully to say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •Natalie Trudeau has stopped over at Heathrow Airport in Britain on her way from Paris to Los Angeles. Read the conversations. Act them out
- •In pairs, look at the Duty-Free Allowance Chart. Make cm versations using this pattern:
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Discuss:
- •Airport Security Survey
- •11 They are doing difficult but important job. I wouldn’t like to do
- •Allowances
- •Give the English equivalents for:
- •Answer the comprehension questions:
- •Which articles are prohibited to be brought into the uk?
- •Vocabulary items after the text.
- •Vocabulary items to be used while rendering the above mentioned information:
- •Read the two conversations. Explain the meaning of italicized words and expressions. Make up your own dialogues following this pattern..
- •Discuss:
- •On the Way Back
- •Give a summary of each conversation.
- •Speak about Mr. Brown’s air-journey to Lagos.
- •Recall one of the most interesting air journeys. Share your travelling experience with a partner.
- •Unit IV city transport
- •Travelling at night
- •Tickets
- •Give the English Equivalents for:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Say whether, according to the text, the following statements are true or false and why.
- •Scan the article below in order to find reference to tit
- •Move to “Bury” London Traffic
- •Collocation
- •Write about your impression of travelling in Hong Kong.
- •Adjectives followed by prepositions
- •Role playing a formal business meeting
- •Read the following article and explain the meaning of tb
- •The article contains a number of expressions and idioi phrases. Working with a partner use a dictionary to un. Stand the following phrases:
- •Add other words and phrases to the two lists that could a be used. Which category would you put yourself in?
- •In small groups, list
- •UnitV hotel
- •You are going to read an extract from a travel guide devoted to accommodation for tourists in Great Britain. Before you do so, offer your opinion of what these types of hotels are:
- •Read about types of hotels in Great Britain. Mark peculiar features of each type.
- •Before you go on to read about British hotel classification, room booking and other accommodation, please state the type of hotel each sentence describes:
- •Think of other words and expressions conveying the s meaning:
- •Give the English equivalents:
- •Prices and booking
- •Now read about tourists’ ways of spending a night altem to hotels. What are the advantages of such accommodation
- •I. What hotel and in-room facilities and services would be most important for you if you stayed in the hotel?
- •Il Mr Harvey is in the Accommodation Bureau at Copenhagen Central Railway Station. Read the conversation between Mr Harvey and Fru Nielsen.
- •Act out the conversation between Mr. Harvey and Fru Nielsen.
- •Role-play. Work in groups of three.
- •Budget prices in Central London
- •Look at Conversation c, below. Complete the sentences. Conversation с
- •Role-play. Work in pairs.
- •Write a fax to book a double room in one of London hotels according to example:
- •Il Answer the questions on the above conversation:
- •Interview another student and complete the following registration card for them.
- •Read Conversation в and answer these questions:
- •Look through the dialogues in exercises 1, 3 and 5 and provide the synonyms for:
- •Say what these are for:
- •Role Play. Work in pairs. Don’t forget to change parts.
- •Have you ever complained about hotel service? If you have, whom did you talk to? Were your problems solved? Share your experience with groupmates.
- •Draw a picture of a hotel bedroom with some drawbacks. Give the name to the guest who was given such room and had to complain about it
- •Using the verbs below say what other things the Housekeeping staff should have done.
- •Some hotel guests are experiencing problems. Match eac. Problem (1-14) with a suitable reply (a-n).
- •Make up short conversations between a customer and hotel staff about the following problems:
- •Who do you think is responsible for dealing with each of the above problems:
- •Read the tetter and answer the questions after it.
- •Read the conversations between the receptionist in the Hotel International dealing with complaints. Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 3
- •Answer the questions:
- •Role-play a conversation between a displeased customer and a helpful polite receptionist
- •Write a letter of complaint to your tourist agency or to the hotel manager.* You may need to make use of the following words and phrases:
- •Unit VI texts for synopsis
- •MePs Vote for Money-Back Deal for Air Passengers
- •Three Held over Firearms Smuggled on Dover Ferry
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Going through Customs
As soon as you’ve read the text, define its topic and formulate the main idea of each part and of the whole text.
London is known to be a vibrant, bustling, varied and changing і ily — one of the oldest and most exciting in the world. Whether you’re staying for a day or a year, it is a city to keep you amused, .imazed and surprised.
First, where to stay? Accommodation in London ranges from the height of luxury to the simplest student accommodation — with everything in between. If you are on a tight budget, try staying out пі the centre, for London’s extensive tube and train network will In mg you to the heart of the city for a few pounds a day.
London's Galleries and Gardens
ondon is an art lover’s paradise — head to Millbank for the I ale Gallery’s national collection of British paintings, including .nine fabulous Turners. Or seek out the Victoria & Albert Mu- ,' iim in South Kensington, where there are wonderful collections nl |ewellery, silver, glass and even modern fashions. Perhaps sur- I'li .ingly, London holds two of the most visited gardens in the і 1iimlry. Hampton Court Palace has been busy recreating King Will mm’s formal garden as it was at the height of its splendour in I /02.
Entertainment
filling your evenings could prove a dilemma — how to choose Imm such a variety of concerts, plays and musicals? Tickets for the mosl popular shows should be booked well in advance through a і IHiiablc agency such as Ticketmaster, but if you prefer to make a inn к decision, the Half Price Ticket Booth in Leicester Square can і II you tickets for the same day’s performances.
I here is always a huge choice of bands playing in the capital — mm lo London’s own guide, Time Out, for your choice of rock, i illv icggae and blues. For more traditional tastes, there are five mu Id class symphony orchestras in the Capital and venues like the
South Bank and Barbican have a wide range of classical concert! all year-round.
London has over 5,000 restaurants, serving some 50 cuisine: from all around the world; there’s plenty of choice of inexpensiv< places to eat. If you really want to treat yourself, London has some of the most famous restaurants in the country, like Simpson’s-in- the-Strand for good value British cooking and the Restaurant at the Hyde Park Hotel for Marco-Pierre White’s famous dishes.
London is also a great destination for shopaholics! Oxforc Street is duly famous as one of the longest shopping streets in the world, but that’s just the beginning. In Kensington High Street, you will find some of the best young fashion and in antique markets like Camden Lock some of the best old bargains'. The King’s Road still has plenty of style — whether for clothes or for interior decor.
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However you choose to spend your time in London, the multilingual staff at tourist information centres will be happy to help — the largest centre is on Victoria British Rail Station forecourt. There you can get your ‘hands-on’ London through a new public access information system. The touch-screen computer will help you browse among London’s attractions, restaurants and events at the touch of a button. So, the whole of London can now be at your fingertips... Enjoy it!