Ex.1.Warm up. Discuss the proverb “Every country has its customs, many countries have so many customs.”

Ex.2..Topical vocabulary

1.means of communication- средства связи

2.to travel- путешествовать

3.to use – использовать

4.ticket- билет

5.various- разный

6.underground- метрополитен

7.to appear- появляться

8.journey- поездка

9.waiting room- зал ожидания

10.suitcase - чемодан

11.luggage - багаж

12.to catch a train –успеть на поезд

13.passenger- пассажир

14.to hurry -торопиться

15.to queue up –стоять в очереди

16.to register - регистрировать

17.single (ticket)- билет в одну сторону

18.return (ticket) – билет туда и обратно

19.route - маршрут

20.restaurant - ресторан

21.carriage - вагон

22.compartment - купе

23.to be crowded - переполненный

24.to pack- упаковывать

25.customs regulations – таможенные правила

26.boarding pass – посадочный талон

27.Departures - отправление

28.Arrivals - прибытие

29.to miss the train – опоздать на поезд

30.airplane -самолет

31.seat –место

32.fare – плата за проезд

33.speed - скорость

34.altitude - высота

35.on board the plane – на борту самолета

36.stewardess - стюардесса

37.Fasten the seat belts – пристегните привязные ремни

38.Voyage-морское путешествие

Ex.3. Pre-reading task

1.What means of communication do people in your country widely use?

2.How did men travel many years ago?

3.What ways of travelling are popular with Londoners?

Ex.4. Study the text “Means of Communication.”

Every year a lot of people from different countries travel all over the world. For most of them making journeys and trips is important. Many people like to travel by air as it is the fastest way of travelling. Those who prefer travelling by plane must be at the airport two hours before departure time. They must register the tickets, weigh in and register the luggage

.Each passenger is given a boarding-pass which is shown to the stewardess on board. Customs regulations are almost the same in all countries. Some people like to travel by train because if you do not hurry you will be able to look at passing villages, forests and fields through the windows of your compartment. Passengers have to remember the number of the carriage and the seat and arrive at the platform in advance.

Nowadays a lot of people enjoy travelling by car. There they can go as slowly or as fast as they like. They can stop when and where they want, more than that they don’t have to queue up to buy the tickets. Do you know what means of communications Londoners use? Londoners use the underground railway. They call it “ the tube”. London’s underground is the oldest in the world. It was opened in 1863

Londoners also use buses. The first bus route was opened in London in 1904.Today there are hundreds of routes there. London’s buses are double-deckers. Londoners do not use trams, though it was in London where the first trams appeared. And now it is one of the biggest cities where there are no trams. The last tram left the streets of London many years ago. People living in the capital of Britain often use cars. When Londoners leave the town, they use trains, ships or airplanes. So British people make voyages more often than other nations.

Ex.5.Comprehension check.

1.Why do many people prefer travelling by air?

2.What will you have to do if you travel by plane?

3.Customs regulations are almost the same in all countries, aren’t they?

4.What other means of communication do travellers enjoy?

5.Can you speak about the advantages of going by train?

6.Why do a lot of people enjoy travelling by car?

7.How do most Londoners travel?

8.What is “tube”?

9.When was the first underground opened in London?

10.Where do not men use trams at all?

11.Do Londoners travel by ship?

Ex.5. Say if the statements true or false

1.Travelling is an essential part of many peoples’ life.

2.All means of communication appeared in the old times.

3.Many people like travelling by air though it’s not cheap.

4.Passengers on board the ship mustn’t fasten their seatbelts.

5.Only few people travel by train and tram in our country.

6. Londoners don’t use trams at all.

Ex.6.Pay attention to the word-building. Use the model to form nouns from the following words. Translate them.

Model: London +er = Londoner.

to travel +er = traveller

To teach, to tell, to receive, to move, to learn, to drive, to go, to support, to paint, to clean, to play, to make, to do, to found, to buy, to sell, to farm, to speak, to copy, to come, to mine, to wash, to visit..

Ex.7.Scan the text to find either synonyms or antonyms of:

Different- To book- Road- To be fond of- Journey by sea- Essential- Underground-

fast- flight-attendant- leave- to disappear- few- trip- to line up-

Ex.8.Give the 3 forms of the verbs:

To come, to see, to arrive, to enter, to meet, to reserve, to show, to know, to buy, to go, to have, to spend, to leave, to remember, to catch, to feel, to take.

Ex.9.Change the sentences using the Passive Voice and translate them.

Example: a) Londoners do not use trams.

Trams are not used by Londoners.

b) People do not buy tickets in advance.

c) A lot of travellers spend holidays at the seaside.

d) As a rule the British leave their houses during vacation.

e) Some men do not take much luggage.

f) Passengers show the boarding pass to the flight attendant

Ex.10.Fill in the gaps, mind the Passive Voice and tense.

1. This printer… connected to a computer.

2. New buses … brought in Kazakhstan last year.

3. The fax message … received yesterday.

4. Many seats … reserved every day.

5. This paper … shown the next week.

6. The documents … translated tomorrow.

Ex.11.Translate into English, using the Passive Voice.

Билеты продаются в любом месте возле вокзала. Курение запрещено в самолетах. Багаж проверяют и регистрируют на таможне. Стюардессе показали посадочный талон. Если погода будет плохая, полет будет отменен. В Лондоне теперь не используют трамваи. В Британии морские путешествия совершались очень часто.

Ex.12. Read the dialogues, give the headlines and act them out in pairs.

Dialogue 1.

Passenger: I want a ticket to Shimkent, please. Which train must I take?

Clerk: If I were you, I should take the 8.35 train.

P: Do I have to change anywhere?

C: No, no change, it’s a through train.

P: Thank you. A ticket to Shimkent, please.

C: Single or return?

P: Return please, first class.

C: Here you are.

P: Thank you. Can you tell me, what time the train leaves?

C: You’ll have to hurry if you want to register your luggage.

P: Thanks. (he hurried away)

Dialogue 2

Arman: Hi, Marat. I haven’t seen you for ages. Where have you

been, old boy?

Marat: I’ve just come from Astana.

A: Have you really? What were you doing there?

M: Oh, it was just a business trip.

A: Did you fly there?

M: Yes, I did . And it was very exciting.

A: Where did you get your ticket?

M: I went to the Air Company office and fixed up everything in

a few minutes. Then I came home, packed my things and

got ready for the trip.

A: Do you feel nervous or afraid?

M: Not a bit. Just excited.

A: How long were you up?

M: About three hours.

A: Was it very expensive?

M: Rather. But it saved me a lot of time.