3. Read the text about travelling and think of the word which best fits each space:

watch, go, safe, choose, chance, suffer, liners, fastest, some, fear, down, avoid, journey, slowest, comfortable, else, long, way

As for a tourist the fastest and perhaps the most comfortable way to travel ___ (1) distances is by air. You can sit back and relax, read or even ___ (2) a video. Of course you have to pay ___ (3) money and run the risk of being delayed. Some people ___ (4) to fly for fear of accidents. However, according to statistics it’s a ___ (5) way to travel.

Travelling by ship is often the cheapest ___ (6) of travel. Unlike other means of transport you have the chance to ___ (7) around on or below deck. Large ___ (8) often have shops, TV lounges and restaurants so there’s plenty to do. However, a sea voyage is the ___ (9) way to get to your destination and should be avoided if you ___ (10) from sea sickness.

Perhaps the most ___ (11) way to travel is by car, simply because you decide when and where to stop. You have the freedom to ___ (12) your own timetable so there’s no ___ (13) of missing appointments. However, you may need somebody ___ (14) to help share the driving, map reading and petrol money. There is also the possibility that the car will break ___ (15) or you will feel travel sick.

A train journey is often the best ___ (16) to see a country. You can sit back and enjoy the view or have a meal in the restaurant car. For long ___ (17) you can reserve a bed in a sleeping compartment. However, you may be delayed, or miss your connection. It’s also not the ___ (18) or the cheapest way to travel.

4. Fill in the table with Pros and Cons of different methods of travelling:

Method of travelling	Pros	Cons
1. Travelling by air/plane
2. Travelling by train
3. Travelling by ship/boat
4. Travelling by car
5. Travelling on foot

5. Decide whether the statements are true or false:

1. The fastest way of travelling is travelling by plane.

2. Travelling by train is the most expensive means of travelling.

3. Perhaps the most convenient way to travel is by car because you decide when and where to stop.

4. A train journey is often the best way to see the country.

5. A sea voyage is the quickest way to get to your destination.

6. Fill in the gaps in the text:

I like to travel

I like to travel. First of all, the members of our family usually have long walks in the country. Such (1)… are called hikes. If we want to see the countryside, we have to spend a part of our summer holidays on (2)…. It is useful for all members of our family. We take our rucksacks, we don't think about tickets, we don't hurry up and we (3)… a lot. During such (4)… we see a lot of interesting places, sometimes we meet interesting people.

I like to travel by car. It is interesting too, because you can see many things in a short time. When we go by car, we don't take (5)… too, we put all things we need in a (6)…. We don't carry them.

It is comfortable to travel by train and by plane. When I travel by train, I don't spend a lot of time going from one place to another. But it is difficult to buy tickets for the (7)…. That's why we take our tickets beforehand. If I travel by train or by plane my friends see me off at the (8)… or in the (9)…. Sometimes we go to the seaside for a few days. As usual the weather is fine. It is warm, we can swim. It is a pleasure to watch white ships.

I think that (10)… is a very useful thing for us and I enjoy all kinds of (11)… very much.