R eading exercises:

14. Read and dramatize the following dialogue:

In a Tourist Information Office

A : Good morning. Can I help you?

B: Yes, do you have a map of the city centre?

A: Yes madam, here you are.

B: We’d like to go to the history museum this morning. Is it far from here?

A: No, it’s only about 5 minutes’ walk.

B: Could you give us some directions?

A: Certainly madam. Turn left out of the hotel and continue for 250 metres until you arrive at a set of traffic lights. Turn right at the lights on to Museum Street. Continue down this street for a few minutes and you will see the history museum on the right hand side opposite the police station. It’s clearly marked on the map.

B: And do you know the admission price for the museum?

A: It’s £8.00 for adults.

B: Thank you. After the museum we’d like to go to the zoo. How do we get there?

A: I suggest you take the number 14 bus. It leaves every ten minutes from the bus stop in front of the museum and goes directly to the zoo. The bus journey is only about fifteen minutes.

B: How much is the bus fare?

A: One moment madam and I’ll check………It’s £2.50 per person madam.

B: That’s great. And can you recommend a good restaurant for this evening?

Not too expensive but good value for money.

A: Yes, of course. I recommend the White Hart Hotel on King Street. A main course will cost around £10.00 and it has a very nice atmosphere.

B: Thanks for your help.

A : You’re welcome. Have a nice day.

14. Match the words in a with their definitions in b. Use a dictionary to check your answers:

A B

1. traffic lights a. act of travelling from one place to another

2. admission price b. most important part of a meal

3. journey c. road signals with green, orange and red lights

4. fare d. cost of entering a building or an event

5. m ain course e. money you pay to travel by bus, taxi, plane or train.

XXI. Choose the correct word in italics to make true sentences according to the dialogue:

a) The tourist asks for a postcard / map of the city centre.

b) First of all, the tourist would like to visit the science / history museum.

c) Next they would like to go to the zoo / fair.

d ) In the evening the tourist would like to go to a restaurant / hotel.

XXII. Complete the directions given to the tourist with the words below:

right, map, left, traffic lights, station, down, turn, meters, marked , opposite

“ Turn _______ out of the hotel and continue for 250 ______ until you arrive at a set of ______ ______. ______ right at the lights on to Museum Street. Continue ______ this street for a few minutes and you will see the history museum on the ______-hand side, ______ the police ______. It’s clearly______ on the ______.”

XXIII. Complete the sentences below with the numbers from the dialogue:

a) The history museum is only about a ______ minute walk.

b) The admission price for the museum is £ ______.

c) Bus number ______ goes to the zoo.

d) The bus leaves every ______ minutes.

e) The bus journey to the zoo is only ______ minutes.

f) The bus fare is £ ______ per person.

g) At the White Hart Hotel, a main course will cost around £ ______.