VII. Communication skills

A. Explain the difference between the following:

1. a hotel and a bed and breakfast place;

2. seasick, airsick and carsick;

3. tour operator and travel agent;

4. at sea and at the seaside.

B. Put the sentences in a logical order. Discuss your choice.

1. I paid my bill.

2. I checked in at the reception.

3. I left the hotel.

4. I went up to my room.

5. I spent the night at the hotel.

6. I had an early morning call at seven o’clock.

7. I booked a room at the hotel.

8. I went out for dinner.

9. I arrived at the hotel.

10. I got up and had a shower.

11. I had breakfast.

12. I tipped the porter who carried my luggage upstairs.

С. Develop the following situation:

Student A:

You are an immigration officer at an international airport in Canada. You are interviewing a newly arrived visitor. Your job is to find out as much information as you can. You start. Begin like this:

“What flight did you arrived on, please?”

(Find out why he or she is visiting Canada, where and how long the person will be in Canada, if the visitor has any relatives here, how much currency the visitor has brought, how long his/her visa is valid for, etc.)

Student B:

You are a student. You will be staying in Canada with a Canadian family. You are passing through immigration at an international airport. You are talking to an immigration officer. Your partner starts.

D. Work in group. Make a project of a new Sightseeing Tour of Canada. Cover the following points:

- Overnight accommodation; - Departure City; - Number of Days; - Price Range; - Tour type (Bus/Coach, Airplane, Helicopter, Cruise, Train, Segway, Shows & Events, Adventure, Independent Tours: Without a Guide); - Advertisement (where people can find out about your Sightseeing Tour).

Possible destinations: Nature tours (Northern Lights Adventure Tour, Yukon Wilderness Experience), Rocky Mountain Tours (Rockies Classic Tour (3.5 Days), Wine Tours (Fraser Valley Wine Tour, Okanagan Wine & Culinary Tour), Aboriginal Tours (Whistler Sightseeing Tour (1-Day), Tofino Ultimate Experience (3-Days), City Tours (Victoria Royal Tour (2-Days), Sightseeing Tour Seattle or Shopping Tour (1-Day).

VIII. Word list

accretion

additionally

aluminum

amateur

average

beaver

boreal forest

census

Commonwealth

Confederation

contributing

current

distinct

grain

harsh

inhabitant

introductory

mandatory

manufacturing

maple leaf

mine

order

peace

previous

province

royal

settlement

sovereign

supplier

sustainable

timber

to carry out

to cede

to depict

to extend from

to make up

to perform

to persist

to refer to

trade

waterfall

wheat

P. S. Don’t forget to learn Everyday Expressions by heart! See Ex. IV. C.

UNIT 3. Australia

I. Warm up

1. Imagine that you are going to an uninhabited island. Think about 5 things, which you can take there. What are they? Share your thoughts with your groupmates.

2. Do you know that Australia is the world's largest island?