Lesson 2

SPEAKING

1. You and your friend have won a competition and the prize is a holiday of your choice. Discuss the following issues and choose a holiday from the options below:

• which would be the best type of holiday to go on

• what you would like to do while you’re there

• how long you would like to go for

• what preparations you need to make for the trip. (use word-combinations from the dialogue №3)

Holidays from a to z

Action adventure

Cross the Sahara on a camel. Fly in a balloon safari. Sleep under the stars. Live your life to the full!

Beautiful beaches

White sand and palm trees as far as the eye can see. Bright sun and warm water. Exchange your stress for peace!

Countryside camping

Put down the picture postcards of the pretty countryside and pack your bags because we’re going there. Be part of nature!

Date with History

Bored with TV? Come on our great tour of monuments and museums and historical town centres. Feed your brain and your eyes!

Exciting sports

Fed up with sitting around? Want to get fit and have fun? Water sports, mountain-climbing, indoor skiing*, and more: everything’s possible at our special centre!

* indoor skiing – крытый трек для сноуборда

(Statistic-based discussion).

2. Look at the information in the two charts in ex. 4. Read the following sentences that describe this information.

1. People book most holidays at travel agent’s offices.

2. People use the Internet to book a large number of holidays.

3. People with demanding jobs* take a lot of short-break holidays.

4. People often take their honeymoon abroad.

* demanding job – ответственная работа

3. Here are some sentences from students talking about the two graphs. Can you match the two parts of each sentence together?

1. I suppose the traditional way is 2. It’s not surprising that the Internet is so high 3. The honeymoon figure must be lower 4. I imagine it’s more likely to be younger people 5. I guess that in the future we’ll see 6. I think I’d still feel safer booking it

a. when you think how many websites are travel ones. b. because you only go on one of those! c. by going into an office myself. d. the Internet increasing further. e. to go into the travel agent’s office. f. using websites to book their trips.

4. The two charts show information about holiday bookings. The first one shows how people book their holidays, and the other shows the kinds of holiday they book. Talk about the information presented in the charts. Do you think the situation will change in the future? How?

How people book their holidays:

Sources of booking

1. Visit to travel agent’s office.

2. Telephone

3. Internet

4. Direct response to advert

5. Personal recommendation

The kinds of holidays people book:

Types of holiday

1. Short breaks

2. Family holidays

3. Independent travel

4. Group booking

5. Honeymoons

5. Complete the sentences with the words on the right:

_____ includes cultural and religious trips. _____includes meetings and conferences. You can see exotic animals on a _______. Do I need a _____ for Kazakhstan? A _____ is a long hard walk. Some tourists want more ____ experiences.

Safari Visa Trek Leisure tourism Business tourism Authentic

6. Express your point of view on:

1. Travel can change people in the following positive ways:

learn other languages; authentic cultures; exotic countries; animals; new experiences; feed one’s brain and eyes....

2. Travel can change people in the following negative ways:

bad experience with travel agency; safari; long preparations for the trip; visa; being lazy; short break holiday...

Lesson 3

COMMUNICATION

1. Complete the dialogue with the missed phrases in the list below.

TAKING A VACATION.

David: Did you say you’re going ___________ next month?

Ruth: Yes, my family and I are going to New York for a week. We want ____________________

David: I envy you. I haven’t had a vacation for a long time. You know I always take a short-break holidays. I wish I _____________________

Ruth: You can take a vacation sometime soon, ___________?

David: No, there’s too much work to do. Maybe next year, though. I guess it’ll be our _________, dear!

Well, I hope __________ a postcard with beautiful views of the city and your

comments!

Ruth: Don’t be pessimistic! I promise!

- to visit the Museums and see some plays; - you’ll send me; - honeymoon; - to take a vacation; - can’t you; - could get away for a while.

2. Read the dialogue in pairs and act out similar dialogues.