- •A stop for lunch
- •No luggage compartments
- •1. Phonetic Drill. Translate, transcribe and pronounce correctly:
- •3. Give English equivalents of:
- •9. Translate the Russian words into English and insert them. Speak on the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by long-distance buses in Spain.
- •10. A coach tour of Europe
- •1) You are going to read the itinerary of a European coach tour. Before you read, look at the map of Europe and discuss the best order in which to visit:
- •2) Read the itinerary quickly and see if you guessed the order and time correctly. Europe's highlights
- •3) Read the itinerary again in detail and find out where you can do the following things.
- •4) Give antonyms to the following words:
- •6) Match the words with their definitions.
- •7) Fill in the prepositions where necessary.
- •Mini-tours
- •Full tours
- •1. Look at this promotional leaflet about an imaginary coach tour in Europe.
- •A disastrous tour
3) Read the itinerary again in detail and find out where you can do the following things.
ride in a gondola
visit a diamond factory
have a wonderful view of the Alps
go on a canal cruise
see a forum
watch glassblowers
visit a cathedral
h) go on a river cruise i) buy some leather goods j) go on a "magic" ride
4) Give antonyms to the following words:
Optional, marvellous, delicate, vast, delicious.
5) Which words go together according to the text.
stupendous vineyards
arched plains
hill-top drive
terraced access
criss-crossing canals
fertile castles
unlimited bridges
6) Match the words with their definitions.
summit a. the handing down of opinions, stories.
valley b. act of making persons known to each oth-
er; act of bringing smth into notice
fertile c. the top; highest point
tradition d. a low tract of land between hills; a river-
basin
5. introduction e. fruitful; prolific; inventive
7) Fill in the prepositions where necessary.
1) From here your coach sets Amsterdam ... overnight
... Hotel Inntel at Zaandam or Grand Amstelveen. 2) After your included visit... a famous diamond factory it's time ... optional morning sightseeing. 3) The included tour starts ... a boat ride and is followed ... highlights. 4) This afternoon journey across the Apennines ... the gentle hilly countryside ... Tuscany. 5) Overnight... the Florence area ... Hotel Delta ... Calenzano or Europa ... Signa. 6) Later visit one ... Florence's leather shops and then time to wander ... your own. 7)... the afternoon travel south ... the autostrada. 8) Reach Rome well ... time to enjoy your first evening ... this great capital city. 9) Then, ... way ... the Circus Maximus, you reach the top .. the Gianicolo hill to enjoy a full view ... Rome and its seven hills. 10) Glimpses ... the pre-Alps will make you aware that you're not far ... Lake Lugano. 11) A stupendous drive today going ... first... Stresa ... Lake Maggiore ... a short stop before climbing ... the summit ... the Simplon Pass to enjoy a quite spectacular view ... the
surrounding alpine peaks. 12) Vistas ... famous vineyards ... the way ... Beaune. 13) Optional sightseeing ... a local expert starts ... an inside visit... Notre Dame cathedral. 14) Leave Paris and travel north ... the Channel port where your tour ends.
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TOURING BY COACH IN BRITAIN
Sit back, relax, and watch the British countryside roll by, through big picture windows. There is an incredible variety of tours available, ranging from a one-day trip into London's countryside, to comprehensive touring holidays of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Mini-tours
If you don't want to be tried to a schedule throughout your stay, why not book a mini-tour to complement your independent sightseeing. These last from two to five days (one to four nights) and are run by many of the big coach companies.
Even shorter, are the one-day tours which go from London to popular places of interest such as Stratford-upon-Avon, the Cotswold Hills, Oxford and Windsor. Day tours also depart from other major towns to local historic and scenic attractions.