- •Липецкий государственный педагогический университет
- •Липецк, 2006 unit 1 why do people travel?
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •5. Look through the list of words below and classify them into two groups: “a short journey” and “a long journey”.
- •6. Put one of the words below in each space. Use each word only once.
- •8. Think of at least 5 words to go into each blank.
- •9. Use the following words to make as many compounds as possible.
- •10. Match the verbs on the left with nouns on the right.
- •11. Choose the best word to complete the sentences.
- •12. Fill in the gaps with correct prepositions.
- •13. Say it in English.
- •Reading
- •1. Read the text (the paragraphs are out of order). Then do the tasks which follow. Sum up the reasons for travelling that Mark Wallington mentions in his essay.
- •2. Travelling On Your Own.
- •1) Read the following text to find out how the writer prefers to travel and why.
- •2) Now complete these statements by choosing the answer you think fits best.
- •3) Discussion Points:
- •Why do people travel?
- •Vocabulary
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Reading
- •More Than One Way to Travel
- •Listening
- •Have your say
- •2. Comment upon the following quotation:
- •III reading
- •Remember the pattern
- •Writing
- •Have your say
- •Act it out
- •The Best Way to Travel
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •8. Divide the following means of transport into 3 groups: transport by air, water, on land.
- •9. Read the short passage below and decide what the missing words are.
- •10. A) Match the expressions on the left to their explanations on the right.
- •Listening
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •5. Give at least 3 alternatives for each blank.
- •6. Choose the correct answer.
- •7. Read the passage and work out the missing words.
- •8. Give English equivalents.
- •Joke Time!
- •9. The following sentences describe what you do when you go to an airport to catch a plane, but they are in the wrong order. Read them carefully and put them in the right order.
- •What is jet lag?
- •Reading
- •1. You are going to read the true story of how Nigel Hughes flew to Brazil by accident. How do you think this could have happened?
- •I Flew to Brazil by Accident
- •2. Pre-reading task.
- •1) What for you is most important from an airline? Put the following in order of importance:
- •2) Flying is probably one of the safest ways to travel, but there can be problems. Discuss what can go wrong on the ground and in the air.
- •Travellers’ Tales
- •Have your say
- •2. Sum up all the arguments for and against flying.
- •3. Have you ever travelled by air? Share your experience with the class. Act it out
- •I’m not Keen on Flying
- •Vocabulary
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •2. British English or American English? Complete the table.
- •3. Match the nouns in the middle with the words on the outside.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with correct prepositions.
- •5. Complete these sentences.
- •Joke Time!
- •Reading
- •Writing
- •2. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of railway travel?
- •2. British English or American English? Classify the words into 2 columns:
- •8. Read the passage and put the sentences in the correct order.
- •Reading
- •1. Read the text and put the paragraphs in the correct order under the headings:
- •2. Read the text and fill each gap with one of these words:
- •The Road to Ruin
- •Writing
- •Vocabulary Work
- •1. Replace these words and expressions from the text you have just read with words or expressions of your own.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following:
- •3. Find words and expressions for these definitions.
- •Writing
- •Have your say
- •Act it out
- •Unit 3 are you an experienced traveller?
- •An experienced traveller
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Reading
- •1. A) Read this advice from a travel book and complete the sentences.
- •2. The leaflet below gives advice to students on travelling round Europe by train. After reading it, read the questions below and choose the answer which you think fits best. Eurorailing
- •Writing
- •Vocabulary
- •In sight
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •1. Transcribe and read the following words.
- •Valise, commodious, reverie, saloon, exhilaration, harbour, disillusioned,
- •2. Could you do this crossword puzzle?
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
- •8. Are the following statements true or false? Can you correct the false ones?
- •9. Read the passage and fill in the gaps with any suitable words or expressions.
- •Writing
- •Listening
- •Have your say
- •Unit 4 does travel broaden the mind?
- •Vocabulary
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •6. Fill in the gaps to complete the phrases. Give alternatives where possible.
- •Reading
- •4. Choose one of the quotations below and comment upon it.
- •When in Rome
- •Getting ready for the round-table talk writing
- •Listening
- •Have your say
- •Brush up everything you have done
- •And get ready for
- •The Round-Table Talk
- •On travelling.
8. Give English equivalents.
пристегнуть ремни
совершить вынужденную посадку
взвесить и зарегистрировать багаж
пройти паспортный контроль
отменить рейс
оставаться на своих местах
отложить рейс
Air Hostess: You’ll have to
change twice, in Frankfurt and in New York before you get to Los
Angeles.
Girl: Goodness me! And I’ve
only brought the clothes I’m standing up in!Joke Time!
9. The following sentences describe what you do when you go to an airport to catch a plane, but they are in the wrong order. Read them carefully and put them in the right order.
You go to the departure lounge.
You get a trolley.
You arrive at the airport.
You go to your gate.
You go to the check-in desk.
You go to the duty-free shop.
You get a boarding card.
You board the plane.
You check in your luggage.
You look at the departure board to see if your flight is boarding yet.
The board tells you which gate to go to.
You go through passport control.
What is the order of events when you fly into an airport? Begin like this:
The plane lands.
...
10. Read the following text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have an extra incorrect word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () at the end of the line. If a line has a word which should not be there, circle the word. In this case, all of the extra incorrect words are articles.
Jet Lag
0 When you fly from the
Europe to the Middle East, America or
1 Asia the flight will be
longer than the four hours and
2 will involve crossing
several time zones. The time difference
3 between your point of
departure and final destination can
4 as much as the twelve
hours. It can also mean flying from
5 winter to summer or spring
to autumn. You leave the Athens
6 at seven o’clock on a
winter’s morning and arrive in Melbourne,
7 which is seven hours ahead,
more than a twenty hours later on
8 a hot summer’s day.
Naturally your body still thinks you are
9 in Athens. Because of this
you will almost inevitably
10 suffer from a mild or even
quite severe jet lag.What is jet lag?
Reading
1. You are going to read the true story of how Nigel Hughes flew to Brazil by accident. How do you think this could have happened?
Now, read the text quickly and check whether your prediction was right.
I Flew to Brazil by Accident
Settling into my seat on the plane, I felt tired, ready for a drink and looking forward to getting home. As I sipped a gin and tonic and pushed my seat back, I remember thinking. ‘Only a couple of hours and I’ll be home.’ I’d phoned my girlfriend, Georgina, from Copenhagen before the plane took off to tell her I was on my way. She’d said she’d pick me up at Heathrow Airport but I told her not to bother. After another drink, I snoozed until I heard a flight attendant announce, ‘We will shortly be landing at Heathrow.’ ‘Better get my things together,’ I thought. And that was it. I honestly don’t remember another thing until I woke up again later on. For a couple of minutes I sat wondering sleepily if we were still on our way down to Heathrow. Then I began to realize something funny was going on. The two seats next to me had been empty when I fell asleep. Now a man was lying across them sleeping. There’d been a little girl in front, who’d kept grinning at me over the back of her seat. She had gone. And, weirdest of all, all the lights were off and everyone seemed to be asleep.
Slowly it began to dawn on me what had happened. I simply couldn’t believe it and felt increasingly horrified. The plane must have landed at Heathrow, let off some passengers, taken on others and set off on the next part of its journey. And I knew there that was to – Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
What on earth was I going to do? Poor Georgina would be wondering what had happened to me, and by now she was probably frantic with worry. And I was stuck on the plane with no ticket. Would they believe it was an accident? Had I really fallen so deeply asleep that I’d completely missed the plane landing and taking off again? I’d certainly been tired but this was ridiculous!
Not knowing what else to do, I went to look for a flight attendant and told her what had happened. I found out it was about 3 a.m. and we were several hours into the 11-hour flight to Brazil. The flight attendant thought it was very funny and told me not to worry. There wasn’t much anyone could do, anyway.
We landed in Rio at lunchtime on the Saturday. I was slightly worried that I might be hauled off the plane and locked up as an illegal immigrant. In fact, they took me straight to the departure lounge and told me that I had to sit and wait for the next flight to London, which was at 10 o’clock.
The first thing I did was call Georgina. She was furious because she had convinced herself that I’d been in a plane crash which she’d heard about on the news. Once I’d made the call, I decided it would be a shame to be in Rio and not see any of it. So, slipping out of the airport, I jumped into a passing taxi. It was surprisingly easy! The driver took me round Rio and down to Copacabana beach. It was great! There I was, sitting on one of the most exotic beaches in the world instead of being back in gloomy England, hard at work. The thought of work and the valuable contract I knew I had now lost depressed me for a moment. But then I decided than since I couldn’t do a thing about it, I might as well take in the sights.
In the late afternoon I headed back to the airport. I had to confess that I’d sneaked out. The airline staff were not at all pleased and gave me an escort to watch my every move. However, I wasn’t planning on going anywhere else – I wasn’t going to miss the plane home. Fortunately, there were no problems or delays and we landed at Heathrow at lunchtime on the Sunday. I’d set off from Denmark 48 hours earlier and had spent most of that time in the air, I’d travelled an unbelievable 11,000 miles across the world and back, had a quick paddle in Brazil and landed back home again, tired, fed-up but none the worse for the experience.
Georgina recovered from the shock and was able to see the funny side of it, eventually. As for me, I still haven’t worked out how I slept through a whole landing and take-off.
Points of view
If you flew somewhere by accident, where would you like it to be?
If you only had time to do one thing there, what would you do?
Comprehension
Read the questions, then read the passage again and choose the correct answer or ending.
What did Nigel do during the Copenhagen to London Heathrow part of the flight?
He had something to eat and drink.
He talked, drank and slept.
He had a couple of drinks and a sleep.
He slept the whole time.
How did he first feel when he realized they had left Heathrow?
amused
shocked
excited
frightened
When he arrived in Rio, he was
arrested for illegal entry.
fined because he hadn’t got a ticket.
ordered to stay in the departure lounge.
offered a flight home the next day.
He spent his time in Rio
sightseeing.
sunbathing.
worrying about work.
taking photos.