Vocabulary Exercises.

1. Develop the following ideas, insert the necessary active word:

1. (Politically) she was very … .

2. The plan was … by people of all classes.

3. She tried to persuade people not to … the store until …. .

4. He belonged to a small intellectual … .

5. This will be … to the country as a whole.

6. This coastline is wild and … .

7. That was the territory, … only … .

8. They are … … for (to) … .

9. His profits … .

10. To many people the name Kalahari … .

11. She certainly wanted her money but … .

12. Their aggressiveness … .

13. The … between … .

14. … among… .

1. Discuss the following:

1. Give all the attributes for the words connected with “tourism”.

2. Think of a plan how to set off the tourism industry in our country.

2. Translate the following sentences into English:

1.Он был рьяным сторонником демократического движения. 2. Рьяный охранник не впустил высокопоставленного посетителя в отель без пропуска. 3. Песенку поддержали представители всех классов Сент Люсьен.

4. Мы бы хотели, чтобы вы стали клиентами именно нашего ресторана, и тогда у вас будут скидки.

5. Мы даже не можем заложить фундамент, с которого можно иметь выгоду.

6. В августе ожидается основной наплыв туристов в Крым.

7. Недовольство персонала отелей выражается разными способами.

8. Пропасть между бедными и богатыми приводит к нестабильности в государстве.

9. Россия должна стать страной с широко развитым туризмом.

10.После долгих и рьяных разногласий между членами правительства новый закон, наконец, был одобрен.

11.Даже рыбаки и фермеры приспосабливаются к туризму.

12.Во время нашего путешествия мы попытались проникнуть в отдаленное поселение на скалистой местности острова.

13.Все включающие отели всегда предоставляют туристам необходимые услуги.

14.Когда слышишь слово Карибы, представляешь себе что-то вроде рая.

15.Альтернативой может быть только широко развитый туризм, благодаря которому экономика резко возрастет.

16.Гости все включающих отелей не ходили в местные магазины и рестораны.

17.Туристы из отелей «все включено» не были постоянными посетителями местных ресторанов и магазинов.

18.Элита всегда принадлежала к привилегированному слою общества.

19.Этот далекий поселок находится в северной части каменистого побережья. Даже искатели приключений не пытаются попасть сюда.

20.Они готовятся к гражданской войне.

21.Число туристов значительно возросло.

22.Его доходы взлетели молниеносно.

23.Они слушали раскрыв рты, как Джеймс им расписывал эти фантастические машины.

24.Туризм как отрасль вынужден в этой части света зависеть от иностранцев (функционировать на условиях иностранцев).

25.Образование туристического анклава в этой части Карибов вызывает новые проблемы.

26.Их агрессивность вызвана страхом.

27.Корень этой проблемы заключается в последствиях расовой дискриминации, колониализма и рабства.

28.Расхождения между приезжими и местными становится все острее.

29.Сельское хозяйство на Карибах ориентировано на экспорт.

30.Развивать туризм как основную отрасль хозяйства является приоритетом для правительства Карибов.

31.Приток туристов окажет влияние как на социальную жизнь, так и на окружающую среду.

32.Усиление потока туристов наряду с маркетинговыми компаниями позволит запустить так называемый «двигатель роста».

Transcript (p. 41)

susan: My name's Susan Davies, and I'm a researcher and travel writer.

INTERVIEWER: Susan, tell me...um...first of all when did you start travelling?

susan: I think the first proper journey I went... er...was when I was 30, I was quite old. I went to Australia, spent a year there and on the way Back I went to Thailand and travelled all round there, up into the north, down to the south, in Bangkok.

INTERVIEWER: What is it that yon enjoy most about traveling?

SUSAN: I think it’s the sense in adven…of adventure. Most of the traveling I’ve done, I’ve done on my own, not particularly out of choice or because I'm so ghastly I can't get people to travel with me but just because I like...I like the adventure, I like the feeling of... um...being able to do exactly what I want. And also I think as a writer you .. I've met many more people travelling alone. I think...um...one регson on their own is much more accessible than two or three. People don't come up and talk so much if you are mem…member of a couple or a group. Whereas as one person you get chatting to people in shops, or at...in bars, or at...er...just travelling...just...er...on coaches, buses, trains. So it's much more interesting.

INTERVIEWER: There must be something that you don't enjoy quite so much.

susan: I...yes, I think...um...travelling alone has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages in that when something goes wrong, if I'm with someone it can be quite a laugh and quite jolly. But when it goes wrong and I'm on my own it is actually a...a nightmare because it's — much more difficult to be brave.

In Australia I spent some time working on a cattle station because I wanted the ‘full Australian experience' and through someone I'd met at a coffee bar in Sydney I'd got the address of this place way up in the centre of Queensland... er...near Emerald. And I rang and said, 'Oh, I'm going to be...you know... passing through Queensland next week, can I come and work for you?' 'Oh yes,' they said, 'Er...get the Greyhound and ask them to drop you off at Willows Creek.' And I thought, 'Ooh, well yes Ok.' So I did this and travelled overnight through Queensland and I said to the driver, 'I need to be dropped off at Willows Creek.' Not expecting him to take me literally. He pulled in, in the middle of what seemed like a dirt track and said, This is Willows Creek. And there was no one, you know, a long straight road, no one coming left, no one coming right. So I got out and I stood there and...um... the ow...the wife of the owner of the farm did eventually arrive but I was there for what felt like an hour and a half, in fact it was probably only five minutes. Now, if someone had been with me we'd have laughed and it wouldn't have felt quite so desperate. But I can remember thinking then, 'What on earth am I doing? I'm in the middle of literally nowhere and I don’t know the people that are meant to be coming, and there's no one coming along this road and I think I might have blown it.'

And...um...the first night I was there I had...um...a meal with the family in the homestead, as it was called, and then... um...they gave me a kerosene lamp and said...um...basically waved me goodnight and said, 'Do mind when you're walking across the yard for the snakes.' And I laughed and she looked at me and she said, 'Oh no, this is the time of year, you know, they like lying in the yard because., .er...it's warmer.' And she said, 'And for goodness sake shake your bedding out because they do get cold and...er...sometimes they do slide in because it's very warm.' And I did at that stage think, 'I am out of my depth. This is not what I came to Australia for. And also I hate snakes, what on earth am I doing here?' And as I walked across... um...sort of making sure my feet made a huge sound so that the vibrations would presumably wake up these lazy old snakes that were lying asleep in the middle of the dark yard, my lamp did catch one of them slithering away. And I screamed and of course no one came because they didn't hear. And anyway I got into the hut as it was, absolutely pitch black, um...shook my bedding, got into bed, you know ...thinking all the time that I was just going to be pounced on by loads of cold snakes. And then I heard the sound of wings and the wings went 'Prrrr' and then 'Bang'. I thought, 'What on earth is that?' And then 'Prrrr-bang'. And I just thought, This is a nightmare. I am actually in the middle of some terrible Dracula film, something terrible is happening.' And I...I burrowed down even further and in fact eventually fell asleep and the next day I went in to have breakfast and I said...um, 'Oh, I think there might have been a bird in the room last night and I thought what sort of bird would that be?' And they laughed and said, 'Oh no, that's not a bird, that's a flying fox,' which is a type of... um", bat, er...because they...er... said, 'Oh yes, they live in there.' And I thought, 'Gosh here I am, I'm sharing the hut with snakes, flying foxes,' and they...um...told me that there was a frog that lived in the loo. And after that I thought, 'No, I really don't want to use the loo if there's a frog living in there. I'd rather...actually rather go outside,' which is what I did even though there might be snakes.

INTERVIEWER: Do you ever foresee a time when you would be tired of travelling?

susan: I hope not, 1 hope I don't ever find that. But I suppose having done certain things, I know what I like and I know what I don't like and I don't feel I have to do things just to...that are characterforming._And also I quite like a hot shower and a comfy bed. But that's not to say I couldn't...um...I couldn't manage washing in a stream and sleeping on a rock, I know I could, but...er...whether I could in another 40 years, I don't know.

Trouble in Paradise (p. 42)

1. Discuss the following:

1. Interpret the title of the article.

2. Give a definition of the word “paradise”.

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Do you think it is really necessary for the PM to have a pass, even at the hotel?

2. How did the opposition comment on the event? What does it imply?

3. What is the meaning of the Calypso?

4. How did it happen that all-inclusives had lost their popularity among the locals?

5. What about the situation in Jamaica and Barbados?

6. Why is tourism called “a crucial industry” there?

7. What does Antigua opposition mean by “a foundation”?

8. How does tourism industry function in this area?

9. What do the villagers of Vielle Case complain about?

10. What does tourism mean for the Caribbean?

11. Why is tourism both fortune and misfortune for the Caribbean?

12. What does the root of the problem stem from?

13. What causes a more acute gulf between visitors and local people?

14. What is the alternative?

15. What is the mainstream tourism?

3. Talking points:

1. Holiday advertisements / selling tourism.

2. Travelling abroad.

3. Tourism and tourists.

4. Making complaints.

5. What can broaden your mind?

6. What things could possibly conjure up the image of paradise?

7. Travel writers.

8. Character forming.

9. Describing places (descriptive words: climate, cultural interest, religion, things to see, geographical location, crops, vegetation, wildlife).

4.Answer the following questions:

a) How would you define a traveller? Are you a traveller?

Look at these different types of travellers. How would you define or describe them?

a pilgrim a tourist a rambler

an emigrant a holiday-maker a commuter

a hitchhiker a yachtswoman a bus conductor

a motorcycle a courier

b) Match the types of traveller in 1 to the descriptions below.

a. She sails round the world single-handed in a catamaran.

b. He goes sightseeing and takes lots of photos.

c. She finally arrives at the holy place and approaches the icon.

d. He left Britain in 1980 and has settled in Australia.

e. He thumbs a lift.

f. He delivers urgent letters and parcels to businesses in the city.

g. Every Sunday, he walks ten miles or so for pleasure across hills and moors.

h. This summer we’ve booked a lovely holiday hotel near the beach in the south of Spain.

i. She catches the eight o’clock train every weekday morning.

j. He sells tickets on the number 22.

c) Which probably takes longest?

a. a boat trip / a channel crossing / a voyage / a cruise

b. a stroll / a trek / a hike / a walk

c. a trip / an excursion / an expedition / a journey

d. going as the crow flies / taking the scenic route / taking a short cut

e. strolling / striding / dawdling / jogging

f. a ferry / a narrowboat / a hovercraft / a speedboat

d) Which of the people below are travellers, and which are tourists?

1 I always go on all-inclusive package holidays, and stay in luxurious resorts. I prefer to book everything in advance.

2 I’m very adventurous – a bit of an explorer really – I like to find my own way around new and unusual places. I like to get off the beaten track.

3 I love backpacking around the world, travelling on a shoestring, staying in budget accommodation and meeting fellow globetrotters.

e) Find phrases above which mean:

a. Everything paid for before you go.

b. Go places that most people don’t go to.

c. Travel without spending much money.

f) Look at the words below. They are all connected with ways of travelling. Match them to the different ways of travelling listed below.

hiking flying swimming

cycling horse riding going by train

a. saddle / gallop / rein / hoof

b. boots / map / compass / hills

c. saddle / gears / handlebars / pedal

d. crawl / lengths / goggles / breaststroke

e. platform / ticket / timetable / carriage

f. check in / luggage / runway / departure lounge

g) Put the correct verb of movement in each of the expressions below. Change the form if necessary.

fly drive sail

1 The cruise ship set ______________ for the Caribbean last Tuesday.

2 Time just ____________ by. Soon we had to leave.

3 What are you ____________ at? I can’t see your point.

4 Their youngest child is uncontrollable. He just ____________ into a rage at the slightest thing.

5 She’s so intelligent. She just ____________ through all her exams.

6 The long wait for news almost ____________ her out of her mind with worry.

7 John’s annoying behaviour is ____________ me mad.

8 Everything he says ____________ in the face of all common sense. If he comes to power, it will be a disaster.

h) Travel Dictionary Quiz

1 Who are the travelling public?

2 Do we say in your travels or on your travels?

3 What do you take if you travel light?

4 What’s a travelogue?

5 What does a travel agent do?

6 What do you mean if you say your car can really travel?

7 What do you mean if you say that a wine travels well?

8 What’s the difference between travel sickness and motion sickness?

9 What are you if you are well-travelled?

10 What’s the difference between traveling and travelling?

11 What is a travelator?

Creative Writing (p. 45. Model version

Dear Ruth,

I was really upset to hear about your disappointing holiday, especially as I had recommended the hotel to you. It sounds as if the change of management has had a dreadful effect on all areas of hotel quality. I will write if you like but I'm not sure it will do much good given their current attitude.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to express my disappointment with your hotel's services on behalf of a friend of mine.

She and her family spent a week there from 21 to 28 June this year on my recommendation. They found the hotel brochure misleading on several counts and the attitude of the managerial staff most unhelpful.

The brochure claims that all rooms have en suite facilities whereas in fact one of their rooms had no toilet or shower. They were unable to get vegetarian food in spite of claims of a "cuisine to suit all tastes". Another major disappointment and inconvenience was the fact that the beach was a good five minutes away on foot - they had been relying on being able to reach the beach easily and without having to carry everything so far for their two young children. As it was, a trip to the beach was a major expedition and not the relaxed affair they had been expecting. The alternative would have been to stay beside the pool but it was far too cold for small children or indeed for any normal warm-blooded adult.

It is dishonest to attract customers by making false claims in your brochure. I shall be reporting you to the Tourist Board and Trading Standards Author and suggest that you make speedy compensation to Mr and Mrs Simpson for their spoilt holiday.

Yours faithfully,