Английский

6.Say in what tenses the verbs are used and translate the sentences.

1)We are planning to travel abroad.

2)They have completely changed their plans.

3)He will be studying at the library at 12 o’clock tomorrow.

4)Tom was having dinner when I came home.

5)We have been to London this year.

1. Read text 2 for detail.

Text 2

BASIC DEFINITIONS IN TOURISM

The World Tourism Organization distinguishes between three basic forms of tourism:

—domestic tourism, involving residents of the given country travelling only within the country;

—inbound tourism, involving non-residents travelling in another country;

—outbound tourism, involving residents travelling in another country. International tourism consists of inbound and outbound tourism. Basic definitions of tourism were established at the United Nations (Conference on Tourism and International Travel, Rome 1963) and by the United Nations Commission on Statistics (April 1968).

These definitions were revised and updated at the World Tourism Organization (WTO) conference in Ottawa in June 1991 and certain recommendations were formulated. Most countries have adopted these definitions.

In fact, travellers can be categorized in four ways:

—Domestic visitors;

—International visitors;

—International tourists;

—Excursionists.

For statistical purposes, the term “domestic visitor” describes any person residing in a country, who travels to a place within the

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country, outside his/her usual environment for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose of visit is other than an activity for which he/she is paid within the place visited.

The term “international visitor” describes any person visiting a country other than that in which he or she has usual place of residence. The length of stay must not exceed 12 months.

Certain types of travellers are excluded from the category of “tourist” for reasons other than that of residency. These are:

—people travelling for political reasons: refugees;

—people travelling for political/professional reasons: migrants, members of the armed forces, diplomats, embassy staff;

—people travelling for professional reasons: nomads, border workers, seasonal workers, couriers;

—people sent abroad by their companies or government;

—transit passengers and permanent immigrants.

People who travel to work in a foreign country and are paid by this country have different motives for travelling than other visitors to the country. The WTO has devised a system of classifying international visitors, which separates visitors that must be included in international tourism statistics from those that must not.

A visitor whose length of stay in a country reaches or exceeds 24 hours, thus spending at least one night in the visited country, is classified as an international tourist. If classified as same-day visitors, travellers can stay in the country less than 24 hours.

The excursionist is a foreign visitor whose stay does not exceed 24 hours.

The economic impact of the international excursionist is very important to small isolated countries, which receive cruise-ship passengers.

travellersWhen classifiedspendtheasnightsame-day visitors,

on ship. The excursionist therefore does not spend the night in the country he is visiting.

It is difficult, however, to determine the tourism definition of a short trip. Generally, a journey is a trip when a minimum distance has been covered or when there has been a change of administrative district.

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2.Find in the text synonyms to the words.

to divide, to correct, to classify, to include, to accept, to live, general, to modernize, to set up, to be composed of, objective

3.Complete the chart.

Travellers

Included in tourism statistics

Visitors

1. Domestic visitors

2.

3.

4.

Excluded from tourism statistics

1. Refugees

2.

3.

.

.

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4.Answer the following questions using your chart.

1)What groups are travellers divided into?

2)What types of travellers are excluded from the category of “tourist”?

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3)What types of travellers are included in tourism statistics?

4)What are the main purposes of travelling?

5.Complete the sentences.

1)There are three basic forms of tourism: ..., ..., ... .

2)... ... involves residents of the given country travelling within the country.

3)... ... involves non-residents travelling in another country.

4)... ... involves residents travelling in another country.

5)Basic definitions of tourism were established at ... and ... .

6)International tourism consists of ... and ... tourism.

7)The term ... ... describes any person residing in a country, who travels to a place within the country for a period not exceeding 12 months.

8)The term ... ... describes any person visiting a country other than that in which he or she has usual place of residence for a period not exceeding 12 months.

9)The ... is a foreign visitor whose stay does not exceed 24 hours.

10)A visitor whose length of stay in a country reaches or exceeds 24 hours is classified as a ... ... .

6.Act as an interpreter. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and from English into Russian.

I. — Interviewer

Mr. S. — Mr. Smirnov

I.Mr. Smirnov works for the World Tourism Organization in Moscow and has come to the studio to talk to us about the modern tourist industryat.aMrtourist.Smirnov,is. tell us, please, wh

Mr. S. Турист — это человек, который посещает место, отличное от его oбычного проживания, и остается там в течение более 24-х часов. Цели путешествия разнообразны: отдых, посещение друзей и родственников и т.д.

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I. How long can tourists stay in a country?

Mr. S. Не более одного года. Причем, путешественники подразделяются на две группы: посетители, которые остаются в стране, по меньшей мере, на ночь, и дневные посетители, которые не остаются на ночь. Например, пассажиры корабля.

I.It’s interesting to know what types of travellers are excluded from the category of “tourist”.

Mr. S. Это люди, путешествующие по политическим соображениям: политические эмигранты, а также постоянные и временные эмигранты, дипломаты, военные, кочевники, приграничные рабочие, сезонные рабочие, курьеры, транзитные пассажиры и т.п.

I. We wonder what categories tourism is divided into.

Mr. S. Мы можем различать три вида туризма: внутренний туризм, въездной и выездной туризм. Международный туризм состоит из въездного и выездного туризма. Он подразумевает, что турист путешествует между двумя и более странами. Внутренний туризм означает, что человек путешествует в пределах страны своего постоянного местожительства.

I. I see. So we have domestic, inbound and outbound tourism.

7.Review tasks.

1)Imagine that you work for the International Tourism Organization. Speak on modern trends in tourism.

2)Characterize the trends in tourism in Russia.

1.Scan text 3 and headline it.

2.Divide the text into some logical parts.

3.Headline the logical parts.

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Text 3

Pattaya lies 150 km to the south-east of Bangkok, less than two hours by road, and stretches for some 15 km along the Eastern Seaboard. Thailand’s largest resort divides the coast into traditional fishing villages, other resorts such as Bang Saen and Rayong, new industrial centres, the towns of Chonburi and Sriracha, and the port and naval base of Satthip. Pattaya beach is a sandy bay with a view of coral islands on the horizon. The region is full of agricultural products including sugar cane, rubber, and fruit trees.

Pattaya in the 1960s was just a little fishing village, until a few Bangkok residents began to spend their weekends here and made a local tourist industry. The only hotel of any size was the Nipa Lodge: other accommodations tended towards holiday bungalows and beach huts. The Vietnam War saw the start of Pattaya’s international reputation because the resort was used as an official leisure centre. The U- Tapao Airport, which was built for American use at the time, and shops, services, bars and hotel accommodations were improved.

Pattaya is now a city in its own right and with its own administration. The government development program for the Eastern Seaboard has transformed the region. Five international schools, four hospitals were built in the area.

Pattaya affords a great variety of accommodations to suit every pocket. Facilities vary from luxury hotels with private beaches to bayside hotels and bungalows, and economy class hotels and guest houses.

As a beach resort with city status, Pattaya has something for everyone. There is just about everything you can think of for leisure. There is everything for children, for the sports enthusiasts and for those who are simply looking for warm sunshine.

Pattaya is one of the oldest diving centres in this part of Asia. It has a year-round diving season with good visibility. There is a great variety of marine life and coral. Visitors can windsurf, water ski, sea walk, and swim, sunbathe, sail, or go on trips to coral islands. They can rent water scooters to explore.

Visitors can hire also bicycles from beach-side vendors. If you prefer to drive a reputable car, Pattaya has a lot of car rental com-

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panies. Avis is based at the Dusit Resort, in North Pattaya. Budget Car and Truck Rental, and VIA Rent-a-car are two other main names. In addition to international standards of service, these companies will also offer visitors tour ideas, maps and other things. If you prefer not to self-drive then imagine 5 Star Taxi Company offers hour by hour hire. Tennis enthusiasts can enjoy themselves at the courts of many hotels.

After-dark options include open-air bars, night-clubs, cabaret shows and discos. The night life centre is South Pattaya. The number of Internet cafes increases every week. The prices are very low.

Notes:
to stretch	тянуться
bay	бухта, залив
sugar cane	сахарный тростник
rubber	каучук
hut	хижина
visibility	видимость
to explore	исследовать
vendor	продавец
option	выбор

4. Complete the table.

City

Location

Accommodations

Sport facilities

Entertainments

Other facilities

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5.Describe the city using the table.

6.Translate text 4 in written form with the help of a dictionary.

Text 4

MOTEL

Motel is also called MOTOR INN. It was originally a hotel designed for persons travelling by automobile, with convenient parking space provided. Motels serve commercial and business travellers and persons attending conventions and meetings as well as vacationers and tourists. The automobile became the principal mode of travel by 1950 in the United States and by the 1960s in Europe and Japan; and motels were built as near as possible to interstate highways, just as hotels had been built as near as possible to railroad stations. Most motels provide an informal atmosphere compared to hotels, often the guest transports his own luggage to and from his room. Most but not all motels have restaurant facilities and many have swimming pools; most rooms contain a television set.

Motels originated as a series of separate or attached roadside cabins, independently operated. But when professional management took over, their size increased, and the chain concept became popular. Franchising operation, in which it is allowed to go into business for himself under the widely advertised name of a chain of motels, thus realizing the benefits of a chain of motels, has achieved remarkable growth of several chains.

Note:

franchise, n — франшиза (лицензия): право на производство или продажу продукции другой компании

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U n i t 3

TRANSPORTATION

		Word List
1. total		весь, целый; полный, суммарный
2.	feature	черта
3. railroad		железная дорога
4. to spread		распространять(ся)
5. to carry		перевозить
6. successful		успешный
7. freight		фрахт; груз; стоимость перевозки
8. to replace		заменять, замещать
9. tî transfer		переносить, перемещать
10.	to cope with	справляться с чем-л.; совладать
11.	percentage	процент, процентное отношение
12.	to take advantage of smth	воспользоваться чем-л.
13.	route [ru:t]	маршрут, курс, путь, дорога
14.	means	средство
15.	cost	цена, стоимость
16.	apparent	очевидный, несомненный
17.	pleasure	удовольствие, наслаждение; радость
18.	ferry	зд.: паромная переправа; паром
19.	fare	стоимость проезда; плата за проезд
20.	to ply	курсировать
21.	to suffer	страдать; испытывать, претерпевать
22.	coach	зд.: междугородный автобус
23.	motor bus	автобус
24.	to play a part	играть роль

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25.	to handle	управлять
26.	schedule	расписание, график; план
27.	to schedule	включать в расписание; намечать, планировать
28.	to aim at	стремиться; нацеливаться; иметь в виду
29.	traffic	движение; транспорт
30.	sale	продажа
31.	timetable	расписание
32.	primarily	в основном; главным образом
33.	entertainment	развлечения
34.	through	через; сквозь
35.	available	в распоряжении; доступный

Phonetics

1. Read the words paying attention to the sounds.

[tS] — feature, departure, couch, charter, century

[G] — percentage, passenger, luggage, advantage, agent, voyage, agency

g

[g] — group, luggage

[k] — difficult, couch, cost, successful, copy, carry, local, aspect, second

c

[s] — distance, percentage, service, principal, replace

[S] — schedule, especially, essential, transportation, international, ship

2. Practise the pronunciation of the words.

automobile [ ´O:tqmqbI:l], convenience [kqn ´vi:niqns], journey [ `Gq:ni], voyage [ ´voiG], through [èru:], spread [spred], entertainment [entq `teinmqnt]

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