13. Share your ideas on the following problems with the rest of the class. Try to be as persuasive as possible.

A. The only way to travel is on foot.

B. A camping holiday is only for the young.

C. Tourism ruins everything that it touches.

D. Every kind of travelling is good in its own way.

E. Modern means of communication make the world a small place.

Writing Section

14. Write a short article on the topic: “The Journey of My Dreams”. What is your idea of a wonderful summer or winter holiday? What are its ingredients?

15. Suggest your ideas to a local travel company in a catching advertising article: “I’d like to offer a new fascinating route in Belarus…”

Case Study

Mr. Laine comes to the travel agency. He looks very displeased. He complains to the Manager. He says that a month before he bought a tour to the Carribean for his family at that agency. He paid a good deal of money for it and they hoped to have a wonderful rest. But everything went the other way round. At the first hotel they stayed they were put in a room overlooking the main street, which was what they didn’t want because neither of them sleeps very well when it’s noisy. The beaches of the island they went later were filthy and there was nothing to do in the evening. They had running water half the time and had to walk a couple of miles to get a loaf of bread and some milk……….

Your task is: discuss with your deskmate how you could help solve this problem and compare your variants with other students. Dwell on the most appropriate ones. Use the Case for your reference and gather your own information. Good luck!

Case:

Travelling

Text I

Probably nobody can imagine our modern life without travelling. Now the words “tourism”, “travelling” and “holidays” have the same associations. Some years ago travelling abroad was very rare and only few people could afford it, but now thanks to the travel revolution, longer holidays, bigger salaries and the change of the policy of the country more people visit other countries. Holidays are a wonderful chance to relax, have fun and explore new places.

There are different forms of travelling. Probably, the most comfortable is a package holiday. These are holidays that are organized by a travel company where the basic price includes flight, accommodation and food. Going on such holidays you can settle everything beforehand and fully relax during the holidays.

Not all people prefer relaxation during the holidays, some prefer activity holidays. These are holidays which involve an activity. They are fun, practical and a great way to make new friends who share your interests. These interests can include foreign languages, cycling, cookery, sailing and so on.

If you haven’t got enough money, you can go on working holidays. You can work on a farm picking fruit in France or Israel, or if you want to go to the USA you can work in a summer camp for kids. There are hundreds of them all over the US every summer and many of them employ foreign students to help organize games end events. It is hard work, but you are paid and get free time in the end to travel around America.

More and more people want to experience real life when they are abroad, that is why they prefer Homestay holidays. Instead of staying in hotels, you live with a family in their own house. It is cheaper than package holidays and much more interesting.

Text II

The scientific and technological progress has allowed people to overcome time and distance, to cover in the twinkle of an eye the vast expanse of our planet. The whole world is open now. The limits and frontiers of the previous period have stopped to exist.

We can choose any place on the planet and go there on business or for holiday. We can go to the place of our destination by sea, by air or by train.

As for me, I like to travel. The members of our family usually have long walks in the country. Such walks are called hikes. If we want to see the countryside, we have to spend a part of our summer holidays on hikes. It is useful for all members of our family. We take our rucksacks, we don’t think about tickets, we don’t hurry up and we walk a lot. Hiking is becoming very popular. People like to spend their days off in the country. There are picturesque places near every town with forests, lakes and rivers. It is pleasant to spend a day chatting, joking and singing with friends on a river bank, a lake shore or at a bonfire in a forest, having a good time and a good rest.

Text III

A lot of people travel in their own cars along the roads of Belarus, Russia, Moldavia and other countries. Beautiful pine forests and silvery birches, picturesque rivers and numerous lakes attract lovers of nature.

There are other ways of travelling. If you are an adventurer you can travel by hitch-hiking, bicycle, on horseback.

Coach tours are not expensive and I like them very much. They are planned as holidays and there is a chance to do a lot of sightseeing and have a good rest at the same time. Last year I went by coach through a few countries and enjoyed the tour immensely.

During the ten-day holiday we visited Hungary, Slovenia and Italy. Sightseeing was combined with rest. For a few days we stayed at some lovely small hotels. There was no trouble with the luggage because it was taken care of at every night stop. Moreover hotels were carefully selected and booked in advance.

Dialogue

• Hello. What can I do for you?

• I want to travel to Rome for the summer holidays, and I just want an idea of prices and things.

• Just a minute. What exactly do you want to know?

• Well, first of all, how much does a flight cost?

• Our cheapest flight is with Alitalia, stopping over Paris. That’s 506 pounds.

• Return?

• Yes, that’s return. It’s a good price, isn’t it?

• Very good. What about the other airlines?

• With the other airlines, it depends on the time of year.

• When do you want to travel?

• I want to fly out at the end of June and come back about the middle of September.

• That’s quite an expensive time of year, but if you wait a moment, I’ll give you some other prices, just to give you an idea.

• Thanks.

THE ARTS

Word List

Active Vocabulary

Nouns and Noun Phrases

audience		публика, зрители
cast		состав исполнителей
dress-circle		бельэтаж
feature film		художественный фильм
fiction		беллетристика
first-night performance премьера
landscape		пейзаж
lobby		фойе
masterpiece		шедевр
movie		фильм
play		пьеса
playwright		драматург
scene designer		художник, постановщик
science-fiction		научная фантастика
seascape		морской пейзаж
spectator		зритель
still-life		натюрморт
thriller		триллер
treatment		обработка
orchestra		оркестр