- •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.
In sight
where it can be seen
Syn.: within sight of sth
Opp.: out of sight
owing to
because of
e.g. Our flight was delayed, owing to the bad weather.
prattle on, v (infml, often derog)
(about) talk continually in a childish or foolish way about matters of no importance
e.g. The children prattled on about their presents.
prattle, n (infml, often derog)
childish, unimportant, or meaningless talk
prattler, n
queer, a (rather old-fashioned)
strange or difficult to explain
e.g. What a queer story.
(infml) slightly unwell
(infml derog) homosexual
(infml) slightly mad
tip, n
a small amount of money given as a gift, usu. in addition to the official price, for a small service performed
e.g. Shall I leave a tip for the waiter?
tip, v
give a tip to
e.g. Did you remember to tip the driver?
tipper, n
e.g. She’s not a very good tipper (= does not give large tips).
NOTES
Aberdeen
a port in NE Scotland, which is the centre of the North Sea oil industry
alas, interj (lit)
a cry expressing sorrow or fear
Liverpool
the 3rd largest city in Britain in the NW of England. It was formerly a great port. Work in the port and in industry has decreased sharply and Liverpool has a serious unemployment problem. Liverpool has been important in the popular music world, esp. in the 1960s when the Beatles started there.
Nottingham
a city in Nottinghamshire, in central England. It has long been a centre for the making of lace.
Focus on vocabulary
1. Transcribe and read the following words.
Valise, commodious, reverie, saloon, exhilaration, harbour, disillusioned,
embarkation, extraordinary, luxurious
2. Could you do this crossword puzzle?
Across:
a small bag used while travelling, esp. for carrying clothes.
the process of going on a ship.
a grandly furnished room for the social use of a ship’s passengers.
a room on a ship usu. used for sleeping.
a sea animal two or three meters long, which swims in groups, going over and under the surface of the water; friendly to humans.
AmE word for “holiday”.
a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length.
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3. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
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1. owing ... the fact |
6. embark ... Malta |
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2. ... sight |
7. step ... board |
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3. make a fuss ... the service |
8. land ... Liverpool |
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4. arrive ... one’s destination |
9. stay ... deck |
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5. start off ... a sea voyage |
10. ... sea |
4. In each set, find the odd-one out; explain your choice.
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a. Aberdeen |
b. Liverpool |
c. Nottingham |
d. Dover |
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a. dolphin |
b. seal |
c. whale |
d. shark |
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a. valise |
b. duffel bag |
c. suitcase |
d. trunk |
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a. state-room |
b. cabin |
c. saloon |
d. deck |
5. Match the adjectives on the left with the nouns on the right.
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1. commodious 2. luxurious 3. striking 4. haunting 5. limitless 6. meaningless 7. fussy 8. lofty 9. extraordinary 10. queer |
a. decks b. views c. cabins d. saloons e. difference f. exhilaration g. beauty h. expanse of the ocean i. longing j. worries k. sense of loss l. traveller |
6. Say it in English.
Нуждаться в перемене обстановки/ климата
Отправляться в морское путешествие
Приступить к осуществлению мечты
Посадка на корабль, отправляющийся через Атлантику
Каюта первого класса
Исчезнуть бесследно
Все испытания позади
Земля показалась на горизонте
Безграничный простор
Испытывать разочарование
7. Explain what is meant.
If you want to be happy when you start off on a sea voyage you have to be prepared to face a lot of disillusionment.
Now at last we are entering on the realization of our dreams.
You are fussing up and down for half an hour.
On our first morning at sea we have too much else to think of, even in the calmest of weather, than mere reverie on the ocean.
There is room enough in this problem to keep us busy all morning.
No matter what the Guide Book says, worries are going to haunt you all the way.
We have a queer sense of loss and disillusionment as if our voyage had not yet begun, and a strange longing that we might have it all over again and this time know enough not to spoil it with our meaningless worries.