- •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.
Focus on vocabulary
1. Transcribe and read these words.
appreciate, familiarize, experience, perspective, area
2. Give a word to match the definitions.
make oneself acquainted with
examine thoroughly in order to test
use sth, experiment with it in order to test
judge rightly the value of, understand and enjoy
lose an opportunity to benefit from
go about to see places
get away from, avoid; keep free or away
help the progress of
people living in one place
way of life
3. Give synonyms.
to gain
to try out
to live out
perspective
fauna
enjoyment
4. Fill each gap with the correct prepositions.
to learn ... experience
People travel ... different reasons.
If you just go to touristy places, you miss out ... real aspects.
Travel abroad gives a wider view ...the world.
Travelling gives one a different perspective ... one's own life.
5. How do you understand the following?
To visit tourist attractions
Travel is a learning experience.
To see things up close instead of on the TV
People sometimes feel trapped in their own world and community.
To go to touristy places
People travel to lose their minds in other things.
Some people travel for the status it involves.
To have a break in their routines
To get away from it all
To promote cultural understanding
6. Complete the following passage giving as many alternatives for each blank as you can.
People travel to experience ________ and familiarize themselves with ________.
Others travel to get away from ________ or just to ________ and get rested from work.
7. Choose the best word to fill in each blank.
Cause or reason?
a. I have many ________ to fear him.
b. A cigarette was the ________ of the fire.
c. What is your ________ for wanting to enter the country?
d. What was the ________ of the last war?
e. Don't complain without ________.
8. Say it in English, paying attention to the underlined word combinations.
Время от времени студенту необходимо оставлять заведенный распорядок, чтобы подышать свежим воздухом, набраться новых впечатлений, одним словом, сменить обстановку.
Отправляйтесь в какое-либо спокойное место, где климат благоприятен для Вашего здоровья, например в Таиланд.
«Когда приезжаете в незнакомое место, старайтесь узнать побольше о местных жителях и их обычаях,» говорил, бывало, капитан Кук.
Даже если Вы не любите осматривать достопримечательности, сделайте это, так как если Вы вернетесь домой, то сможете хвастаться перед знакомыми и преподавателями.
Когда отправляетесь в долгое путешествие на поезде, не надо говорить, что Ваши попутчики скучные, надоедливые и плохо воспитанные люди. Скорее всего Ваши соседи тоже самое думают о Вас.
– Христофор, почему бы не остаться дома, не почитать книгу о путешествиях, не изучить как следует карту?
– Не могу. Мне срочно нужно в Индию по делу.
Reading
1) Read the following essay, then put one of the following words into each gap (there are some extra words that you needn't use): convenient, guide-book, experience, gain, enrich, improve, broaden, outlook, travelogue, enrichment, perspective, culture, attraction, expense, sight, custom, package, environment, guided tour, secure, travel, comfortable, taste, surrounding.
2) What groups of travellers are identified in the essay?
3) How far would you agree or disagree with Arthur Frommer's views quoted in the essay?