In your answers use the following phrases:

I think If you ask me

As I see it I reckon/What I reckon is

In my view/opinion I’m convinced

4. Comment on the proverbs.

1. The more haste, the less speed.

2. There is no place like home.

3. Bad news travels quickly.

Unit 3. Making Travel Arrangements

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ads —реклама

arrangements —приготовленияin advance —заранееappointment —встречаbrochure —брошюра

comprehensive information —исчерпывающаяинформацияcustomer —клиент

destination — турцентр, место назначения discount — скидка

folder — раскладывающийся проспект high season — разгар сезона

low season — спад, сезона, не активный сезон, межсезонье mass media — средства массовой информации tour-package — турпакет, путевка

ready-made tour package — готовый, стандартный турпакет tailor-made tour package — индивидуальный турпакет tourist’s guide — путеводитель travel insurance — страховка тура travelogue — каталог путешествий

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Holiday-making

Normally people plan their holidays in advance. Holiday- making people, as a rale, prefer to stick to the same travel agency they have already used before and got their money’s worth. On the one hand, they trust the travel agency they’ve got to know earlier, on the other, they expect to purchase a tour package at a reduced price as regular customers.

Suppose you are not an experienced holiday-maker. You are at a loss which travel agency to choose out of a large amount of agencies offering similar services.

You want an enjoyable holiday at some reasonable price, or at least you don’t want to be trapped.

Here are some hints for you. Out of the travel agencies of­fering similar destinations and tours pick out 4 or 5. Their names should be familiar to you: their ads regularly appear in travel- logues and in mass media. Compare the prices: they should be neither too high, nor too low. All the ad information should be clear to you: nothing should seem odd.

Call the travel agencies you have picked out , and if you lack some information or advice, don’t hesitate to ask questions. Re­sponding to the callers’ queries is a part of travel agents’ duty. If you are still not disappointed, make an appointment with the travel clerk at the agency office.

Efficient travel clerks will always help you to make a deci­sion about where to go, what to see or where to stay in each area you plan to visit. Travel agents are sure to have the most com­prehensive information at hand about the destinations they of­fer. There are usually lots of travellogues, brochures, folders, tourist’s guides and maps available for customers.

You may either choose and obtain a ready-made tour pack­age, or ask for a tailor-made tour package. Most of travel com­panies are able to arrange tailor-made tours according to their customers’ requests.

Purchasing a tour you should pay in cash or by credit card. You will get a voucher for the services you have paid for, air tick­ets and other travel documents. Travel agents may offer you to pay for your travel insurance. Bear in mind that in high season the prices are up to 25 per cent higher than in low season, par­ty tours are cheaper than individual ones; children get discounts or even travel free.

Comprehension questions:

1. How do holiday-making people choose a travel agency?

2. Why are you at a loss when you are not an experienced holiday-maker?

3. There are some hints for an inexperienced holiday-mak- er, aren’t there?

4. Why shouldn’t you hesitate to ask questions?

5. What will efficient travel clerks always help you with?

6. What are most of travel companies able to arrange?

7. What do many travel agents offer you to pay for?

8. When are the prices higher?

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1. Phonetic Drill, Transcribe and pronounce correctly:

Agency, purchase, amount, similar, query, efficient, area, brochure, voucher, insurance.

2. Give English equivalents from the text and use them in sentences of your own:

(1) придерживаться чего-либо (2) постоянные клиенты (3) растеряться (4) предлагать сходные услуги (5) регуляр­но появляться в каталогах путешествий (6) назначить встречу в офисе (7) помочь решить что-либо (8) платить наличными (9) высокий сезон (10) групповой тур

3. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text:

(1) to plan smth in advance (2) to purchase at a reduced price

3. an experienced holiday-maker (4) to pick out (5) travel agents’ duty (6) an enjoyable holiday (7) the most comprehen­sive information (8) a travellogue (9) a folder (10) a ready-made tour package (11) a tailor-made tour (12) neither too high, nor too low (13) to travel free (14) to bear in mind

4. Explain the parts in italics and reproduce the situations in which the sentences occur in the text.

1. Holiday-making people prefer to stick to the same travel agency they have already used before and got their mon­ey’s worth..

2. Travel agents are sure to have the most comprehensive in­formation at hand about the destinations they offer.

3. Most of travel companies are to arrange tailor-made tours according to their customers’ requests.

5. Give the detailed retelling of the text.

6. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

(l)Normally people plan their holidays ... advance. (2) You

are ... a loss which travel agency to choose a large amount

... agencies offering similar services. (3) You want an enjoyable holiday... some reasonable price. (4) Here are some hints... you.

4. Their names should be familiar ... you: their ads regularly appear... travellogues and... mass media. (6) If you are still not disappointed, make an appointment... the travel clerk ... the agency office. (7) Purchasing a tour you should pay ... cash or ... credit card. (8) Bear ... mind that... high season the prices are . 25 per cent higher than ... low season.

7. Give sVnonyms to the following words:

(1) efficient (2) customer (3) holiday (4) to purchase (5) en­joyable

8. Form antonyms with the help of negative prefixes:

(1) experienced (2) expected (3) regular (4) economic (al)

4. worthy

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to book —бронировать

berth —спальное место, полка, койка

return ticket — билет в оба конца

single ticket — билет в один конец

adult —взрослый

direct flight — прямой рейс

outward journey — 1)выездизстраны; 2)перваячастьпо­ездки,отбытиеизданногопунктавдругойdeparture time —времяотбытияtoaccept —приниматьapart from —кромеavailable —доступныйconditions of the ticket —условиябилетаeconomy class —эконом-классmonthly return —открытыйбилетсрокомнамесяцrail ticket —железнодорожныйбилет

restriction — ограничение to sign — поставить подпись to surcharge — доплачивать

return journey — последняя часть поездки, возвращение в пункт, из которого началось путешествие

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Read the following dialogue. Pay attention to the use of words and word combinations connected with the topic "Making travel arrangements".

Peter and Mary Almar decide to go to Athens by air. Mary goes to the travel agency to book the tickets.

Mary: Good afternoon. I’d like to book two return air

tickets from Istanbul to Athens,please.

Ttetvel agent: Certainly. When are you travelling?

Mary: We want to take the flight tomorrow afternoon and

come back next Friday afternoon.

Thwel agent: First class or economy class?

Mary: Economy class.

Travel agent: Two adults?

Mary: Yes.

Travel agent: And your name is...?

Mary: Almar. A-L-M-A-R.

Havel agent: Initials?

Mary: M.H.

Tfcavel agent: And the other passengers?

Mary: P.J. Almar.

Travel agent: On the 11^thand the 14^th, did you say?

Mary: That’s right. Do we have to change?

Travel agent: No, it’s a direct flight. Here are your tickets, Mrs Almar. These are for the outward journey Istan­bul to Athens on flight SN 862 at 17.50 on the 11^thof July. And these are for the return journey Ath­ens to Istanbul on SN 863 at 15.10 on the 14^,hof July. Don’t forget to be at the airport 45 minutes before departure time.

Mary: Thank you. Do you accept credit cards?

Travel agent: Certainly. Thank you. That’s TL 6796. Could you sign here, please? Thank you very much.

Mary: Thank you.

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Read the dialogue. Pay attention to the use of words and word-combinations connected with the topic "Making Travel Arrangements".

Traveller: Do you sell rail tickets?

TVavel agent: Yes, certainly.

Traveller: I need a return ticket from Leeds to Colchester.

I’m going on Sunday and coming back next Fri­day.

'Travel agent: That’ll be a monthly return actually, which is slightly less expensive than the ordinary return. Colchester, is that via London?

Traveller: Yes.

Travel agent: It’s 19.00 pounds as far as London and an extra

55. through to Colchester.

Traveller: That makes 24.55.

IVavel agent: 24.55,yes.

TVaveller: Can I travel on any trains I like with that ticket?

Travel agent: Well, there’s no restrictions apart from coming back; on Thursday you said, didn’t you?

TVaveller: No, Friday.

Travel agent: Friday. Oh, well, there are restrictions coming back on Friday. It depends what time you are go­ing to come back — in the morning or afternoon?

TVaveller: Afternoon. I’ll probably want to come back on ei­

ther the 19.00 or the 19.40 from London.

TVavell agent: The 19.40’s OK.

Traveller: But not 19.00?

IVavel agent: No.

TVaveller: Would I have to pay extra on that one?

TVavel agent: If you came back on the 19.00, they’d surcharge you up to the normal fare, which would be approx­imately ... about 4 pounds extra to pay.

TVaveller: Oh, well, I’ll take the cheaper one then.

Travel agent: There’s no restrictions going down, and the only conditions of this ticket are that if you travel ... well, if you travel on Sunday, you’re OK ‘cause it’s available for return on or after the following day, Monday, so you’re OK. Where you can’t use it is if you were going down on Monday, for example, you couldn’t return on Friday, you’d have to wait till Saturday.

Traveller: Well, I’ll take the cheaper one then, the one at

55. pounds.

Travel agent: Monthly return to Colchester. One adult. 4.55 pounds. And you’re travelling on...?

Traveller: Sunday.

TVavel agent: Sunday the 19^lh?

Traveller: Yes.

Travel agent: That’s your ticket. That one’s for the outward journey, as it says there, Leeds to Colchester, and the copy is to bring you back.

Traveller: Thank you.

Travel agent: Thank you very much. And here is 45 pence change.

Traveller: Thank you.

1. Comprehension questions:

1. Which is cheaper, a monthly return or an ordinary return?

2. What is the monthly return fare for the whole journey?

3. On part of the journey there is a train you can not use with a monthly return ticket. Is it on the outward or the re­turn journey?

4. What time is the train you cannot use?

5. How much extra would it cost to travel on any train you like?

6. If the outward journey is on Sunday, what is the first day that the return journey is allowed?

7. If the outward journey is on Monday, what is the first day you can come back?

8. Is the copy of the ticket for the outward or the return jour­ney?

2. Develop the dialogue info a monologue on the part of

the traveller.

3. Give a summary of the information.

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