2. Imagine today's the Grand Tour. In your opinion, what would be the reasons to continue studying in Europe? Use the expressions below.

For example: I think, studying abroad is the optimal way to learn a language.

As for me It seems to me To my opinion I think I can’t say for sure, but I suppose Personally, I believe that From my point of view In my view/ opinion As far as I know I guess

studying abroad

provides allows you affords you will help you is the better way to gets to gives you an opportunity

to promote personal growth to improve/perfect language skills to provide the opportunity to travel to expand your world view to give you new ideas and perspectives to reconsider your own beliefs and values know another culture first-hand develop your skills to break out the monotony of the routine new experiences to discover new strengths and abilities to conquer new challenges to solve new problems to make friends around the world

Part 4 the modern history of travel

Vocabulary

Read and memorize the following words

to lure

to escape

countryside _n

pace _n

to catalyse

destination _n

entrepreneur _n

to indulge

raw _n

to enhance

chain _n

terminus _n

to follow

first hand

at first hand

to arouse

curiosity _n

well off

scale _n

private

to proliferate

surplus _n

aircraft, airline _n

aid _{n, v}

expansion _n

steadily

jet _n

flight _n

to boost

seat _n

to bring down

sharply

initial

spot _n

corresponding

to diversity

to flock

volume _n

to occur

emergence _n

Comments

Package tour – a tour arranged by a travel agent; transposition and food & lodging are all provided at an inclusive price

To charter – to rent a vehicle, especially an aircraft, for a special use and not as part of a regular service

Motoring – the act of driving an automobile travelling in a car

Domestic tourism – is the activity of people visiting destinations within their own country’s boundaries

Annual – occurring once a year

Meditation – continuous and profound contemplation on a subject of a deep or abstruse nature

MNC – a multinational corporation that manages production or delivers services in more than one country

Language focus

We form most adverbs by adding –ly to the adjective: sharp – sharply. Adjectives ending in –le form adverbs by changing –le to –ly: simple – simply. Adjectives ending in –y form adverbs by changing –y to –ily: easy – easily. Adjectives ending in –ic form adverbs by adding –ally: tragic – tragically.

Word study

1. Make the correct adverb form of adjective

Initial – …, normal – …, private – …, steady – …, annual – …, special – …, regular – …, active – …, increasing – …, automatic – …, common – …, frank – …, personal – …, hard – …, wide – …, comfortable – …, natural – …, actual – …, general – …, ostensible – …, gradual – …, heroic – …, careful – …, original – …, occasion – …, possible – …, usual – …, real – …, diplomatic – …, direct – … .