2. Say true or false. Comment on your answer.

1. Travelling by air is as fast as by train.

2. One of the disadvantages of air travel is long waits to check in.

3. Getting to the airport is not a problem.

4. Many people began to panic when the plane takes off.

5. Sea voyages are very popular nowadays.

6. Car ferries don’t operate now between Britain and the continent.

7. Railway stations are generally located in city centres.

8. Buses with two floors are called “double-deckers” in the USA.

9. Coaches are long distance trains.

10. The bicycle is better for our health and it helps us to save money.

3. Match the word (column A) with its definition (column B).

A	B
1) journey	a) the act of travelling to a place and coming back, especially when you only stay in the place for a short period of time, made by land or water.
2) voyage	b) a planned journey during which a politician, entertainer or sports team visits several different places usually within a fixed period of time.
3) trip	c) a rather long journey especially by water.
4) tour	d) a journey in a plane.
5) cruise	e) a sea voyage from port, especially a pleasure tour.
6) flight	f) a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place of interest, especially while they are already on holiday.
7) excursion	g) the act of going from one place to another, especially to a place that is far away and usually taking a rather long time.

4. Match the beginning of the sentence with its appropriate ending:

1. You get very nervous while going through customs and watching … .

2. Sometimes your sudden fear rises to panic …

3. Ferries can offer a cheaper and more convenient …

4. The location of the stations in city centres …

5. You should study the timetable carefully …

6. Now we are beginning to pay the price for car over-use …

a) in high levels of pollution.

b) way of traveling to an island with the added attraction of shops, restaurants and banks on board.

c) makes rail transport the most convenient way for many people to get to work.

d) not to miss the departure time.

e) an officer turning over your belongings.

f) when the plane takes off.

5. Complete the sentences with the following adjectives:

1. Convenient b) difficult c) safe d) uncomfortable e) reliable

f) cheap

1. The train journey was very… . It only cost five pounds.

1. The bus stop is outside our house. That’s very… .

2. We sat on hard seats for 3 hours. The journey was… .

3. I’ve got two small children and a dog, so, it’s … to use public transport.

4. Bye! Have a … journey, and call me when you get home!

5. We don’t have any problems with our car. It’s very … .

6. Read and translate the dialogue “Making enquiries at a travel agency”

Travel agent: Good morning madam. Can I help?

Customer: Ah yes. I hope so. I’ve got a bit of a problem actually. I want to go…er…to Edinburgh for the Festival and I’m not too sure of the best way to get there. I’ve got a car but it’s…er…not in very good condition and I was just wondering first of all if you could tell me how long you think it’d take me to drive up there.

Travel agent: Well, if you go up the motorway I suppose about eight hours.

Customer: Eight hours!

Travel agent: Mm, it’s a long way.

Customer: Yes, it is a long way and I suppose the petrol prices the way they are at the moment it’d be a bit expensive too.

Travel agent: Well, well yes. It’d probably cost you about £ 10, depends on your car.

Customer: Yes, the car’s the trouble. I don’t know what kind of condition I’d arrive in. Tell me…Now what about coach?

Travel agent: It’s very good. It costs about £14 in fact from London to Edinburgh.

Customer: Mm. that’s not too bad.

Travel agent: Very reasonable. But it takes about ten hours.

Customer: What about the train then?

Travel agent: Yes…let me see. It takes five hours in fact from London to Edinburgh and it costs £ 21 single.

Customer: £ 21 single?

Travel agent: Mm. Well it’s a lot of money but of course you can sleep at night and so on.

Customer: What I’d like to do of course is to go by plane. Can you tell me about that?

Travel agent: Mm-mm. yes, of course the London to Edinburgh single…let me see…£ 38 but of course it only takes just over an hour. It takes seventy minutes.

Customer: Really?

Travel agent: Yes..

Customer: Wonderful. That would be a wonderful start to the holiday.

Travel agent: Mm. shall I book you a ticket?

Customer: Well, look I tell you what. I really should think about it. Thanks so much for your help but I think I’ll…I’ll come back to you if that’s O’K.

Travel agent: Mm-mm…

Notes: I wonder if / what/ why… - цікаво чи/ що /чому…

It takes…to get/to drive… - це займає …, щоб добратися

First of all – перш за все

7. Make up a similar dialogue and present it together with your partner.