1. Match the words (1-10) with the definitions (a-j)

1. overseas

2. check out

3. premium

4. valuables

5. gate

6. budget

7. departure

8. luggage

9. schedule

10.pack

1. to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key

2. the amount of money you have available to spend

3. in, from or to other countries

4. the place in the airport where passengers go to get on an airplane

5. the bags which you take with you when you are travelling

6. to put clothes, etc into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home

7. things that are worth a lot of money

8. when a person or vehicle, etc. leaves somewhere

9. list of the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive

10. describes something that is of higher than usual quality

2. Translate the following words combinations, think which of them can be used when talking about hotels and which when talking about airports. Put them into the correct column in the table.

• check-in desk

• flight

• key card

• wake-up call

• catch up on one’s sleep

• shuttle bus

• ticket

• gate

• boarding card

• double-bed

• one-way ticket

• to make reservation

• terminal

• to check out

• luggage

• departure lounge

Hotel	Airport	Both
to check out	terminal	luggage

3. Fill in the gaps using the words from Useful language ( the first letter is given)

1. I don’t want to deal with my s …………, it is too heavy, so I’ll put it in l ………….

2. I lost my k………… c………… and couldn’t get in the hotel room

3. I want to c………… i………… , I b ………… a room in this hotel.

4. We waited 3 hours for the c………… to Istanbul.

5. If you have any v ………… things, you can put them in s ………….

6. –What’s the d ………… time of your f ………….? It’s 6.30 pm but there might be a d ………… because of weather conditions.

7. All passenger booked on 3674 flight to Istanbul, please wait in the d ………… l …………..

8. - Can you give me a w …………- u………… c………… in the morning? I’m afraid I can miss 8 o’clock s ………… b ………… which will take me to the airport.

9. - One ticket to London, please. – o ………… w ………… or r …………?

10. – I want to make a r …………. . I need a room for 3 days. - Do you want your room to have d ………… or s ………… bed?

READING.

4. Read an article and choose the correct definition of what a career break is.

1. an opportunity to work in a different jobs, such as IT, finance

2. a fixed time away from your job; to travel or do unpaid work

3. a special project for people over 30.

More workers take a career break.

Record numbers of workers are planning a career break. The latest research says that many people want to leave their jobs and travel the world. In the past a gap year was for student or rich people. Now more and more ordinary worker are taking a break from their job. Almost one in five British workers – around half and a five million – are planning to take breaks from their careers. In the past five years, three million employees have taken a career break. The research show that more than half of people who are taking a career break want to travel and see the world. A third is looking for a break from business life.

Gap Year for Grown Ups is company that provides career break projects for people over thirty. Even people in their fifties and sixties are taking career breaks. Some people went straight from university to work and now they want to travel. The majority of people who book with Gap Year for Grown Ups are women. Eighty percent of their clients are female. Africa is the most popular destination. South America is becoming more and more popular for people who want to do voluntary work as well as travel and go sightseeing.

British workers like companies that offer career breaks to their staff. One in four employees works for a company where career breaks are a staff perk. The government, finance and insurance industries are leading the way – 40 percent of their employees can take a career break. They’re followed by IT and telecoms staff ( 36 %) and medicine/the health service ( 25 %). The research shows that career breaks also help employees: companies that offer career breaks are able to recruit and keep good staff.