I’d prefer to …

I’d (much) rather …(than)…

I definitely wouldn’t …

Given the choice, I’d …

If it was up to me …

Ex 11. Read the following quotations. What side of travelling do you think they characterize? Comment on the quotations. Render them into Russian.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

“The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the niverse”…Anatole France

“Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel.” David Attenborough

“Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.” – Thomas Fuller

“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.” – Susan Sontag

“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled.” – Mohammed

Choose a quotation to your liking and discuss it in a 1-1,5 –page essay.

Plan of the topic Modern Tourism.

1. Reasons for and benefits of travelling

2. Things to take into account before setting on a journey (accommodation, customs requirements, companions, travel agency services)

3. Choosing a destination.

• types of destinations

• my dream destination (my dream trip itinerary)

1. Types of travelling.

• backpacking, couch-surfing, home-exchange, package tours, etc.

• adventure tourism vs package tours

1. Tourism industry

• problems caused by tourism

• ways to tackle these problems

• ecotourism as a way to minimize the adverse impact of modern tourism

Vocabulary Bank. Travel and holidays.

1. Air Travel. Complete the text with appropriate words (or their forms) or expressions from the box. There is an example at the beginning (0).

bill

boarding card

brochures

cabin crew

cheques

currency

customs

departure lounge

duty free

gate

passport

safety belt

sightseeing

suitcase

sunbathing

tickets

to board

to book

to check in

to check out

to land

to take off

*travel agent’s

Going on holiday is great fun, and it’s so easy! First of all go to the 0 travel agent’s and collect some 1__________. Pick the holiday you want and go back to the travel agent’s to 2__________ it. You’ll receive your 3_________ a week or so before you depart Make sure that you have a valid 4__________, some foreign 5__________, some traveller’s 6________ and some insurance. Pack your 7__________ and then you’re ready to go!

Go to the airport and 8__________. The person at the desk will take your luggage and give you a 9__________. This shows you your seat allocation. You then go through a security check and wait in the 10___________. If you like, you can browse around the 11_________ shop. When your flight is called, go to the appropriate 12___________ for your flight and 13___________ your plane. The 14__________ will help you find your seat. Don’t forget to fasten your 15__________ before the plane 16___________.

When you get to your destination and the plane 17__________, you disembark and pass through 18__________, where you will have to show your passport. Collect your luggage and leave the airport. If you are on a package tour, there will probably be a coach to take you to your hotel. From then on, you can take this easy, 19_________ on the beach and 20________.

At the end of your holiday, you will need to 21_________ of the hotel – make sure you return your key and settle any outstanding 22__________.