- •Модуль 2 the tourist industry Цели:
- •Entry Test
- •Учебный элемент 4 (уэ-4) The Tourist Industry
- •I. Improve your wordpower.
- •2. Mind the pronunciation:
- •3. What are the opposites?
- •4. Find the synonyms in the right column to the words given in the left column:
- •5. Match these words with the definitions below:
- •II. Reading Comprehension
- •Tourism
- •Определенный и нулевой артикли с географическими названиями и именами собственными The definite and the zero articles with geographical and proper names
- •2. Insert the definite article where necessary
- •VI. Written task
- •1. Read the text, translate it; translate extracts in italics into Russian using a dictionary in writing. Basic definitions in tourism
- •2. Answer the following questions in writing
- •3. Complete the sentences
- •VII. Intensive Reading Task
- •2. Read the text. The tourist industry
- •3. Find in the text answers to these questions:
- •4. Say what you've learned from the text about:
- •VIII*. Advanced learning
- •Учебный элемент 5 (уэ-5) Ecotourism (Environmental tourism)
- •I. Improve your wordpower.
- •1. Study your active vocabulary:
- •2. Mind the pronunciation:
- •3. What are the opposites?
- •5. Match these words with the definitions below:
- •II. Reading Comprehension
- •1. Read and translate the following text. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Ecotourism
- •III. Comprehension and Word Study
- •1. Translate into Russian
- •2. Translate into English
- •4. Complete the following statements:
- •IV. Speaking practice
- •2. Be ready to speak about ecotourism and its main principles
- •V. Grammar revision The definite article with geographic names (определенный артикль с географическими названиями)
- •1. Insert articles where necessary (explain your choice)
- •VI. Written task
- •1. Read the text, translate it; translate extracts in italics into Russian using a dictionary in writing
- •VII. Intensive reading task
- •1. Study the vocabulary list to the text
- •2. Read the text paying attention to how tourists contribute to the protection of the environment in the Alps the environmental tourist How to be an eco-friendly tourist in the Alps
- •2. Find in the text answers to these questions:
- •3. Say what you've learned from the text about:
- •4. Study the information chart and discuss the environmental issues concerning the Alps' ecosystem.
- •VIII*. Advanced learning
- •1. Study the following idioms
- •Useful phrases
- •Учебный элемент 6 (уэ-6) Regulation, research and development in tourism
- •I. Improve your wordpower.
- •1. Study your active vocabulary:
- •2. Mind the pronunciation.
- •3. Read and translate the words and their derivatives.
- •4. Match the synonyms.
- •5. Pick out the English equivalents from list a to the following Russian expressions in list b.
- •6. Make up word-combinations and translate them.
- •7. Study these words and their definitions.
- •8*. Make up topic-related sentences using the following phrasal verbs.
- •II. Reading Comprehension
- •1. Read and translate the following text. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Regulation, research and development in tourism
- •5. Join the halves.
- •6. Complete the following sentences.
- •The zero article with geographical names
- •1. Insert articles where necessary (explain your choice).
- •VI. Written task
- •1. Read the text, translate it into Russian using a dictionary. Overseas markets (bta)
- •VII. Intensive reading task
- •1. Study the vocabulary list to the text
- •2. Read an interview with Signor Pacini of the Sicilian Tourist Board who is talking about tourism in Sicily and how the regional government is trying to improve the industry there.
- •3. Read the interview again and answer the questions:
- •VIII*. Advanced learning
The zero article with geographical names
(нулевой артикль с географическими названиями)
Continents |
Континенты |
Asia America Europe Australia Africa But: the Arctic the Antarctic the Americas (North and South America) |
Азия Америка Европа Австралия Африка Но: Арктика Антарктика Америки (Северная и Южная Америка)
|
Names of countries |
Названия стран |
Most country names do not take an article |
Большинство названий стран не имеют артикля |
Slovakia Hungary Croatia Portugal Вut: the United States of America (the USA) the United Kingdom (the UK)
|
Словакия Венгрия Хорватия Португалия Но: Соединенные Штаты Америки Соединенное Королевство |
Lakes |
Озёра |
Lake Geneva Lake Balaton Lake Michigan Loch Ness
|
озеро Женева озеро Балатон озеро Мичиган озеро Несс |
Mountain peaks |
Пики гор |
Mount Washington Twin Peaks Denali (Mount) Everest K2Ap5 But: the Chomolungma the Matterhorn
|
гора Вашингтон два Пика Денали Эверест К-2 Но: Джомолунгма Маттерхорн |
Most cities |
Большинство городов |
Szeged Beijing Bujumbura Budapest New York But: the Hague the Vatican |
Сегед Пекин Бужумбура Будапешт Нью-Йорк Но: Гаага Ватикан
|
Most streets |
Большинство улиц |
Downing Street Ap5 Michigan Avenue But: the High Street the Mall |
Даунинг-стрит Мичиган авеню Но: Главная улица торговая улица |
1. Insert articles where necessary (explain your choice).
1. … United Kingdom consists of … Great Britain and … Northern Ireland.
2. … Seychelles are a group of islands in … Indian Ocean.
3. … Heathrow is the biggest international airport in England.
4. … River Volga flows into … Caspian Sea.
5. Our fishermen went to fish in … Atlantic.
6. Where is … Argentina?
7. … Volga is an important waterway.
8. It was a pleasure to see … Urals.
9. Tom knows a lot about … Cuba.
10. … Mount Cook is the highest peak in … Southern Alps of … New Zealand.
11. Is … North Sea stormy in autumn?
12. The largest central park in … London is … Hyde Park.
13. Have I shown you the watch I bought in … Switzerland?
14. … Gobi Desert is in the North of … China and … Great Wall of China is in the East.
15. The largest river in … USA is … Mississippi River.
16. The weather was bad that is why we didn’t go to … Cleveland.
17. On our trip to … Spain we crossed … Atlantic Ocean.
18. … Lake Erie is one of the five great Lakes in … North America.
19. … Danube flows through … Vienna, … Budapest and … Belgrade.
20. … Bangkok is the capital of … Thailand.