Travelling......

Aims :

1.To practice oral speech skills.

2.To learn finding arguments pros and cons .

3.To train different types of reading , finding specific information.

4. To practice listening to the text.

Answer the questions

• Do you like to travel?
• Why do you think people travel?
• Why do you like to travel?
• Do you agree that travelling is the best way to learn the world?

What countries and places would you like to visit and why?

Which way of travelling do you prefer and why?

What do you need for travelling?

You need…

You should have….

You must have…

What knowledge and skills can be useful for a traveler nowadays?

• Ability to speak foreign languages.
• Ability to drive a car.
• Ability to operate a helicopter.
• Ability to operate a motorboat.
• Ability to cook.
• Ability to do urgent medical care.
• Ability to identify wild plants and animals.
• To be convincing in conversation.
• To be good at swimming.
• To be good at shooting.
• To have a wide knowledge of different cultures and different traditions.

Can travelling be dangerous nowadays? What dangers can a traveller face today?

• In my opinion,…
• I think,…

3.As for me,…

4.I can say….because…

5.To begin with,…

6.On the one hand,….

7.On the other hand,…

8.Firstly,…

9.Secondly,…

10.Thirdly,…

Why are icebergs very dangerous for ships ?

At the Airport

Buy a ticket, go by plane

To the Netherlands or Spain

Planes are taking off the ground

With a very loud sound.

They arrive and fly away

In a very busy way.

Airplanes with landing lights

Finish their endless flights.

There’s a runway long and wide

And the lights which are so bright.

We are at the airport. Listen to the airport announcements.

1 .a) The passengers have arrived in Moscow.

b)The passengers are going to leave Moscow.

2 .a)All the passengers flying to Paris are asked to wait as the flight is delayed.

b) The passengers flying to Paris are invited to get on the plane.

3.a)The plane to Milan has taken off.

b)The plane to Milan will take off shortly.

4.a)People who have come to the airport to meet passengers from New York should wait as the plane has not arrived yet.

b)People who have come to the airport to meet passengers from New York should go to the arrivals immediately.

• Get to the airport at least two hours before takeoff.

• Go to the check-in desk(Remember that you can also check in via the internet and avoid the queues)

• At the check-in desk, your ticket is checked and your luggage is weighed and registered. If it is overweight, you will have to pay an excess baggage charge.(Different companies allow from 20 to 25 kilos.)

• Then you have to go through customs where your bags can be opened and checked. You can keep hand luggage with you, but the heavy luggage is taken to the baggage cabin.

• When the airport official makes sure that everything is all right with your ticket and with your luggage weight , you are given a boarding pass. The number of your seat it printed on it.

• The next step is passport control where your passport is checked.

• When everything is done, you go to the departure lounge and wait till number of your flight is announced.

• Be careful not to miss the announcement of your flight and the number of the gate you should go to.

When you are at the right gate , the airport official checks your boarding pass and you are directed to the plane or taken by a special bus

Now you are getting through customs. In your suitcase you have: personal things, some souvenirs for friends, some foreign currency and some Russian money. Fill in the Declaration Form and the Landing Card.

What kind of holidays would you choose and why?

I would rather….

I’d prefer to V….

I would choose…

Imagine that you are going to have a week-long trip to the seaside. Give your arguments pros and cons different ways of transport

Using words from “Dialogue Vocabulary”:

Pros -

I’m absolutely positive that we should go by …

It’s obvious that we must …

I may be wrong but I think that…

I’m for… because….

Cons -

There is something in what you say, but…

I’m not sure about it.

I feel strongly against it.

Sorry, but I have got my own idea about it.

“ To what ever part of the world you went

By wheel or sail, or wing, or track,

You`ll have exciting things to tell

Now that you are safely back ”

Home task :

Write a letter to your friend about your travelling.

a)the transport you used

b) the weather

c) sights, places, people that impressed you most.