Методические указания 2 курс 1 часть (ИСиП) 2024

МИНИСТЕРСТВО ЛЕСНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА

И ОХРАНЫ ОБЪЕКТОВ ЖИВОТНОГО МИРА НИЖЕГОРОДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

Государственное бюджетное профессиональное

образовательное учреждение Нижегородской области

«КРАСНОБАКОВСКИЙ ЛЕСНОЙ КОЛЛЕДЖ»

(ГБПОУ НО «КБЛК»)

МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ УКАЗАНИЯ

по дисциплине «Иностранный язык

в профессиональной деятельности (Английский язык)»

для студентов II курса часть 1

Тема 4 Путешествие. Поездка за границу

для специальности 09.02.07 Информационные системы и программирование

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Воронина М.В.,

Булкина Т.А.

Красные Баки

2024 год

Lesson 1

Travelling

№1. Read and translate the text:

Modern life is impossible without travelling. The scientific and technological progress of the 20^th century has allowed people to overcome time and distance. The whole world is open now. To begin with most of us in big cities travel every day to our schools, offices and factories. They go by underground, they change to a bus or they take a taxi. From time to time we have to go to another city or country on business. Then after a year’s work people go on holiday and they do not like to spend it at home.

Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discover new things, to see different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.

Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. City dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or on the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and lie in the sun. People who wish to travel either for pleasure or on business have at their disposal various means of transport. If you want to get somewhere as quickly as possible the best way is to travel by plane. It is better to book tickets in advance. On the appointed day you go to the airport by car. Soon you’ll be boarding the big airliner and it will carry you to new lands. When on the plane you may look around. In front of you in the cockpit you’ll see the pilot and his crew.

Travelling by train is slower than by plane but it has its advantages. When on the train you can always see the countryside around you. To have a good trip by train you must book the tickets in advance. When the day of your departure comes, you go to the railway station. The porter helps you with your luggage. You go to your carriage and find out if you have a lower or upper berth in your compartment. Each compartment has its own window, a table, a place for your suitcases and, of course, four berths.

Travelling by sea is mostly for those who are going on holiday and want a pleasant voyage. On board a large cruise ship people traverse oceans and visit other countries. The ship stops for a day or two in different ports and people go ashore on excursions. The only drawback is seasickness. Many people prefer travelling by car. This way you can explore the nearby towns and cities. The greatest advantage is that you can stop whenever you like and that you are not bound by any schedule.

Coach tours are not expensive and very popular. They are planned as holidays and there is a chance to do a lot of sightseeing and have a good rest at the same time. One of the cheapest and the most popular ways of travelling is hiking. Walking through the wood or along the river, having a rest on the shore of a forest lake, climbing a mountain, you feel yourself a part of nature.

All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. People choose one according to their plans and destination. When travelling we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home.

№2. Answer the questions:

1. Are you fond of travelling?

2. When and where do you usually travel?

3. Do you collect information about the places you would like to visit?

4. Do you think that travel broadens one’s mind?

5. What places would you like to visit?

6. What do you like better, to travel along or in a group? Why?

7. When did you last travel by railroad?

8. Would you like to go on a big ocean cruise?

9. Why can it be convenient to travel by car?

10. Have you ever been on a coach tour?

№3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following:

преодолевать время и расстояние; весь мир; ездить на метро; брать такси; командировка; открывать/обнаруживать; делать пересадку; ради удовольствия; средства транспорта; располагать чем-нибудь; заказать билеты заранее; пересекать океаны; расписание/график; автобусные туры; ходить в поход; цель путешествия; преимущества.

№4. Complete the sentences with English equivalents. Use active vocabulary.

1. Modern life is impossible without (путешествие).

2. Travelling (поездом) also has its advantages.

3. You have to call the air line (билетную кассу) and (заказать билет заранее).

4. You can (заказать каюту) and travel by ship.

5. Modern trains have very comfortable (спальные вагоны).

№5. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, positive or negative:

1. It was warm, so I … off my coat. (take)

2. The film wasn’t very good. I … it very much. (enjoy)

3. I knew Sally was very busy, so I … her. (disturb)

4. I was very tired, so I … the party early. (leave)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I … very well. (sleep)

6. The window was open and a bird … into the room. (fly)

7. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It … very much. (cost)

8. I was in a hurry, so I … time to phone you. (have)

9. It was hard carrying the bags. They … very heavy. (be)

Lesson 2

Pronouns

№1. Study the material:

Личные			Притяжательные				Возвратные
Именительный падеж	Объектный падеж		Основная форма		Абсолютная форма
кто? что?	кого? чего? кому? чему?		чей? чья? чьё? чьи?		чей? чья? чьё? чьи?
I – я	me – меня, мне		my – мой		mine – мой		myself – сам
we – мы	us – нас, нам		our – наш		ours – наш		ourselves –сами
you – ты, вы	you – тебя, тебе, вас, вам		your – твой, ваш		yours – твой, ваш		yourselves – сам, сами
he – он	him – ему, его		his – его		his – его		himself – сам
she – она	her – ей, её		her – её		hers – её		herself – сама
it – он, она, оно	it – ему, ей, его, её		its – его, её		its – его, её		itself – сам, сама
they – они	them – им, их		their – их		theirs – их		themselves – сами
Неопределённые местоимения
Повествовательное предложение		Вопросительное предложение				Отрицательное предложение
some		any				no или not any
somebody, someone кто-нибудь, кто-либо		anybody, anyone кто-нибудь, кто-либо				nobody, no one / none никто
something что-нибудь, что-либо		anything что-нибудь, что-либо				nothing ничего
somewhere где-нибудь		anywhere где-нибудь				nowhere нигде
somehow как-нибудь		anyhow как-нибудь				-
Указательные местоимения
Единственное число				Множественное число
this – этот, эта, это				these – эти
that – тот, та, то				those – те
such – такой, подобный				such – такие, подобные
the same – тот же самый				the same – те же самые
it – это				it – это
Вопросительные местоимения
who				кто? кого?
whom				кого? кому?
what				что? какой?
which				который?
whose				чей?
when				когда?
why				почему? зачем?

№2. Распределите существительные в таблицу

Kate, my parents, auntie, Jacob, car, sister, cousins, two chairs, chair, the Queen, Ann, brother, uncle, Bill, cat, table, my father, my house, cars, balls.

He	She	It	They

№3. Впишите соответствующее местоимение he, she or they.

1. This is Maria. _____ is having lunch in the canteen.

2. Look at the children! _____ are playing football in the snow!

3. Vanya is my friend. ______ is riding a bike now.

4. Look at Pavel's parents. _________ are reading a book.

5. Lisa is Pavel's friend. Listen! ______ is singing!
   
   

№4. Заполните предложения соответствующими местоимениями:

1. I’m Pearl and this is………… garden.

2. My mother’s Jenny and this is…………….. hat.

3. They are Rogers and Adam and this is ……… bedroom.

4. He is Lewis and this is ……………..living room.

5. We are Betty and Barbara and this is …. favourite book. …..title is Twilight.

№5. Допишите возвратные местоимения

1. My little sister can dress _______________.

2. I wash my clothes ___________________.

3. We repaired the computer ____________.

4. My uncle shaves __________ every morning.

5. I don’t like to talk about _______________.

№6. Заполните пропуски местоимениями this, that, these, those.

1. _________ people over there are waiting for the bus.

2. ______ summer I'm pretty busy.

3. I'm working as a receptionist _______days.

4. _______ were the days!

5. Do you remember _______ winter when we all went to Egypt?

№7. Переведите предложения на английский:

1 . Она ничего не сказала.
2 . Он посмотрел на нее с удивлением.
3 . Она не захотела пойти с ним.
4 . Я попросил его налить немного молока.
5 . Когда ему было 3 года, он мог сам одеваться.

Lesson 3

Types of Travelling

№1. Study the difference between trip, journey and travel.

In order to speak about travelling, several terms can be used, such as: travel, to travel, journey and trip.

travel

• verb (used without object)

1. to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.

2. to move or go from one place or point to another.

3. to proceed or advance in any way.

One of my hobbies is to travel.

• verb (used with object)

1. to travel, journey, or pass through or over, as a country or road.

2. to journey or traverse (a specified distance).

Last year we travelled to Paris by plane.

• noun

1. the act of travelling; journeying, esp. to distant places: to travel to other planets.

2. travels,

   1. journeys; wanderings: to set out on one's travels.

   2. journeys as the subject of a written account or literary work: a book of travels.

   3. such an account or work.

journey - noun

1. a travelling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time.

He made a 200 km journey from Madrid.

trip - noun

1. a journey or voyage: usually for a short period of time.

I just got back yesterday from my vacation! My trip was excellent!

voyage - noun

A voyage is used to describe a long journey usually by sea or in space.

Before the 20th century long sea voyages were very common.

tour- noun

A tour is a journey where several places are visited and usually takes place on holiday. Tour can be used as a noun or a verb.

Noun: We went on a tour of Spain

Verb: We toured the Central regions of the United States.

№2. Fill the gaps with journey, travel or trip (using information above).

1. My … to work takes 45 minutes.

2. Mum and I went on a … to Spain to see Brother Jim.

3. Have a nice … .

4. The … is far more comfortable by train.

5. When you … by train, you can go and have a drink in the buffet car.

6. We're going to … north to Russia.

7. Watch out! Don't … over that root.

8. The scientific expedition embarked upon a long … to visit the Arch of Ctesiphon.

9. In the 19th century, Richard Burton took part in a famous … into the heart of Africa.

10. The … by bus takes ages.

11. I always try to … as light as possible.

12. We had a good … back.

13. What animals did you see on your … to Tanzania?

14. To … alone or with a friend? That is the question.

15. My day … to Delos, an island holy to the ancient gods, from Mykonos was unforgettable.

№3. Match the words with the correct definition.

1. Tourism 2. Volunteer travel 3. Adventure travel 4. Ecotourism

5. Cultural tourism 6. Educational tourism 7. Business travel 8. Vacations

1. Leisure time away from work or school, devoted to rest or pleasure.

2. Participants of this type of vacations typically “do something good” for charitable cause while experiencing new places.

3. Tourists usually travel to fragile and protected areas. This form of tourism for those who want to conserve the environment.

4. This is a travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.

5. This type of trips involves traveling on business purposes.

6. The main focus of this tour includes visiting another country to learn about the culture or to work and apply skills learned inside the classroom in a different environment.

7. This type of travel usually includes the idea of risk and traveling to remote and exotic areas.

8. The focus of this style of trip is learning from other cultures to broaden one’s perspective.

№4. Match the types of tourism with the activities.

1. researching and understanding the environment, promoting of recycling and energy efficiency, protecting a watershed etc.	a. adventure tourism
2. go sightseeing (visiting famous places), visiting museums, theatres, art galleries etc.	b. volunteer travel
3. cleaning up local wildlife, rescuing people in emergency (as a response to a natural disaster), building up a new school, providing medical aid, teaching children etc.	c. ecotourism
4. rafting, mountain biking, mountaineering, rock- climbing. zip-lining, bungee jumping etc.	d. cultural tourism
5. taking part in different training or exchange programs.	e. educational tourism

№5. Study the definitions below and fill in the correct answer below:

TRAVEL – the activity of travelling; a journey (air/space travel business travel; travel about the Far East).

JOURNEY – the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle (I love going on long journeys).

TOUR – 1. A visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it (We went on a guided tour of the cathedral / museum / factory);

2. A journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area (a cycling tour of Provence);

3. A planned visit to several places in a country or area made for a special purpose, such as one made by a politician, sports team, or group of performers (a lecture/concert tour).

TRIP – a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again (The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train).

VOYAGE – a long journey, especially by ship (He was a young sailor on his first sea voyage).

CROSSING – a journey across a large area of water, from one side to the other (It was a really rough crossing – I threw up three times).

1. A _____ is a long trip for pleasure and sightseeing often consisting of visits to different places.

2. A _____ is a travel made by water - sea or ocean.

3. Our ____ included England, France and Germany.

4. It would be impossible to imagine modern life without _______.

5. In 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg on its first _______ across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later.

6. You can ______ by train, by bus, by plane, by ship or in a car, and finally you can go on foot.

7. Unfortunately that _____ ended in a shipwreck, and Robinson Crusoe found himself on a deserted island.

8. Mr. Dower has visited many countries and now he is writing a book about his _______.

9. One day I came back from a few days’ _____ made on foot through the island.

10. As far as I am concerned, I prefer ______ by air.

Lesson 4

Sightseeings. Demonstrative pronouns.

№1. Read and translate the text “Tourism Today”:

People travel all over the world and attend a lot of interesting places. The effect of travelling of large amount of people sometimes is incredible. Here are some examples of it. Large number of people coming to one place once at a time can have less comfortable accommodation as it was in Scotland where only 40% of tourists were offered hotels.

Tourism is one of the principal contributions of pollution in the Mediterranean Sea and as the number of people increase, the problem worsens. Several laws and initiatives have been implemented in order to protect the Mediterranean Sea from further degradation. The rapid tourism development of Bali has had a great effect on its natural environment, affecting water resources, increasing pollution and localized flooding, as well as putting pressure on the island's infrastructure.

In Cancun, Mexico, tourism has "extensively damaged the lagoon, obliterated sand dunes, led to the extinction of varying species of animals and fish, and destroyed the rainforest which surrounds" the island. It was only twenty years after it was developed, that the government of Mexico decided to limit projects along the coast to prevent further damage to the island's environment.

In Trinidad and Tobago there are shortages of water due to the overpopulation of tourists on the island. The most damaging effect of tourism has been the destruction of coral reefs, as they are harvested for sale to tourists and destroyed by tourists stepping on them as they enter the water.

№2. Define whether these statements are False or True:

1. The effect of tourism is only positive.

2. Tourism is responsible for pollution of the Mediterranean Sea.

3. There are shortages of water in Trinidad and Tobago.

№3. What places do tourists usually choose to visit? Make up 5 sentences.

universities shops ballet

cafes bars rivers

museums theatres resorts

churches cathedrals bridges

schools markets hospitals

cinemas castles zoos

palaces restaurants hotels

mountains parks pools

stadiums caves airports

№4. Choose the correct word and translate the word combinations:

1. art museum/gallery

2. go/do sightseeing

3. guide map/book

4. visit/go to a museum

5. make/take photos

6. guide/guided tour

7. go on/make a tour

№5. Match the words:

1. Bolshaya Pokrovskaya	a) university
2. Limpopo	b) plant
3. Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic	c) embankment
4. The Chkalov	d) square
5. Avtozavod	e) river
6. Verchnevolzhskaya	f) zoo
7. Volga	g) staircase
8. Minin and Pozharskiy	h) street

№6. Study the material “Demonstrative pronouns”:

Указательные местоимения в английском языке указывают нам на лицо, предмет, или на их признаки, выделяют предмет или лицо среди аналогичных. Указательных местоимений всего 4: this (это, этот, эта), that (то, тот, та), these (эти), those (те).

This и that – используются только для единственного числа. При этом, когда один предмет находится рядом с нами, говорят this (это), если предмет далеко – that (то).

These и those – используются для множественного числа. Предметы близко – these (эти), предметы далеко – those (те).

№7. Write in plural, translate them:

1. This gallery –

2. That castle –

3. This fortress –

4. This zoo –

5. That church –

6. That theatre –

№8. Fill the table:

castle, churches, avenues, circus, exhibitions, palace, statue, galleries, museum, temples, zoo, towers, squares, theatre, restaurant, parks, monuments, libraries, fortress, cathedral

this / that	these / those

№9. Write this or these

1. Take ___ shoes.

2. Take ___ blouse.

3. Don’t take ___ wallet.

4. Don’t take ___ boots.

5. Take ___ cap.

6. Take ___ coat.

7. Don’t take ___ trousers.

8. Don’t take ___ jeans.

Lesson 5

Articles

№1. Study the information:

Артикль – служебное слово, употребляется только с существительным, на русский язык не переводится. Артикль бывает 2-х видов: неопределённый, определённый.

Неопределённый артикль происходит от числительного one.

Определённый артикль происходит от указательного местоимения that.

Когда мы упоминаем предмет впервые, то употребляем неопределённый артикль a (an). При вторичном упоминании – употребляется определённый артикль the. - It is a book. The book is interesting. Неопределённый артикль употребляется: перед существительным, которое является единичным, отдельным предметом и не выделяется из класса однородных предметов.

Неопределённый артикль: а (перед согласной буквой) - a dog / an (перед гласной буквой) - an animal. Определённый артикль the произносится: [Di] (перед гласной буквой), [Dq] (перед согласной буквой).

Определённый артикль употребляется:

1) с существительным в ед.ч., которое является единственным в своём роде предметом или явлением (the sun, the moon).

2) с существительным, которое имеет обобщённое значение, т.е. обозначает целый класс предметов (The cat has four paws).

3) если перед существительным стоит порядковое числительное или прилагательное в превосходной степени (the first boy, the tallest man)

4) со странами во мн.ч., содержащие слова union, kingdom, republic, state, federation, emirates, empire; с океанами, морями, реками, озёрам, заливы, проливы, каналы, водопады; с горными цепями, пустынями, группами островов.

Отсутствие артикля:

• если существительное во мн.ч. в собирательном, обобщённом значении I like cats

• если существительное обозначает вещества, отвлечённые понятия milk, love

• если перед сущ. стоит колич. числ., притяж. или указ. мест. two girls, my mother

• если перед сущ. стоит другое сущ. в притяжательном падеже brother’s name

• перед существительными обозначающие титулы, звания и формы обращения, если за ними следует имя собственное Lord Bayron, Mister Jefferson

• с названиями дней, месяцев, времён года Sunday, May

• в ряде устойчивых выражений: at home, at school, go to school, at lunch, by bus

• с континентами, странами, штатами, городами; вулканами, островами

№2. Fill in a or an

… man, … uniform, … bright student, … educational programme, … unusual invitation, … loving parent, … international exchange, … well-known tower, … excellent actor,

… sportsman.

№3. Insert the article where necessary:

1. This is … book. It is my … book.

2. Is this your … pencil? – No, it isn’t my … pencil, it is my sister’s … pencil.

3. I have … sister. My … sister is … engineer. My sister’s … husband is … doctor.

4. I have no … handbag.

5. She has got … headache.

6. Have they got … car? – Yes, they have. Their … car is very expensive but reliable.

7. Have you got … calculator? – No, I haven’t.

8. Is this … watch? – No, it isn’t … watch, it’s … pen.

9. This … pen is good, and that … pen is bad.

10. I can see … pencil on your … table, but I can see no … paper.

11. Give me … chair, please.

12. They have … dog and two cats.

13. I have … spoon in my … plate, but I have no … soup in it.

14. My … friend says he is going to be … millionaire one … day.

15. Would you like … orange?

 

№4. Fill in the gaps with a / an / the / -

1. He hasn’t got … car. But he’s got … computer. … computer is new.

2. My … friends have got … cat and … dog. … dog never bites … cat.

3. This is … tree. … tree is green.

4. I can see three … boys. … boys are playing.

5. I have … bicycle. … bicycle is black. My … friend has no … bicycle.

6. Our … room is large.

7. We wrote … dictation yesterday. … dictation was long.

8. She has two … daughters and one … son. Her … son is … pupil.

9. Last year I gave my … mother … bracelet for her … birthday. She liked … bracelet. 10. My … brother’s … friend has no … dog.

№5. Every sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it:

Example: John is on the holiday. – John is on holiday.

I am teacher. – I am a teacher.

1) Her name’s Ann. She’s doctor.

2) She has the flat in London.

3) I go to the work by car.

4) We have the dinner at eight o’clock in the evening.

5) John always stays in the bed late on Sunday.

№6. Write the sentences in the Singular

1. There are flowers on the table.

2. Do you know these children?

3. We can see many sheep in the field.

4. Give me five pencils, please.

5. Sally is cleaning her teeth.

6. There are two chairs at the wall.

Lesson 6

Means of transport

№1. Read and translate the text

Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport, and may be roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Vehicles travelling on these networks may include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, people, helicopters, and aircraft. Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this purpose including financing, legalities and policies. In the transport industry, operations and ownership of the infrastructure can be either public or private, depending on the country and the mode.

Passenger transport may be public, where operators provide scheduled services, or private. Freight transport has become focused on containerization, although bulk transport is used for large volumes of durable items. Transport plays an important part in the economic growth and globalization, but most types cause air pollution and use large amounts of land.

While it is heavily subsidized by governments, good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow, and restrain urban sprawl. A mode of transport is a solution that makes use of a particular type of vehicle, infrastructure and operation. The transport of a person or of cargo may involve one mode or several modes, with the latter case being called intermodal or multimodal transport. Each mode has its advantages and disadvantages, and will be chosen for a trip on the basis of cost, capability, route, and speed.

№2. Answer the questions:

1. What is transport?

2. What do modes of transport include?

3. What can the field be divided into?

4. What does the transport infrastructure consist of?

5. What vehicles may travel on these networks?

6. What do operations deal with?

7. What does ownership of infrastructure depend on?

8. What transport is considered to be public?

9. What has freight transport become focused on?

10. Why does transport play an important part in the economic growth and globalization?

11. What solution makes use of a particular type of vehicle?

12. What modes may the transport of a person or of cargo involve?

№3. Read the text again and say if the sentences below are true, false or there is no information of this fact in the text:

1. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another.

2. Modes of transport include roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines, and terminals.

3.Passenger transport may be public, where operators provide scheduled services, or governmental ones.

4. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization.

5. Passenger transport is used for large volumes of durable items.

6. The transport of a person or of a cargo may involve one mode or several modes.

7. Each mode has only advantages and no disadvantages.

8. Each mode of transport will be chosen for a trip on the basis of the cost, the capability, the route, and the speed.

№4. Complete each sentence with a word from the list: boarding-house, buffet, cabin, caravan, coach, departure-lounge, destination, harbour, seat belt, runway.

1. Before the plane takes off you have to fasten your … .

2. During the voyage to America I had to share my … with another passenger.

3. We spent our last holidays at a camping site, living in a … .

4. I didn’t know if there was a … on the train so I took some sandwiches, just in case.

5. Before boarding the plane you can sit and relax in the … .

6. Heavy fog covered the … and the plane couldn’t take off.

7. We decided that the hotel was too expensive and stayed in a … instead.

8. As soon as the ship left the … everybody got seasick.

9. Her suitcase wasn’t labelled and she arrived at her … without it.

10. It is much cheaper to travel by … than by train in Britain.

№5. Choose the most suitable answer.

1. If you have any excess luggage/suitcase you must pay extra money.

2. The plane got down/touched down at Heathrow at 5 o’clock.

3. I don’t like sunbathing sitting in a deckchair/easy chair, I prefer lying on a blanket.

4. When you fly you have to check in/check up an hour before the flight.

5. Would you like a single ticket or a double/return one?

6. If you go sailing and you can’t swim, you have to wear a safety belt/life belt.

7. As it was warm, we decided to sleep on the board/deck, not in the cabin.

8. I had to go to hospital and couldn’t travel so I decided to cancel/delay my ticket.

9. The customs officer asked me if I had anything to submit/declare.

10. When I am at the seaside, I like spending all day on the beach/coast.

№6. Match the words given with the definition: a cruise, a crossing, an expedition, a flight, an itinerary, a journey, a package tour, a tour, a trip, a voyage.

1. A short journey, or an informal word for journey - …

2. A journey by ship for pleasure - …

3. The plan of a journey - …

4. A journey from one side of the sea or channel to the other - …

5. An organized journey to see the sights of a place, usually with a guide - …

6. A journey by plane - …

7. A journey by sea - …

8. A journey for a scientific or other special purpose - …

9. A holiday which includes organized travel and accommodation for a group - …

10. A general word for the act of travelling from one place to another - …

№7. Replace the words in bold with a suitable word from the list: accommodation, book, campsite, compartment, customs, fare, guesthouse, passenger, single, sleeping car.

1. To be comfortable I decided to travel in the first-class enclosed space in a railway carriage.

2. I would like a room for the night. A room for one person.

3. Can I reserve a double room for the nights of 16 and 17 of May?

4. When crossing the border, I had to pay import duties on alcohol.

5. We had problems with finding rooms for living in Edinburgh because of a festival taking place that week.

6. When I entered the buffet there was only one person travelling on the train sitting at the bar.

7. This summer holiday we are going to live in a tent and stay at a place where you can put a tent.

8. On a long journey it is good to travel in a railway coach fitted with beds or berths.

9. As he is a student, he travels at reduced money charged for a journey.

10. The hotel was a bit too expensive for us so we stayed in a private house where you can stay and have meals

Lesson 7

Articles with geographical names

№1. Study the material:

Определённый артикль the	Нулевой артикль
1. стороны света: the South	1. континент: Europe
2. полюсы: the North Pole	2. страны: Russia
3. страны во множественном числе: the Netherlands	3. штаты: California
4. страны, содержащие слова union, kingdom, republic, state, federation, emirates, empire: the Russian Federation	4. провинции: the province of Quebec
5. регионы: the Far East	5. города: Nizhniy Novgorod
6. улицы (исключения): the Arbat,	6. села, поселки, деревни: Krasnye Baki, Chaschikha
7. парки: the Gorki Park	7. улицы: Sinyavina Street
8. равнины, долины: the East European Plain	8. мысы: Cape Horn
9. пустыни: the Sahara	9. вулканы: Volcano Etna
10. горные цепи: the Urals	10. горные вершины: Everest
11. полуострова со словом peninsula: the Balkan Peninsula	11. полуострова: Kamchatka
12. группы островов: the British Isles	12. острова:
13. плато, каньоны: the Colorado Plateau, the Grand Canyon	12. заливы (исключения): Hudson Bay
14. мысы (с использование предлога of): the Cape of Good Hope	13. озёра со словом lake: Lake Svetloyar
15. океаны: the Atlantic Ocean
16. моря: the Black Sea
17. реки: the Vetluga
18. озёра, группа озёр: the Baikal
19. заливы: the Persian Gulf
20. проливы: the Dover Strait
21. каналы: the English Channel, the Suez Canal
22. водопады: the Niagara Falls
23. течения: the Florida Current

№2. Write 3 examples for each category and use the articles where necessary:

lakes - …, …, …

rivers - …, …, …

seas - …, …, …

oceans - …, …, …

cities - …, …, …

groups of islands - …, …, …

continents - …, …, …

chains of mountains - …, …, …

states - …, …, …

mountains - …, …, …

volcanoes - …, …, …

deserts - …, …, …

valleys - …, …, …

peninsulas - …, …, …

capes - …, …, …

straits - …, …, …

gulfs - …, …, …

bays - …, …, …

№3. Insert the article where necessary, translate the sentences:

1. … Saint-Petersburg is considered to be the cultural capital of … Russian Federation. 

2. … Andes are the mountains in … South America.

3. … Teide is the volcano on the largest island of … Canary Islands.

4. … Lena leads to … Arctic Ocean.

5. …Lake Geneva located between …Switzerland and …France

6. … Victory Peak is a mountain in… eastern Kakshaal Range of … Tien Shan.

7. … Sahara desert and … Kalahari desert are the largest deserts in … Africa.

8. There are two lighthouses near or in … Cape Horn.

9. … Iberian Peninsula is divided between 3 states: … Portugal, … Spain and … Andorra.

10. … Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world. …Tugela Falls is the world’s second tallest. Europe’s highest waterfall is … Utigard in Norway.

№4. Fill in the article where necessary, translate the sentences:

1. … Europe is bordered towards the north by … Arctic Ocean, towards … south by … Mediterranean Sea and … Black Sea, towards … west by … Atlantic Ocean and … east by … Asia.

2. The largest fresh water lake in … Europe is … Lake Ladoga in … north-western Russia.

3. We've booked a holiday for three weeks in … Canary Islands.

4. Located to … east of … Mariana Islands in … western Pacific Ocean, ___ Mariana Trench is the deepest known area.

5. ___ Astrakhan is located on ___Caspian Sea.

6. Once I went for my holidays to ___ Lake Baikal. It was great!

7. In ___North of ___ Britain there are higher lands and mountains.

8. ___ Pennines is a chain of mountains which is known as the backbone of ___England.

9. The longest river in ___United States is ___Mississippi.

10. ___ Urals divide ___Asia and ___Europe.

№5. Use the article where necessary:

1 ___ Lake Svetloyar

2 ___ Pacific Ocean

3 ___ River Vetluga

4 ___ English Channel

5 ___ Strait of Dover

6 ___ Dover Strait

7 ___ Victoria Falls

8 ___ Neva

9 ___ Paris

10 ___ Madagascar

11 __ Sahara

12 __Elbrus

13 __ Africa

14 ___ Persian Gulf

15 ___ Baikal

16 ___ German Federal Republic

Lesson 8

Travelling by plane

1. Read and translate the text. Write down the words in bold with their translation:

A. Departures

This is the usual sequence of activities when you get to the airport.

First you go to the check-in desk where they weigh your luggage. Usually you are permitted 20 kilos, but if your bags weigh more, you may have to pay excess baggage (= you pay extra). The airline representative checks your ticket and gives you a boarding card for the plane with your seat number on it. Then you go through passport control where an official checks [not controls] your passport, and into the departure lounge. Here, you can also buy things in the duty-free, e.g. perfume, alcohol and cigarettes. About half an hour or forty minutes before take-off, you are told to go to agate number, e.g. gate 14, where you wait before you get on the plane. When you board (= get on) the plane, you find your seat. If you have hand luggage, you can put it under your seat or in the overhead locker above your seat.

The plane then taxis (= moves slowly) towards the runway, and when it has permission to take off, it accelerates along the runway and takes off.

Note: The verb to taxi is generally only used in this context.

В. The flight   

You may want or need to understand certain announcements; these come from the captain (= the pilot) or from an air steward or stewardess / cabin crew / flight attendants (= people who look after the passengers):

Please fasten your seat belt and put your seat in the upright position.

We are now cruising (= flying comfortably) at an altitude (= height) of 10,000 metres.

May we remind passengers (= ask passengers to remember) that there is no smoking until you are inside the terminal building (= where passengers arrive and depart).

The cabin crew (= air stewards) are now coming round with landing cards. (These are cards you sometimes have to fill in when you enter certain countries.)

С. Arrival

When the plane lands (= arrives on the ground), you have to wait for it to stop / come to a halt. When the doors are open, you get off the plane and walk through the terminal building and go to the baggage reclaim where you collect your luggage. You then pass through customs (green = nothing to declare; red = goods to declare; blue = European Union citizens). If you are lucky, you can then get a bus, taxi or train to the centre of town without waiting too long. You can also hire a car (= rent a car) at most airports.

Note: In British English you normally hire something for a short period, e.g. hire a room for a party, and rent something for a long period, e.g. a flat; for a car, you can use both words.

2. Complete the words or phrases below using words from the box:

off / control / free / card / baggage / in / lounge / luggage / reclaim / locker

1. boarding.....................                  6.   duty...............

2. baggage.....................                   7.   overhead ...........

3. excess.....................                      8.   take-...............

4. passport.....................                   9.   departure............

5. hand...:.................                        10.  check-............

3. What do you call:

1. The place where you go when you arrive at the airport with your luggage?

2. The card they give you with the seat number on it?

3. The money you have to pay if your luggage is very heavy?

4. The place where you sit and have a drink when you are waiting for your flight to be called?

5. The bags you carry onto the plane with you?

6. The place above your head where you can put your hand luggage?

7. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off?

8. The people who look after you on the plane?

9. The part of the airport you walk through when you arrive or depart?

10. The place where you collect your luggage after you land?

4. Complete this part of a letter about an unpleasant flight:

Dear Tom

I’ve just arrived in Rome but I’m still recovering from a really terrible flight. We … (1) two hours late because of bad weather, and then over the channel we hit more bad weather. The … (2) annoinced that we had to … (3) our seat belts, which was a bit worrying and for half an hour we … (4) through a terrible storm. It was still raining and very windy when we … (5) in Rome and I was really glad to … (6) the plane and get into the airport building.

Fortunately things have improved since then but I really hope the return … (7) is a lot better.

5. Think about the whole experience of flying: from check-in to the time you leave the airport at your destination. Answer these questions:

1) What is the most interesting part, and what is the most boring part?

2) Where do you often have delays, and why?

3) Is there any part that frightens or worries you?

4) What do you usually do during most flights?

5) Do you always eat the food they give you?

6) Is there one thing which would improve flying and make the experience more interesting?

6. Make up the crossword with the nouns by the theme (25 words)

Lesson 9

Travelling by sea

№1. Read and understand the text. Choose the appropriate headlines for every paragraph of the text from the given below. One of the headlines is odd.

1. Amazing travelling

2. The most interesting thing for a human being

3. Cruising pastime

4. Services on board

5. Wonderful islands

6. Pristine nature

1. Human beings are very inquisitive and like discovering different places. That is why people all over the world like to travel around the globe. It is not so interesting for them to see the world on TV today. It is precious to see it by their own.

2. And when people come to beautiful beaches and sparkling blue waters, they understand it is really the amazing thing they wanted to see. There are countless adventures within reach on cruise vacation. There are many cruise companies in the world, and each of these companies can provide you a qualified service.

3. During the cruise people live in comfortable cabins. During sea days when a cruise liner is in the open sea, people can take sunbathes, swim in the swimming pools, play fools in the slide or promenade around the ship visiting different decks. You can rent a cabin for two, four, six persons.

4. Cruise companies offer different tours during which you can discover the inhabitants of a coral reef on a glass-bottomed boat, go horseback riding on the beach, go mountain biking rain forests, explore ancient civilizations as you climb mysterious pyramids or snorkel with stingrays and dive 800 feet down in a research submarine. Days onboard are casual but full of joy and new impressions. But don't forget your camera and binoculars, so you don't miss a thing.

5. Adventures are endless in this area. People can relax on a cruise surrounded by the white-sand beaches and beautiful turquoise waters of the most beautiful islands on the earth, find and visit tropical places where nature brings striking mountains and pristine beaches.

6. Such islands are home to rich culture and complex histories. There are archaic ruins, beaches, rain forests and many waterfalls. Here you can find new friends and buy a lot of souvenirs.

№2. Answer the questions:

1) Why do people like travelling? 

2) What adventures can you have while travelling on a cruise ship?

3) Where do people live during the cruise? 

4) Where can you go during sea days?

5) What kind of tours do cruise companies offer? 

6) What can you go sightseeing when you are on a cruise vacation? 

№3. Agree or disagree with the statements:

1. Air travel is much slower than other means of transport.

2. Flying often involves delays and cancellations.

3. Travelling by train is very comfortable nowadays.

4. It’s a good idea to travel by ship if you’re sea-sick.

5. Hiking is a very pleasant kind of travelling in winter.

№4. Give English equivalents of the following:

пароход, пассажирский пароход, грузовой пароход; океанский лайнер, каюта, иллюминатор, палуба, мачта, якорь, трап, порт, гавань, пристань, капитан, камбуз.

№5. Give Russian equivalents of the following:

Ship, boat, cruise, sailing, yacht, dock, pier, ocean, wave, tide, compass, navigation, lighthouse, rudder, sailor, lifeboat, passengers, voyage, ferry, oar.

№6. Guess the famous sea-explorers:

1) He was the one who led the expedition to discover Australia.

2) He was a Venetian traveler and explorer who made ground-breaking journeys to Asia and China.

3) He was a Norwegian explorer and a key figure in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.

4) He was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea.

5) He discovered America.

№7. Insert prepositions or postverbal adverbs wherever necessary:

1. Last summer my friend was travelling … Petersburg … Astrakhan … ship. She booked a second-class cabin … the Lermontov … ten day’s advance. When the day… the departure came she went … the port. Many friends came to see her …

2. Steward, can you direct me … the first class? – Certainly. It is … the main deck.

3. The ship will sail … ten minutes. Will you pass … the gangway?

4. I think we can stay … … deck … a while and watch the ship sail.

5. I’ve never travelled … sea before and I’m afraid … getting sick.

6. … the evening there will be dances … the main deck. – And what shall we dance …? – I think … the music relayed … the wireless operator’s cabin.

7. Do you know when we are due … Volgograd? – I suppose … an hour or so well’s be there. – What other ports besides Volgograd shall we call …? - You’d better ask the captain. I don’t remember the rout.

8. Can I get to Petrodvoretz … sea? – Of course. There are many motor boats plying … Petersburg and Petrodvoretz. It’ll take you half an hour to get there.

Lesson 10

Travelling by train

№1. Read the words in the box carefully and then match them with the pictures:

tunnel, buffet car, miss bus/train, luggage hold, express train, bus/train fare, timetable, railway, catch a train, single/return, platform, ticket inspector, tunnel

1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12

№2. Complete the sentences: using the words from the exercise 1:

1. I really must hurry because I am going to __________ a train to London at 5.30.

2. The place where your big suitcases are kept on a bus or train is called ________.

3. If you are late, you will ___________________ a train or bus.

4. Where a train runs is called a __________________.

5. To know the times when a train or bus leaves or arrives, you need a __________.

6. The person who checks tickets on a train is called ___________________.

7. A _________ is where you stand and wait for a train.

8. When you buy a ticket, you must say whether you want a single or ______________.

9. A train or bus _______________ is the amount of money you pay to use it.

10. An __________________ travels quickly with a few stops.

№3. Read and translate the text

Should you ask me what kind of transport I like best I’d speak in support of the train. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined.

What place is more interesting than a big station? There is the movement, the excitement, the gaiety of the people going away and sorrow of those who are seeing others off. There are the shouts of the porters as they pull luggage along the platforms to the waiting trains, the crowd at the booking-office getting tickets, the children tightly holding on to the skirts of their mothers, and passengers hurrying to board the train.

At last you manage to make your way through the crowd, closely following the porter, who has taken care of your luggage, and get out on to the platform. There are many tracks and trains there. No need for you to look round and read the signs that tell which train you must take. You follow your porter, and here you are - Car number 2, Train - 64.

You show your ticket to the guard and in you go into a most wonderful carriage. All is bustle and confusion, with people fil­ing in, bumping into each other, and what not. At last you man­age to stow away your luggage and get out on to the platform for fresh air and bid farewell to the well-wishers who have come to see you off.

But you have scarcely time to kiss and hug your friends when the station-master on duty, in a red cap, signals the train. You hear no shrill whistle of the engine — the train pulls out of the station noiselessly and without a jerk.

You are on your way. You start up a conversation with your fellow-passengers (people take to each other quickly when trav­elling) and soon you get to know who is who and what. Now that the excitement of the day is over you begin to feel hungry.

The dining-car steward happens to come along and you take bookings for lunch or dinner, whichever it might be. As you go for the second sitting you have time to wash. By that time the guard has made your bed. You take your towel and go to the toilet.

You feel tired now, after a hearty meal, so you decide to turn in. You get into your upper berth and begin to absorb the beau­ty of the changing scenes that fly past you — the cheerful fields of wheat and com, the meadows under a mantle of flowers, grass and green moss, the rivers that run through woodland countries, the forests with their delicious sense of peace, and the moun­tains ribbed with sharp steep ridges.

But drowsiness creeps over you. You close your eyes and soon drift away into that vast mysterious world which men-call sleep.

№4. Answer the questions:

1. What have you combined with a train?

2. Why is a big station interesting?

3. What do the porters do?

4. What is there on the platform?

5. Whom do you show your ticket to?

6. Who wears a red cap?

7. Do people take to each other quickly when travelling?

8. What does the dining-car steward do?

9. When do you decide to turn in?

10. How do men call sleep?

№5. Transcribe and translate the words.

Guard, carriage, bustle, farewell, train, engine, steward, berth, station, luggage, passengers, whistle, booking-office.

№6. Give synonyms to the following words and make up your own sentences:

Sign, cheerful, delicious, sharp, steep.

№7. Give English equivalents from the text and use them in sentences of your own:

Тащить багаж по платформе, касса, садиться в поезд, протискиваться сквозь толпу, железнодорожный путь, по­заботиться о багаже, проводник, сделать предварительный заказ на обед, ложиться спать.

Lesson 11

Lexical-grammar exercises

№1. For each box, choose the verb that completes all the phrases.

book     go     miss    take     travel

1		a train/ a plain/ the ferry/ a ride/ a walk
2		a room/ a flight/ a ticket/ a seat/ online
3		abroad/ around the world/ across Europe/ by air/ by rail/ by sea/ by train/ boat, etc…
4		camping/ hiking/ backpacking/ on a cruise/ for a ride/ on foot
5		your flight/ your plane/ your train/ your coach

№2. Do the quiz. Choose the TWO right answers to each question.

1. In which of the following places do you check in?

A at ahotel

B at an airport

C at a train station

1. Which of the following can you catch?

A a car

B a flight

C  a train

1. Which of the following means of transport do you board?

A a boat or ferry

B a plane

C  a  car

1. Where would you hear this phrase? -  “ I’m sorry. We’re fully booked.”

A at a hotel

B at a railway station

C  at a guest house

1. When you see someone off, you say: “Have a safe…”

A trip

B excursion

C  journey

1. Which of the following can you go by?

A foot

B car

C  train

1. Which of these means of transport do you get on?

A a bus

B a  train

C  a car

  

№3. Match the correct type of tourism with the picture.

1 2 3 4

5 6

a) mountain climbing b) bungee jumping c) zip-lining d) rafting

e) sky-diving f) mountain biking

№4. Put the words into the correct categories. Some words can go into the both categories.

check-in desk/ platform/ duty free/ ticket office/ boarding gate/ railway station/ airport/fasten seat belt/ get on/ passenger/ compartment/ take off/ land /leave/ arrive/ luggage/ departure lounge/ flight attendant/ runaway/ sleeping car (sleeper)/ cabin crew/ engine driver/ board/ flight/ hand luggage/ buffet car/ ticket collector / porter/ open-plan carriage/ local train/ security check/conveyor belt/express train/waiting room/information desk

Travelling by plane	Travelling by train

№5. Fill in the gaps with one of the words from the lists №4 in the correct form:

TRAVELLING BY PLANE

1) At the airport I registered my luggage at the __________ .

2) I went to the ___________ __________ to wait for my flight.

3) I decided to buy some presents for my friends so I made my way to the _________.

4) Some people, especially children may feel sick when the plane ______ or _________.

5) Please ________ your___________, fold your trays and put your seat backs in the upright position.

6) _________ ______________ serve food and beverages during the flight.

7) __________ were asked to switch off their mobile phones.

8) The _________ _________ went into the cockpit. Then the captain greeted the passengers.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

1) The train arrives on ______________ 6.

2) She went to the _______ __________ to buy a day return to London.

3) I have to pick up my friend at the ______ _______. He is arriving from Bristol.

4) I’d like to reserve a berth in a __________ to Birmingham, please.

5) Her father’s been working as an __________ driver for about ten years.

6) Is there a __________ here, please. My suitcase is so heavy.

7) There were so many people in the ______ ______ so I could hardly find an empty seat.

№6. Fill in the gaps with the words or phrases in bold:

A. way of traveling/ to travel/ a hitchhiker/ picked up/ hitchhike

1. Bob was driving along a freeway, listening to the radio. Suddenly he noticed ______ in the distance – it looked like a young man.

2. Bob used to ________ himself, so he decided to stop.

3. The young man had never hitchhiked long distances before, so he decided to try this _______.

4. He told Bob that his waiting time to get ______sometimes was awfully long.

5. But he thought hitchhiking was one of the best ways ______ and to meet new people.

B. camping/ campers/ a cheap form of accommodation/ tent camping/ campsite

1. The participants, known as _______ leave their urban areas and enjoy nature.

2. They usually spend one or several nights at the _____, which may have cabins.

3. ______ as recreational activity became popular in the early 20^th century.

4. Camping is used as _________ for people attending large open events such as music festivals.

5. _________ sites often cost less than campsites with full amenities.

C. backpacking trip / backpacker/backpacking camps/ a single trip/ sore feet/ overnight stay

1. Backpacking combines hiking and camping in _____________.

2. A ______ carries supplies and equipment to satisfy sleeping and eating needs.

3. _______ are more spartan than ordinary camps.

4. A ________ must include at least one _______ in the wilderness (otherwise it is a day hike).

5. We had _________after a day of backpacking.