Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 11 стр.

      6. How would you prefer to have your meals during the holidays?                Task IV
      – buying food from local shops and cooking your own meals
      – taking all the meals in the hotel where you’re staying                       You are to go through two- / three-step practice here. Step one: act out
      – eating in different places every day - wherever you are                      the dialogues trading roles. Step two: in dialogues 3 and 8 you may
      – going to typical local restaurants                                           change some information to the one given in italics after the dialogue.
      – ……………….                                                                      Step three: to engage in a longer conversation you may need to use some
      7. When you are travelling by train, what do you usually choose to do?         sentences / phrases from Task II (pages 8–11).
      – look out of the window and day-dream
      – think of what you will do when you arrive                                                        1. Holiday at the Seaside
      – read books and magazines                                                           A: Are you going to the sea again?
      – try to talk with the people sitting next to you                                    B: Yes, we are. We’re set in our habits. Besides, I have relatives
      – ………………….                                                                               there.
                                                                                           A: Frankly, a stay at the seaside is not my idea of a good holiday.
2. Have you ever been on a package holiday? If so, when and where?                         B: Well, tastes differ. I like the idea and so does my wife (husband /
   What was it like? If not, why not? Would you consider to go on one?                         friend).
   In small groups discuss and make a list of what is usually included in                  A: I admit that it’s a great place for the children.
   the price of the holiday.                                                               B: Oh yes, they enjoy every minute of it.
3. Package holidays don’t necessarily cover all the costs. Read the holi-                  A: The sea air gives them a better appetite, too, doesn’t it?
   day checklist: tick the questions you would like to ask a tour operator                 B: It certainly does. They eat like horses.
   and underline the words which refer directly to costs / expenses. Com-                  A: I wonder how long it takes you to get there.
   pare with a partner.                                                                    B: It’s almost a day and a half by train, two days by bus, but only a
                                                                                               few hours by plane.
1. Are any of the follow-      2. How much do you       6. Will any excursions             A: I see. All you need for a pleasant travelling is free time, enough
ing covered or will you        pay for insurance?       or entertainment be                    money and a nice place to stay.
have to pay extra?             3. What is the cost of   included?
a. On the journey              travel from your home    7. What meals are pro-
- for weekend or day           to the airport / port?   vided on the journey?                                  2. Making Plans
  flights                      4. Are there price       8. How far is the hotel            A: Have you got any seats left for the Stratford excursion?
- for airport or port taxes,   reductions or free       from local shops or enter-         B: Yes, sir / madam. There are a few seats left.
  security charges             holiday for children?    tainments?
                                                                                           A: Is that the one that goes to Oxford as well?
- for transfer between         5. What do the book-     9. Does it have facilities
                                                                                           B: That’s right.
  airport or port and hotel    ing conditions say       for children like special
                                                                                           A: How long does the whole excursion take?
b. At the hotel                about surcharges         meal times, babysitters
- for full / half board        because of fuel price    and a game room?                   B: Approximately ten hours, sir / madam.
- for a single room            increases or changes     10. Are the beaches suit-          A: Shall I pay you now?
- for a balcony / view /       in the exchange rate?    able for bathing, espe-            B: If you don’t mind, sir / madam.
  special room                                          cially for children?
- for a private toilet /
  shower / bath

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