Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 18 стр.

on basic expeditions in the Lake District and Scotland. You will be re-      5. Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right. Mind that
quired to have a fitness test before embarking on any trip.                     some of the verbs can be used with more than one noun. Make sen-
                                                                                tences of your own using these collocations.
 10 Also on offer are a variety of homestay holidays which offer you the
                                                                                  take up                             a holiday
opportunity to live in a country of your choice at minimal cost. The
                                                                                  develop                             self-confidence
Aquitaine Service Linguistique will organize exchanges and homestay pro-
                                                                                  gain                                photos
grammes in 15 countries. The duration can vary from 1 week in Hawaii to a
                                                                                  make                                an outing
full year in the USA. Costs vary but are reasonable, and airport pick-ups
                                                                                  go on                               a swim
are often included.
                                                                                  go for                              experience
 11      The Young Esperantists is another non-profit-making organization         do                                  sport
based in the USA, which runs an unusual range of holidays to promote Es-          take in                             the surroundings
peranto, the international language of friendship. Activities include con-        take                                a skill
gresses, seminars and activity holidays all the year round. Beginners are                                             plans
welcome and can learn Esperanto on courses held in the States. The Pass-
porta Servo provides accommodation free of charge for backpackers and        6. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the colloca-
interrailers who speak Esperanto.                                               tions above. Make sure that you use the correct form of the verb. In
                                                                                pairs practise these sentences in indirect speech as if you heard / were
3. Read the text again and choose suitable headings for the first five          told about that.
   numbered sections in the extract. There are more headings than sec-             1. Michael is looking so fit and healthy. He __________ a swim
   tions.                                                                              every day since the start of the holiday.
                                                                                   2. ‘Don’t __________ photos of me. Liz is much more photogenic.’
  A    Minor ailments    D    Planning Ahead       G   Escorted Travel
                                                                                   3. You really should __________ a holiday. It will do wonders for
  B    Health Hazards    E    Travelling Light     H   Getting Started
                                                                                       you.
  C    Be Independent    F    Late Applications
                                                                                   4. People who work for a year between leaving school and going to
                                                                                       university tend to __________ self-confidence and become far
4. Now look at paragraphs 6-11. Match the statements on the left with
                                                                                       more aware of the real world.
   the holidays on the right. You will find that some choices are needed
                                                                                   5. It’s never too late to __________ a new sport such as skiing.
   more than once.
                                                                                   6. The holiday was a great success. The children __________ nu-
 You may stay with                          A     Archaeological Dig                   merous outings and visited the best-known landmarks.
 local people.            1___     2___     B     Nature Conservation              7. It’s well worth __________ careful plans before embarking on an
 You may be able to                         C     Teaching English                     activity holiday.
 stay for free.           3___     4___     D     Sailing and Mountain-            8. Sue __________ a considerable amount of experience in her two
 You will be paid for                             eering                               years as a teacher in Italy.
 your work.               5___              E     Homestays and Ex-
 You will need to be                              changes                    7. Role-play a round-table discussion of various adventure holidays based
 physically fit.          6___     7___     F     Learning Esperanto             on the text.


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