Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 86 стр.

TIME FOR FUN                                                                    Part 6                                        TEST YOURSELF
1. Read the joke and retell it to your partner(s).
       A tourist was staying in Norway for a couple of weeks and spent all
his money. He could only pay his passage back to England. He thought: “It
is only a two day’s journey, and I can go to England without food.” So he
went on board a ship and bought a ticket. He closed his ears to the sound of    1             buffet coach-station departure-lounge harbour quay
the lunch bell and when dinner time came he didn’t go to the saloon: “I do                         cabin deck destination platform runway
not feel well,” he said. The next morning he did not have breakfast pretend-    Complete
ing to oversleep himself, and at lunch time he again stayed in his cabin. At    each sen-    a) Most of the young people on the boat slept on the
dinner time he was so hungry that he said: “I’m going to eat even if they       tence with      ……… in their sleeping bags.
throw me overboard afterwards.”                                                 a word       b) As the train drew in to the station, Terry could see her
       At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him. Then he asked     from the        sister waiting on the ……… .
for the bill and waited for the coming row.                                     list.        c) I was so nervous about flying that I left my bag in the
       “The bill, sir?” asked the steward.                                                      ……… .
       “Yes,” answered the tourist.                                                          d) By the time I got to the ………, the express bus to
       “There isn’t any bill,” was the answer. “On this ship meals are in-                      Scotland had left.
cluded in the passage money.”                                                                e) As soon as the boat left the ………, the storm began.
                                                                                             f) We hadn’t had anything to eat, but luckily there was a
2. Now listen to the anecdote. While listening take notes. Then in small                        ……… on the train.
   groups try to reconstruct it taking turns. Share your ideas about the                     g) I’m afraid there is only one first-class ……… free on
   joke: What do you think the rich young man did? What would you do                            the boat.
   in a situation like that?                                                                 h) Tim reached Paris safely, but his luggage didn’t reach
                                                                                                its ………
USEFUL INFORMATION                                                                           i) There was a queue of cars on the ………, waiting for
                    Travelling by sea in the UK                                                 the car-ferry to the island.
                                                                                             j) Our plane nearly crashed into a fire-engine on the
Arrival in the UK                                                                               ……… .
      If you are travelling by sea you will probably arrive at the ports of
Dover, Folkestone or Harwich. You will then travel directly to your desti-      2            a) David’s plane was cancelled/delayed by thick fog.
nation in the UK.                                                                            b) The ship’s owner agreed to give the crew/passengers
                                                                                Choose          a pay-rise.
Customs                                                                         the most     c) The plane from Geneva has just grounded/landed.
       A red and green ‘Clearway System’ is in operation at most ports and      suitable     d) We hope that you will enjoy your flight/flying.
airports in Britain. Go through the Red Channel if you have goods to de-        word or      e) Because of heavy snow in London, their plane was
clare, or the Green Channel (which is subject to spot-checks by a customs       words un-       diverted/deviated to Manchester.
officer) if you have nothing to declare. Visitors arriving in cars can obtain   derlined.    f) I won’t be long. I’m just packing my last lug-
red or green windscreen stickers on the boat. Where the ‘Clearway system’                       gage/suitcase.
is not in operation, report to the customs officer in the Baggage Hall.

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