Topical vocabulary

2.1 Listen and pronounce the following words and expressions after the speaker

 

To travel – ïóòåøåñòâîâàòü

By train/ sea/ air/plain/ car – íà ïîåçäå / ïî ìîðþ / ïî âîçäóõó/ íà ñàìîëåòå/â ìàøèíå

On foot – ïåøêîì

To board a plane – ñàäèòüñÿ íà ñàìîëåò

Boarding – ïîñàäêà

Departure – îòïðàâëåíèå

Arrival – ïðèáûòèå

To delay – îòêëàäûâàòü

To cancel – îòìåíÿòü

To go travelling – ïóòåøåñòâîâàòü

To go/do sightseeing – îñìàòðèâàòü äîñòîïðèìå÷àòåëüíîñòè

Place of interest /attraction – äîñòîïðèìå÷àòåëüíîñòü

Travel (visitor’s) guide – ïóòåâîäèòåëü

Guided tour – ýêñêóðñèÿ ñ ãèäîì

Tour guide – ýêñêóðñîâîä

Journey – ïîåçäêà

To prefer – ïðåäïî÷èòàòü

To enjoy – õîðîøî ïðîâîäèòü âðåìÿ, íàñëàæäàòüñÿ

To lend – îäàëæèâàòü, äàâàòü íà âðåìÿ

To get away – óåçæàòü, áûòü â îòïóñêå

To manage – óäàâàòüñÿ

To book (to reserve) a flight –çàáðîíèðîâàòü áèëåò íà ñàìîëåò

To check in – çàðåãèñòðèðîâàòüñÿ

Holiday package – êîìïëåêñ óñëóã (ïðîåçä, ïðîæèâàíèå, ñòðàõîâêà)

Youth hostel – îòåëü äëÿ ìîëîäåæè

B&B (bed and breakfast) – ãîñòèíèöà, ãäå ïðåäîñòàâëÿåòñÿ ïðîæèâàíèå è çàâòðàê

Luggage – áàãàæ

Timetable/ schedule – ðàñïèñàíèå

Flight information board – äîñêà èíôîðìàöèè (î ïîëåòàõ)

E-ticket – ýëåêòðîííûé áèëåò

Return ticket – áèëåò â îáà êîíöà

One-way trip – ïðîåçä â îäèí êîíåö

Convenient – óäîáíûé

Scenery – ëàíäøàôò, ïåéçàæ

Window/ aisle seat – ìåñòî ó èëëþìèíàòîðà / ó ïðîõîäà

To change trains /planes – äåëàòü ïåðåñàäêó

Flight attendant – ñòþàðäåññà

 

 

2.2 Match the words to make word partnerships

1 holiday A ticket
2 bed B seat
3 return C guide
4 window D package
5 flight E attendant
6 tour F and breakfast
7 youth G trip
8 place H of interest
9 one-way I hostel

2.3 Complete these questions with the appropriate words from the box

departure; aisle; schedule; luggage; check-in; book; flight; plains; window; train.

1. Where is the ____ desk?

2. How much _____ is allowed free of charge?

3. How long is the _____?

4. When does the _____ to Oxford leave?

5. Where shall I change _____?

6. Will we arrive on ______?

7. I’d like to book a ______.

8. What’s the ______ time for flight UA 134?

9. Will you prefer a ______ or an_____ seat?

2.4 Suppose you do not remember some English words. Try to explain their meaning to your classmates. They will guess and name the word.

Model:

A: To travel by getting rides from passing vehicles without paying.

B: It means “hitchhike”.

A: 1. To get into a train, a ship or an aircraft to travel somewhere.

2. Someone whose job is to help people who are on holiday or to show them round a place.

3. A list of the times when trains, buses or planes arrive and depart.

4. A ticket for a flight or train journey that is in electronic form.

5. The bags that you take with you when you travel.

6. A small hotel in which you get a room for the night and a meal in the morning.

7. A ticket for a journey to a place and back again.

8. To tell the person at the desk of an airport or a hotel that you have arrived.

9. An occasion when you travel from one place to another.

2. 5 Listen to these statements. Where do they take place?

a) at a hotel; b) at an airport; c) on a plane; d) at a railway station; e) in a taxi.

1 __ ; 2__; 3 __; 4 __; 5 __; 6 __;7 __; 8 __; 9__; 10__.