G Active Vocabulary:
to be faced – ñòèêàòèñü; prospect – ïåðñïåêòèâà; quandary – ñêðóòíå ñòàíîâèùå; available – ùî º â íàÿâíîñò³; span – êîðîòêèé â³äð³çîê ÷àñó; itinerary – ìàðøðóò; cabin – êàþòà; ashore – íà áåðåç³; to dock – ïðè÷àëþâàòè; arcade game – ãðàëüíèé àâòîìàò; to be likely – ñêîð³ø çà âñå; like minded people – îäíîäóìö³; to encourage – çàîõî÷óâàòè; mingling – çì³øóâàííÿ.
Âïðàâà 2. Çíàéä³òü ñëîâà â òåêñò³, ùî â³äïîâ³äàþòü âèçíà÷åííÿì:
1) a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation; 2) a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports; 3) a plan or line of travel; 4) a room used as an office or living quarters in a ship; 5) a short outward and return journey, esp. for relaxation, sightseeing, etc.; 6) a structure that has been built and filled with water for people to swim in; 7) a particular incident, feeling, etc., that a person has undergone.
More often than not, when you are faced with a prospect of planning a vacation, you find yourself in a quandary. A lot of options are available to you, whether these are railroad trips, vacations in hilly stations, beaches or trekking or even spending time at your parents’. Here, I am going to tell you what you will gain if you choose a cruise above all these. It offers you a big opportunity to go to a large number of places in a short span of time which you otherwise cannot visit. Often it depends on what the itinerary is and what cruise liner you choose.
The best thing is that a cruise package comes with food and it’s especially good for people who tend to eat “more”. In a cruise, you also need to get settled at one place only, in your cabin. You can go ashore to all places from here, and finally at the end of the day come back and rest here. There is no need to go and try to settle yourself at various hotels.
A lot of cruises also come with packages that plan your onshore activities, places you visit and your guides. Before you dock at a place, it tells you of the importance of the place you are going to visit, and the places recommended to visit. Once you are on the shore, there will be people present to guide you through the whole excursion. This tends to make your experience a pleasant and memorable one.
On board time also can be spent in a variety of wonderful ways. There will be different types of activities for people with a wide range of interests. It may be arcade games and libraries for the quiet, or pools and parks for the more active ones. There are also special 24-hour bars and clubs for young people and all day activity packages suitable for them. Golf, aerobics, theater, comedy, shopping – you get them all here.
Finally, you are likely to spend the time in your cruise with like minded people and you have a great opportunity to make lifelong friends. Most of the activities are tailored to let people come closer to each other and encourages “social mingling” among the people.
A cruise guarantees a great experience for you.
☺ Smile!
From a passenger cruise ship, everyone can see a bearded man on a small island who is shouting and desperately waving his hands. “Who is it?” a passenger asks the captain. The cruise ship captain replied, “I’ve no idea. Every year when we pass, he goes nuts.”
8.3. Ïèñüìîâ³ çàâäàííÿ
Âïðàâà 3. ϳäáåð³òü â³äïîâ³ä³ äî ðåïë³ê, ùî íàâåäåí³ íèæ÷å.
1. – Can I help you? – ___ – Single or return? – ___ – Here you are. And your change, please.
2. – Would you like sleepers, sir? – ___ – Upper or lower berths? – ___ – Here you are.
3. – When do you want to go, sir? – ___ – When are you going to come back? – ___ – Here you are. Have a nice trip.
a) Single, please. b) I’d like to book 2 train tickets to Paris. c) On September, 15th. d) Yes, please. e) Lower, please. f) On August, 19th.
8.4. Ãðàìàòèêà. The Past Simple Tense. Regular and Irregular Verbs. The Future Simple Tense