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МИНИСТЕРСТВО ТРАНСПОРТА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ
ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
УЛЬЯНОВСКОЕ ВЫСШЕЕ АВИАЦИОННОЕ УЧИЛИЩЕ
ГРАЖДАНСКОЙ АВИАЦИИ (ИНСТИТУТ)
ПРАКТИКУМ
ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
для курсантов, обучающихся
на многоуровневой основе
В 2 частях
Часть 2
Ульяновск 2010
ББК Ш143.21-9я7
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Практикум по английскому языку для курсантов, обучающихся на много-
уровневой основе. В 2 ч. Ч. 2 / сост. М. М. Федечко, Н. Н. Цветкова. – Улья-
новск : УВАУ ГА(И), 2010. – 112 с.
Содержит аутентичные тексты и упражнения для формирования, развития и
закрепления лексических навыков, навыков чтения, а также навыков диалоги-
ческой и монологической речи в сфере бытовой коммуникации.
Предназначено для использования на практических занятиях по дисципли-
нам «Иностранный (английский) язык» и «Разговорный английский язык» кур-
сантами первого и второго курсов всех специальностей.
Печатается по решению Редсовета училища.
ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ
Предисловие ................................................................................................................ 3
Money. Banks ................................................................................................................ 4
Post. Telephone ........................................................................................................... 13
Travelling .................................................................................................................... 33
English-Speaking Countries ........................................................................................ 51
Sports ........................................................................................................................... 60
Hotels ........................................................................................................................... 71
At the Doctor’s ............................................................................................................ 81
Air Travel and Customs ............................................................................................ 100
© Ульяновское высшее авиационное училище
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ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ
Настоящий практикум подготовлен на кафедре иностранных языков Улья-
новского высшего авиационного училища гражданской авиации. Практикум со-
стоит из двух частей и рассчитан на курсантов первого и второго курсов всех
специальностей.
Цель пособия – научить курсантов практическому использованию лексико-
грамматического материала в устных и письменных высказываниях на темы
общего характера.
Издание организовано по тематическому принципу: практикум состоит из
восьми разделов: 1) деньги, банки; 2) почта, телефон; 3) путешествия;
4) англоговорящие страны; 5) спорт; 6) отели; 7) у врача; 8) путешествие воз-
душным транспортом и таможня.
Каждый раздел пособия включает в себя глоссарий, предтекстовые упраж-
нения, тексты, вопросы, контролирующие понимание текстов, диалоги и ситуа-
ции для их составления, серию послетекстовых лексических упражнений, про-
блемные ситуации для обсуждения в устной и письменной форме. Для более
полного усвоения материала целесообразно последовательно прорабатывать все
предлагаемые в разделе задания.
Представленный в пособии материал имеет разный уровень сложности и
может быть использован на практических занятиях в группах с разным уровнем
подготовки курсантов. Надеемся, что данное пособие будет способствовать
развитие коммуникативной компетенции у курсантов и поддержанию их инте-
реса к изучению иностранного языка.
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MONEY. BANKS
I. Topical vocabulary
Paying
to go to the bank обращаться в банк
to open a current/savings account открыть текущий / сберегательный счет
to withdraw money = to take money out изымать деньги
to deposit money класть деньги на депозит to have an overdraft = to have one’s account overdrawn
превысить расходы по счету
to be in the red ≠ to be in the black иметь задолженность, быть должником ≠ приносить доход
to make a profit ≠ to make a loss получать прибыль ≠ терпеть убытки
to lend money одалживать деньги
to borrow money (from) занимать деньги
to be made bankrupt обанкротиться
to invest money вкладывать деньги (в)
to pay regular dividend платить дивиденды (часть прибыли, рас-пределяемая ежегодно между акционерами)
to pay the rent / everyday bills / the interests / tax
платить арендную плату/ оплачивать счета / выплачивать проценты / платить налоги
II. Texts
Text A
Personal Finance
Sometimes in a shop they ask you: “How do you want to pay?”
You can answer: “Cash / By Cheque / By credit card.”
In a bank you usually have a current account, which is one where you pay in your
salary and then withdraw money to pay your everyday bills. The bank sends you a
regular bank statement telling you how much money is in your account. You may also
have a savings account where you deposit any extra money that you have and only take
money out when you want to spend it on something special. You usually try to avoid
having an overdraft or you end up paying a lot of interest. If your account is overdrawn,
you can be said to be in the red (as opposed to be in the black or in credit).
Sometimes the bank may lend you money – this is called a bank loan. If the bank (or
building society) lends you money to buy a house, that money is called a mortgage.
When you buy (or, more formally, purchase) something in a shop, you usually
pay for it outright. But sometimes you buy on credit. Sometimes you may be offered
a discount or a reduction on something you but at a shop. This means that you get,
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say, £10 off perhaps you are a student. You are often offered a discount if you buy in
bulk. It is not usual to haggle about prices in a British shop, as it is in, say, a Turkish
market. If you want to return something which you have bought to a shop, you may
be given a refund, i.e. your money will be returned, provided you have a receipt.
The money that you pay for services, e.g. to a school or a lawyer, is usually called
a fee or fees; the money paid for a journey is a fare.
If you buy something that you feel was very good value, it’s a bargain. If you feel that
it is definitely not worth what you paid for it, then you call it a rip-off (very colloquial).
Public Finance
The government collects money from citizens through taxes. Income tax is the tax
collected on wages and salaries. Inheritance tax is collected on what people inherit
from others. Customs or excise duties have to be paid on goods imported from other
countries. VAT or value added tax is a tax paid on most goods and services when
they are bought or purchased. Companies pay corporation tax on their profits. If you
pay too much tax, you should be given some money back, a tax rebate.
The government also sometimes pays out money to people in need, e.g. unemploy-
ment benefit (also known informally as the dole), disability allowances and student grants
(to help pay for studying).
Every country has its own special currency. Every day the rates of exchange are published
and you can discover, for example, how many dollars there are currently to the pound sterling.
A company may sell shares to members of the public who are then said to have invest-
ed in that company. They should be paid a regular dividend on their investment, depend-
ing on the profit or loss made by the company.
Match the following words with their definitions.
1) bank statement a) налог на добавленную стоимость
(НДС)
2) shares b) налог на наследство
3) bank loan c) акцизный сбор
4) mortgage d) подоходный налог
5) income tax e) налоговая скидка
6) inheritance tax f) банковская ссуда
7) customs or excise duty g) налог на прибыль
8) value added tax (VAT) h) баланс банка (на определенную дату)
9) profits tax i) ипотечный кредит
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10) tax rebate j) акции, ценные бумаги
Text B
Complete the text using the following phrases.
but they weren’t used in Europe a thing in the past How much money
began to appear a £10 bank note about 2,700 years ago as people be
pieces of paper come rich
_____1______ have you got with you today? How many coins? How many
notes? Why is money so important anyway? If you think about it, coins are just discs
of metal, and bank notes are just _____ 2______. Money is only money if we agree
that it’s worth something! Nowadays, governments print bank notes and guarantee
their value. As well as the Queen’s head, all British bank notes carry the words: “I
promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of …” That means that – in theory –
it’s possible for you to take _____3______ to the bank of England and ask for a £10
of gold in return. We don’t suggest you try it, though! The United States government,
for example, stopped exchanging bills for gold in 1971.
Over the years, money has taken many forms: in China people used precious shells;
hundreds of years later the Vikings in Northern Europe used jewellery, and the people
of ancient Tibet once used blocks of dried tea! People from ancient Lydia (Turkey)
were the first to make coins, ___4_____. The coins were made from electrum, a mix-
ture of gold and silver. It wasn’t until the 11th century that paper bank notes
_____5_____ in China. ______6______ until the Middle Ages when traders and bank-
ers used ‘bills of exchange’ instead of cash. The modern industries of banking and in-
surance soon followed _______7_______ through trade between East and West.
With the growth of the ‘virtual economy’, some people predict that, by the end of this
century, coins and notes will be _____8______ : we will use ‘smart cards’ to buy things.
No more worries about losing your wallet or purse …. But what if you lose the card?
Answer the questions below about the text.
1. Can you really change a £10 note for a £10 of gold at the bank of England?
2. Can you exchange dollar bills for gold in the USA?
3. What did people use for money in
a) Ancient China;
b) Viking Europe;
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c) Ancient Tibet?
4. Who made the first coins? When?
5. When did the first bank notes appear? Where?
6. Where did bank notes first appear in Europe?
7. What do some people predict will replace money?
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Use the following words in the text below.
notes coins credit card currency cash cheque money belt
The less money you carry around with you, the better. I usually have about £40 in
___1____ in my wallet and a couple of pounds in ____2____ in my pocket. I pay
___3__ for things which cost under £10, but for anything over that I use my
____4___. I only use my ___5___ book to pay bills. When I go on holiday, I carry all
my foreign ___6____ in a ____7___ round my waist under my trousers!
Ex. 2. Complete the following dialogues with the words below.
credit card cash change cheque
1. Um, I think £25 is a bit expensive. – Well, there’s 10 % off if you pay ______.
2. We still haven’t paid the telephone bill. – Don’t worry, I put a ______ in the post last
night. 3. Can I pay by _______? – Yes, we take Visa and MasterCard. 4. Have you got
any ______? I’ve only got a twenty-pound note. – Yes, I think I’ve got some pound coins.
Ex. 3. Most of us earn money from our regular jobs, but there are other ways of
getting money too. Complete the definitions with these words.
a) pension
b) grant
c) fee
d) salaryinterest
e) interest
f) income
g) pocket money
h) wage
i) bonus
1. A ________ is what you earn weekly. 2. A _________ is what you earn month-
ly or annually. 3. Your annual salary plus any other money you earn in a year is your
_______. 4. A ________ is paid to a professional for some work – a lawyer, for ex-
ample. 5. ________ is given by parents to children. 6. People who have retired re-
ceive a ______. 7. _________ is extra money you receive monthly or annually if you
keep money in the bank. 8. Some people receive a ________ once a year if they have
done a good job or if the company has had a good year. 9. A _________ is money
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given to you to help you with your studies or to travel.
Ex. 4. Complete the following dialogues with the correct form of the verb phrases below.
get £400 a week earn pretty good money make a lot more
get a pay rise
1. I’ve only just got enough to get by at the moment but fortunately I _____
next month. 2. She wears some lovely clothes, doesn’t she? – Yes, she bought a Por-
sche recently, so I guess she ________. 3. How’s your new job? Does it pay well? –
Not too bad. I ______ after tax. 4. My basic wage is only £200 a week, but I ______ be-
cause I do so much overtime.
Ex. 5. Complete the sentences below with these verbs in the correct tense.
make save borrow earn win spend lend
1. He _________ the lottery and now he __________ a lot of money on clothes.
2. I’ll __________ you an offer for that car. 3. She ________ a good salary and
__________ money every month to buy a house. 4. Can you _________ me $10?
Remember, you ________ some money from me last month.
Ex. 6. A. Make sure that you understand the meaning of the words in bold.
1. I’m fed up with being broke all the time. 2. At 2-0 down with ten minutes left
you have to go for broke. 3. She wouldn’t do her homework until I bribed her with
ice cream. 4. The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border
officials. 5. I gave the guy a generous tip. 6. Not everyone wants to be pensioned off
at 65. 7. His house was full of worthless junk. 8. She is too stingy to give money to
charity. 9. Cable TV subscribers pay monthly fees. 10. They were all ransomed and
returned unharmed. 11. His daughter was kidnapped and held for ransom. 12. He has
accused the nurses of holding the government to ransom by threatening to strike.
B. Choose a word or a phrase below to complete the sentences.
broke priceless tip pension subsidy bribes worthless
stingy fee automatic cash machine bankrupt ransom
1. The waitress was so rude and the service so slow that we decided not to leave a
_______ at the end of the meal. 2. I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw
the_______ that my lawyer had charged me…$750! 3. The Star of Africa – belonging to
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the Queen of England – is the largest cut diamond in the world and is regarded as utterly
_______. 4. Unfortunately, many of the ‘authentic’ autographs bought and sold on the
Internet are not genuine, and such are completely ________. 5. Despite being one of the
richest men in the USA, Texas oil billionaire H. L. Hunt was so _______ he refused to
buy lunch: he always brought his own sandwiches to meetings! 6. Some politicians are
arguing that the _____given to support the unprofitable transport system is too high.
7. Now they’ve retired, my grandparents only have their _______ to live on. 8. The
young man was released by the kidnappers when his family agreed to pay a ________of
$100.000. 9. The company which has been making huge losses over the last three years,
finally went_______ last month. 10. At the time of his arrest, the former company direc-
tor was homeless and completely ________. 11. The city mayor is at the centre of a
scandal in which he is accused of accepting ________from local businessmen. 12. Oh
no! The _______ has taken my card and the bank’s closed. What can I do?
C. Give one-word definition to the following:
1. To illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to
persuade them to do something for you. 2. A quality or skill that is extremely important
or useful. 3. a small amount of additional money that 3. You give to someone such as
waiter or taxi driver. 4. Money that is paid by a government or organization to make
prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods… 5. Something that has no value,
importance or use. 6 Not generous, especially with money (mean). 7. An amount of
money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner. 8. Having no money.
Ex. 7. Put one word into each gap to complete the sentences.
1. I receive a bank ________ every month, which tells me how much money has
gone into and out my account. 2. I’m ________ debt and I don’t know what to do.
3. You should talk to your father. He’ll lend you money. He’s ___, isn’t he? 4. He
changed his job because he wanted to ________ more money. 5. He borrowed money
from 3 friends. In total he ______ about $600. 6. They _______ all their money in a
new Internet company, but it failed and she lost everything.
Ex. 8. Match each word or phrase (1–5) with a definition / example (a–e).
1. current account
a) You can use this card to buy something and pay at the end
of the month
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2. deposit account
3. store card
4. credit card
5. debit card
b) You use this account for saving
c) You can use this card to buy things at a particular shop,
e.g. a department store
d) You can take money from this account whenever you like
e) You can use this card in the same way as a cheque. The
money is taken directly from your bank account.
Ex. 9. Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct place in the sen-
tences below:
quid broke hire-purchase make ends meet I.O.U. mortgage
installments chickenfeed
1. I’m afraid I have no money at all. I’m completely _______. 2. She finds Lon-
don very expensive. She says she can’t ________ on less than $10 a week. 3. To a
multi-millionaire $100 is ____________. 4. Can you lend me a couple of ________?
5. I managed to get a _________ to buy a house. I’ll be paying it back for the next ten
years. 6. He lent me the money but he didn’t trust me completely and asked me to
give him an ________. 7. I couldn’t really afford to buy a car so I got it on _______
and paid monthly ________ until it was finally mine.
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
Fiona and Janet are talking about their friends.
Fiona: … and Tom has a good job. He earns a lot of money.
Janet: That’s true but he spends a lot, too. I read his bank statement and it said he
was overdrawn by £500?
Fiona: £500?
Janet: That’s not all. He owes another £1000 on his credit card. He even owes me £45.
Fiona: He’s really in debt then. And the interest rate on credit cards is very high.
Much higher than inflation. I pay 18 % on my credit card. But Tom always has a lot
of cash on him.
Janet: But his brother – Don – you know him, don’t you?
Fiona: Yes, I went out with him when we were very young.
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Janet: Well, Don invests most of his money. He makes quite a lot, I think, and he
saves a lot, too.
Fiona: Well, when I knew him he was salesman and he kept 10 % of the value of
everything he sold.
Janet: He got commission, did he? He must be very well-off now.
Fiona: And the only way I’ll be rich is if I win money on the lottery.
2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
1. There seems to be a problem with your bank account. You are over your over-
draft limit. You need to come to the bank to discuss it.
2. A friend tries to borrow money from you. You are not short of money. Howev-
er, you lent this friend a large sum last year. Your friend has not repaid the debt and
seems to have forgotten about it. You have never mentioned this to your friend be-
cause you don’t want to hurt your friend’s feelings.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe the way $10 million should be spent if you are a mayor of a small town.
You should say:
– how you would divide the money between different organizations;
– what amount of money each organization can get;
– what amount of money should be spent on charity.
Explain the reasons for your decision.
2. Describe one of the richest people in your country. You should say:
– where his/her money come from;
– how he/she spends their money;
– how happy they are.
Explain if the money can buy happiness.
3. Your teacher has asked you to share your ideas on the following saying: “Money
makes the world go round.”
VI. Supplementary Reading
Money
1. Dollars
The US dollar is made up of 100 cents. The Department of the Treasury prints
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bills in various denominations: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. All are green and
so are sometimes called greenbacks. On the front, each has the picture of a famous
American. The dollar bill, for instance, shows George Washington, the first US Pres-
ident. An informal name for dollar is bucks, because in the early period of US history
people traded the skins of bucks (deer) and prices would sometimes be given as a
number of buckskins. Buck refers to the dollar itself, and not to the bill. So although
you can say: “He earns 500 bucks a week”, you have to say “If I give you four quar-
ters could you give me a dollar bill?”
The Treasury also makes US coins: pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. There
are also half-dollars and silver dollars but these are not often seen. Pennies have a
dark brown colour; all the other coins have a silver appearance.
When you write an amount in figures the dollar sign ($) goes to the left of the
amount and a decimal point is placed between the dollars and the cents (hundredths
of a dollar). If the amount is less than one dollar, the cent sign is (¢) put after the
numbers. So you write $5, $5.62, and 62¢.
2. Pounds
Britain’s currency is the pound sterling, written as ‘£’ before a figure. A pound
consists of 100 pence, written as ‘p’ with figures. Pound coins are round and gold-
coloured. They have the Queen’s head on one side and the one of four designs, Eng-
lish, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish, on the other. The £2 coin is silver-coloured
with a gold edge. Coins of lower value are the silver coloured 50p, 20p, 10p and 5p
pieces. All are round, except for the 50p and 20p pieces which have seven curved
sides. Coins are made at the Royal Mint. Paper notes (not bills), which have the
Queen’s head on one side and a famous person, e.g. Charles Dickens, on the other,
are worth $5, $10, $20 or $50.
A pound is informally called a quid, a £5 note is a fiver, and a £10 note is a ten-
ner. Scottish banknotes have their own designs. They can be used anywhere in Brit-
ain, though shops can legally refuse to accept them. To prevent people forging paper
money, designs are complicated and difficult to copy. The decimal system now in use
in Britain replaced the old pounds, shillings and pence in 1971.
On 1 January 1999 the euro was introduced in the 11 countries of the European
Union which supported monetary union. Britain chose not to be part of this group.
However, many British businesses which trade with countries in ‘Euroland’ have
opened euro bank accounts so as to be able to pay for goods and be paid in Euros.
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POST. TELEPHONE
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
I. Topical Vocabulary
Hardware central processing unit центральный процессор
the hard disk жесткий диск
mouse мышь
keyboard клавиатура
monitor монитор
screen экран
(laser) printer (лазерный) принтер
modem модем
scanner сканер
Software programme программа
floppy disk гибкий магнитный диск, дискета
Operating a Computer
to be computer literate обладать компьютерной грамотностью
to install programmes into one’s computer hard disk
устанавливать программу на жесткий диск
to run a programme запускать программу
to store a vast amount of information хранить большой объем информации
to have enough memory иметь достаточный объем памяти
to use a computer as a word processor (=typing machine)
использовать компьютер как текстовой про-цессор
to insert a floppy disk вставлять дискету
to make a back up copy делать резервную копию
to save the data сохранять информацию
to open(≠ to close) a document открыть (≠ закрыть) документ
to click on the icon щелкнуть значок
to highlight part of the text выделить часть текста
to print напечатать
to copy копировать
to delete удалять
to cut вырезать
to use the Internet пользоваться Интернетом
to create a web page / a site создать страницу / сайт
to read on-line newspapers and magazines читать газеты и журналы в режиме «oн-лайн»
to download sth загрузить информацию
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to go into a chat room общаться в чате
to send an E-mail отправлять электронное письмо
Problems with Computer hacker хакер
virus вирус
bug жучок
Problems on the Phone to be engaged быть занятым
to get cut off быть разъединенным
to get the wrong number набрать неверный номер
to get through to sb дозвониться до кого-либо
Telephone
mobile phone мобильный телефон
cordless phone беспроводной телефон
answering machine = answer phone автоответчик
fax machine факс
phone box телефон
public phone общественный телефон
phone card телефонная карта
telephone directory телефонный справочник
international / country / area code международный код / код страны / код ме-ста
switchboard коммутатор
extension расширение
Making phone calls
to phone = to call = to ring (up) звонить
to make a phone call делать звонок
to call sb on the mobile звонить кому-либо по мобильному
to make a reverse charge (=collect) call звонить за счет вызываемого абонента
to make a long distance (≠local) call сделать междугородний (≠ местный) звонок
to put sb through соединить кого-либо
to look the number up in the phone book искать номер в справочнике
to ring the Directory Enquiries звонить в справочную службу
to dial the number набрать номер
to pick up the receiver снять трубку
to answer the phone ответить на телефонный звонок
to leave a message (on the answer phone) оставить сообщение (на автоответчике)
to call back перезвонить
to hang up повесить трубку
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to hold the line не вешать трубку
to be on another line быть на другой линии
Computer (PC)
Hardware
central processing unit центральный процессор
the hard disk жесткий диск
mouse мышь
keyboard клавиатура
monitor монитор
screen экран
(laser) printer (лазерный) принтер
modem модем
scanner сканер
Software
programme программа
CD(-ROM) компакт-диск
floppy disk дискета
Operating a Computer
to be computer literate обладать компьютерной грамотностью
to install programmes into one’s computer hard disk
установить программу на жесткий диск
to run a programme запускать программу
to store a vast amount of information хранить большой объем информации
to have enough memory иметь достаточно памяти
to use a computer as a word processor (=typing machine)
использовать компьютер в качестве печат-ной машинки
to insert a floppy disk вставить дискету
to make a back up copy сделать резервную копию
to save the data сохранять данные
to open(≠to close) a document oткрыть (≠ закрыть) документ
to highlight part of the text выделить часть текста
to print печатать
to copy копировать
to delete удалять
to cut вырезать
to use the Internet пользоваться интернетом
to create a web page / a site создать Web-страницу / сайт
to read on-line newspaper and magazines читать газеты и журналы в реальном вре-мени
to download sth загрузить что-либо
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to go into a chat room выйти в чат
to send an E-mail отправить электронное письмо
Machines and Equipment video / DVD player видео / DVD проигрыватель
CD player проигрыватель компакт-дисков
speakers колонки
headphones наушники
video camera видеокамера
satellite / cable TV спутниковое / кабельное телевидение
satellite dish спутниковая антенна
remote control unit пульт дистанционного управления
plug разъем; вилка; штепсель; штекер
switch переключатель; выключатель
socket гнездо; розетка
battery батарейка
extension lead удлинитель
II. Texts
Text A
We have forgotten how to write letters as a means of keeping in touch over long
distances with people we care about. This is sad but not at all surprising. The princi-
ple cause for our shift away from letter writing can be summed up in two words: the
telephone. The telephone has caused us to put away our pens and paper because it is
generally more convenient and immediate for both the sender and the receiver. The
end result has been that we are now reaching each other more quickly but not neces-
sarily more effectively.
Most people prefer calling to writing because it takes less time. The American
culture places a great deal of emphasis on accomplishing things as quickly and effi-
ciently as possible. So, it is not surprising that we would place a ten-minute phone
call to let a loved one know what is going on in our lives rather than spend an hour
explaining details in a three-page letter.
In addition, telephoning is more convenient because there is less work involved.
When using the telephone, we merely dial and begin to talk. At the end of the conversa-
tion, we hang up the receiver and the task is completed. When writing a letter, however,
we must first find a pen, writing paper, an envelope, then write the letter, address it, get a
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stamp for it, mail it, and after that wait who knows how long for a reply. Left to choose
between the more expensive one-step telephone call and the cheaper multistep letter, the
majority of us are willing to pay for the convenience of talking on the phone.
A less obvious but equally important reason why people prefer using the tele-
phone is that it is more immediately satisfying than a letter. A phone call gives a
more complete picture of how each person is doing. During a telephone call one can,
for example, tell whether the other person is angry, nervous, or reserved. This kind of
information might be totally lost in a letter.
Communicating over the telephone also feels more complete because it is sponta-
neous. A two-way conversation is occurring. The speakers can discuss until they feel
that they have understood each other. When I was college, my parents would call me
every Sunday afternoon so that my mother could hear for herself that I was “really
OK”. For her, my letters were informative, but she didn’t feel we had truly made con-
tact with each other until she could talk to me and hear my voice in the receiver.
Because a telephone call is quicker and gives immediate pleasure, I’m afraid that
we are beginning to forget the benefits of letter writing as a means of communica-
tion. A letter offers some advantages that a call does not. The writer can, for exam-
ple, think carefully about what he wants to say. It gives him the chance to remember
things he might forget in a spontaneous conversation. It also provides him with the
time to organize his thoughts into a logical and comprehensible order. In other words,
he has the luxury of saying exactly what he wants, the way he wants. In addition, a
letter can be kept and enjoyed several times. Once a phone call is finished, however,
you are left only with its memories. On lonely nights far away from home, reading a
few letters from family and friends can be very comforting.
Answer the questions below about the text.
1. In what meaning is the world calling used: “Many people prefer calling to writ-
ing letters”?
a) giving a name to;
b) speaking loudly in order to make someone hear;
c) going to another man’s house;
d) telephoning.
2. In what meaning is the verb to reach used: “We are now reaching each other
more quickly”?
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a) to arrive at or get to a person, place, etc.;
b) to extend as far as (e.g. mould has reached the ceiling);
c) to come to a certain condition (e.g. to come to a point of starvation);
d) to extend in influence (e.g. the Romans conquest reached throughout Eng-
land).
3. In what meaning is the noun means used: “As means of keeping in touch over
long distances”?
a) method or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end;
b) measure;
c) considerable wealth;
d) income.
Match the following words with their definitions.
1) to dial;
2) receiver;
3) an envelope;
4) a stamp;
5) sender;
6) to keep in touch;
7) means of communications;
8) to provide smb with smth;
9) a reply;
10) benefits (of).
a) преимущества;
b) конверт;
c) ответ;
d) средства связи ;
e) 1. получатель (чего угодно, в самом
широком смысле).
2. телефонная трубка;
f) набирать номер;
g) обеспечивать кого-л. чем-л.;
h) поддерживать связь;
i) отправитель;
j) марка.
Text B
Writing letters
For formal business communication, people usually write letters – not emails.
This means that there is a written record which can be kept for reference.
We usually write letters in these situations:
– to apply for a job;
– to offer a service;
– to confirm or conclude an agreement;
– to tell people about important changes in your business or procedures;
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– to complain about poor service / products.
It is important that a formal letter is written with correct language and spelling and
has an appropriate style. You shouldn’t write contractions (e.g. I’ll or we’d). If you
need to write a formal letter it is a good idea to get help from another English speaker.
When writing a business letter, you should follow the standard format. Business letters
tend to follow similar patterns even though their formality may vary. This can be very
formal: when you don’t know the person you are writing to; formal: when you know the
name but you don’t know the person; and semi-formal: when you know the person.
There are certain conventions regarding the way to address people and to close
your letter which are as follows:
Very formal:
Formal:
Semi-formal:
Opening letters
Dear Sir or Madam / Dear Sir
Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms Potts
Dear George Potts
Closing letters
Yourth faithfully (BrE) / Yours truly
(AmE)
Yours sincerely (BrE) / Sincerely
(AmE)
Best regards / Best wishes
Informal letters
Informal letters are to a friend or a person you know.
1. Look at the organization of the following informal letter.
We begin letters with “Dear …” Your address and the date, but not your name
38 Clifton Gardens
London NW6
27 September 1991
Dear Maria
I’m very pleased that we’re going to be pen friends. I’ll tell
you a little about myself, and you can do the same when you
write to me.
Introduction
I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near
the centre, but there are parks nearly where I take my dog, Mick-
ey, for a walk. I live with my parents and mu younger brother,
Paul. My father works for the post office and my mother has a
part-time job as a nurse.
Where you live
Who you live with
What your family
does
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I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of
friends. I like most subjects, but not all of them! In the evenings I
sometimes visit friends or stay at home and listen to music, and at
the weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.
What you do
What you like
Your hobbies and
Interests
At the moment I’m working very hard because I have exams
soon, so I‘m spending a lot of time in the library!
What you’re doing at
the moment
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Write soon! Ending
Best wishes.
Francis Jones
You can end a letter
to a friend with Best
wishes, or Regards,
or Love, if you know
them well.
Your signature
2. Below is an outline of a formal letter. Look at it carefully. Is it the same as in
your country?
Your signature
The name and address of who youare writing to
Your address (not your name)
The date
The greeting
Introduction
Main parts
Concluding comment
The ending
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3. The following are the contents of a letter. Divide it correctly and fill the boxes in
the letter above.
Rua Luis de Deus 18, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal. 29th March 1991. The Principal,
The Oxford English College, 234 Hilton Rd., Eastbourne BN4 3UA.Dear Sir or Mad-
am, I saw your advertisement for English classes in this month’s English Today mag-
azine and I am interested in coming to your school this summer. I have studied Eng-
lish for three years but I have never been to England and I feel that this is now
necessary, especially to improve my pronunciation. Please could you send me more
information about your courses, and an application form. I would also like some in-
formation about accommodation. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as pos-
sible. Yours faithfully, Anna Maria Fernandes.
4. Write a similar letter about yourself to the following address.
The Principal
The World English School
47, Harrogate Rd
York YK3 8BT
5. Match a greeting with a suitable ending. Which are formal? Which are informal?
1) Dear Sir or Madam
2) Darling Rosie
3) Dear Ms McDonald
4) Dear Helen
5) Dear Philip
a) Yours
Bob
b) Yours faithfully
Robert J. Fleming
c) Lots of love
Bobby xxx
d) Yours sincerely
Robert Fleming
e) Love
Bob
6. Write a similar letter to a pen friend in England.
Your pen friend can be male or female.
Write information about you, where you live, what you do, your family…
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7. Work in pairs. Read the following statements, and decide whether they are true
(T) or false (F).
1. The recipient’s address should be aligned to the right. 2. The sender’s address
should be aligned to the right. 3. When the letter starts Dear Sir / Madam you should
end it with Yours sincerely. 4. You can end a letter to someone you know with Best
wishes. 5. The first paragraph of the letter should explain your reason for writing.
6. You should start a new paragraph for each sentence. 7. You should leave a clear
line between each paragraph. 8. Ms is the title used for a married woman. 9. Master is
the title used for a man. 10. If you are writing a formal letter, it is not a good idea to
use contractions (I’m, can’t). 11. Enc. means there are items enclosed with the letter.
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Read what each person says, and match the phrasal verbs (in bold) with
their explanations.
1. The phone is ringing. I’ll pick it up. 2. Sorry, I’ve got to go. I’ll call back later.
3. Do you happen to know the phone number of the central station? – I’ll look it up
for you in the phone book. 4. Hold on. I’ll put you through. 5. Oh, no! We got cut
off. 6. Sorry for being late. I called you several times yesterday but couldn’t get
through. The line was busy. 7. Wait a minute, Mum, I’ll put Jill on. 8. Hang up
immediately! You’ve been on the phone for an hour already!
a) disconnected;
b) find;
c) lift (the receiver);
d) return the call;
e) ask someone to come to the phone;
f) put the receiver back;
g) wait;
h) reach;
i) connect with.
Ex.2. Supply the best word or words.
1. You can’t get through on the phone because the number you want is _____.
a) busy b) occupied c) in use d) engaged
2. You can make a telephone call from a public ______.
a) phone box b) cabin c) cubicle
3. Someone calls your number by mistake, so you say, “Sorry! _______!”
a) Wrong number b) Mistake c) You’ve made a mistake d) Error
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4. You want to use the phone. You ask, “Can I make a _____ please?”
a) ring b) phone c) telephone d) call
5. Someone answers the phone and you say, “Can I ______ Elsa please?”
a) speak to b) talk to c) say to d) tell
6. How do you pronounce the first figure in this number: 0714993725?
a) oh b) nil c) love d) nought
Ex. 3. Use these words in the conversations below.
call back ring take a message no-one that there
wrong (2) this it’s
1. “Hello.”
“Hi. Is______ Liz?”
“Yes, who’s that? I can hardly hear you.”
“_______ Debbie. I’m on my mobile.”
2. “Hello.”
“Hello. Is Martin______, please?”
“I’m afraid he’s out. Can I _____?”
“No, don’t worry. I’ll _____later.”
3. “Hello.”
“Hi. _____ is David Peaty. Could I speak to Chris, please?”
“Oh, hello David. He’s not in yet. Shall I ask him to ______ you when he gets in?”
4. “Could I speak to Donald, please?”
“I think you must have the ______ number. There’s______ of that name here.”
5. “Hello, Peter Willis.”
“Sorry, ______ number.”
Ex. 4. Complete the following dialogues with the correct form of the verbs below.
Use each verb once only.
make look it up give answer dial call leave get
1. “What time do you want me to pick you up this evening?”
“I’m not sure. I’ll _____you on my mobile just before the train gets in.”
2. “Do you mind if I ______a phone call?”
“No, of course not. The phone’s in the hall.”
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3. “What time shall we meet?”
“I’m not sure yet. I’ll _____you a call later this evening.”
4. “I’ll phone later and give you Sally’s new address.”
“I probably won’t be in, but you can _____a message.”
5. “Do you know what Jim’s number is?”
“Yes, _____ 01273 for Brighton and then his number’s 736344.”
6. “Do you know Sarah’s number?”
“No, I’m afraid I don’t. Why don’t you______ in the phone book?”
7. “Shall I ring you later?”
“Yes, but I may be out. Have you______ my mobile number?”
8. “I’m in the bath. Can you _____ that, please?”
Ex. 5. Complete the text with the correct form of these expressions.
be engaged hang up call straight back get cut off
get through get the wrong number
I’ve had a terrible morning! I’ve been trying to ___1___ to Mr Francis for the last
hour and a half. First I __2__ – an old lady answered the phone and started telling me
about her cats!
Then when I did dial the right number it ___3___ – he seems to spend most of his
day on the phone. Finally, after about twenty attempts, his secretary answered the
phone. She was just about to put me through, when we ___4__ – I don’t know what
happened. Anyway, I ___5___ and finally I got to speak to him. I was just about to
tell him about the meeting when he suddenly told me that he had to speak to some-
body urgently on another line. I couldn’t believe it – he just ___6__ on me!
Ex. 6. Put the following answerphone message into the correct order.
1. but if you’d like
2. we’ll get back
3. as we can. Thank you.
4. to the phone right now,
5. I’m sorry
6. I’m sorry
7. to leave a message
8. to you as soon
9. after the tone,
10. we can’t come
Ex. 7. Complete the following dialogues with the words and phrases below.
put you through line hold left a message hold the line
speaking bear with me available extension
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1. “Hello. Could I speak to Paul Morgan, please?”
“_______.”
“Sorry, Paul. I didn’t realize it was you.”
2. “Good morning. Glaxo and Son Ltd.”
“Judith Smart, please.”
“_____, please. I’ll ______.”
3. “Good morning. I’d like to speak to the manager, please.”
“I’m afraid he isn’t _____at the moment. Can anyone else help?”
4. “Good morning, Briggs and Powers.”
“______397, please.”
“Sorry, there’s no answer. Who did you want to speak to?”
“Andrew Brown. He______ for me earlier.”
“Just______ for a moment. I’ll see if I can find him for you.”
5. “Good morning. Import Export Trading.”
“Sylvia Parsons, please.”
“I’m sorry, she’s on another ______at the moment. Do you want to
________?”
“No, thanks. It’s OK, I’ll call back later.”
Ex. 8. Write the telephone conversations.
1. “The line’s free now. I’m just putting you through.”
“Sorry the line is engaged. Do you want to hold?”
“Thank you.”
“Good morning. JC Finance.”
“Yes, all right.”
“Could I have extension 29, please?”
2. “Could I speak to Mr Schwartz, please?”
“Just one moment, please.”
“Good afternoon, Sims Limited. How can I help you?”
“Certainly.”
“Oh, well, can I leave a message with his secretary, please?”
“I’m afraid there’s no reply.”
3. “Hello, could I speak to Pat Kay, please?”
“Hello, Scottish Bank.”
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“I’m afraid the line’s busy.”
“Oh, I’ll call back later then.”
“It’s OK. I’ll hold on.”
“I’m sorry to keep you. The line is still engaged.”
Ex. 9. Complete the expressions with these words.
moment hold wrong engaged reply may extension keep
try message through hang speak
1. How ______ I help you? 2. Could I ______ to …? 3. Could I have _____ 233,
please? 4. Could I leave a ______ for …? 5. I’m sorry, the line’s_____. 6. There’s no
_______. 7. I think you’ve got the ______ extension. 8. Would you like to ____?
9. I’ll _____on. 10. I’ll _______ again later. 11. I’m sorry to ____ you. 12. Just one
______, please. 13. I’m just putting you _______ now.
Ex. 10. Complete these sentences with the correct word.
1. When I got home last night there were four messages on my _______.
2. “Have you phoned her?”
“No, I don’t know her phone ______.”
“Neither do I, but it’ll be in the telephone _______.”
3. I tried to _______ through to you from public phone ________ but the first one
was out of order, and the second one I tried only took phone ________, and I didn’t
have one.
4. If I’m not in the office, you can always reach me on my _______.
5. I tried to phone this morning but the line was ________.
6. Hold the line, Mr Charlton, and I’ll try to ______ you through to the account-
ants department.
Ex. 11. Now complete the phrases in the telephone conversations.
1. “Hello?”
“Oh, could I speak to Alex?”
“Sorry, there’s no Alex living here. I think you’ve got _______.”
2. “Hello?”
“Hello. Could I speak to Mrs Peterson, please?”
“I’m afraid ________ at the moment, and she won’t _______ until much later
this afternoon. Would you like to ________?”
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“Yes, could you tell her that Sandra rang, and that I’ll ______ ring this evening
at home.”
3. “Could I speak to Simone Pearson?”
“Yes, of course. Who’s ________, please?”
“Paul Smith.”
Ex. 12. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the box.
to open a new document to open an existing document to save a document
to close a document to print a document to cut to copy to paste
1. Don’t _______ that document please – I’d like to read it first. 2. Can you
______ two copies of that document before you close it, please? 3. You don’t need to
type that paragraph again. Just ______ it and then _______ it in the place you want.
4. Don’t forget to _______ your document before you close it. 5. Annabelle ______ a
new document, but she didn’t give it a name. 6. Application form’ is already the
name of one of your _______ documents. 7. I think your essay is too long. Why don’t
you _______ the last two paragraphs?
Ex.13. Look at the sentences below. Divide the phrases in italics into two groups.
Things you can use your computer for Problems you can have with your computer
1. I check my email every day. 2. I visited a fantastic website last week. It showed
you everything about the latest computer games. 3. I use my computer mostly for word-
processing. 4. I didn’t make a back-up copy. So when I got a virus, I lost everything. 5. I
usually send about five emails a day and receive about seven or eight. 6. I spend quite a
lot of time surfing the Net, but I don’t usually buy things online. 7. I spent three hours
writing an essay. Then my computer crashed and I lost the whole document.
Ex. 14. Read this conversation and choose the correct word for each space.
Alberto: So how often do you ____1___ your email?
Bettina: At least once a day and sometimes more. If I’ve ____2____ any messag-
es I usually answer them straightaway and I always ___3____ my friends messages
on their birthdays.
Alberto: I use my computer mostly for ____4____.
Bettina: Don’t you ever ____5___ the Net?
Alberto: Sure, in fact I ____6___ a fantastic website just the other day. It was the
official site of the film A.I. You can actually chat to a robot on the site!
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Bettina: And do you ever buy things ____7____?
Alberto: Well, I bought some CDs and a new ring tone for my mobile phone this
morning.
Bettina: You really like your mobile, don’t you? What’s the worst experience
you’ve ever had with a computer?
Alberto: Once, when I had to hand in a really important essay the next day, my
computer ____8____ and I ____9____ the whole document.
Bettina: Hadn’t you ____10____ a backup copy?
Alberto: No. Anyway it turns out the computer ____11____ a virus so the copy
probably would have been infected too.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
a) look
a) received
a) give
a) word producing
a) navigate
a) arrived at
a) online
a) dropped
a) missed
a) done
a) was with
b) see
b) arrived
b) send
b) word processing
b) sail
b) reached
b) on hold
b) crashed
b) lost
b) made
b) took
c) check
c) retrieved
c) emit
c) word writing
c) travel
c) traveled
c) connected
c) hung up
c) disappeared
c) produced
c) had
d) watch
d) accessed
d) put
d) word working
d) surf
d) visited
d) plugged in
d) closed
d) rubbed
d) prepared
d) suffered
Ex. 15. Which types of communication are used in business, and where are they
used? Do the quiz, and compare your results in pairs. There might be more than one
correct answer to some questions.
1. Which of these types of communication are used for external communica-
tions only?
a) phone call b) letter c) e-mail d) fax
2. Which of the following would you use to quickly find out the date of a meeting
from a colleague?
a) fax b) letter c) e-mail d) phone call
3. Which of these types of communication is for informal purposes only?
a) fax b) e-mail c) gossip d) letter
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4. You need to get a signed contract to another company urgently. Which method
of communication do you use?
a) letter b) fax c) phone call d) pigeon post
5. This is the person who receives the message.
a) sender b) fax c) recipient d) gossip
6. The person receiving the message should give this to the sender so he)she
knows the message has arrived at its destination.
a) acknowledgement b) message c) sender d) e-mail
7. Which would you use to send some sales figures quickly to a colleague in a
remote branch of your company?
a) fax b) letter c) e-mail d) pigeon post
8. This person writes the message, and sends it to the recipient.
a) sender b) gossip c) fax d) e-mail
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
Angie: Colin? It’s Angie.
Colin: Oh, hi, Angie! How are things?
Angie: OK, thanks. Listen, are you going to do anything on Saturday?
Colin: Saturday? I’m not sure. Why?
Angie: Well, it’s the international athletics meeting at Crystal Palace. I’ve got two
tickets. I think it will be good. Do you want to come?
Colin: It sounds fun. I will check my diary. Hang on.
Angie: OK.
Colin: Let’s see. Oh, that’s pity!
Angie: What’s wrong?
Colin: I’m taking part in a college football match that afternoon, I’m afraid.
Angie: That’s a shame. Who else can I ask?
Colin: You could ask Mike. He’s quite keen on athletics.
Angie: Yes, that’s OK. What’s his number?
Colin: I can’t remember. But I know he’s going to be at college this afternoon.
I’ll tell him to phone you.
Angie: Fine. I’ll be at home about nine.
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Colin: OK.
Angie: Thanks. Look, I’d better go. I’ll be late for work if I’m not careful. Bye for
now!
Colin: Bye, Angie.
2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
A. You telephone Arthur Border (extension 5674) to change your meeting next week
from Monday to Tuesday. His line is engaged. You leave a message with his secretary.
B. You telephone Pieter Jensen (extension 1276). His line is engaged. You hold on.
You finally get through. Tell him that your plane is late, but you should be there by 3.30.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe a variety of pragmatic functions of the telephone. You should say:
– how young people use telephone;
– what old people use telephones for;
– what benefits mobile phones have.
Explain why people use phones instead of writing letters nowadays.
2. Describe the role of Internet in your life. You should say:
– when you started using it;
– how often you use it;
– what you use it for.
Explain how the Internet helps to make your life easier.
3. Share your ideas on the following question: “What effect (if any) does the tele-
phone have on your life?”
VI. Supplementary Reading
Emails
Email is the fastest and cheapest way to communicate and is one of the most
common forms of communication, especially in business.
The purpose of an email may be:
to ask for or send information;
to ask people to do things;
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to give instructions or directions;
to confirm arrangements that you have discussed by phone;
to send longer documents, e.g. reports.
Key point to remember
Language and style:
keep your email short;
use short sentences and simple language;
make sure that all instructions and requests are polite;
emails to senior people or people outside your company should be formal;
emails to colleagues and people in the same company can be semi-formal;
emails to team members, as well as customers or suppliers that you know
well, can be friendly and informal.
Structuring the message:
start with the most important information;
put less important information in the second paragraph;
if people don’t know about the situation, explain the background carefully.
Replying to messages:
avoid replying with simply ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to questions without referring back to
the questions;
avoid using pronouns out of context. Make sure it is clear to the reader what
you are talking about;
use the sender’s email as a reference to by using ‘reply’ when writing your
message. It can be easier to refer to the original information and / or questions
than rewriting the message.
Layout
When writing a business email you should follow the standard format. The sample
email shows where the following different components should appear on the page.
a – name of the person / people sending the email;
b – name of the person / people the email is addressed to;
c – other person or people who will receive a copy of the email though it is not
addressed directly to them;
d – the date and time when the email is sent;
e – information about the content of the email;
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f – opening;
g – body of the message;
h –closing phrase;
i – name.
Sample email
a From: Antonia Garcia
b To: Tina Forstrup
c Cc: Carl Helming
d Sent: 11 April 2000 14.55
e Subject: Marketing report
f Hi Tina
g Thanks for the report. I’m out of the office for the next 2 days so I’ll send
you my comments next week. I hope that’s OK.
h Best regards
i Antonia
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TRAVELLING
I. Topical Vocabulary
Travel to go on holiday поехать в отпуск
to take a vacation взять отпуск
to be on business быть в командировке
to take a coach / boat / day / business trip отправиться на автобусе /лодке / в одно-дневную / деловую поездку
to take a guided tour отправиться на экскурсию
to take a journey / voyage to отправиться в рейс / морское путешествие
to go abroad / to the seaside / to the resort поехать за границу / на морское побережье / на курорт
Means of Transport / Vehicles
On Land
Car
to drive a car вести автомобиль to go by car ехать на машине to go in one’s car ехать на чьей-то машине to get in / out of a car садиться в автомобиль / выходить из авто-
мобиля
Bus
school / shuttle / airport bus школьный / пригородный автобус / автобус из аэропорта
double decker двухэтажный автобус coach междугородний автобус to catch a bus успеть на автобус to miss a bus опоздать на автобус to get on / off the bus садиться в автобус / выходить из автобуса to run every ten minutes ходить через каждые десять минут to wait at the bus stop with a long queue ждать автобус на остановке в длинной оче-
реди
Bicycle
road / mountain / racing bicycle горный / гоночный велосипед to ride a bicycle ехать на велосипеде to get on / off the bicycle садиться на велосипед / слезать с велоси-
педа to cycle to work добираться на работу на велосипеде handlebars руль (велосипеда) pedal педаль chain цепь
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Train
to drive a train вести поезд engine-driver машинист long-distance / local / express / through train поезд дальнего следования / поезд местно-
го сообщения / экспресс / прямой (транзит-ный) поезд
railway station waiting room зал ожидания на железнодорожном вокзале ticket-office касса to catch the 10 o’clock train успеть на десятичасовой поезд to miss a train опоздать на поезд to get on / off the train садиться в поезд / выходить из поезда to leave Platform 4 уезжать с платформы 4 due to arrive должен отправляться to change trains сделать пересадку smoking / non-smoking compartment купе для курящих / некурящих ticket-collector контроллер dining (= buffet) car вагон-ресторан
On Water
Vessels
cruise ship круизное судно liner лайнер ferry паром fishing / rowing boat рыболовное судно / гребная шлюпка submarine подводная лодка yacht яхта life boat спасательная шлюпка to sail a boat плыть под парусом to dock in New Work at 6 p.m. пришвартоваться в Нью-Йорке в 6 вечера to embark ≠ to disembark from the liner садиться на корабль / высаживаться с ко-
рабля
Associated facilities
port порт harbour гавань quay пристань, причал dock док, верфь, судоремонтный завод
Air Transport
airplane самолет light aircraft воздушное судно небольшой массы supersonic aircraft сверхзвуковой самолет jet реактивный самолет helicopter вертолет airship дирижабль hot air balloon воздушный шар / аэростат
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People
crew экипаж captain капитан co-pilot = first officer второй пилот cabin crew обслуживающий экипаж, бортпроводники cabin attendant = flight attendant = air hostess = steward(ess)
стюард, стюардесса, бортпроводник (и)
ground staf f наземный персонал air traffic controller диспетчер
The Flight
non-stop / connecting / transit / charter flight беспосадочный / стыковочный / транзитный / чартерный рейс
to fasten one’s seat belts пристегнуть ремни безопасности a window seat место у окна an aisle seat место у прохода in the upright position вертикальное положение to cruise at an altitude of 10,000 metres лететь на крейсерском режиме на высоте
10 000 метров life-jackets спасательные жилеты turbulence турбулентность emergency exit аварийный выход
Problems with Machines
not to work properly не работать должным образом there is sth wrong with что-то не в порядке с to make a funny noise издавать странный шум to break down сломаться to be in (≠ out of) order быть в порядке (≠ беспорядке) inoperative бездействующий; неработающий The batteries have run out (= are flat) батарея села
A Road Accident to exceed the speed limit превысить скорость to crash into sth врезаться во что-либо to ignore a red light проигнорировать красный сигнал collision столкновение; удар to collide with sb / sth столкнуться с чем-либо / кем-либо in the opposite direction в противоположном направлении to overtake sb /sth догонять, обгонять кого-либо / что-либо to knock sb down сбить кого-либо to lose control of the car потерять управление автомобилем to brake hard резко затормозить to put on the brakes нажать на тормоз to be badly damaged иметь сильные повреждения
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II. Texts
Text A
It is very interesting to travel. You can see other countries, continents; you get ac-
quainted with other people, their traditions and customs. You can travel by car, by
train, by air, by sea. If you like to see the nature, enjoy the process of travelling and
have a route it will be easier if you travel by car. Travelling by train is usually chosen
by people who have enough time to get from one place to another. Travelling by air
usually preferred by people who haven’t got much time and want to get to another city,
country or continent as quickly as possible. Nowadays there are a lot of businessmen
who have to communicate with people from other countries. Every day they must
sign a lot of contracts. Sometimes they have to sign several contracts within one day,
for example in France and in Spain. And if there are no planes it will be impossible.
Each of us has a lot of relatives and friends. Some of them live in other countries. For
example you live in Russia, Moscow and you have some relatives in France or in Brit-
ain. You certainly can get to GB by train or by sea but it will take you a lot of time. It
would be easier if you choose a plane. Imagine that something has happened to your
friends and you are needed immediately. The plane will help you in such a case.
Nowadays we try to use fast means of travelling such as a modern high-speed
railways and planes. As for trains there are railways stations, for planes there are air-
ports. In every airport there are some formalities without which you cannot come or
leave the country. First it is Customs. Every country has its regulations. Then you
are given luggage tags and boarding passes. The last is the Passport control. When
you decide to travel by air you can buy first and economy class tickets. First class is
more comfortable than economy and it is always more expensive. In spite of first
class tickets being very expensive they have some advantages over economy. At first
it’s more comfortable seats. The dinner is much better than in economy class, and if
you have bought a first class ticket you can have 30 kg luggage free of charge. Also
you have a private emergency exit for the first class passengers only. You have one
more advantage: you can take any drinks free. Although flying by plane is very fast it
has some inconveniences. It is difference between the time you are accustomed to
and the new time, so called jet lag. At first you won’t be very well because of it, but
don’t worry – it won’t take you long to get used to it. On the whole to travel by
planes is pleasant and convenient
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Match the following words with their definitions.
1. to get acquainted with a) неудобства
2. travel by air, by train etc b) общаться с
3. to get to c) бесплатно
4. means of travelling d) отдельный запасной выход
5. high – speed railways e) посадочный талон
6. formalities f) билеты первого и эконом класса
7. Customs g) багажная бирка
8. regulations h) паспортный контроль
9. luggage tag i) таможня
10. boarding pass j) путешествовать на самолете, поезде и т.д.
11. passport control k) виды транспорта
12. first and economy class tickets l) багажная бирка
13. free of charge m) добираться куда-либо
14. private emergency exit n) скоростные железные дороги
15. inconveniences p) формальности
16. to communicate with q) нормативные документы
Text B
Read the text and solve the test under it.
The Duffys had been flying their two-seater plane over the Amazon when they
started having engine trouble. They soon realized the plane was going to crash and
had no choice but to try to parachute to safety. They prepared themselves and
jumped. The wind was gusting and Fay Duffy’s parachute quickly drifted away
from her husband’s. Clive hoped they would both land safely and find each other
on the ground, but even that was uncertain as they were heading for the thick trees
of the jungle.
Clive’s parachute got caught in a tree. He managed to free himself and jump to
the ground, but he couldn’t see where Fay had landed. He began calling her name as
he walked towards where he thought she might be, but the jungle became so thick
that he couldn’t go on.
He heard tree branches snapping close by and he realized someone was walking
towards him. He called Fay’s name again, but there was no answer. He stood perfect-
ly still, aware that someone was watching him, but he couldn’t see who it was. Then
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he saw them coming out from behind the trees, a group of tribesmen wearing hardly
any clothes and carrying long wooden spears came towards him. They spoke in a lan-
guage Clive couldn’t understand, but he assumed they were talking about him.
The tribesmen surrounded Clive and pushed him forward. He started to run. As
they were obviously used to moving through the jungle, they quickly caught up with
him and steered him towards an area where it was easier to walk.
Clive couldn’t understand where they were leading him. He wasn’t frightened, but
he did feel lost, hot, and tired. Just when he thought there was no way out, he saw
Fay’s parachute hanging from some nearby trees.
“Fay!” he shouted, and he ran towards the parachute.
Fay was sitting on a fallen tree with a tribesman standing next to her. When she
stood up to run, the tribesman tried to stop her. She broke free and ran to Clive, but as
they got close to each other, they felt the ground below them give way. They had fall-
en into quicksand, and they were both sinking.
The tribesmen tried held out their spears to them and pulled them out. They led
the Duffys through the jungle until they were close to a clearing where they could
signal for help. They Duffys realized that from the beginning the natives had only
been trying to help them, but when they turned around to thank them, they were gone.
1. The Duffys’ safety was uncertain because:
a) they weren’t sure they could land the plane;
b) they were flying over the jungle;
c) their parachutes had blown away;
d) they were flying over the Amazon river.
2. When Clive landed, he
a) was not able to move;
b) heard Fay calling him;
c) saw Fay’s parachute;
d) tried to locate Fay.
3. Why did Clive stand still?
a) He saw something strange;
b) He thought Fay was coming;
c) He knew someone was near him;
d) He heard people talking.
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4. When Clive tried to run away, the tribesmen
a) surrounded him;
b) arrested him;
c) forced him to walk;
d) guided him to a place with fewer trees.
5. When Fay saw Clive she
a) broke down;
b) ran towards him;
c) was unable to move;
d) fell into a pool.
6. In the end, the Duffys felt
a) frightened;
b) helpless;
c) grateful;
d) angry.
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Match the verbs on the left with a form of transport on the right.
1. ride
2. drive
3. fly
4. sail
a) boat
b) plane
c) bike
d) car
Ex. 2. Put the words in bold into the correct column.
1. I always get nervous just before take-off and landing. 2. Our cabin was fantas-
tic and we could walk straight out onto the deck beside the pool. 3. Passengers from
Hastings must use the first three carriages only. 4. I got a puncture on the way home
and I didn’t have a pump with me so I had to walk. 5. All the seats were taken and I
didn’t want to stand so I went and sat in a first-class compartment. 6. I had a seat
right over one of the wings so I couldn’t see much out of the window. 7. It isn’t easy
pedalling up that hill on the way into work, I can tell you. 8. Can you tell me which
platform it leaves from, please.
ship bike plane train
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Ex 3. Cross out the incorrect word in these sentences.
1. You mustn’t ride / drive a motorbike without a crash helmet. 2. She told him to
get in / get on the car and fasten his seat belt. 3. Bus fares / tickets are getting more
expensive. 4. Trains to the airport travel / run every half hour. 5. The pilot couldn’t
drive / fly the plane in such bad weather. 6. Have a look at the train schedule / timeta-
ble to find out when the next one arrives. 7. We were late, so we had to take / catch a
taxi. 8. I left my house a bit late and I lost / missed the bus.
Ex 4. Write down two different words that can combine with each of the words below.
miss___________
___________
_________
_________ fare
_________
_________station
get on ________
_________
get in_________
__________
_______
________ journey
Ex. 5. Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
1. Our train leaves from _____ 7. 2. I waited at the ______ for ten minutes, and
then two buses arrived. 3. I couldn’t get on the first bus because it was ______. 4. The
train was half an hour late. I think the reason for the late _____ was bad weather. 5.
Buses are not very _____. Sometimes they come every five minutes, then other times
you have to wait for forty minutes. 6. When I got to the bus stop there was a long
_______ of people. 7. The flight was fine but we had a terrible ______ from the airport
to our hotel. 8. I think the next train is _____ to arrive in about ten minutes.
Ex. 6. Use the correct form of these verbs to complete the sentences.
miss catch cancel delay leave run
1. Can you tell me where I can ______ the number 8 bus, please? – Yes, the
stop’s round the corner in front of the Town Hall. 2. Which platform does the train go
from? – 18. Hurry up or we’ll ______ it. We’ve got two minutes. 3. Come on, let’s
go. Our train _______ in five minutes. 4. Sorry. I’ll be a bit late for the meeting. My
train’s been _______ by half an hour. 5. The buses are _______ late again. I’ve been
waiting for nearly twenty minutes now. 6. We regret to announce that the 18.04 train
to Bristol has been _______.
Ex. 7. Use these words to complete the directions.
stops exit line tube change
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The quickest way from the airport to our office is by __1___. Take the Piccadilly
__2__ to Holborn and then __3__ to the Central Line. From there it’s three ___4__ to
Bank and our office is immediately opposite the __5__ to Bank station.
Ex. 8. Use these words to complete the sentences.
passengers hold-up fares commuters timetable queue
rush-hour unreliable
1. I see they’ve put train _____ up again. That’s the second increase this year. 2. I
hate travelling during the ______. I had to stand all the way home again last night.
3. The service is even worse since they changed the ______. Now there are only two
trains an hour instead of three. 4. Up and down to London every day – I don’t know
how these ______ do it. It would drive me crazy. 5. I’d come by car if I were you.
The trains are so ______ these days. 6. Sorry I’m late again. There was another
______ just outside the station – a problem with signals or something. 7. There was
such a long _____ at the ticket office that I nearly missed my train. 8. I sometimes
think the only people the trains companies don’t listen to are their _____.
Ex. 9. Rewrite these sentences using the words on the right and without changing
the meaning.
Example: There are too many cars, buses and taxis on the road.
There are too many vehicles on the road.
1. There were a lot of people waiting for the bus.
There was ____________________________.
2. The buses always arrive on time.
The buses ____________________________.
3. Take this bus, then get on another one at Golden Square.
Take this bus, then _____________________.
4. How much did you pay for the train ticket?
How much _________________________?
5. There were no places on the bus.
The ______________________.
VEHICLES
QUEUE
PUNCTUAL
CHANGE
FARE
FULL
Ex. 10. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. Go along of this road and take the first turning on your right. 2. He was stopped
for breaking the limit of speed. 3. Keep go down here, until you get to the bank.
4. The lorry broke in the centre of town. 5. Cars can reach high speeds in the fast lane
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of the autoway. 6. He overtakes the bicycle on the bridge, which caused a serious ac-
cident. 7. The post office is down there – turn on the left at the traffic lights.
Ex. 11. Use these words to complete the texts.
calling delay change running arrival standing
1. We apologise for the late _____ of the 8.10 from Cambridge. This train will
now arrive at platform 2 in approximately 15 minutes’ time.
2. The 4.45 to Portsmouth is ______ approximately 20 minutes late. We apolo-
gize to passengers for the ______ and any inconvenience this may cause.
3. The train now ______ at platform 4 is the 7.45 for London Victoria, _____ at
Gatwick Airport and East Croydon. Passengers for London Bridge should ______ at
East Croydon.
Ex. 12. Complete the sentences.
1. “How often do buses _______ on Saturdays?”
“I don’t know. Have a look at the timetable.”
2. We wanted to go by plane but we couldn’t afford the air ______.
3. Customer: Bristol, please.
Ticket officer: Is that single or ________?
4. It was quite a long way, that’s why I came ______ car.
5. This train doesn’t ________ to Birmingham; it stops at Watford.
6. Unfortunately they ______ the bus, so they had to walk.
7. They have just announced that our train will now be leaving from _____ eleven.
8. I saw your brother while I was waiting at the bus ______ near the cinema.
9. The taxi driver was very helpful, so I gave him a good ______.
10. Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the earlier delay. This train is now
______ to arrive at London King’s Cross in 15 minutes.
Ex. 13. Read the story. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best
word or words.
Cars and driving
I’m what is known as a __1_ driver. I’m learning to __2__a car. So far, I’ve learnt
how to ___3__ the __4__ of my car and I know how to___5___. I can even ___6__
quite long distances.
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Twice a week, my instructor sits in the ___7___ beside me and ___8___ me a les-
son. First, we look at the ___9___ and decide on the best ___10___. Then we go for a
___11___ round the town.
My instructor gives me advice like “Don’t ___12___”, or “Stop before you get to
the next ___13___”, or “We can’t go down there. The road is ___14__”, or “You
can’t turn right. It says ___15___”, or “Always stop to allow pedestrians to
____16___ at the zebra.”
Sometimes we stop at a ___17__ and my instructor says, “You must never fill up
when your engine is ___18___. Your engine must be ___19__ before you put any
___20__ in the car.”
There are two things I hate about driving. One is looking for a ___21___ and the
other is being held up in a ___22___ of traffic. Yesterday, I sat in a traffic jam for a
whole hour and all I could see was the ___23___ of the big truck in front of me!
1 a) teacher b) learner
2 a) conduct b) lead c) drive d) guide
3 a) start b) begin
4 a) engine b) machine c) machinery
5 a) turn it off b) close it c) shut it
6 a) steer b) pilot c) guide d) drive
7 a) seat b) chair
8 a) makes b) does c) gives
9 a) chart b) map c) cart
10 a) road b) route c) way
11 a) drive b) walk c) ride
12 a) run b) go too fast
13 a) corner b) angle c) curve
14 a) shut b) barred c) closed
15 a) No entry b) No entrance
16 a) pass b) cross
17 a) filling station b) service station
18 a) on b) open c) alight
19 a) off b) out c) closed d) shut
20 a) essence b) petrol c) benzene
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21 a) parking space b) parking
22 a) tail b) row c) queue
23 a) plaque b) plate c) record d) number plate
Ex. 14. Read the story. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best
word or words.
Travelling by train
There are so many things you have to do when you ___1__. Always make sure
your ___2__ has ____3___ on it!
If you’re going __4__ train, the __5__ you have to do is buy yourself __6__. You
usually have to stand in a __7_ and it’s easy to ___8_ your train and then waste hours
_9__ the next one!
You buy ___10__ or return ticket, and then look for a ___11___ where you hope
you will find a free ___12___.
At last, you can ___13___ the train and settle down to enjoy the ___14___. If
you’re lucky, the train ____15___ the station ___16___.
Sometimes ___17___ comes round to ___18___ your ticket, but usually you trav-
el without interruption and can enjoy the ___19___. You can relax till ___20___ time
for you to ___21___ when you arrive at your ____22___.
1. a) journey b) travel
2. a) luggage b) valise c) coffer
3. a) a cartel b) a card c) a label d) an etiquette
4. a) with b) by c) via
5. a) first b) first thing
6. a) a billet b) a ticket c) a card d) an etiquette
7. a) queue b) line c) row d) tail
8. a) miss b) lose c) loose
9. a) waiting b) expecting c) waiting for
10. a) a single b) an ordinary
11. a) wagon b) carriage c) car
12. a) seat b) place c) chair d) space
13. a) get into b) enter into c) enter d) go in
14. a) travel b) voyage c) journey d) travels
15. a) leaves for b) leaves from c) leaves d) lives
16. a) on time b) in time c) to time
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17. a) a conductor b) a driver c) an inspector d) a guide
18. a) examine b) interrogate c) question d) look
19. a) ride b) drive c) flight d) walk
20. a) it’s b) its c) it has
21. a) get off b) go down c) get down d) descend
22. a) term b) terminal c) station d) terminus
Ex. 15. Supply the best words.
1. You can’t drive without a ______.
2. I drove into a wall and _____ the car.
3. Fasten your _____ belts.
4. _______ costs a lot of money.
5. What ______ is your car?
6. Where do you keep your ______?
7. How many litres does your _____ hold?
8. Take good care of your _______.
9. ______ you’ve got enough fuel.
10. The ______ today is very heavy.
11. You need real ____ to drive a vehicle.
12. Be careful when you’re _____!
13. I’ve lost my way. Can you give me __?
14. Turn left, then follow the ______.
15. What’s the speed ______?
16. What’s the quickest ____ to the town centre?
17. The cost of ______ is frightening.
18. Does your car ______ on diesel?
19. My tank’s nearly ______.
20. My car has a big _____.
a) licence
a) ruined
a) security
a) Assurance
a) mark
a) spare tyre
a) tank
a) tyres
a) Assure
a) circulation
a) art
a) taking over
a) instructions
a) placards
a) limitation
a) road
a) reparations
a) run
a) empty
a) machine
b) diploma
b) wrecked
b) safety
b) Insurance
b) make
b) reserve
b) reservoir
b) rubbers
b) Make sure
b) traffic
b) skill
b) overtaking
b) directions
b) signs
b) limit
b) route
b) repairs
b) function
b) vacant
b) engine
Ex. 16. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
after down for off in out up
1. The car broke _______ in the mountains, and we couldn’t find a garage.
2. James had to set _____ at dawn to catch the early train. 3. Sue’s bike passed me,
and I had to ride fast to catch ______ with her. 4. I arrived at the airport, checked
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______, and then had some coffee. 5. We were heading ______ Paris, but we were
not in a hurry to get there. 6. Jill ran _____ of money after a week, and had to go
home. 7. Our next-door neighbours looked ______ our dog while we were away.
Ex. 17. Read the text quickly, ignoring the missing words (1–8).
I have learned, often the hard (0) way, that there are a few simple rules about how
to make life easier both before and after the journey. First of all, you must always
check and double-check departure times. This is absolutely essential. It is amazing
how few people do this really carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes
before ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the
plane left at 10.50. I walked calmly to the departure gate, thinking I (1) _____ had a
little time to spare. I hadn’t bothered to take a good look at the ticket. The clerk at the
desk told me politely but firmly that the departure time was 10.15 and that, (2) ____
to international regulations, the flight was “now closed”.
Secondly, you should remember that even in this (3) _____ of credit cards, it is still
important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a
country. This can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normal-
ly visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via
Dallas with very little time to (4) _____ planes in between. I arrived there at midnight
and the bank at the airport was closed. The only (5) ______ to get to the hotel was by
taxi and, since I had no American dollars, I offered to pay in British pounds instead.
“Listen, buddy. I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily, I was able
to (6) ______ a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your
(7) ___ before you leave. It may be very different from the weather at home. I feel
sorry for some of my colleagues who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in March or
April, when it is still fairly cool in places like London, Berlin or New York, to places
like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during
the day. Few people understand just how important it is to have the right sort of
clothes with you in these days of rapid air (8) _____.
Decide which word, a, b, c or d, is the best to complete gaps 1–8. An example is given (0).
0
1
2
a) path
a) still
a) regarding
b) road
b) yet
b) relating
c) way
c) then
c) according
d) street
d) already
d) referring
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3
4
5
6
7
8
a) period
a) exchange
a) way
a) borrow
a) goal
a) travel
b) time
b) change
b) manner
b) lend
b) aim
b) trips
c) term
c) transfer
c) path
c) gain
c) objective
c) journeys
d) age
d) alter
d) route
d) beg
d) destination
d) voyages
Ex. 18. Read the story. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best
word or words.
A hundred years ago, most people travelled ____1___ foot, by train, or on horse-
back. ____2____ had made it possible to travel rapidly over long distances. Bicycles
were also becoming ___3____, after the invention of the air-filled ____4_____,
which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and ____5___ railways had
already been invented, and cities all over the world already had traffic ___6____.
There were very few private cars, and city ____7__ were still full of horses. What a
difference a hundred years ago have ___8___!
___9_____ we have got ___10____ to the problem of private cars, and some cit-
ies are so noisy and _____11___ that in many places ___12_____ have been banned
from the city centre. How will we be travelling in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps
____13___ then there will be only personal helicopters. There may be no need to
____14____ to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at
home. There might even be more people walking and horse-riding, for pleasure and
___15______.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
a) by
a) Tracks
a) popular
a) boot
a) metro
a) blocks
a) streets
a) taken
a) Presently
a) more
b) on
b) Lines
b) invented
b) brake
b) buried
b) sticks
b) pavements
b) done
b) Nowadays
b) them
c) with
c) Ways
c) then
c) tyre
c) underground
c) knots
c) lawns
c) made
c) Then
c) motorists
d) to
d) Railways
d) handlebars
d) engine
d) submerged
d) jams
d) carts
d) got
d) Later
d) used
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11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
a) even
a) vehicles
a) cars
a) have
a) exercise
b) polluted
b) traffic
b) by
b) transport
b) keep fit
c) so
c) transport
c) even
c) decide
c) energy
d) poisoned
d) trips
d) transport
d) commute
d) healthy
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are planning their holiday.
Travel agent: Can I help you?
Mr. Brown: We’d like to arrange our holidays.
Travel agent: Have you got anything special in mind?
Mr. Brown: We are thinking of visiting Italy or Spain.
Travel agent: I think I’ve got a very attractive offer for you. It’s in Spain, in Cos-
ta Brava, in a hotel near the sea. You get seven nights full board for £170.
Mrs. Brown: That sounds very reasonable, but isn’t it a crowded place in summer?
Travel agent: This hotel is in a small village and there aren’t many tourists.
Mrs. Brown: That’s wonderful. How long does it take to get there?
Travel agent: It depends on the way you travel. You can go there by plane and
then the flight only takes two hours. But it’s cheaper to travel by coach, and then it
takes eight hours. It is also possible to go by train: it’s not as expensive as the plane
and the journey is shorter than by coach.
Mrs. Brown: I like going by train, it’s the safest way of travelling. But do we
have to change?
Travel agent: No, it’s a through train, nonstop all the way.
Mr. Brown: What about the insurance?
Travel agent: It’s included in the price.
Mrs. Brown: Darling, this trip is wonderful. Let’s book the tickets in advance.
2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
A. Imagine you have lost something on a flight. Make notes about the following
things (your flight number and where you have flown from, what you have lost and
the colour and size, contents of your luggage). In pairs act out the situation at the lost
luggage counter at the airport.
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B. Imagine that you are two passengers sitting next to each other on a long flight.
Student A is flying home to his/her own country. Student B is a tourist visiting the
country for the first time. Chat about places of interest, cheap places to stay, the
best/cheapest way to travel about, etc.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe your last trip. You should say:
– when you had this trip and where you went;
– what means of transport you travelled by;
– what the purpose of the trip was.
Explain what good and bad sides of the trip were.
2. Describe different means of public transportation: You should say:
– what their advantages and disadvantages are;
– what your favourite means of transport is and why;
– how you usually travel to your native city / university.
Explain how you would make your journey more pleasant if you could.
3. Share your ideas on the following question: “What are the advantages and dis-
advantages of air travel?”
VI. Supplementary Reading
Long-haul travelling
Today, despite all the modern conveniences, we can still experience the disastrous
effects a small ailment can wreak on an air. Dropping suddenly into a different time zone
throws many internal functions out of rhythm. As a result, one third of all long-haul
travellers suffer jet-lag. To shrug off jet-lag, physicians recommend protein-rich break-
fasts and lunches. When it comes to travel fatigue, not to be confused with jet-lag, there
is much flyers can do. En route they should avoid pre-dinner drinks, heavy meals and
cigarettes. Alcohol is twice as dangerous in flight. Instead, they are advised to eat light,
balanced food low in salt and dairy products with top-quality organic ingredients.
In flight inactivity leads to fluid retention, which makes feet swell. Loosen
clothes, remove shoes and, if possible, disembark at stopovers to walk around the
terminal. Even in flight, exercise often to stimulate circulation. To avoid dehydration
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in the dry air of the cabin, drink water or juice. Use a moisturizer on exposed skin and
a balm on your lips. Remove contact lenses to reduce dry-eye irritation.
Stomach upsets are one of inevitable rigours of the road. In a strange country, be-
cause of a sudden change in climate and diet, they can pose a significant threat and
sometimes even prove debilitating. Then you may be offered medicine. Avoid buying
medicine overseas. The standards and brands differ from country to country. The best
advice for travellers is to let the organism rest for a few days and drink alternatively
non-carbonated water and weak tea. A prolonged illness or fever, however, means
you need medical treatment and, if the worst comes to the worst, hospitalization.
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ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
I. Topical vocabulary
Physical Features land земля
continent континент
island остров
a group of islands группа островов
ocean океан
sea море
river река
stream поток, течение
lake озеро
canal канал, русло, проток
channel канал, русло, фарватер
bay залив
(water)fall водопад
mountain гора
mountain ranges горные цепи
hill холм
jungle джунгли
desert пустыня
valley долина, пойма
plain равнина
cliff утес, крутой откос, обрыв
rocks скала, скалистый грунт, камень
cave пещера
forest лес
rainforest тропический лес
wood дерево, древесина, лесоматериал
landscape ландшафт
Describing the Natural World thick forest густой лес
fertile land / soil плодородная земля / почва
winding / mountain path извилистая / горная тропа
a path leading to / going to / through путь, тропа, дорожка, ведущая к / через
steep (≠ gentle) hill крутой / пологий холм
the top (= peak) of the mountain вершина горы
flat (≠ hilly) countryside ровная (холмистая) сельская местность
beautiful scenery красивый пейзаж
deep (≠ shallow) river глубокая (мелкая) река
a river running / floating to / through река, текущая по направлению к / через
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sandy / rocky shore песчаный / каменистый берег
by the sea у моря
on the coast на побережье
on the riverbank на берегу реки
II. Texts
Text A
Britain Today
1. Don’t expect to see red phone boxes everywhere – there aren't many left nowa-
days! Some pones take cash (£1, 50p, 20p and 10p coins) and some take phone-
cards – we suggest having both. Phone after 6 p.m. – it’s cheaper! Useful numbers:
Emergencies 999, International Operator 155.
2. There are £50, £20, £10 and £5 notes, and coins worth £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p,
5p, 2p and 1p. Avoid cheat getting £50 notes if you can – some places might refuse to
change them. If you don’t want to risk carrying a lot of cash, get some traveller’s
cheques before your holiday. Banks are usually open from 9.30 to 4.30, but most of
them are closed on Saturdays. If the bank is closed, use your own cash or credit card
from home in a cash machine or ‘hole-in-the-wall’, as the British call them – the ma-
chine will give you British currency.
3. Most pubs offer a good variety of food at reasonable prices. If you can afford to
pay for something more special, there are many international restaurants. If you see
“Service included” on a restaurant bill, you don’t need to tip, if it says “Service not
included” a 10 % tip is expected.
4. Hotels are expensive in Britain but there are some cheaper alternatives. ‘Bed
and Breakfasts’ are private houses which offer accommodation and breakfast.
Many of them give excellent value for money. Youth hostels are even cheaper, if
you don’t mind sharing with other people. Hostels vary greatly, but all those be-
longing to the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) guarantee certain standards of
comfort and cleanliness.
5. Wherever you decide to stay in Britain, we advise you to take a plug adaptor if
you plan to use any electrical appliance like a hairdryer. Plugs in Britain (like a lot of
other things!) are different from the rest of Europe.
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6. Buses are probably the cheapest way to travel. It you can't stand going on long
bus journeys, you can always go by train. Trains in Britain are expensive but ‘return’
tickets (especially ‘day returns’) are a lot cheaper than singles. If you are staying in
London, you can save a lot of money by getting a travel card for one day or for a
week to go on the Tube and buses.
7. We can’t promise to provide good weather for your trip – British weather is
very changeable. If you enjoy sitting in the hot sun all day, you should consider going
somewhere else for your holidays! During the main tourist season, June-August, the
weather is mild usually between 20 °C and 25 °C.
Say whether these statements are true or false.
1. In Britain, phone calls are more expensive in the evening.
2. £50 is the largest note.
3. You don’t always need to leave a tip after a meal in a restaurant
4. Youth hostels are cheap but very uncomfortable.
5. You can’t take electrical appliances to use them without an adaptor.
6. UK buses are cheaper than trains.
7. You can use travel cards when you travel around Britain by bus or train.
8. Britain is usually hot and sunny in the summer.
Text B
Down Under
1. Australia is the world’s sixth largest country and its largest island. It is the on-
ly island that is also a continent, and the only continent that is also a country. It is
also the only country that began as a prison.
2. As well as all that, Australia is the home of the largest living thing on Earth,
the Great Barrier Reef, and of the famous Ayers Rock (or Uluru, to use its Aborigi-
nal name). It has more things that will kill you than anywhere else. All of the
world’s ten most poisonous snakes are Australian. You may also be eaten by sharks
or crocodiles, carried out to sea by strong currents, or left to die in the baking out-
back. It’s a hard place.
3. And it is old. Perhaps 45,000 years ago, perhaps 60,000, it was quietly invaded
by the Aborigines. Amazingly, it also seems that they could only get there by invent-
ing ocean-going transport – at least 30,000 years before anyone else.
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4. This is so extraordinary that most history books only give it one or two para-
graphs. They then move on to the second invasion – the one that begins with the arri-
val of Captain James Cook and HMS Endeavour in Botany Bay in 1770. Apparently,
it’s not important that Captain Cook didn't discover Australia and that he wasn’t even
a captain when he arrived. For most people, including most Australians, this is where
the story begins.
5. The world those first Englishmen found was different to anything they had seen
before. Its seasons were back to front and its constellations were upside down. Add to
that, the strange animals they found there. The most typical of them didn’t run but
bounced across the landscape, like balls. The continent was full of unusual life. There
was a fish that could climb trees; a fox that flew (it was actually a very large bat);
crustaceans so big that a grown man could climb inside their shells.
6. In short, there was no place in the world like it. There still isn’t.
Read the text again. For each question, decide if a, b, c or d is the best answer.
1. Australia is
a) an island and a country but not a continent;
b) an island, a country and a continent;
c) a country and a continent but not an island;
d) a continent and an island but not a country.
2. How many different ways does the writer say you can die in Australia?
a) one;
b) two;
c) three;
d) four and more.
3. Why is it surprising that the Aborigines came to Australia?
a) Because it is such a dangerous place.
b) Because it means they were technologically far ahead of other races.
c) Because they had nothing in common with the people living there.
d) Because they had no maps.
4. Which of these points does the writer make?
a) Most people think the story of Australia begins in 1770.
b) James Cook discovered Australia.
c) Cook was made a captain when he arrived in Australia.
d) Most history books don’t mention the arrival of the Aborigines.
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5. What did the first Englishmen notice about Australia?
a) How different to their home it was.
b) How many animals there were.
c) How terrible the weather was.
d) How strangely the people behaved.
6. Where does this text come from?
a) an encyclopaedia;
b) a letter to a friend from someone on holiday in Australia;
c) a book by a visitor to Australia;
d) a history book.
Discuss these questions with other students.
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. The following places in London are associated with certain important insti-
tutions and are often used in media in general conversations to refer to those institu-
tions. Put each one in its correct place in the sentences below.
Whitehall Fleet Street Scotland Yard the City Buckingham Palace
10 Downing Street the West End the Old Bailey Westminster
1. His criminal career started with theft and pick-pocketing and ended up at
________ on a murder charge. 2. Although he’s only just entered Parliament, he’s al-
ready aiming at ______. 3. There are likely to be late nights and angry arguments at
_______ when the new tax proposals are debated next week. 4. _________ has denied
reports that the Queen is shortly going to abdicate. 5. After the prison escape,
________ alerted all police forces to be on the look-out for the man. 6. He is an im-
portant man in ________. He’s director of a big bank or insurance firm or something.
7. She’s a good actress but she won’t really feel she’s succeeded until she has a leading
part in _________. 8. There are rumours in __________ about the possible launching
of a new newspaper next year. 9. There has been growing complaints that bureaucracy
in ________ is slowing down the enforcement of government legislation.
Ex. 2. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
Cabinet benches Foreign Secretary
backbenchers Budget Shadow Cabinet
Prime Minister Speaker Home Secretary
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ministers front bench Leader of the Opposition
debates Opposition Chancellor of the Exchequer
This is the House of Commons, where Members of Parliament take their seats on
the green leather ____1_____ according to their party and position. One of them is
chosen to be the ____2_____, who acts as a kind of chairperson of the ___3____
which take place in the House. In front of and on the right of this person sit the MPs
of the biggest party, which forms the government and facing them sit the Mp’s of the
Parties who oppose them, the ___4____. The leaders of these two groups sit at the
front on each side. MPs without special positions in their parties sit behind their lead-
ers at the back. They are called ____5_____. The leader of the government,
the____6____, sits on the government ___7___, of course, next to his or her
____8____. The most important of these form the ____9___. The minister responsi-
ble for relations with other countries is called the___10____. The one responsible for
law and security is called the ___11_____. The one who deals with financial matters
and prepares the annual ___12____ speech on the economic state of the country is
called the ____13____. Opposite this group sits the ____14_____ (the main person in
the largest party opposing the government) and the___15_____, each member of
which specializes in a particular area of government.
Ex. 3. Match the names (1–12) with their definitions (a–l).
1. the Union Jack
2. Big Ben
3. The Sun
4. Eton
5. West Point
6. Yellowstone
7. Broadway
8. 10 Downing Street
9. the West End
10. the Stars and Stripes
11. the White House
12. the Big Apple
a) the place where the British prime Minister lives
b) a military academy in the USA
c) the place where the US president lives
d) the British flag
e) the clock in the tower of the Houses of Parliament in London
f) a district in London famous for theatres, cinemas and restaurants
g) a street in New York famous for its theatres
h) New York
i) the most widely sold daily newspaper in Britain
j) one of the most famous public schools in Britain
k) a national park in the USA
l) the United States flag
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Ex. 4. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in brackets.
Tonga
Pule’anga Fakatu’i’o Tonga – also known as the Kingdom of Tonga – is an archipel-
ago of 170 islands in the South Pacific northeast of New Zealand. Uniquely, it has never
been colonized by a foreign power and still retains a (tradition) _________ monarchy.
The economy is based on agriculture, but with industry virtually non-existent, (import)
________ goods are crucial to the nation’s economy. Of Tonga’s 97,000 inhabitants, 98 %
are of Tongan origin; there is relatively little ethnic (diverse) _______ , although in recent
years there has been some (immigrate) ________ from neighbouring Fiji. Thanks to for-
eign (invest) ________ – mainly from Japan – there is now an (nation) ________airport,
at Tongatapu, which has direct flights from Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
Modern health care is now available (local) ________, although patients have to
be flown to Australia or New Zealand for more sophisticated surgery.
Tongans are keen to retain their (culture) _________ identity, so there has been some
resistance to encouraging mass (tourist) ________ as there are fears this may lead to the
(America) _________ of Tongan life and a consequent loss of national identity.
Ex. 5. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in brackets.
London
London is the capital city and main (industry) industrial centre of the United
Kingdom. Its (develop) ______ began with the Roman invasion in 45 AD. It is now
popular with (foreign) ______, who visit the city in order to see many of its (fame)
_____buildings and tourist (attract) _____. It is also popular for its shops in the (cen-
tre) ______ part of the city. Apart from (tour) ______ and business, London is known
for being the United Kingdom’s (politics) _____ heart. It is also home to one of the
country’s most important (reside) _______, the Queen. Although London is a big
city, it would be (correct) ________ to say that it’s an unhealthy place to live, since
attempts to reduce (pollute) ______ levels have been quite successful.
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
Welcome to Ireland
Ted: Excuse me, are you Melanie Thompson?
Melanie: Yes, I am.
Ted: Good afternoon. I’m Ted Brown.
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Sam: Ted! Ted! Hello!
Ted: Hello, Sam! How are you?
Sam: Fine, thanks.
Ted: Sam, this is Melanie Thompson. She is from the United States.
Sam: Hello, Miss Thompson. How do you do?
Melanie: How do you do? Where are you from?
Sam: I’m from England. I’m English.
Melanie: Are you in Dublin for a holiday?
Sam: No, no. I’m here to visit an Irish computer company.
Melanie: I see… Can you speak Irish?
Sam: Not really, no.
Ted: All my friends here are English or American, but my best friend is Japanese.
His name is Koji and he’s the director of the computer company Sam is here to visit.
Melanie: Oh, how interesting. Looks like Ireland is the country that brings all na-
tionalities together.
Ted: Yes, you are right.
2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue.
A. Make up a conversation about your visit to some city.
Student A. You may begin like this: “I know you spent a week in New York
(London, Washington, DC) last month. What are your impressions?”
Student B. You give your impression of your sightseeing trip.
B. Speak with your group mate about some of the most popular holidays people
celebrate in English-Speaking countries. Ask him/her when people celebrate them
and what they are famous for. What are the most exciting things to see and to do on
these days?
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe any English-speaking country you like most. You should say:
– what the official name of the country is;
– where it is situated;
– what the country is famous for.
Explain what you mostly like and dislike about the country.
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2. Describe a typical British school. You should say:
– in what ways it differs from a typical Russian school;
– what ‘public schools’ in Britain are;
– whether you would like to learn in a British public school.
Explain what you mostly like and dislike about the educational system in Britain.
3. Share your ideas on the following question: “The British have the best sense of
humour. Do you agree?”
VI. Supplementary Reading
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British dependency, situated on the southwestern tip of Europe,
where the Atlantic and Mediterranean meet. It has been populated since Neolithic
times and it is a real mixture of cultures and races. Gibraltar is 6.5 km2 and is con-
nected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus.
The name of Gibraltar comes from the leader of the Arabic Army, which invaded
Spain in the 8th century. Over the centuries the name changed from Jabal Tariq into
Gibraltar. After the Arabs left, it reverted back to Spain but since 1704 it has been a
British possession. There is still a big argument between the two countries about
whom Gibraltar belongs to, but no settlement has been reached so far.
Gibraltar is home to many unique plants and animal species. In fact, a big part of
the Rock is a nature reserve. In Gibraltar you can see barbary apes – the only wild
primates in all Europe. They have been there for centuries and the legend says that
when the apes leave, Gibraltar will cease to be British.
Holidays in Gibraltar can be really great. With ocean and sea waters on both sides
and smell of jasmine and lavender in the air, you can spend the most fascinating time
of your life there.
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SPORTS
I. Topical Vocabulary
Indoor Activities to have a party организовать вечеринку
to meet up with sb встречаться с кем-либо
to have a quiet night in провести тихий вечер в
to be stuck indoors сидеть дома
to go to a gym / yoga class ходить в спортзал / на занятия йогой
Outdoor Activities
to go to the cinema / theatre / a night club / a concert / the Zoo / park
пойти в кино / театр / ночной клуб / концерт/ зоопарк / парк
to go fishing / hunting отправиться на рыбалку / охоту
to take up parachute jumping / water skiing / snowboarding
прыгать с парашютом / кататься на водных лыжах / сноуборде
Sport Activities to do a lot of / a bit of sport заниматься спортом много / мало
to go skiing / skating / swimming / jogging / cy-cling
кататься на лыжах / коньках / плавать/ бе-гать трусцой / ездить на велосипеде
to go to the stadium пойти на стадион
to play in tournaments участвовать в турнире
to win a match / a race / a competition / the final / the semi-final
выиграть матч / гонку / соревнование / фи-нал / полуфинал
to win a medal / the Cup завоевать медаль / кубок
to lose to sb 3 : 1 проиграть со счетом 3 : 1
to defeat sb нанести поражение кому-либо
to be defeated быть побежденным
to draw a game завершить игру вничью
to beat one’s rival / opponent / the other team победить соперника / оппонента / другую команду
to beat the world record побить мировой рекорд
to lead 4 : 3 in the third set вести со счетом 4 : 3 в третьем сете
to score a goal забить гол
to level the score сравнять счет
to attack sb атаковать кого-либо
to support the national team поддерживать национальную сборную
to be a big fan of быть большим фанатом
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II. Texts
Text A
Sport in Great Britain
The British are the great lovers of competitive sports; and when they are neither
playing nor watching games they like to talk about them, or when they cannot do that,
to think about them.
The game particularly associated with England is cricket. Organized amateur
cricket is played between club teams, mainly on Saturday afternoons.
But of all sports at least two have won the greatest popularity among Britons: the-
se are football or ‘soccer’, which is played in winter and rugby football or ‘rugby’,
which is played with an egg-shaped ball by teams of fifteen men. There is some pro-
fessional Rugby League in the North, but elsewhere Rugby Union is played by ama-
teurs and favoured by middle – class. It is also the game played at most ‘public
schools’, including Rugby itself, where it was invented.
Most secondary schools have playing fields, and boys normally play rugger or
soccer in winter and cricket in summer; girls play tennis and rounders (similar to
baseball) in summer, and netball and hockey in winter. Hockey is also becoming
more and more popular at boys’ schools, and there are many men’s amateur hock-
ey clubs.
Golf courses (together with the bars in their club houses) are popular meeting
places of the business community; it is, for example, very desirable for bank manag-
ers to play golf.
What is golf? There are nine or eighteen holes made in the ground about a hun-
dred yards from each other. In short, the game consists of hitting a hand little ball and
walking after it.
Many years ago they used to play the ancient game of bowls. Bowling was also
great fun (always indoors). The player sent a heavy wooden ball rolling along a spe-
cial track to beat the nine pins at the end of it.
Young people go in for traditional athletics – running, jumping, rowing, swim-
ming, boxing and jogging. Jogging, for healthy outdoor exercise, needing no skill or
equipment, became popular in the 1970s, and soon more and more people took it se-
riously. Now the annual London Marathon is like a carnival.
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Cycling is fairly popular pastime, but few people take it up as a serious sport and
it is not a very popular spectator sport. Sailing and horse riding are popular among
those who can afford them. Horse racing is a big business, along with betting which
sustains it. It is estimated that a tenth of all British men bet regularly on horse races
(sometimes by post or at a local betting shops).
Greyhound racing has had a remarkable revival in the 1980s. Dog racing accounts
for quarter of all gambling. The elite of Britain’s’ dogs and their trainers mostly come
from Ireland.
The most popular of all outdoor sports is fishing, from the banks of lakes or riv-
ers. Some of them are famous for their trout or salmon and attract enthusiasts from all
over the world. The British do not shoot small animals or birds for sport, though
some farmers who shoot rabbits or pigeons may enjoy doing it.
Another sport also associated throughout the centuries with ownership of land, is
the hunting of foxes. The hounds chase the fox, followed by people riding horses,
wearing red or black coats and confirming with various rules and customs. There
have been attempts to persuade Parliament to pass laws to forbid hunting, but none
has been successful.
Say whether these statements are true or false.
1. The most popular of all outdoor sports is fishing.
2. The British are the great lovers of competitive sports.
3. The game particularly associated with England is cricket.
4. Soccer is played in summer.
5. The annual London Marathon is like a carnival.
6. The elite of Britain’s’ dogs and their trainers mostly come from Wales.
7. Hockey is not popular at boys’ schools.
8. Sailing and horse riding are popular among those who can afford them.
9. Rugby is played with an egg-shaped ball by teams of fourteen men
Text B
Parachutist, 81, wins place of honour at jump
Even experts were a little surprised when a man of 62 turned up at a parachute
training school and said he was interested in learning to become a parachutist.
They agreed to put him through the course, but only after giving him a series of
tests to prove that he was fit enough.
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Mr. Archie Macfarlane completed the course successfully, surprising everyone
with his agility and toughness.
A few weeks later, when he was ready for his first jump, he confessed to the chief
instructor: “I told you a bit of a lie. I’m really 75”.
That was six years ago and yesterday Archie Macfarlane made his 18th jump. He
was given the place of honour – first out of the plane – at a weekend meeting for par-
achutists over 40 years old.
Archie’s interest in parachuting is just one of hobbies that his wife has to worry
about. He also enjoys motorcycling and mountaineering.
Last year he fell while climbing on Snowdon, and had to be rescued by helicopter.
His daughter said: “Sometimes I think he ought to give it all up. But as my mother
says, so long as he’s happy. It’s better than being miserable. He tried hang-gliding
once and said he thought it was a bit too easy.”
Now Archie is thinking of taking up water-skiing.
Match the following words with their definitions.
1. parachute training school a) подниматься, влезать
2. to be fit enough b) езда на мотоцикле
3. to make a jump c) начать что-либо новое
4. motorcycling d) альпинизм
5. mountaineering e) водные лыжи
6. hang-gliding f) аэроклуб
7. to climb g) совершить прыжок
8. to be rescued by h) быть в достаточно хорошей форме
9. to take up i) дельтапланеризм
10. water-skiing j) быть спасенным кем-либо
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. These letters are in the wrong order. Put them in the right order to make
words connected with sport.
1. SELLABBA_____________
2. YCCILGN_______________
3. INKSIG_________________
4. GWIMSMIN_____________
9. GOBNIX____________
10. MISTCANGYS_______
11. LOBVALELYL_______
12. ACTMH_____________
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5. CIE-ITANKSG____________
6. ESHOP-IDNGIR__________
7. BLEAT NINSET__________
8. LEBLAKTABS____________
13. OTBFAOLL__________
14. TBAE_______________
15. LOGA_______________
Ex. 2. Write down four games ending in ball.
___________ball
___________ball
______________ball
______________ball
Ex. 3. Give the names of:
1) one sport that needs gloves;
2) four sports which use a ball;
3) three sports which need water, ice or snow;
4) two sports in which you ride something;
5) two sports you do in a gym.
Ex. 4. Match one or more of the nine sports to the following headings.
cricket tennis sailing rugby surfing volleyball football skiing riding
1. Sports involving a ball.
2. Team sports.
3. Sports involving a partner.
4. Water sports.
5. Sports involving an animal.
6. Indoor sports.
7. Outdoor sports.
8. Sports where points or goals can be
scored.
9. Olympic disciplines.
Ex. 5. Write down six things you can do with a ball.
1. _____________it
2. ____________ it
3. __________ it
4. __________ it
5. __________it
6. _________ it
Ex. 6. Write down:
1) four games where you can hit the ball ( with various kinds of equipment);
2) four games where you can pass the ball;
3) three games where you can catch the ball;
4) two games where you can kick the ball;
5) one game where you can head the ball.
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Ex. 7. A. Learn the phrases with go and play.
go
go to the
play
play the
+ activity (verb+ -ing)
+ place
+ sport / game
+ musical instrument
go skiing
go to the gym
play football / cards
play the guitar
B. Put the words below in the correct column.
Chess, gym, football, guitar, cinema, table tennis, violin, park, computer games,
shopping, beach, skiing, ice-skating, trumpet, piano, dancing, jogging, windsurfing,
squash, basketball, baseball.
go go to the play play the
Ex. 8. Organise these words and put them in the correct column below. You can
put a word in more than one column if you wish.
Swimming, gloves, crash helmet, course, football, racket, track, ring, boots, pool,
motor racing, clubs, tennis, net, court, golf, pitch, track, trunks, boxing, goals, cos-
tume, shorts, whistle, vest.
Sport Place Equipment
Ex. 9. Use one of the words in the box to complete the sentences.
boxing catch kick scored match went basketball golf
1. Are you going to watch the tennis ________ on TV? 2. Italy ________ three
goals in fifteen minutes. 3. Gillian _______ jogging for the first time yesterday. 4. Do
you know how to play _______? 5. Do you always _____ the ball with your left foot?
6. Quick! _______ the ball! 7. Alan’s at the ________ club. 8. I bought my wife
some _____ gloves for her birthday.
Ex. 10. Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the correct form.
1. She doesn’t ________ much sport now that she has two young children. 2. Do
you often _______ skiing in the winter? 3. I used to _______ football every week.
4. My brother ______ a bit of windsurfing last summer. He really enjoyed it. 5. I
would like to ______ a sports club. Is it expensive? 6. I think she would ________
more exercise. 7. They went to the gym every week, but he had to _____ ____ be-
cause he got a bad back. 8. I love running – it __________ me fit. 9. I love Juventus
Football Club. I go to all their matches and I have ________ it all my life.
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Ex. 11. Rewrite the sentences using the words on the right (in the correct form)
and without changing the meaning.
1. Brazil beat Spain 2 : 0.
Spain ___________.
2. Holland beat Denmark 3 : 2
Holland ___________.
3. The game between Peru and Italy finished 2 : 2.
Peru ______________.
4. England are leading 1 : 0.
The ______________.
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Ex. 12. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
handlebars rope glasses net costume whistle gloves club ice
1. When Brenda entered the swimming competition she bought a new
__________. 2. Gemma tried to hit the golf-ball with her _____, but missed it.
3. After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the _______. 4. Diana’s
bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the ______. 5. A mountain climb-
er’s life may depend on their ______. 6. Open-air skating can be dangerous if the
_______ is too thin. 7. Peter put his ______ in front of his face to protect himself
from his opponent’s punches. 8. Suddenly the referee blew his _______ and pointed
to the penalty spot. 9. Skiing can be dangerous if you don’t wear dark _______.
Ex. 13. Underline the most suitable word.
1. She came first in the 5000 metre competition / game / race.
2. Jack and Eddie arranged to meet outside the football ground / field / pitch.
3. Brenda goes jogging every day to keep exercised / fit / trained.
4. Our team beat/defeated/won the match by two goals to nil.
5. The local stadium isn’t large enough for so many audience / viewers / spectators.
6. I’m afraid I don’t find basketball very interested / interesting.
7. The final result was a/an draw / equal / score.
8. Norman won first medal / prize / reward in the cookery competition.
9. All competitors / rivals / supporters for the race should make their way to the track.
10. Collecting matchboxes is Rebecca’s favourite leisure /occupation / pastime.
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Ex. 14. Replace the word or words in bold in each sentence with a word from the box.
outdoors record second captain referee side champion
professionally score spare
1. Mary plays tennis as a way of earning her living. 2. In motor racing last year
William Green was the best driver of all. 3. The player with the lowest number of
points wins the game. 4. I like going swimming in my free time. 5. Jane Briggs was
the runner-up in the 100 metres hurdles. 6. Who is the player in charge of your foot-
ball team? 7. She won all her matches this season, which is a best ever performance.
8. Charles was sent off for punching the person who controls the match. 9. We de-
cided to hold this year’s dancing competition in the open air. 10. Everyone agreed that
United were the best team.
Ex. 15. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
Sport
Someone once said that there are three kinds of people who are ____1_____ in
sport: people who ____2_____ part, people who watch, and people who watch
_____3_____ television. It’s very easy to make fun of stay-at-home sports
_____4_____, but on the other hand, television does enable us to enjoy all kinds
_____5_____ events. We can watch a racing car ____6_____ another, see a cyclist
____7_____ the finishing line, or enjoy the goals of our favourite football
_____8_____. The first time I watched a tennis match _____9____ was on television,
and I found it ____10______ interesting. It’s not always easy to ____11______ long
distances to football ____12______, and television is a good solution. Of course, you
can ____13_____ used to sitting indoors all the time, and this is dangerous. We
should all try to _____14_____ fit, and have other interests and ____15______.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
a) playing
a) take
a) on
a) people
a) the
a) across
a) overtake
a) group
b) really
b) have
b) with
b) centres
b) future
b) overtake
b) and
b) class
c) interested
c) make
c) by
c) programmes
c) sports
c) or
c) cross
c) band
d) succeed
d) get
d) from
d) fans
d) athlete
d) from
d) professional
d) team
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15
a) match
a) valuable
a) trip
a) areas
a) or
a) keep
a) customs
b) it
b) imaginatively
b) tour
b) grounds
b) which
b) make
b) habits
c) which
c) unexpectedly
c) pass
c) teams
c) get
c) do
c) pastimes
d) that
d) real
d) travel
d) fans
d) is
d) have
d) leisure
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
J: Yesterday I saw a soccer match.
R: A soccer match? I didn’t know you were a soccer fun.
J: I am not. But my husband had procured two tickets and insisted I join him. I
had no choice. I had to go.
R: And how was it?
J: At first, I saw thousands of people flocking to the stadium. I had to push my
way through the crowd.
R: And what about the game?
J: Well, the first half ended in a draw. But in the first minutes of the second half
the referee awarded a penalty kick to the opposing team. Their best forward easily
scored a goal.
R: How did the spectators react?
J: Many of them surged forward, and barriers collapsed, many people were
trampled and…
R: And the match was stopped.
J: Yeah.
R: Incredible. What happened then?
J: Several ambulances and police vehicles arrived. Some troublemakers were
detained.
R: Weren’t you injured?
J: Luckily not.
R: It must have been an unusual experience.
J: Yes, it was. And it will never happen again. Yesterday I promised myself I’d
never go to another soccer match again.
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2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
A. Act out a conversation with your group mate. Try to convince each other that
exercise is important for good health. You might suggest some specific exercises,
games and sports that would improve a person’s physical fitness.
B. Act out a conversation with your group mate about an international match,
contest, race, game, tournament she / he watched.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe an interesting match or competition you have taken part in. You should say:
– what the event was and where it was held;
– what the results were;
– who the best players (athletes) were.
Speak about any exciting (amusing, thrilling) moments.
2. Describe any well-known athletes who have set world-known records. You
should say:
– what sport they do;
– how they achieved such good results;
– what traits of character they had to show while training and competing in contests.
Explain what athletes’ results depend on.
3. Share your ideas on the following question: What major problems is interna-
tional sport facing nowadays?
VI. Supplementary Reading
Cricket
Judging by the numbers of people who play it and watch it, cricket is definitely
not the traditional sport of Britain. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, interest
in it is largely confirmed to the middle classes. Only in England and a small part of
Wales it is played at top level. And even in England, where its enthusiasts come from
all classes, the majority of the population do not understand its rules. Moreover, it is
rare for the English national team to be the best in the world.
When people refer to cricket as the English national game, they are not thinking
so much of its level of popularity or of standard of English players but more of the
very English associations that it carries with it. Cricket is associated with long sunny
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summer afternoons, the smell of new-mown grass and the sound of leather (the ball)
connecting with willow (the wood out of which cricket bats are made). Cricket is
special because it combines competition with the British dream of rural connection,
‘first class’ cricket teams in England, unlike teams is other sports do not bear the
names of towns but of counties (Essex and Yorkshire, for example).
Cricket is, therefore, the national English game is a symbolic sense. However, to
some people cricket is more than just a symbol. The comparatively low attendance at
top class matches does not give true picture of the level of interest in the country. One
game of cricket takes a terribly long time, which a lot of people simply don’t have to
spare. In fact there are millions of people in the country who don’t just enjoy cricket
but are passionate about it! These people spend up to thirty days each summer tuned
to the live radio commentary of ‘Test (= international) Matches’. When they get the
chance, they watch a bit of the live television coverage. Some people even do both at
the same time (they turn the sound down on the television and listen to the radio). To
these people, the commentators become well-loved figures. When, in 1994, one fa-
mous commentator died, the Prime Minister lamented that “summers will never be
the same again”. And if cricket fans are too busy to listen to the radio commentary,
they can always phone a special number to be given the latest score!
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HOTELS
I. Topical Vocabulary
Places to Stay a five-star hotel пятизвездочный отель
Bed and Breakfast (B&B) отель, который предоставляет ночлег и зав-трак
guest house частная гостиница
a tent at a campsite палатка в палаточном лагере
youth hostel молодежное общежитие
holiday camp летний лагерь
time-share apartment квартира, купленная совместно, с распре-делением времени пользования
to lease / to rent a flat / house снять / арендовать квартиру / дом
Types of Hotel Accommodation
single / double / twin room одноместный / двухместный / номер с дву-спальной кроватью
suite номер-люкс
full / half board полный / полупансион
Staying at a Hotel
to book (= to reserve) a room / a table (in a restaurant) in advance (= beforehand)
забронировать комнату / столик в ре-
сторане
to check in / out at a reception зарегистрироваться / выписаться из отеля
to serve breakfast подавать завтрак
service is included обслуживание включено в счет
porter носильщик
maid горничная
receptionist администратор
to leave a tip оставить чаевые
to pay the bill оплатить счет
put it on my bill, please включите это в мой счет, пожалуйста
to order sth заказать что-нибудь
to look at the menu посмотреть меню
to have sth as a starter / for the main course / for dessert
съесть что-либо в качестве закуски / основ-ного блюда / на десерт
to call a waiter / waitress позвать официанта / официантку
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II. Texts
Text A
Many people like to use their vacation time to take a trip. When you are ready to
take a vacation trip, the first thing you should think about, is a place to stay.
Depending upon where you go, you may choose from a hotel, motel, or bed and
breakfast inn. A hotel offers lodgings, meals, entertainment, personal services, such
as: room service, laundry and transportation to and from airports. Because they offer
these additional services, hotels cost more than motels. If you want these types of
services, you should make sure they are available when you reserve a room.
In a hotel you may be offered a single room (for one person) or a double room
(with a bed for two people). If the room is en-suite it means that there is a private
bathroom and toilet that other guests cannot use.
If your hotel reservation is full board it means that all your meals will be included.
If it is half board it includes your evening meal, but not lunch. When you arrive at the
hotel you must check in and when you leave you check out.
Motels are places that offer lodging and parking. Certain companies run motels
with the same name across the whole country. These are called ‘chains’. Most motels
and hotels charge for rooms according to how many people stay in the room. One
person is ‘single occupancy’, two persons is ‘double occupancy’. Sometimes children
under a certain age are allowed to stay for free.
A bed and breakfast inn is located in what is or was once someone’s home. You
receive a room to sleep in and breakfast in the morning. Since you may get the
chance to meet and spend time with people who live there staying at a bed and break-
fast inn can be very nice.
Wherever you wish to stay you should make reservations ahead of time. Then you
can be sure there will be a room for you when you arrive. Without a reservation
you’ll have to watch for a vacancy sign. If the sign says “No vacancy”, then there are
no rooms available.
How do you go about finding a place to stay? Well, plenty of hotels advertise at
the airports. If you arrive by train or car, probably the best thing to do is to look in the
Yellow Pages under Hotel, Motel and Lodging. You can start by comparing the ser-
vices offered in their ads. In any case you’ll have to call them and see if they have the
kind of room you are looking for.
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Answer the following questions.
1. What is the first thing you think about when you are going to take a trip?
2. Depending upon what do you choose a place to stay?
3. What is the difference between motels and hotels? What kind of lodging can
they offer?
4. What does B&B mean? What kind of service can you get there?
5. What is the best way to find a place to stay?
Text B
Hotels
In big cities there are a lot of good hotels. Still, if you do not want to get disap-
pointed, it is advisable to book accommodation beforehand, by fax or telephone, par-
ticularly if you are visiting the town during the summer months. If you do not book ac-
commodation befeorehand, you may have to leave the hotel because it is fully booked
up. That would be an unpleasant experience, especially if you arrived late at night.
Rooms in most hotels have all modern conveniences: central heating, air condition-
ing, private bath, telephone, television and others. Service is usually quite satisfactory.
You can take a single room, a double room or a suite, charges varying accordingly. If
you cannot stand the noise of the street, do not take an outside room, ask for an inside one.
What is the routine of checking in? Supposing you have booked accommodation at
a large hotel. Your taxi stops at the entrance to the hotel. The doorman (also called por-
ter) and a bell-boy help you with the luggage. You enter the hotel and go straight to the
reception desk to get registered. You speak to the receptionist (he is in charge of
rooms) and tell him that you booked accommodation by phone three days ago and give
him your name. The clerk consults the register, makes sure that you did phone and en-
ters your name, nationality and permanent address in the register. Then he askes you to
sign your name. If you have to fill in any form and your handwriting is not too good,
you should print. And do not forget to put your signature at the bottom of the form.
When you are through with the formalities, the bellboy takes you and your lug-
gage up in the lift and shows you to your room.
At the hotel you can get various services. If you want to have your suit pressed or
dry-cleaned, your shirt ironed, or your laundry done, you should ring for the maid
and she will see to it that everything is done. You can also have your meals served in
your room (it is room service that sees to it).
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In the lobby there are a lot of offices: a booking-office, post and telegraph offices,
an information desk. Besides, there are a news-stand, a book-stall, a kiosk selling pic-
ture post cards and souvenirs. Cosmetics, and liquor are sold too, but with a sales tax.
At the airport you can buy them tax-free.
At the information desk you can enquire about the departures and arrivals of trains
and flights, about telephone numbers and addresses of offices and private individuals
and about a lot of other things.
At the booking-office they can book for you seats at the theatre or on the plane, or
hotel accommodation in another town.
In the same building there are also restaurants, bars, cafeterias, beauty parlours,
gyms and swimming-pools. There is also a laboratory where guests can have a film
developed without going out.
Bills are usually paid at weekly intervals, as it is more convenient for the manage-
ment. The guests intending to leave the hotel should notify the management before
noon on the day of their departure, but it is advisable to do so earlier, in fact the earlier
the better. When you are ready to check out, you tell desk clerk to get your bill ready.
When leaving the hotel, it is customary to tip the attendants. The safe rule to
follow is from ten to fifteen percent of the bill. The tip is always given with a word of
thanks. And one other thing. Do not take along the key, which is often the case with
absent-minded guests, but leave it at the desk.
If you are travelling by car, you can get accommodation in a highway motel. Stay-
ing at a motel has a lot of advantages. You do not have to fight the city traffic to get a
comfortable bed for the night, you just drive up to the door of your room. You also
avoid the garage fee, tips and other charges of a hotel stay, which is a great advantage
for low-income travellers.
Motels are well constructed and comfortably furnished. Most of them have air
conditioners, TV and room service. There are such additional attractions as children’s
playgrounds, open-air picnic facilities and tennis courts, to say nothing of swimming-
pools. Besides, as a rule, not far from motels there is a garage (that is a roadside pet-
rol station and service station combined).
Match the following words with their definitions.
1. advisable a) обслуживающий персонал
2. tax-free b) косметический кабинет
3. low-income c) рекомендуемый
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4. to iron d) оставить чаевые
5. beauty parlour e) освобожденный от уплаты налогов
6. sales tax f) прачечная
7. laundry g) с низким доходом, низкодоходный
8. customary h) гладить
9. to tip i) налог с продаж
10. attendants j) привычный, обычный
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Match the following words and phrases with their definitions.
1. double room
2. o fill in the form
3. to check in/out
4. lobby
5. to settle/pay the bill
6. chambermaid
7. to stay at the hotel
8. service charge
9. doorman
10. reception desk
11. room service
12. beforehand/in advance
13. to put signature at the bottom of the page
14. to enquire about something
15. to notify somebody about something
a) швейцар
b) остановиться в гостинице
c) вестибюль
d) плата за услуги
e) горничная
f) прописаться/выписаться (из гостиницы)
g) заполнить бланк
h) номер на двоих
i) уплатить по счету
j) обслуживание в номерах
k) стойка регистрации
l) извещать кого-либо о чем-либо
m) заранее
n) наводить справки
о) поставить подпись внизу
Ex. 2. Replace the words in italics in each sentence with a word from the box.
camp site book hostel accommodation double room guest
house vacancy porter
1. It’s difficult to find anywhere to stay here in summer. 2. I’d like a room for the night
please. A room for two people. 3. The place where we stayed wasn’t a hotel but a private
house where you pay to stay and have meals. 4. I’d like to reserve three single rooms for
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the next week, please. 5. It was raining, and we couldn’t find a place to put our tent. 6. I’d
like a room for the night. Do you have a free one? 7. The school has its own place for stu-
dents to stay. 8. We gave a tip to the person who carried our bags in the hotel.
Ex. 3. Translate the words in brackets.
On our (последнее посещение) to London my wife and I (остановились) at the
Magna Hotel. The Magna used to be (любимая гостиница) of ours, but we hadn’t
stayed there for over sixteen years. The hotel is famous for its service and we weren’t
disappointed. “The (портье) will show you to your room,” the (регистратор) said
with a smile and (нас проводили в номер) on the first floor. “This is our favourite
room,” I exclaimed. “I know sir,” the porter said. “Yours is the room with a view,
isn’t it?” “That’s right,” I said. “You like milk in your tea in the morning and madam
(предпочитает) lemon in hers.” “That’s right,” my wife said. She pulled me by my
sleeve with pleasure when the porter had gone. “Aren’t they amazing! They remem-
ber our preferences after all these years. This is real personal service!” The next
morning (во время завтрака), we were given raspberry jam with our toast instead of
marmalade. “Isn’t there any marmalade?” I asked (официанта). “We never eat rasp-
berry jam in the morning.” “Sorry sir,” the waiter said. “You (заказали) some for
breakfast on your last visit and it’s been in the computer memory ever since!”
Ex. 4. Complete these descriptions of hotel accommodation.
1. A room for one person with one bed is called a ________. 2. A room for two peo-
ple with one large bed is called a ________. 3. A room for two people with two beds is
called a ________. 4. If you have breakfast, lunch and dinner, it is called _______.
Ex. 5. Answer these questions about hotel accommodation in the United Kingdom.
1. If you have half board at a hotel, what meals are included?
2. If you book a hotel room in advance, when do you book?
3. If rooms are available, what does that mean?
4. What does B&B stand for?
Ex. 6. Complete these sentences with the correct word.
1. Guest: I’m leaving in ten minutes, so could I pay my _______, please?
2. Guest: Is breakfast ________ in the price of the room?
3. Guest: Excuse me. How do I _______ to the town centre from here?
4. Guest: Are you fully _______ next week?
Receptionist: Yes, I’m afraid we are, sir.
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5. Guest: Do you have a _______?
Receptionist: No, I’m sorry sir, we only have the stairs, but I’ll take your lug-
gage up for you.
6. Guest: There’s something ________ with the shower – it isn’t working.
7. Customer: What do I have to do when I arrive?
Travel agent: Just check in at _______ when you get to the hotel.
8. Guest: We had an excellent waiter, so I gave him a £10 ______
Ex. 7. What words are being defined?
1. The person who works behind the desk as you enter the hotel is a ________.
2. The person who carries luggage to your room is a __________. 3. The card giving
information about the food you can order in a restaurant is the ________. 4. The card
giving information about the drinks (especially wine) you can order is the ______.
5. The female servant employed to clean and tidy bedrooms in the hotel is a
_________. 6. The private house where visitors can stay and have meals for payment;
a small hotel is a _______. 7. The building in which certain types of people can live
and eat, such as students, young people working away from home, etc. is a
_________. 8. The building that provides rooms for people to stay in (usu. for a short
time) and usu. also meals, in return for payment is a ________.
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogues in pairs.
Ann and John are in a four-star hotel in Niece
A: There we are, at last. The suite is really nice. It is air-conditioned. We have a
TV-set and satellite TV. There’s also a double bed in here. The hotel is within walk-
ing distance of the beach. Do you mind if we go to the beach this afternoon?
J: That’s a marvelous idea!
A: After sunbathing and swimming in the sea, we can go for a stroll towards the
evening.
J: Are we going to be on the beach all day? That’s boring! We must move a little
bit outside the beach. Why don’t we visit the Old Town or go shopping?
A: Oh, John. Old Towns are the same everywhere. I do it all the year round. I’ll
never get a nice tan in England.
J: All right, all right.
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2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
A. You are at the reception desk. A few days ago you sent a letter and asked to re-
serve a single room for you. But there’s an international conference in the city and the
hotel is full up. The clerk offers you a bed in a double room. You don’t like it but
there is no way out. You ask the clerk some questions about the room and the ser-
vices at the hotel.
B. Not long ago you reserved a double room at the Park Hotel. You asked for an
inside room with a fridge and a shower, but you’ve got an outside room facing a
noisy street. The room has got neither a refrigerator nor a shower. You phone the re-
ceptionist to settle the problem.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe the best hotel you once stayed in. You should say:
– where the hotel was located;
– what room you had;
– what services the hotel offered.
Say whether you would recommend the hotel or not and why.
2. Describe the worst hotel you once stayed in. You should say:
– where the hotel was located;
– what room you had;
– what services the hotel offered.
Explain why you were disappointed and what you disliked most of all.
3. Share your ideas on the following question: “What are advantages and disad-
vantages of staying in a hotel?”
VI. Supplementary Reading
The Hilton name is synonymous with hotels. Conrad Hilton (1887–1979) bought
his first hotel at the age of 31 and acquired or built dozens more in his life time.
Through shrewd financing and bargaining, Hilton created one of the largest hotel
chains in the world.
The son of a hard-working Norwegian immigrant Conrad Nicholson Hilton grew
up in the small mining town of San Antonio. Hilton, known as Connie, was born De-
cember 25, 1887. He was the second oldest of eight children and the oldest son. Au-
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gust Hilton was a trader and a prominent citizen of San Antonio. He owned a general
store and, at various times, he also owned or operated the town’s post office, bank,
telegraph office and a small hotel. Hilton grew up among these businesses. Later in
life, he said he learned about hard work from his father and about prayer from his
mother-two lessons that remained with him throughout his life.
The Hiltons lived in a large house across from the railroad station. As the family
grew, August Hilton added rooms onto the house. When the children began leaving
home, August got the idea of renting rooms to boarders for $2.50 a day. Conrad Hil-
ton and his brothers walked to the railroad station where they would greet visitors and
carry their luggage back to the boardinghouse. This was Hilton’s introduction to the
hotel business. Before long, the family was back on its feet and the boardinghouse
was abandoned.
The Great Depression proved debilitating to rich and poor alike, and Conrad Hil-
ton was one of many future titans of business the devastatingly stagnant economy left
grappling with a drastic loss of profits. He couldn’t afford to finish hotels he had
committed himself to building, and he began losing ones already open.
By 1949, when he fulfilled a dream and made national headlines by purchasing
the famed Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City, his financial problems were
far in his wake. He was famously quoted as saying “Success seems to be connect-
ed with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t
quit.”
Faced with challenges that might have seemed insurmountable, he did what he
had done since he was a boy – resolved to work hard and have faith in God. Others, it
seemed, made up their minds to put their faith in Hilton. He was able to buy goods on
credit from locally owned stores because they trusted his ability and determination to
one day pay them back. As the kindness of others and his own ingenuity helped him
rebuild his hotel empire to proportions previously unheard of, he solidified his com-
mitment to charity and hospitality – two characteristics that became hallmarks both of
Hilton Hotels and of the man who began them.
Conrad Hilton gave up active management of the company in 1966 when his son
Barron was named president. The founder remained chairman of the board. Hilton
Hotels continued to build and buy hotels around the world through the 1970s, 1980s
and 1990s. Hilton continued to work six days a week. Hilton died of pneumonia in
Bel Air, California on January 3, 1979, at the age of 91.
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At the time of his death, the Hilton chain had 185 hotels in the United States and
75 in foreign countries. Hilton’s business success was largely the result of his vision.
He had the ability to recognize a profitable investment. When he first began building
his empire, he bought hotels that had individual reputations. “I buy tradition and
make the most of it,” The New York Times quoted him as saying. Although he strived
to give his hotels individual personalities, he also recognized the value of standardi-
zation, which he thought made travellers comfortable.
Since Hilton’s death, his hotel chain has continued to expand. It has owned some
of the largest hotels in the world. By the end of the twentieth century, the company
that Conrad Hilton had founded with $5,000 pinned to the lining of his coat was
worth $6.2 billion.
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AT THE DOCTOR’S
I. Topical Vocabulary
Human Body
Parts of the Body
head голова
neck шея
arm рука
shoulder плечо
elbow локоть
wrist запястье
hand рука
palm ладонь
finger палец (на руке)
thumb большой палец
nail ноготь
back спина
waist талия
bottom основание
leg нога
knee колено
foot ступня
ankle голеностопный сустав , лодыжка
heel пятка
toe палец ноги
chest грудная клетка
breast грудь
stomach желудок
Head and Face
forehead лоб
eye глаз
eyebrow бровь
eyelash ресница
eyelid веко
nose нос
ear ухо
cheek щека
cheekbone скула
mouth рот
lip губа
tooth зуб
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tongue язык
chin подбородок
Inside the Body skeleton скелет, костная система
bone кость
backbone позвоночник
rib ребро
organ орган
heart сердце
liver печень
lung легкие
kidney почки
blood vessel кровеносный сосуд
Common Problems and Symptoms to be / to feel ill быть / чувствовать себя больным
to fall / to get ill заболеть
not to feel well чувствовать себя плохо
to have / to catch a (bad) cold простудиться (сильно)
to have (the) flu болеть гриппом
to have a hangover испытывать похмелье
to have diarrhoea испытывать расстройство желудка
to be sick / breathless / shivery / faint испытывать тошноту / затруднения дыхания / дрожь / слабость
to have a (bad) cough (сильно) кашлять
to have a sore throat / eye / finger иметь воспаленное горло / глаз / палец
to have a headache / stomachache / toothache / backache / earache
иметь головную боль / боль в желудке / зуб-ную боль / боль в спине / боль в ушах
to have a terrible pain in one’s side иметь сильную боль в боку
to have an upset stomach иметь расстройство желудка
to have spots покрываться пятнами
to have painful joints иметь воспаленные суставы
to have blisters иметь волдыри
to have a runny nose иметь насморк
to have one’s nose blocked up иметь заложенный нос
to sneeze чихать
to be depressed / tired all the time быть в состоянии депрессии / усталым все время
to feel exhausted чувствовать себя истощенным
to lose one’s appetite / voice потерять аппетит / голос
it hurts to move / to swallow больно двигаться / глотать
one’s eyes itch глаза чешутся
to have aching muscles иметь боль в мускулах
virus вирус
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infection инфекция
to have hiccups икать
to be seasick страдать морской болезнью
to have jetlag страдать от смены часовых поясов
Serious Illnesses
to suffer from страдать от
incurable disease неизлечимая болезнь
lung cancer рак легких
a heart attack сердечный приступ
hepatitis гепатит
appendicitis аппендицит
asthma астма
tonsillitis ангина, тонзиллит
bronchitis бронхит
pneumonia пневмония, воспаление легких
malaria малярия
ulcer язва
AIDS СПИД
to have a nervous breakdown срыв нервной деятельности
food poisoning пищевое отравление
an epidemic of эпидемия
A Visit to a Doctor to make an appointment with a doctor for назначить встречу с доктором по поводу
to call a doctor позвонить врачу
to consult a doctor проконсультироваться у врача
to ask questions задавать вопросы
Do you have Health Insurance? У Вас есть медицинская страховка?
Are you taking any medication? Вы принимаете какие-либо препараты?
Are you allergic to anything? У Вас есть аллергия на какие-либо препа-раты?
to complain of sth жаловаться на что-либо
to examine the patient осмотреть пациента
to give sb a thorough medical check up провести тщательное медицинское обследование
to take one’s blood pressure / temperature / pulse / a blood sample
измерить давление / температуру / пульс / взять анализ крови
to listen to one’s chest прослушивать сердце и легкие
to weigh взвешивать, весить
to measure измерять
to diagnose ставить диагноз, диагностировать, распо-знавать, выявлять;
to prescribe sth прописывать, предписывать
to give sb a prescription for выписать рецепт на
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to follow the doctor’s instructions / recommen-dations
следовать инструкциям / рекомендациям врача
to recommend sth рекомендовать, советовать
Specialists physician врач, доктор
optician офтальмолог
surgeon хирург
dentist стоматолог
Medicines antibiotics антибиотики
painkillers болеутоляющие
eye drops глазные капли
cough mixture микстура от кашля
sleeping pills / tablets снотворные пилюли / таблетки
aspirin аспирин
special oil особое масло
herbal remedy лечебное средство из трав
to go to the chemist’s (= pharmacy = drug-store)
пойти в аптеку
to take medicines three times a day after (≠ before) meals
принимать лекарство три раза в день после (≠ до) еды
to take a teaspoonful принимать по чайной ложке
to rub into the skin втирать в кожу
alternative medicine альтернативная медицина
In Hospital to be taken to hospital лечь в больницу
to feel worse почувствовать ухудшение
to be in a stable / critical condition быть в стабильном / критическом состоянии
to be in danger (≠ out of danger) быть в опасности (≠ вне опасности)
hospital treatment лечение в больнице
to treat sb лечить кого-либо
to cure sb of sth вылечить кого-либо от чего-либо
a cure for sth курс или метод лечения чего-либо
to give an injection сделать укол
to do an X-ray сделать рентген
to have an operation on быть прооперированным по поводу
to operate on оперировать
Recovery to feel better чувствовать себя лучше
to recover поправляться
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to make a full / speedy recovery выздороветь полностью / быстро
to get over sth справиться с чем-либо
to relieve / ease the pain облегчить боль
A Healthy Lifestyle
to be good for sb’s health быть полезным для здоровья
to do sb good (≠ harm) приносить пользу (≠ вред)
to be / keep fit быть / держаться в форме
to do exercises делать упражнения
on a regular basis заниматься регулярно
not to eat between meals не есть между приемами пищи
to put on (≠ to lose) weight набрать (≠ сбросить) вес
to cut down on sth сокращать
to be / to go on a diet быть / сесть на диету
to avoid (doing) sth избегать делать что-либо
to stay healthy оставаться здоровым
to have healthy / good (≠ bad) habits иметь здоровые / полезные привычки
Accidents to sprain one’s wrist растянуть запястье
to break one’s arm сломать руку
to cut one’s finger порезать палец
to burn one’s hand обжечь руку
to hit one’s head удариться головой
to get an electric shock получить электрический удар
to get stung by a bee быть ужаленным пчелой
to be bitten by a dog быть укушенным собакой
to twist one’s ankle вывихнуть лодыжку
to hurt oneself пораниться
to trip over споткнуться о
to slip (on the icy road) поскользнуться (на скользкой дороге)
to get into a fight попасть в драку
to be beaten up быть побитым
to be badly bruised иметь сильные синяки / кровоподтеки
to be knocked unconscious потерять сознание от удара
to be unconscious быть без сознания
to be swollen быть распухшим / отекшим
to have a bad scar иметь страшный шрам
to have a black eye иметь синяк
to fall off упасть откуда-либо
to bleed кровоточить, истекать кровью
to be injured быть раненым / поврежденным
to be wounded быть раненым (огнестрельное ранение)
to get a slight / back / sports / internal inju- иметь легкую / травму спины / спортивную /
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ry внутреннюю травму
to get a knife / deep wound получить ножевую / глубокую рану
Solution
to call an ambulance вызвать скорую помощь
to give first aid оказать первую помощь
to put sth in plaster загипсовать что-либо
to put a plaster on sth наложить гипс на
to put a bandage on наложить бинт / повязку на
ice pack лед
to have stitches иметь швы
to have total rest for a week иметь полный покой в течение недели
to walk on crutches ходить на костылях
to provide stretcher предоставить носилки
II. Texts
Text A
Health Care
Americans spend a lot of money on health care. It has been suggested that they
might spend less money and get better health care if they developed a national health
programme, such as the ones that exist in Britain or Sweden. Such a national health
programme though, could also have disadvantages, including high taxes and a less
personal doctor-patient relationship.
Why does health care cost so much? One reason is the high cost of new drugs and
medical equipment, including computers. Much of the cost, however, may be due to
the way of paying the bills. “The doctor who orders hospitalization or drugs has no
reason to be economical, since he doesn’t pay for them,” Science Digest reports. “The
patient doesn’t have any control over what is being ordered. The bill, or at least a
large part of it, in the case of someone who is ensured, goes to the insurance compa-
ny. The company simply pays without having any say in what is being ordered. The
system tends to produce overspending.” Of course, not everyone just sits back and
has the bills paid by an insurance company. A serious illness, or a lot of little ones,
can use up the family savings.
But even with all the money being spent, the United States does not have the
world’s best health care. Eighteen countries have lower rates of infant deaths and a
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longer life expectancy. Most Americans say the United States should follow their ex-
ample and set up required government health insurance. Britain and Sweden have
been studied by Americans who want a better system of health care.
Britain: Compulsory insurance covers all citizens. Patients can have their own
doctor. The programme is 90 percent financed from general tax income, the rest by
small contributions from workers and employers.
Sweden: Compulsory. Each county is required to provide health care for resi-
dents. There is a full-time doctor at all companies with 1,000 or more employees.
Workers receive 90 percent of their salary during sickness.
‘Free’ anything sounds good. But, of course, nothing is really free. The people do
pay through taxes. And even in countries where ‘socialized medicine’ has been prac-
ticed for a long time, not everyone is entirely pleased. “Oh, it’s a great system if you
are sick,” a Swedish business executive said. “But otherwise you just end up paying
too much in taxes, up to 80 percent of your salary if you are highly paid.” A British
government study earlier this year showed National Health Service lacked money,
equipment and medical stuff. That means non-emergency cases often have to wait.
“The treatment is good once you get into the hospital,” one Englishmen said. “It’s
getting in that’s the problem”.
Say whether these statements are true or false.
1. Health care is expensive because new drugs are expensive.
2. Health care is expensive because the doctor has no reason to be economical.
3. Health care is expensive because the patient controls what is ordered.
4. The health care programme in Britain is completely financed from tax income.
5. In Sweden patients can have their own doctor.
6. A Swedish business executive says the system keeps you from getting sick.
7. A Swedish business executive says the system is good for people with a lot
of money.
8. A Swedish business executive says the system costs too much money.
Text B
I hate the first twenty-four hours of a bad cold. Anyone who said “Oh, you just
have a little cold” must never have suffered from it. To sum it up, when I have a bad
cold, I feel pain. Even though I am buried under four or five heavy blankets, my feet
feel like ice. Moving in small waves up and down my legs, stomach, and arms are
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hundreds of little goose bumps. They cause me to shake and feel cold even though
inside I feel as if I am burning up. Every muscle in my body, from my feet to my
head, aches. It is that terrible dull pain that is constantly there even if I don’t move a
finger. If I try to ignore my body aches, I am then reminded of my cold by a very
sharp pain I feel in my throat when I swallow.
The most unpleasant part of the cold, however, occurs from my neck up. My head
hurts. I am always sneezing, coughing, blowing my nose, and wiping my watery
eyes. It seems as if the pain is to keep a person so busy blowing and wiping that he or
she will forget being sick. It doesn’t work. So there I lie feeling too sick to move. My
doctor doesn’t want to see me because what I have “isn’t serious”. My co-workers
and friends don’t want to see me because I “might be catching”. Who can blame
them? I’d give anything not to be around myself during those first twenty-four hours!
Match the following words with their definitions.
1. a catching disease a) быть больным
2. a cold b) глотать, заглатывать
3. goose bumps c) чихать, чихнуть
4. to swallow d) кашлять
5. to sneeze e) простуда
6. to cough f) вытирать, протирать
7. to wipe g) страдать от чего-либо, терпеть
8. to suffer h) инфекционная болезнь, заразная болезнь
9. to be sick i) выдувать, продувать
10. to blow j) мурашки
III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Match the sentence halves, using each half once only.
1. If someone feels sick
2. If someone got flu
3. If someone has a heart attack
4. If someone’s got diarrhoea
5. If someone’s got asthma
6. If someone’s got hangover
7. If someone is blowing their nose a lot
8. If someone’s got a temperature
a) they may have a cold.
b) they want to go to the toilet.
c) they find it hard to breathe.
d) they want to vomit.
e) they feel very hot.
f) they have a high temperature.
g) they need a doctor immediately.
h) they drank too much beer last night.
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Ex. 2. Complete the dialogues with a word from the box in the correct form. Use
each word once only.
hurt suffer sneeze prescription ache fillings injection
painful temperature
1. “My little boy isn’t very well. He keeps ___1___.”
“Oh, dear. Does he ___2___ from hay fever?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
“Has he got a ___3___?”
“Yes, it’s quite high. Maybe I should take him to the doctor’s.”
“I would. Then he can give you a ____4____ for the chemist’s.”
2.”I fell over and hit my knee.”
“Did it ___5___ very much?”
“Yes, it was terrible. And this morning when I got up, it was still ___6___.”
3. “Have you been to the dentist yet?”
“Yes, I went yesterday. I had to have two ___7___ in my back teeth.”
“Did he give you an ___8___?”
“Yes, I don’t like needles very much, but at least it wasn’t too ___9___, so I
was very relieved.”
Ex. 3. Correct the mistakes.
1. She’s in bed because she’s got a flu and she feels sick. 2. It’s horrible when you
have a cold and keep blow the nose. 3. My back is very pain because I was carrying a
heavy suitcase yesterday. 4. Many children suffer for asthma these days. 5. He’s got a
sore cough and a throat. 6. I don’t feel myself well.
Ex. 4. Find the best ending on the right for the sentence beginning on the left.
1. He got into
2. He had to
3. He broke
4. He hit
5. He called
6. Fell out
7. He put
a) his arm in two places.
b) an ambulance.
c) fight.
d) of a window.
e) a plaster on his finger.
f) his head.
g) go to hospital.
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Ex. 5. There is one word missing in each line of the text. What could the word be
and where should it go?
There were a couple accidents on the motorway coming
into town today. One man was rushed hospital after his
car ran into the back of a lorry. Doctors say his are serious
but his life is not in danger. The lorry driver his head
but he wasn’t seriously hurt and didn’t require to hospital.
________
________
________
________
________
Ex. 6. Complete the sentences.
1. I really _____ myself when I bumped into that table.
2. “I _____ myself on that cigarette.”
“Oh, dear. Is it very _____?”
“Yes, it is, but I’ve put some cream on it.”
3. One of the thieves had a gun and ___ the bank clerk in the leg.
4. I dropped a box on my foot. My toes are so _____ that I can’t get my shoes on.
5. She twisted her _____ running for the bus.
6. I cut my finger and it won’t stop ______.
7. When I got here the man was unconscious. I called an ______ and it should be
here very soon.
8. The trouble started outside the disco, and one boy was quite badly ____ up.
Ex. 7. Choose one of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences below.
fall slip cut touch drop bump hurt burn break bleed
1. As I was walking home one night, my foot ____ on some ice and I ____ over.
2. Be careful! There’s some broken glass on the floor and I don’t want you to ______
yourself. 3. Don’t ______ that electric wire. You’ll get a shock! 4. After he _______
his leg in a game, he never played football again. 5. Sam had an accident while he
was riding his bicycle: fortunately he didn’t _____ himself too badly. 6. As the waiter
was walking towards our table, he ______ the plate he was carrying. 7. Have you got
a plaster? My finger’s _______. 8. It was so dark when I walked into the room, I
______ into a chair. 9. Be careful when you use the iron: you might _____yourself.
Ex. 8. Read the clues and complete the words.
1. A mark on your skin when you hurt yourself. B_ _ _ _ _. 2. If you have this in
your chest, it means that your chest hurts. P_ _ _. 3. Doing this regularly helps you to
stay healthy. E_ _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. A piece of paper which means you can buy certain
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drugs. P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 5. You may need to drink this when you feel ill. M_ _ _ _
_ _ _. 6. You may need one of these if you cut yourself. P_ _ _ _ _ _. 7. The person you
go to see when you’re ill. D_ _ _ _ _. 8. You need this if you’re working hard. R_ _ _.
Ex. 9. Match each word with its correct definition on the right.
1. ache a) to discover the nature of (a disease ) by making a
careful examination
2. ailment b) painful or aching from a wound, infection or hard use
3. to diagnose c) an illness that is not serious
4. sore d) to try to cure by medical means
5. disease e) (an) illness or unhealthy condition caused by infec-
tion, a disorder, etc., but not by an accident
6. to treat f) a continuous, but not violent pain
7. to hurt g) to experience something unpleasant such as an ill-
ness, esp. over a long period of time or habitually
8. to suffer from i) to produce a feeling of pain; to cause physical pain
and/or damage to
9. prescription k) a piece of paper with an order for some medicine
Ex. 10. Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
1. I’ve got a terrible pain / sore / hurt in my left leg. 2. The doctor gave me this
receipt / prescription / recipe for some medicine. 3. You are very hot. Let me take
your heat /fever / temperature. 4. She’s got a very sore / raw / rough throat and won’t
be able to sing. 5. I fell over and twisted / turned / slipped my ankle. 6. It took him a
long time to get over / by / off his illness. 7. I am being treated / tend / hurt for my
bad back by a physiotherapist. 8. After walking for miles over the mountains, my feet
were ache /sore / pain. 9. There were lots of people waiting to see the doctor in her
theatre/ ward / surgery. 10. This cut should heal / cure / recover soon. 11. Before you
go on holiday, you are going to need some punctures / stabs / injections. 12. The am-
bulancemen carried him away on a bed / stretcher / hammock. 13. She was covered in
spots / freckles / bruises after she fell down the stairs.
Ex. 11. Read and translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the new verbs.
1. ache (ached, ached) My head aches.
2. damage (damaged, damaged) The building was damaged in the storm.
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3. harm 1. The dog won’t harm you. (The dog won’t do
you any harm is more common and less formal.)
2. This won’t do you any harm.
4. hurt (hurt, hurt) 1. Ow! That hurts!
2. Let go off my arm! You’re hurting me!
3. Their unkindness hurt her terribly.
4. Don’t climb up there! You’ll hurt yourself!
5. injure (injured, injured) They were seriously injured in a car accident.
6. wound (wounded, wounded) 1. The police shot and wounded him when he
tried to escape.
2. He was wounded in the battle.
Ex. 12. Complete the sentences, using the most suitable verb in the appropriate
form. Consider the meaning in the context as well as the structure.
1. The bomb fell near the hospital, ________ several buildings nearby. A number
of civilians were________ and taken to hospital, and some soldiers who were
_________in the battle outside the town last week were cut by flying glass.
2. This shouldn’t ________ , because I’m going to give you an injection, but you
may find that the tooth starts _______ when you get home, so I’ll give you some as-
pirins. Two aspirins won’t ________ you (or ______ you any ________).
3. Don’t try to lift that heavy case. You’ll ________ (or _______) yourself.
4. When the fans ran onto the pitch, the main stand was ________ and several po-
licemen were _________ (or _______).
5. She was ________ when the boss spoke to her so unkindly.
Ex. 13. Read and translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the new verbs.
1. cure (cured, cured) (means to
cause to return to health)
1. This medicine will cure your cough.
2. This should cure you.
3. The new drug cured him of his disease.
2. heal (healed, healed) (of a wo-
unded part of the body) (means to
become healthy again)
1. The wound will heal in time.
2. Her patience helped to heal the disagreement
between them.
3. This cut will heal naturally.
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Ex. 14. Complete the sentences, using the correct verb in the appropriate form.
Consider the meaning and the structure.
1. I’m glad to see that your wound has ________. 2. So far doctors have not dis-
covered any drug that will ______ the common cold. 3. The cut will soon
________(up / over). 4. When I left hospital I was completely __________. 5. The
only way to _______ backache is to rest.
Ex. 15. Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
1. I hit my hand on the desk and it really __________. 2. They say she died of a
heart _____. 3. She had some apples that weren’t ready to eat and now she’s got
stomach- ____. 4. I’ve got this terrible ____ in my neck from sleeping in the wrong
position. 5. He died of______ cancer even though he never smoked a cigarette in his
life. 6. I went to the doctor, and she gave me a ______ for some tablets. 7. Pollution
makes her ______ worse and it’s difficult for her to breathe. 8. There are different
forms of hepatitis; one is a more serious ___ than the other. 9. I hurt _______ when I
fell off that chair. 10. My back _____ from sitting at that computer all day.
Ex. 16. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
1. The doctor gave Sue a prescription / recipe for some medicine. 2. Tim’s mother
used a thermometer to take his fever / temperature. 3. It took Julia a long time to get
over / get off her illness. 4. The cut on Karen’s leg took a long time to cure / heal. 5. I
couldn’t run because I had a hurt / pain in my leg. 6. I bought these sea-sickness pills
from the chemist’s / physician’s. 7. David was ill with a flu / flu for two weeks.
8. Dick couldn’t speak because he had a throat ache / sore throat.
Ex. 17. Complete each sentence with a word from the list.
ambulance bandage blood hospital
operation patient surgeon ward
1. A long white_______ was wound around my arm. 2. This _______ was built only
two years ago, but is already too small. 3. The_______ in the bed next to mine was a
man with a broken leg. 4. The doctor told Jim that he would have to have a / an_______.
5. David’s bed is in a small _______ with two others. 6. Paula was operated on by the
best _________ in the city. 7. Some people feel faint when they see__________.
8. Helen was hurt in an accident and a passer-by called a/an _________.
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Ex. 18. Choose the correct word from the choices given. Only one word is correct.
1. You shouldn’t worry so much; you’ll make yourself ill/sick. 2. We do not nor-
mally allow employees time off to look after ill/sick relatives except in cases of great
hardship. 3. He has completely recovered but still looks weak after his long ill-
ness/sickness. 4. The principal cause of death in this country is heart illness/disease.
5. He was injured/wounded in the match against Arsenal last week and will not be
able to play against Liverpool on Saturday. 6. You must give your diseases/wounds
time to heal. 7. If you have a headache/pain in the head, take some aspirin. 8. It’s a
good dog. It won’t do you any harm/hurt.
Ex. 19. The symptoms of an illness are the signs that indicate to doctors what a pa-
tient is suffering from. Match the symptoms in the left-hand column with the illness on
the right. In some cases, more than one symptom may be evident, or a symptom may
suggest more than one kind of illness. Write the appropriate number or numbers to
match the appropriate letter.
1. a cough, nose running, sneezing a) anaemia
2. dizziness, shivering, a headache b) the common cold
3. fainting, double vision c) food poisoning
4. high fever, high temperature d) ’flu (influenza)
5. headache, sickness e) high blood pressure
6. rapid heart beat, out of breath f) measles
7. sickness, stomachache, vomiting g) migraine
8. sore throat, swelling in throat h) mumps
9. spots i) pneumonia
10. swelling under the ears j) rheumatism
11. stiff joints k) shock (mental); a blow (physical)
12. weak pulse rate, fainting l) tonsilitis
13. sneezing, runny nose, sore eyes m) diarrhoea
14. keep going to the toilet n) hay fever
15. headache, feeling sick o) hangover
Ex. 20. Correct the mistakes, which have been underlined for you. Suggest a suita-
ble alternative for each one. The first one has been done for you.
Yesterday, I decided to visit my (0) medicine. I've been having (1)
aches in the chest I (2) heat all the time, and then I suddenly (3) cold.
I (4) don’t have hunger at all and I think I’m (5) thinning. I (6) tire
0. doctor
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myself easily, as well. Last week I developed a (7) sore neck and
could hardly speak. I hoped it would (8) better. but in fact it got (9)
worst. The doctor (10) interrogated me and gave me a (11) recipe.
“You can get this medicine at the (12) pharmacist’s,” he said. “Don’t
worry. You’ll soon be (13) alright.” 1(14) pleased the doctor to give
me some (15) advices. “When you feel better, (16) make plenty of
exercise, and you need plenty of (17) open air. You’ll be (18) good in
no time.” I thanked the doctor as the (19) nanny showed me out be-
fore leading in the next (20) customer.
Ex. 21. Complete the passage with the best option, a, b, c or d.
A surgeon flying from Hong Kong to London on a jumbo jet ___1___ a fellow
passenger’s life by operating on her with a pair of scissors, a coat hanger, and a bot-
tle of brandy.
Pauline Dixon was involved in a motorcycle ____2__ on the way to Hong Kong
airport. But she didn’t want to see a doctor ___3___ she missed her flight. Soon after
boarding the plane, she complained about a pain in her arm. The pilot asked ___4__
or not there were any doctors on board, and Professor Wallace and Dr Tom Wong
came forward.
At first they thought her arm was broken, but within minutes they saw that her
condition was ___5___ worse. They realized that one of her lungs ___6___ have col-
lapsed and was filling up with liquid. Professor Wallace said, “I felt we had ____7__
operate as soon as we could, but of course we didn’t have ___8___ right equipment,
so we had to use what was there. I cut a hole in her chest with a pair of scissors and
then we had to find something to push a tube into the lung. One of the cabin crew
___9___ using a coat hanger, which worked well, and we ___10___ to get the tube in
quite easily.
Normally it is not a complicated operation ___11___ you have the right equip-
ment, but we had to be very ___12___. We sterilized everything with five star bran-
dy. When the operation was over, I had a few ___13___ myself. I can tell you, I
needed it.”
After the plane landed safely in London, Miss Dixon went to hospital to recover.
Although the operation had been very ___14__, she was very grateful to the doctors
for saving her life, and was full of ____15___for what they had done.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
a) rescued
a) accident
a) in case
a) for
a) changing
a) must
a) sooner
a) a
a) advised
a) succeeded
a) if
a) carefree1
a) bites
a) painful
a) friendship
b) recovered
b) disaster
b) unless
b) about
b) getting
b) should
b) greater
b) some
b) persuaded
b) managed
b) unless
b) careless
b) sips
b) harmful
b) dedication
c) saved
c) emergency
c) except
c) if
c) turning
c) may
c) rather
c) the
c) suggested
c) arrived
c) in case
c) caring
c) swallows
c) hurtful
c) admiration
d) freed
d) breakdown
d) without
d) whether
d) growing
d) would
d) better
d) any
d) convinced
d) could
d) except
d) careful
d) licks
d) aching
d) liking
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
Visit to a Doctor
Mrs. D.: I haven’t been filling well, doctor.
Dr.Y.: What’s wrong, Mrs. D.?
Mrs. D.: I’ve had pains here – just below where my heart is.
Dr.Y.: Do you have these pains all the time?
Mrs. D.: No, not all the time. They usually come after meals.
Dr.Y.: After meals, eh? Do you eat very big meals?
Mrs. D.: Well, I am very fond of my food.
Dr.Y.: That’s probably the reason why you have these pains near the heart. You’d
better not eat quite so much. Lighter meals, that will probably put you right.
What’s your weight?
Mrs. D.: About two hundred pounds, I think.
Dr.Y.: Try to get your weight down to a hundred and sixty pounds. Not so much
bread. No sugar in your tea, No cake.
Mrs. D.: Well, I’ll try, but it’s not going to be easy. I’ve always been fond of
good things to eat.
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2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
A. Act out a conversation with your group mate.
Student A. Imagine you are not feeling quite well and you complain to your group
mate about it. Explain the reasons for complaining (they may be your headache, or
toothache or a sharp pain in a knee, or a high temperature, or something else). Thank
your group mate for his/her advice.
Student B. Listen to you group mate’s complaint about his/her health, express
your concern and sympathy. Then give your advice on what you think it is good to do
in this situation.
B. Being a doctor is the best profession one can have. Discuss it with you group mate.
V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe the last time you were ill. You should say:
– what the symptoms were;
– what the doctor did and prescribed;
– how you followed the doctor’s advice.
Explain why it takes sometimes long to recover.
2. Describe your last medical check-up. You should say:
– how often you have your medical check-ups;
– what specialists you visited;
– what their recommendations were.
Explain why it is necessary for a future aviation specialist to take care of his or
her health.
3. Share your ideas on the following question: “Are Russians generally healthy?”
Justify your opinion.
VI. Supplementary Reading
First AID
First aid is the care given to a sick or injured person before the services of a doc-
tor can be obtained. One who knows how to give this care properly is able to assist
others when they need help most. The purposes of first aid training are to prevent ac-
cidents, to train people to do the right thing at the right time, to prevent additional in-
jury, and to provide proper transportation.
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General procedure at an accident
Here is a simple plan that can usually be followed when accidents occur:
Step 1: Determine whether the victim requires speedy care. Emergency cases are
those with severe bleeding, those who have stopped breathing and require artificial
respiration, and those in which the victim has received poison by mouth or by injec-
tion – for example, the bite of a poisonous snake. In these cases seconds count.
Step 2: Have the victim lie down.
Step 3: Examine the victim carefully.
Step 4: Plan and carry out the necessary procedure.
Shock
Shock, a deep disturbance of general body functions, with evidence particularly of
disturbed circulation of the blood, may result from any serious injury or deep emo-
tional upset. It may follow immediately or be delayed for some time. Shock opens the
way to pneumonia and other serious complications and may lead to death itself. The
victim of shock is weak and pale; his skin feels clammy; beads of perspiration may be
evident about the upper lip and forehead. Even though these signs may not show up
immediately, measures should be taken to combat shock.
The victim should lie flat, preferably in bed. The foot of the bed may be raised
from 12 to 18 inches. Provide adequate but not excessive covering, both over and un-
der him, to maintain normal body heat. Avoid overheating or chilling; consider the
surrounding temperature. Small amounts of water may be given in most cases. Do not
give fluids to an unconscious person or to one who has an abdominal injury, or if it
appears that an early operation will be necessary. Handle gently. Pain, bleeding, and
rough handling will increase shock.
Wounds and bleeding
If the bleeding from a wound is not severe, the first aid worker should apply a
dressing to the wound and obtain medical attention. The dressing should be sterile,
that is, entirely free from germs. Sterile dressings may be purchased in drugstores and
should be at hand in all home or automobile first aid kits. Do not touch the wound,
cough over it, or breathe on it. Do not apply ointments, greases, alcoholic liquids, or
other so-called home remedies. Never put adhesive or cotton directly on a wound.
Home treatment, even of minor wounds, carries some hazard. The family doctor
can advise the method to use. Perhaps he will suggest that the small wound be treated
with an antiseptic or carefully washed with clean, preferably boiled, soapy water be-
fore a sterile dressing is applied.
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In case of a bruise, apply large, cold, wet cloths for a half hour or longer; later ap-
ply warm, wet cloths. If several hours have elapsed before any first aid is given, apply
the warm, wet cloths at once.
Bleeding in quantity from any body cavity requires the immediate services of a
doctor. Summon a doctor as soon as possible.
Put the patient to bed, keeping him warm and reassured.
If bleeding seems to be from the lungs or stomach, the patient may have one flat
pillow under his head, and head should be turned to one side; an ice bag may be
placed on the chest or stomach. Blood from the lungs is usually frothy and bright red,
while blood from the stomach is usually dark red. Crushed ice may be given for
thirst. Avoid moving the patient who is bleeding. Keep him quiet and warm and if
possible do not let him see the blood.
Burns and scalds
If a burn or scald has merely reddened the skin, sterile petrolatum or any good
burn ointment will give relief. If the skin is blistered or more severely burned, apply a
sterile dressing, moistened in a baking soda or salt solution
( 3 tablespoonfuls to 1 quart of warm water), bandage snugly, and obtain medical
care. Burns caused by hot liquids are common in the home. Do not attempt to remove
the clothing but cut the fabric away from the burn and cover with a moist dressing.
Treat severe burn cases for shock, because it is likely to develop.
In case of a chemical burn, wash off the chemical quickly with large amounts of
cool water. Then give the same first aid as for other burns. In case the eyes are affect-
ed, put a drop or two of castor oil or mineral oil into the eye after washing thoroughly
with water. Send for the doctor.
Loss of consciousness
If a person feels faint, he should lie down or put his head down between his knees.
He may be extremely pale and may or may not lose consciousness. Victims of simple
fainting revive quickly if they lie flat. When consciousness returns, give hot coffee or
tea but do not permit the victim to arise at once. If the victim does not quickly revive,
call a doctor
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AIR TRAVEL AND CUSTOMS
I. Topical Vocabulary
Departures
to get to the airport добраться до аэропорта
air fare тариф пассажирских авиаперевозок
first / economy / business class тариф первого / эконом / бизнес класса
a single / return ticket билет в один конец / билет «туда и обратно»
to check in an hour before the flight пройти регистрацию за час до рейса
at the check-in desk у стойки регистрации
to have one’s luggage weighed взвешивать багаж
trolley тележка
to pay excess luggage оплатить перевес багажа
airline representative представитель авиакомпании
to have one’s ticket checked проверить билеты
boarding card посадочный талон
to go through passport control пройти паспортный контроль
departure lounge зал ожидания
duty free shop магазин беспошлинной торговли
to hear an announcement услышать объявление
to announce the flight объявить рейс
gate выход на посадку
to board the plane = to get on the plane = to embark the plane
садиться в самолет
to be delayed by быть задержанным (о рейсе)
to be cancelled because of быть отмененным по причине
hand luggage ручная кладь
to taxi towards the runway рулить по направлению к ВПП
to get permission to take off получить разрешение на взлет
Arrival
to reach final destination добраться до пункта назначения
to land приземлиться
to arrive at/in прибыть в
to disembark выгружаться, высаживаться
to pass (= to go through) customs пройти через таможню
to have something / nothing to declare иметь что-либо / не иметь ничего для де-кларирования
to fill in the customs / declaration form заполнить таможенный бланк / декларацию
a customs officer таможенник
green / red lane зеленый / красный коридор
baggage reclaim (area) зона выдачи багажа
conveyor belt лента транспортера
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to collect one’s luggage забирать багаж
terminal аэровокзал
Cargo to carry (= to transport) freight перевозить ( транспортировать) груз
to ship / send goods отправлять товар
to freight sth фрахтовать что-либо
air / rail freight перевозка грузов по воздуху / железной дороге
the transportation of goods транспортировка груза
freight train товарный, грузовой поезд
cargo plane грузовой самолет
manufactured / consumer goods потребительские товары
fragile хрупкий, ломкий
heavy тяжелый
bulky крупногабаритный, громоздкий, массивный
to store хранить
II. Texts
Text A
You are going to read part of a leaflet about London’s Heathrow Airport. After
you have read it quickly, look at the questions.
A. Passport Control
If you are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland,
you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your
plane. If you are not British or a citizen of a country in the European Community, you
must fill out a special form called a landing card before your passport is examined.
This card should be given to you during the flight. However, you can also obtain one
inside the terminal building.
When you enter the terminal building from your aircraft, follow the Arrivals
signs. Make sure that you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control.
There is one channel for holders of European Community passports and a second
channel marked “Other Passports”.
B. Getting Your Luggage
If you have luggage which was carried in the aircraft hold, follow the Baggage
Reclame sign after your passport has been examined. If you have only hand luggage,
pass through the baggage reclaim area and follow the Customs sign.
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C. Customs
All passengers arriving from a country outside Britain and Northern Ireland are
allowed to bring with them a certain quantity of duty free items. You can get infor-
mation about how much you can bring by reading the signs marked Duty Free Al-
lowances in the baggage reclaim area.
There are three Customs Channels: the Red Channel, the Green Channel and the
Blue Channel. If you have something to declare, or if you are not sure about your Du-
ty Free Allowance, you must go through the Red Channel. Passengers arriving from
outside the European Community with nothing to declare must go through the Green
Channel. Passengers arriving from countries in the European Community with noth-
ing to declare must go through the Blue Channel.
Please note that Customs Officers may stop you at any time and examine your
luggage as you go through the Green or Blue Channels.
D. Transit Passengers
If you are immediately transferring to another flight at Heathrow that is not bound
for a destination in Britain or Northern Ireland you are a transit passenger and do not
have to go through the procedures above.
All transit passengers should follow the black and yellow Transfers signs. Airport
staff at the Transfer Desk and at other places in the terminal will direct you to your
departure gate.
Which section refers to:
– people who may ask you questions about what is in your luggage? 0 – C
– your suitcases and what is in them? 1 –
– people who are waiting for their suitcases to come from your plane? 2 –
3 –
– something you must do if, for example, you have a US or Japanese passport? 4 –
– people who are going to change planes at Heathrow and go to another
foreign country?
5 –
– tobacco, alcohol and other things with a special tax on them? 6 –
– people of all nationalities who have just come from countries like Japan,
the USA?
7 –
8 –
– people of all nationalities who have just come from countries like
France, Italy, Germany?
9 –
10 –
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– the first thing you do after you get out of the plane at Heathrow? 11 –
– special signs for people who have not yet completed their journey? 12 –
Text B
Tips for Travellers
1. For carrying over and above the free baggage allowance the following articles
may be taken on board when they are retained in your custody:
a briefcase, a plastic bag, a bouquet of flowers;
a PC notebook, a video camera;
one lady’s handbag or paper case, a reasonable amount of reading matter for
the flight;
infant’s food and carrying basket;
an umbrella, one overcoat;
a fully collapsible invalid’s wheel chair or a pair of crutches provided that the
passenger is depended on them.
2. If you have baggage overweight you must pay extra, according to the rate ap-
plicable on the day of issue of the excess baggage ticket.
3. The Carrier assume no liability for fragile, valuable or perishable articles.
Passengers must carry money and documents with them at all times.
If you carry valuable things, you’d better declare them. Otherwise, in case of
loss, lack or damage of baggage, accepted for transportation without value declara-
tion, Carrier’s liability is equal to its value, but no more than doubled minimum
wage, defined by Federal Law, for each kilogram.
It is also advisable to take out travel insurance before the trip. In case your bag-
gage was lost and never turned up after your arrival at the destination airport, you can
ask for an insurance claim form to fill it in and send it to your insurance company.
The company will pay for the articles you lost.
4. The most important thing is to be aware of your rights and obligations. This can
be found at all customs terminals and before the flight, one must learn the local cus-
toms regulations. Most passengers are tourists and many of them, especially those
travelling for the first time, are not aware of the rules and regulations. It is the travel
agency’s duty to inform its clients on the various customs requirements.
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Many passengers don’t know that certain antique art objects cannot be taken out
of the country. You should remember that if you want to carry an object like this you
must take a photo of the item and send it to the cultural ministry for permission and
certification.
Many are also not aware of the laws concerning the import and export of hard
currency. Any amount of hard currency can be taken out of the country but it must
first be declared at the customs. For this, a special bank declaration document must be
produced. The document must state the amount of hard currency acquired as well as
the period during which the paper is valid. Any amount of hard currency can be
brought into the country. However, no company is allowed to carry cash out of the
country. Only banks, holding a license of the Central Bank can do so.
Match the following words with their definitions.
1. customs regulations a) не нести ответственности за хрупкие,
ценные и легко портящиеся товары
2. valid b) если они находятся на руках у пас-
сажиров и не вложены в багаж
3. to be allowed c) заявлять, декларировать
4. hard currency d) разрешения и сертификаты
5. permission and certification e) получить разрешение
6. antique art objects f) быть действительным
7. declare g) твердая валюта
8. in case of loss, lack or damage of
baggage
h) по установленному тарифу, дей-
ствующему на день выдачи квитан-
ции для оплаты сверхнормативного ба-
гажа
9. to assume no liability for fragile, valu-
able or perishable articles
i) антикварные предметы искусства
10. according to the rate applicable on
the day of issue of the excess baggage
ticket
j) в случае утраты, потери или порчи
багажа
11. when they are retained in your custody k) таможенные правила
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III. Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Match the words on the left with the words on the right to make common
expressions.
1. departure
2. boarding
3. hand
4. passport
5. check-in
6. baggage
7. transit
8. landing
9. information
10. excess
a) control
b) desk
c) card
d) luggage
e) lounge
f) desk
g) card
h) hall
i) baggage
j) reclaim
Ex. 2. Use these words to complete the sentences:
window aisle pack left
1. Did you _____ your bag yourself? 2. Has it been ____ unattended at any time?
3. Would you like a _____ seat? – No, I’d prefer a seat on the ______, please.
Ex. 3. A. Match these words:
1. overhead
2. life
3. upright
4. emergency
5. duty-free
a) exits
b) position
c) jackets
d) items
e) lockers
B. Now use the expressions to complete these announcements:
1. Please store all hand luggage in the _______. 2. The cabin crew will now point
out the location of the ______ and demonstrate the use of the ______. 3. Please en-
sure that your seats are in the ______ and your tray table stowed. 4. The cabin crew
will shortly be coming round with our selection of _____.
Ex. 4. What do we call:
1. The place where you go when you arrive at the airport?
2. The card they give you with the seat number on it?
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3. The money you pay if your luggage is very heavy
4. The place where you sit and have a drink when you are waiting for your flight
to be announced?
5. The bags you carry onto the plane with you?
6. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off?
7. The people who look after you on the plane?
8. The place where you collect your luggage after you land
9. Part of the flight when the plane touches the ground? 10. Items which are not
liable to duty?
Ex. 5. Match the words and phrases on the left with those on the right.
1. fasten the seat belts
2. air crash
3. altitude
4. landing
5. hit an air pocket
6. visibility
7. nonstop flight
8. air currents
9. receive as a gift
10. open the handbag
11. inspect the luggage
12. have the right
13. smuggler
14. fall under restrictions
15. see off
a) попадать под ограничение
b) провожать
c) контрабандист
d) открыть сумочку
e) досматривать багаж
f) получить в подарок
g) иметь право
h) видимость
i) высота
j) пристегнуть ремни
k) беспосадочный полет
l) авиакатастрофа
m) попасть в воздушную яму
n) воздушные потоки
o) посадка (приземление)
Ex. 6. Translate the words in brackets.
All of us who (путешествовать на самолете) probably find reasons to com-
plain about (воздушные линии), but it is less common for airlines to complain
about us! At 2.35 p.m. (рейс 767) was ready to leave for Ibiza and nearly all the
passengers were (на борту). At 6.10 p.m. the plane was still on (ВПП). Two pas-
sengers hadn’t boarded. If people (зарегистрироваться) but don’t board all the
luggage must be unloaded. All the passengers had (сойти с самолета) and all of
them identified their (багаж). At the end there were two pieces of luggage left.
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Just then, both missing passengers appeared. “We went to the bar and we had
something to drink and a sandwich,” they explained. They had been sitting in the
bar for hours! The captain scolded the men severely and the other passengers were
very angry with them.
Ex. 7. Complete this part of the letter about an unpleasant flight.
Dear Tom,
I’ve just arrived in Rome but I’m still recovering from a really terrible flight. We
____1____ two hours late because of bad weather, and then over the channel we hit
more bad weather. The ___2____ announced that we had to __3____ our seat belts,
which was a bit worrying and for half an hour we ____4____ through a terrible
storm. It was still raining and very windy when we ____5___ in Rome and I was real-
ly glad to ___6____ the plane and get into the airport building.
Fortunately things have improved since then but I really hope the return ____7__
will be a lot better.
Ex. 8. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding English word or phrase.
1. Don’t you want a (носильщик) for your luggage, miss? 2. The plane (взлетел)
and soon was high in the sky. 3. There was no (очереди) and we (прошли таможен-
ный досмотр) for 5 minutes. 4. Are we going to (приземлиться) anywhere or will it
be (беспосадочный) flight? 5. The pilot was forced to make a (вынужденную) land-
ing. 6. We managed to get only (билеты в один конец). 7. It is more convenient to
book tickets (заранее).
Ex. 9. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in bold.
1. They told me to ask at the ________ desk.
2. The plane gathered speed as it roared along the _______.
3. The _______ of our plane has been delayed.
4. The plane made a bumpy ______ and I felt ill.
5. The clerk asked me if I had made a _______.
6. I got a seat because of another passenger’s ________.
7. We arrived late at the __________, and missed the plane.
8. We fastened our seat belts and prepared for ________.
inform
run
depart
land
reserve
cancel
air
take
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Ex. 10. Put the verb in the correct form, Present Simple passive or Present
Simple active.
Catching a Plane
When you ____1__(arrive) at an airport, you should go straight to the check-in
desk where your ticket and luggage __2____(verify). You ___3____(keep) you hand
luggage with you but your suitcases ____4___(take) to the plane. You can go to the
departure lounge.
If you are on international flight, your passport __5_____(check), and then you
and your bags ____6___(X-ray) by security officer. You ___7___(wait) in the de-
parture lounge until your flight ____8____(call) and you ____9___(tell) which
gate to go to.
Finally you ____10____(board) the plane and you ___11_____(show) to your
seat by a flight attendant.
Ex. 11. Match each word on the left with a meaning from the left on the right:
1. prohibited a) a way through
2. restricted b) permitted goods
3. EEC c) not allowed
4. allowances d) our own things
5. personal effects e) limited
6. channel f) the Common Market
IV. Dialogues
1. Read the dialogue in pairs.
Going Through Customs at the Airport
Daniela: Hello!
John: Hi!
Daniela: Do you know which channel to go through?
John: No. Let’s ask a customs officer.
Daniela: Excuse me. Could you tell me which channel to go through?
Officer: If you’ve got anything to declare you go through the red channel. If you
haven’t got anything to declare you go through the green channel
Daniela: How do I know if I have anything to declare?
Officer: Are you staying in Britain for more than six months?
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Daniela: No.
Officer: Well, the amount of goods you can bring in without paying duty depends
on where you bought them. You can have two hundred cigarettes, one litre of spirits,
two litres of wine and presents worth twenty-eight pounds if you bought them in a
country not in the EEC. If you bought them in an EEC country you can have three
hundred cigarettes, one and a half litre of spirits, four litres of wine and presents
worth a hundred and twenty pounds.
John: Right. I have one and a half litre of brandy and three litres of wine that I
bought in Italy. I don’t have any presents. That means I don’t have anything to declare.
Officer: That’s right. You can go through the green channel.
Daniela: I’ve only got two hundred cigarettes and a litre of whisky that I bought
on the plane, but I’ve got a camera that I bought in Italy that cost two hundred
pounds. It’s a present for a friend of my father’s.
Officer: Then you must go through the red channel.
Daniela: Thank you. (to John) Shall we meet at the airport stop?
John: Sure. Daniela goes to the red channel.
Officer: Have you got any spirits, wine or tobacco in excess of the duty-free al-
lowance?
Daniela: No, I’ve got this bottle of whisky and these cigarettes.
Officer: That’s all right. Have you got any presents that you intend to leave in
Britain?
Daniela: Yes, I’ve got this camera – it cost two hundred pounds. I bought it in Italy.
Officer: Have you got a receipt for the camera?
Daniela: Yes. Here it is.
Officer: Thank you. If you wait a minute, I’ll tell you how much duty you have to
pay on it.
Daniela: Thank you.
2. Working in pairs make up a dialogue for the following imaginary situations.
A. You are at a Customs desk. You’ve got some clothes which you bought in Italy
and you have no receipt for them. Act out a conversation with a customs officer.
B. You are at a Security check. You want to carry a toy pistol on board the plane.
Act out a conversation with a security officer.
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V. Speaking Tasks
1. Describe the procedure of going through the customs. You should say:
– what channel you went through;
– if you had anything to declare;
– if you had to pay any duty.
Explain why customs officers usually ask so many questions.
2. Describe the procedure of going through the security check. You should say:
– if you had to put your carry-on luggage on the conveyor belt;
– If you had to remove any metal;
– If you had to go through the security check again;
Explain why the security check is important for flight safety.
3. Write an essay about your (un)pleasant experience of going through the customs.
VI. Supplementary Reading
NB! Smuggling is an act of taking goods illegally from one country to another,
especially to avoid paying the necessary tax.
The number of smuggled goods hasn’t gone down. But Airport Customs Services
don’t stop working in this area and do their best – inform the public, use special
equipment, etc.
Smuggling is a whole art. Smugglers resort to different tricks to take things of value
in or out of the city or the country. And sometimes it is really hard to track down.
Among smuggled goods taken out most frequently are drugs and radioactive iso-
topes of certain precious rare-earth metals (изотопы дорогостоящих редкоземель-
ных металлов).
The Smuggler
Sam Lewis was a customs officer. He used to work in a small border town. It
wasn’t a busy town and there wasn’t much work. The road was usually very quiet and
there weren’t many travellers. It wasn’t a very interesting job, but Sam liked an easy
life. About once a week, he used to meet an old man. His name was Draper. He al-
ways used to arrive at the border early in the morning in a big truck. The truck was
always empty. After a while Sam became suspicious. He often used to search the
truck, but he never found anything. One day he asked Draper about his job. Draper
laughed and said, “I’m a smuggler.”
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Last year Sam retired. He spent his savings on an expensive holiday. He flew to
Bermuda, and stayed in a luxury hotel. One day, he was sitting by the pool and oppo-
site him he saw Draper drinking champagne. Sam walked over to him.
Sam: Hello, there!
Draper: Hi!
Sam: Do you remember me?
Draper: Yes…of course I do. You are a customs officer.
Sam: I used to be, but I’m not any more. I retired last month. I often used to
search your truck...
Draper: … but you never found anything!
Sam: No, I didn’t. Can I ask you something?
Draper: Of course you can.
Sam: Were you a smuggler?
Draper: Of course I was.
Sam: But…the truck was always empty. What were you smuggling?
Draper: Trucks!
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