Answer the questions to the text.

1. How did Henry Cowperwood start his career at the bank?

2. What job did he take when Frank was ten?

3. What did brokers know about him?

4. What did young Cowperwood take interest in?

5. What did he want to know?

6. Did the boy read books to gain wide knowledge of the condition of the country financially?

7. What was Frank’s opinion about his father’s professional behaviour?

8. Why did uncle Seneca take an increasing interest in Frank?

9. What did Frank know about stocks and bonds?

10. Why do you think the boy took little interest in most of the subjects at school?

 

Work in pairs. Ask each other your own questions on the text and answer them.

Do such people as Frank succeed in business? Why? Write down your ideas.

Retell the text using the new vocabulary. Pay especial attention to all aspects of career formation of a future businessman.

Translate into English.

1. Я завжди добре уживалася з людьми, тому я обрала професію менеджера.

2. Джоан працює професійним фотографом уже три роки і має

намір започаткувати власний бізнес.

3. Коли ти отримаєш цю посаду, твої ділові зв’язки розширяться.

4. Хлопець отримав обширні знання про фінансовий стан у країні.

5. Френк цікавився матаматикою та бухгалтерським обліком.

6. Коли цей хлопець стане достатньо дорослим, щоб виявити, чого він хоче, я допоможу йому.

7. Ти зробиш краще, якщо навчатимешся до 18 років.

8. Коли прийде час, я допоможу тобі розпочати кар’єру у бізнесі.

9. Якщо хочеш стати банкіром, то мусиш попрацювати у солідній компанії хоч рік.

10.Я маю намір відмовитися від роботи у цій компанії. Я шукаю роботу у великому банку.

Unit 5

Travelling

 

Grammar: The Present Simple, the Present Continuous or

The Present Perfect).

Learn the active vocabulary of the unit.

to afford sth	convenient	destination	booking office
coach	luggage	available	long waits
departure time	to damage	dining car	in spite of
to depend on	to be delayed	a season ticket	traffic jam
rush hour	frequent	to grumble	to take off
economical	unlike	advantage	personal belongings
overnight journey	to check in	disadvantage	to board the plane
to miss the train	motorway	to get on/off	even though
to change trains	ferry	(public transport)	a single/ return ticket
means of transport	a day trip		to get into /out of (a car)

Text A

The Best Way to Travel

Travelling depends on several factors: the distance, the time available, what you can afford and so on.

Air travel has obvious advantages if it is a long distance journey. No other means of transport is as fast. Some disadvantages of air travel are the difficulty of getting to the airport, long waits to check in, and even longer wait if your flight is delayed because of bad weather. Some people may panic when their plane takes off.

 

Sea voyages were more common in the past. Now a lot of people find this kind of travelling particularly attractive for certain kinds of holidays, such as cruises.

Trains are ideal for shorter overland journeys. Unlike airports, stations are generally located in the city centres. This is especially useful for sightseers and also makes rail transport the most convenient way for many people to get to work. In many countries trains are a very economical way of travelling. On long distance trains there is generally a dining car where you can order meals, drinks and snacks. You can travel direct to your destination but if there are no direct trains you will have to change. You will need to study the timetable carefully not to miss the departure time. You can book your ticket at the booking office. When you go on a day trip it can be cheaper to buy a return ticket than a single one.

 

For local travel there are buses. Buses with two floors are called “double-deckers” in Britain. If you have no car this is your only way of travelling around town. They are usually cheap and frequent and you can buy a season ticket. Coaches are long-distance buses which are faster and more comfortable. Travelling by coach may be almost as fast as rail transport, since they use the motorway, and a lot cheaper.

 

The most popular form of transport for daily use is the private car. We are now beginning to pay the price for its over-use. However, we still continue to use it for the shortest trip to the local supermarket as well as for long trans-European journeys. For longer journeys the car is slow, uncomfortable and tiring but it permits you to carry more luggage and to travel when you wish.

 

Many people want to return to the bicycle. It is certainly better for your health, it saves you money. Parking is not a problem, traffic jams are not a problem either. You do not pollute the atmosphere, damage people’s health or the ozone layer. But, certainly, it is up to you to decide what kind of travelling to choose.

Notes: since - оскільки

it is up to you to decide – вам вирішувати

ozone layer – озоновий шар

 

1. Answer the following questions:

1. What does the choice of transport means depend on?

2. Why do passengers wait long at the airports?

3. How do travellers feel when they board the plane?

4. What is sea transport used for more commonly now?

5. What kind of transport is ideal for overland journeys? Why?

6. Where are usually airports and railway stations situated?

7. What kind of transport is convenient for daily use?

8. What problems are connected with over-use of cars nowadays?

9. What kind of travelling is the most widely used in Ukraine? Try to prove your answer.

10. Is travelling by sea popular in Ukraine?

Say true or false. Comment on your answer.

1. Travelling by air is as fast as by train.

2. One of the disadvantages of air travel is long waits to check in.

3. Getting to airports is not a problem.

4. Many people begin to panic when the plane takes off.

5. Sea voyages are very popular nowadays.

6. Ferries don’t operate now between Britain and the continent.

7. Railway stations are generally located in city centres.

8. Buses with two floors are called “double-deckers” in the USA.

9. Coaches are long distance trains.

10. The bicycle is better for our health and it helps us to save money.

3. Match the word (column A) with its definition (column B).

A	B
1) journey	a) the act of travelling to a place and coming back, especially when you only stay in the place for a short period of time, made by land or water.
2) voyage	b) a planned journey during which a politician, entertainer or sports team visits several different places usually within a fixed period of time.
3) trip	c) a rather long journey especially by water.
4) tour	d) a journey in a plane.
5) cruise	e) a sea voyage from port, especially a pleasure tour.
6) flight	f) a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place of interest, especially while they are already on holiday.
7) excursion	g) the act of going from one place to another, especially to a place that is far away and usually taking a rather long time.

 

4. Match the beginning of the sentence with its appropriate ending:

1. You get very nervous while going through customs and watching …

2. Sometimes your sudden fear rises to panic …

3. Ferries can offer a cheaper and more convenient …

4. The location of the stations in city centres …

5. You should study the timetable carefully …

6. Now we are beginning to pay the price for car over-use …

 

a) in high levels of pollution.

b) way of traveling to an island with the added attraction of shops, restaurants and banks on board.

c) makes rail transport the most convenient way for many people to get to work.

d) not to miss the departure time.

e) an officer turning over your belongings.

f) when the plane takes off.

 

5. Complete the sentences with the following adjectives:

a) convenient b) difficult c) safe d) uncomfortable e) reliable

F) cheap

1. The train journey was very…. It only cost five pounds.

2. The bus stop is outside our house. That’s very….

3. We sat on hard seats for 3 hours. The journey was….

4. I’ve got two small children and a dog, so, it’s … to use public transport.

5. Bye! Have a … journey, and call me when you get home!

6. We don’t have any problems with our car. It’s very ….

 

6. Read and translate the dialogue “Making enquiries at a travel agency”

Travel agent: Good morning madam. Can I help?

Customer: Ah yes. I hope so. I’ve got a bit of a problem actually. I want to go…er…to Edinburgh for the Festival and I’m not too sure of the best way to get there. I’ve got a car but it’s…er…not in very good condition and I was just wondering first of all if you could tell me how long you think it’d take me to drive up there.

Travel agent: Well, if you go up the motorway I suppose about eight hours.

Customer: Eight hours!

Travel agent: Mm, it’s a long way.

Customer: Yes, it is a long way and I suppose the petrol prices the way they are at the moment it’d be a bit expensive too.

Travel agent: Well, well yes. It’d probably cost you about £ 10, depends on your car.

Customer: Yes, the car’s the trouble. I don’t know what kind of condition I’d arrive in. Tell me…Now what about coach?

Travel agent: It’s very good. It costs about £14 in fact from London to Edinburgh.

Customer: Mm. that’s not too bad.

Travel agent: Very reasonable. But it takes about ten hours.

Customer: What about the train then?

Travel agent: Yes…let me see. It takes five hours in fact from London to Edinburgh and it costs £ 21 single.

Customer: £ 21 single?

Travel agent: Mm. Well it’s a lot of money but of course you can sleep at night and so on.

Customer: What I’d like to do of course is to go by plane. Can you tell me about that?

Travel agent: Mm-mm. yes, of course the London to Edinburgh single…let me see…£ 38 but of course it only takes just over an hour. It takes seventy minutes.

Customer: Really?

Travel agent: Yes..

Customer: Wonderful. That would be a wonderful start to the holiday.

Travel agent: Mm. shall I book you a ticket?

Customer: Well, look I tell you what. I really should think about it. Thanks so much for your help but I think I’ll…I’ll come back to you if that’s O’K.

Travel agent: Mm-mm…

Notes: I wonder if / what/ why… - цікаво чи/ що /чому…

It takes…to get/to drive … - це займає …, щоб добратися

First of all – перш за все

 

7. Make up a similar dialogue and present it together with your partner.