Answer the following questions. 1. What are attitudes towards leisure influenced by?

      

1. What are attitudes towards leisure influenced by?

2. How long does the paid holiday for industrial workers in Great Britain last?

3. What is the favourite way of spending a holiday in Great Britain?

4. What are Brightrton and Blackpool famous for?

5. What are the traditional ways of spending a holiday in Great Britain?

6. Why are camping holidays not well-developed in Great Britain?

7. What do foreign visitors observe when they first come to Great Britain?

8. What is the topic of conversation between strangers in a) Great Britain? b) our country?

9. What are the most popular ways of spending a holiday in the USA?

10. What are the Greyhound Lines and Amtrak?

11. What is the common habit in Great Britain and the USA? What does the tip depend on? Is tipping a common habit in Russia?

12. Why do people travel? What are the aims and means of travelling?

13. What are the reasons why people may be negative about the idea of travelling as it is? What kinds of difficult situations may arise during a trip?

14. What are the pleasant things travelling may be associated with? What are the unpleasant ones? Which of them prevail?

PART 1

 

     TOPICAL VOCABULARY

 

journey – distance travelled in going to a place, esp. a distant place;

tour – a) a journey from place to place as a holiday; b) a sightseeing excursion; c) a planned visit for a special purpose;

trip – a journey which takes a short time and involves traveling over a short distance;

voyage – a journey by water, esp. a long one on a ship;

cruise – a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places.

 

People		What They Do
tour operator travel agent traveller fellow-traveller visitor tourist		advertise a tour sell a tour book a holiday book in a hotel buy tickets call a taxi cancel a trip, a flight, etc change a train, a boat, etc do the packing (pack up) exchange currency make arrangements for the trip set off (begin a journey) take a plane, a train, etc reach one’s destination

 

Travelling by Air

 

Vehicles		Tickets		Places and Facilities
air-plane helicopter		boarding pass business class economy class		check-in desk departure gate departure lounge luggage claim area security desk area

 

People		What T hey D o
crew (pilot, air host/ hostess)   passengers		board a plane / get on a plane check in declare smth go / pass through customs (security, passport control) hand luggage

 

Travelling by Train

Vehicles direct / express train local train

Tickets return ticket round trip ticket (AmE)   single ticket one-way ticket (AmE)   season ticket monthly ticket (AmE)

What People Do catch a train carry the luggage call for a porter get on a train get off a train miss a train

Places and Facilities

luggage office, booking office, (upper/lower) berth, compartment, information office, railway station, platform, waiting room

Travelling by Sea

Vehicles	Places and Facilities	People
Ferry liner ship rowing-boat yacht	deck cabin harbour lighthouse port	captain crew steward

   

 

Additional Vocabulary: to be delayed; to be a good (poor) sailor; to feel homesick; to feel (air) sea-sick; to go sightseeing; to land; to make a business trip; to make a journey of Great Britain, etc; to spend a (summer, winter) holiday; to travel light; to travel a long distance;

excess luggage; hitch-hiking; a non-stop flight; a package tour; scenery.

 

Mind the preposition: to arrive at the airport, etc; to arrive in (London, etc); to arrive in due time; to be amazed at smth; to be fascinated by smth; to be ready at a certain time; to cruise along the river; to drive at some speed; to get smb to the station, airport, etc; to go on holiday; to go (be) on tour; to go on a (day) trip; to go to the sea-side; to leave London, etc for New York, etc; to lie in the sun; to stay at one’s friends’ place; to stay in a hotel; to travel around Europe /the world.

 

 

 

VOCABULARY PRACTICE