Module 3 10th Grade Travel
1. Translate the key words: go on foot, go by bus/train/plane; go on a bus/train/ship/car/tram; go in a lorry/taxi/carTypes:balloon, ferry, helicopter, hovercraft, lorry, ship, the underground, van, yachtPeople:commuter, cyclist, lorry driver, motorist, motorcyclist, passenger, pedestrian
2.Say which types of transport a) You have travelled in or on once or twice b) You use regularly c) You would like to travel in or on
3. Fill in the gaps. Motorbike Flight On foot Yacht Ferry Hovercraft Commuters Journey Trips
1. It’s a long journey from here to Scotland 2. Some people don’t drive to work or go by bus. They go ______. 3. Some people use cars even for short ______when they could easily walk. 4. In Britain, you have to wear a helmet if you ride a ______. 5. Take the ______across the Channel if you want to travel from England to France. It’s much faster than the ______. 6. People who travel a long way to the place where they work are called ______. 7. If I was a millionaire, I’d buy a ______and keep it at Monte Carlo. 8. Your ______leaves from Gatwick Airport, not Heathrow!
Transport Problems
4. Translate the key words: accidents, air pollution, dangerous driving, delays, lack of motorways, narrow roads, overcrowding, queues, roadworks, ticket prices, traffic jams
5.Answer the following questions (30 words each). Use the key words. 1. What is the best way of travelling round your country/city? (rail/road/air) Why is it better that the others? 2. What are the biggest transport problems in your country?
6.Match the questions from the readers (1-3) with the pilot’s answers (A-D). There is one extra answer. Are You Afraid of Flying? Captain Tom Yates, a top pilot, answers your questions. 1. I have flown a couple of times and each time I got nervous when the flight attendant started talking about life jackets! Also, I was very afraid not long after take-off. The engines seemed to stop and I thought we were falling. I have been thinking about this a lot recently. Is this normal? 2. I'm getting married soon and during the last few months, my girlfriend Mary and I have been looking at places to go for our honeymoon. Mary has found a lovely place in Cuba and she has
1 been telling all our friends about it for weeks. There's just one problem - I've never been on an aeroplane before. I get claustrophobic and I'm terrified! 3. I used to fly when I was younger and didn't use to be afraid. I know flying is one of the safest forms of transport and I have done a lot to encourage my children to fly. But in the last few years, I've been getting more and more frightened about flying. In fact, I've missed many opportunities to see the world because of this. My children think I'm crazy! Am I?
a) No, you're not, you're just very imaginative! Many older people have written to me with this problem. Because you're older, you're more aware of things that can go wrong and this leads to physical tension. So, to stop this process, keep your mind busy – buy lots of magazines for the flight and take a walkman with several tapes – this will help you to stop imagining 'disasters'! b) We have been running a strict no-smoking policy for years and this has improved air quality on our flights for all our customers. So, when you start to get nervous, the best thing to do is to have some nicotine chewing gum. Whatever you do, don't smoke in the toilets! c) It's natural to be nervous when you do something for the first time. But let me tell you something – I wouldn’t do this job if it wasn't safe, and I've been flying planes for over fifteen years! As for the claustrophobia, get a seat near the aisle or near an emergency exit – there's more room there. So don't worry – enjoy your honeymoon! d) Yes, it is. After we have reached about 1,000 feet, we always reduce power to reduce engine noise — we have been doing this ever since the mid-90s to comply with noise pollution laws.
1. ……; 2. ……; 3. …… .
Air Travel 7. Translate the key words: aisle, emergency exit, flight attendant, food tray, life jacket, overhead Locker, oxygen mask, pilot, seat belt
8.Answer the questions: 1. Have you ever been on an aeroplane? How many times? Were you nervous? Why/why not? (If not imagine what it would be like for you) (30 words)
2. Which of the key words are related to safety?
9.Match the transport problems (a-h) to the sentences (1-8). a) accidents e) traffic jams b) air pollution f) ticket prices c) dangerous driving g) roadworks d) delays h) narrow roads
1. It's a really dangerous road; there was another big car crash there yesterday. (a) 2. A taxi driver told me that he once waited eighteen hours because of the traffic on the M25 - that's the big motorway round London. ( ) 3. The trains are a joke - we waited three hours for one! ( ) 4. I won't go anywhere in a car because it just isn't safe. There are too many crazy drivers. ( ) 5. Some long-distance train journeys in England cost a fortune! ( ) 6. The fumes from the traffic are damaging the city and on hot days you can't breathe. ( ) 7. It's a beautiful old city but lorries and even big cars can't get through. ( ) 8. It takes twice as long as usual to get anywhere because they are digging up the road near my house. ()
2 10.Put the two halves of these phrases together. Then write them in the correct place in the sentences (1-7). Worth Down Ten-hour Telephone Have Fare Train Stop Upside- Considering Bus Drive By Doubts
1. We'll have to stop at a hotel overnight. It's a ten-hour drive to Oslo. 2. We're lucky because there's a … right outside our house. 3. Because of the problems with the train service it's … flying to Liverpool. 4. No wonder we're getting lost! You've got the … map. 5. The trouble with making reservations … is that you have no record in writing. 6. I … about going there for a holiday because of the air pollution. 7. The …. to London from the east of England costs double the price of a bus ticket.
11.Match the verbs and the nouns into pairs, and then use them to complete sentences (1-6) below. Make A bike
Miss An accident
Get on A cheque
Save A life
Have A plane
Cash A reservation
1. If you keep driving that fast, you'll … . 2. I haven't exercised for years. I can't even remember how to … ! 3. When you … , can you use your ticket on another flight? 4. If you don't have any foreign money, you can … at any bank. 5. It's a really busy time to travel. You need to … . 6. My grandfather once rescued someone from a fire. It must be amazing to … .
12. Cross out the incorrect collocation in each list below. 1. have difficulty, have a noise, have breakfast, have doubts 2. make a suggestion, make a noise, make lunch, make a party 3. save money, save a problem, save a life, save time 4. get on a reservation, get on a ferry, get on a train, get on a bus
13. Translate the key words and put them into the correct column in the table. Key words: Baggage (luggage), boarding card, carriage, check-in, customs, flight, gate, information desk, passenger, passport control, platform, seat, ticket, ticket collector, trolley. Airplanes / Airports Trains / Stations Both 3 14.Answer the following questions (30 words each): 1. Have you ever been abroad? Where did you go?(If not imagine what it would be like for you) 2. Have you ever travelled a long distance on your own? How did you travel? Did you enjoy it? Why/why not?
15.Match the verbs with the definitions. Get to Get off Take off Get on Go from Go through Go off Check in
1. Leave a place 2. Enter (a train/plane) 3. Leave (a train/plane) 4. Leave the ground 5. Leave from a specific place 6. To pass through a place 7. To arrive in a town 8. To register your ticket and give in your luggage
16.Complete the dialogue with the questions below. Do I have to change? What platform does it go from? How much will that be? What time does it get to Leeds? Single or return?
Boy: Two tickets to Leeds, please. Woman: (1) … ? Boy: Oh, well, I want to come back on Saturday. (2) … ? Woman: £28, please. Boy: (3) … ? Woman: Yes, you do. Just once - at Peterborough. Boy: I'm going to get the 16.42 train. (4) … ? Woman: At half past seven. Boy: OK, thanks. (5)… ? Woman: Sixteen. You have to go across the bridge. Boy: Thank you!
17.Complete these sentences with the correct form of the multi-part verbs below. take off, get off, get to, go through, go from, get on 1. You pay the driver or you show your ticket, when you … a bus. 2. Which platform does the train to Bristol … ? 3. What time does it … Bristol? 4. Take the 37 bus and … at the post office. Our house is opposite the bus stop. 5. You have to … passport control when you arrive at another country. 6. If you're late for a flight, the plane will … without you.
4 Tourist problems 18. Translate the key words:accident, after-sun cream, a cold, a headache, mugging, museum, path, pedestrian crossing, sore throat, sunburn, tablets, theft, traffic lights, tube station, upset stomach, delayed flight, cancelled flight, lost luggage. 19. Answer the question (30 words): 1. What kind of problems did you have when you travelled abroad? (use the key words)
20.Complete the announcement with the words and phrases in the list. aisle, emergency exits, flight attendants, food trays, life jackets, overhead lockers, oxygen masks, pilot, seat belts
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to flight 412 to Lisbon. This is your (1) … , John Barnes, speaking. We have now completed take-off, so you may undo your (2) … , if you wish. Please take a minute to watch our (3) … , who are currently standing in the (4) … pointing out the location of all the (5) … . During the flight, please make sure that all of your hand luggage is put in the (6) … and that your (7) … in the upright position if you are not actually eating. For your information, your (8) … are stored under your seats. In an emergency, (9) … will fall automatically from a compartment above your heads. We wish you a pleasant journey.”
21.Look at the definitions and complete the words:
1. a person who travels on public transport: p______2. the bags that you take with you when you travel: l______or b______3. where you sit while using transport: s______4. different sections of a train: c______5. where people get on a train: p______6. where you can ask questions about your journey: i______d______
22.Put in the correct word from the list.
flight attendant, passports, flight, gate, passport control, non-smoking, customs, boarding cards, check-in, trolley
I was flying to London but I didn't know the right (1) … desk. I asked a BA (2) … who was passing and she told us. We waited in the queue with our cases on a (3) … . I noticed the man in front of us. He had no cases, only a small bag. When we got to the desk I showed our (4) … and tickets. I asked for a (5) … seat but the man at the desk said that there was no smoking on any flights these days. Then he gave us our (6) … . He said we were early and our (7) … didn't have a (8) … number yet. We went through (9) … and showed our passports and boarding cards, and then I saw that man again. The man who had been in front of us at the check-in. He smiled at me. 'Will you take my bag through for me?' he asked. 'I'm just going to the toilet, I'll be back in a minute.' 'No,' I said. 'Sorry.' Later, after we had landed at our destination, I saw that the police had arrested the man at (10) …. .
Listening Activity
5 23. Watch the video and make a list of 20 tips how to travel cheap. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAbCgr6jJ_0
24. Watch the second video. What tips on how to travel cheaply are mentioned in the video? Compare them with the ones mentioned in the previous video. Are they useful? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jRE3xRm8Vk
Please study the following links devoted to Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous and do the exercises online and check your answers: 1) http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/present_perfect 2) http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/present_perfect_continuous
25.Write Present Perfect Continuous sentences about what these people have or haven't been doing.
1. Tim - listen Walkman for half an hour. → Tim has been listening to his Walkman for half an hour. 2. Peter - fly a plane for years. → 3. The Robinsons - live in London for twenty years but the Smiths - not live in London long.→ 4. George - play his computer game - not do his homework.→ 5. Amy and Jo - wait at the bus stop since three o'clock.→ 6. Ted - not play basketball - practise football with Richard all morning.→ 7. Jessica - talk on the phone to Steve all evening? → 26.Choose the correct answer (a or b) a) I’ve started flying lessons b) I've been starting flying lessons a) I’ve sold my bike to Phil b) I've been selling my bike to Phil a) Peter's just swum b) Peter's just been swimming a) David's cooked b) David's been cooking a) Tim Henman hasn't won Wimbledon b) Tim Henman hasn't been winning Wimbledon a) Have you stopped eating? b) Have you been stopping eating?
27.Sandra and her brother George have been looking after the house for a week while their parents are away.Write Present Perfect Continuous sentences about what they have been doing, using the cues. While their mum and dad are away: 1. do/washing-up → They've been doing the washing-up. 2. tidy/bedrooms→ 3. try/to repair the broken window → 4. paint/George's bedroom → 5. feed/pets every day → 6. do/shopping every day →
28.Choose the correct tense in each sentence: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
6 1. He's out of breath. He has run/He's been running.
2. Brazil has won/has been winning the World Cup three times.
3. I've ridden/I've been riding a motorbike for five years.
4. She should stop. She's driven/she’s been driving for six hours and that's too long.
5. Have you finished/been finishing that book I lent you?
6. I've done/I've been doing the washing up, so we can watch TV now.
7. She's written/she’s been writing an essay all morning.
8. He's tired because he's got up/he's been getting up at five o'clock every morning for the last month.
29.Complete the dialogue with the verbs from the list in the correct form: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. do, finish, print, put, repair, ride, work, write
Dad: (1) What have you been doing (you) all day, Julie? Julie: I (2) … my bike. It really needed it! Dad: It looks good. Julie: I (3) … a new tyre and a new saddle on it. Dad, you look very tired. (4) … (you) all afternoon? Dad: Yes. I (5) … a report. They want it at the office on Monday. Julie: Dad! It's Saturday afternoon! (Half an hour later, Julie comes into her dad's room.) Dad: Oh hello! I (6) … the report now. Here it is. I (7)… it out on the computer. How's the bike? Julie: Well, I (8) … (just) to the bridge and back and it seems fine.
30. Linking Words. Write these linking words in the correct column also, although, and, as well as, but, however, in addition, On the one hand/On the other hand, plus, too
Making a list: Showing contrasts:
31. Linking words. Choose the correct linking word to complete each sentence.
1. Start your walk at the traffic lights in the main street plus/andthen keep going along Smith Street. 2. There is a beautiful park near here. On the other hand/As well as, you can visit the church if the weather is bad. 3. You can catch a bus from here although/also the journey on foot is much more interesting. 4. This city has a famous cathedral. In addition/Too, there are several beautiful churches. 5. There is a monument in the square plus/in addition many international restaurants. 6. This is a fascinating museum. However/On the one hand, not many tourists visit it. 7. After you go shopping you can have a coffee and eat some traditional cakes, too/plus. 8. This street has some interesting cafes as well as/also lots of designer shops. 7 32.Compare the meaning of the pronouns in these pairs of sentences. Which pronouns A or B show that the person is the object of their own action?
A B I sometimes talk to myself. My parents often talk to me. Peter cut himself with a knife. Peter's sister cut him with a knife. She looked at herself in the mirror. He looked at her in the mirror. You shouldn't blame yourselves! No one should blame you.
33. Read the sentences (1-6). Match the words in bold with the correct use (a-c).
1. They succeeded because they believed in themselves.
2. Susan has a strange haircut - she probably cut her hair herself.
3. I myself have never been there so far.
4. Why don't you do it yourself! It'll be a waste of money to hire a decorator.
5. Before we started our presentation, we introduced ourselves to the audience.
6. The president himself visited the casualties in hospital.
A) the person did something with no one's help or alone, on their own
B) we want to put special emphasis on the fact that it was this person, not anyone else
C) the person is the object of their own action/feeling
34. Complete these sentences with the correct pronouns, e.g. myself, yourself, etc.
1. They should feel responsible not only for … but for their employees, too.
2. Let's wait till we have a chance to talk to the winner … .
3. Although she has a large family, she thinks only about … .
4. Did you really cook it … ? It's delicious.
5. Andy drives too fast. He'll kill … one day.
6. Why do you think I didn't write this essay … ?
7. My sister and I really enjoyed … at your party.
8. We asked Nicole Kidman … why she had agreed to star in this film.
35. Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns, e.g. me, myself, you, yourself, etc.
1. I'm not going to help you; you have to do your homework … . 8 2. He loves his children but he has very little time to play with … .
3. We were hungry so we made … some sandwiches.
4. Sylvia watched the man who was sitting opposite … .
5. You don't have to pay for me. I will pay for … .
6. You failed because you convinced … that you couldn't succeed.
7. You should bring your friends with … .
8. She cut … badly when she was preparing lunch.
36. Complete the sentences using the correct pronouns (myself, yourself, herself, themselves, etc).
1. John cooked all this food … . 2. I make all my clothes … . 3. The Queen … opened the new hospital. 4. Why don't you do it … if you're so clever, Tina? 5. Let's try and fix the car … . 6. These paintings are lovely, children. Did you do them …? 7. Mary made … something to eat when she got home. 8. Be careful not to cut … with that knife, Richard. 9. Don't play on there, boys. You’ll hurt … . 10. Karen and Sally introduced … to the new teacher. 11. I usually sing to … when I'm driving my car. 12. My computer turns … off if I don't use it for half an hour.
37. Complete the sentences with ourselves, yourselves, themselves or each other/one another.
1. How long did they know each other before they got married?
2. Builders wear special hats and shoes to protect … .
3. Little James and Lucy promised to behave … at the party.
4. Have a good time on holiday but please take care of … .
5. We have to put … first in some situations.
6. I think Fred and Jennifer love … very much.
7. Brian and Carol had an argument yesterday and haven't spoken to … since.
Writing Activity
38. Write a report about tourism in your area(200 words).
9 Make use of the linking words from ex. 30. Write about the pros(+) and cons(-) for tourists visiting your area. Think about the following things: accommodation, building and monuments, information, local people, museums, nightlife, public transport, restaurants, shops, signposts, street crime, the weather.
Plan of your Report: General description List of goods points List of bad points Conclusion
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