Text B. Travelling

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The scientific and technological progress of the 20-th century has allowed people to overcome time and distance. The whole world is open now. We can choose any place on the planet and go there on business or for pleasure.

We can go to the place of our destination by sea, by air or by train, by car or even by motorbike.

All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destination.

If you want to get somewhere as quickly as possible the best way is to travel by plane. Many people prefer travelling by air as it is the most convenient and comfortable means of travelling.

The railway is still one of the most popular means of communication and, besides, it is one of the cheapest. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined, you can enjoy the beauty of the changing scenes that fly past you.

Many people enjoy travelling by sea. They say it is the most pleasant means of travel which combines speed and comfort. You feel as if you are walking on good solid ground when on board the big ocean liner. You can enjoy fresh sea air, the sights of the sea and the sky. But some passengers may be unhappy when they feel sea-sick, and then travelling by sea becomes a real torture for them.

With a motor car one can travel quickly, cheaply and comfortably for long distances without getting too tired. Travel by car is a more personal experience. You can go as slowly or as fast as you wish, stop when and where you choose. But it is not altogether pleasant when you ride on a bumpy road or get a flat tire or still worse, when your tank runs out of petrol.

But what can be better than to feel the wind in your face, to see houses, trees and people flash past, to feel the real joy of speed.

If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books, and newspapers and see pictures of them on TV. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.

I. Read the text ‘ Travelling’ without a dictionary. Answer the following questions:

1. Why is the whole world open now? 2. Do people travel only for pleasure? 3. Why do people travel? 4. How can we get to the place of our destination? 5. What is the quickest means of communication? 6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of various means of travel? 7. What way of travel do you prefer?

II. Give a presentation of the problem posed in the text ‘Travelling’.

D i a l o g u e s

a) Read the dialogues. Make sure you understand them properly. The key-words below will help you.

Dialogue I. Booking air tickets

Traveller: Good afternoon. I’d like to book two air tickets from Moscow to

London please.

Travel agent: Certainly. When are you travelling?

Traveller: We want to take the flight next Saturday.

Travel agent: Single or return?

Traveller: Two return tickets. We are planning to come back in 3 weeks.

Travel agent: On the 9-th of July and 30-th of July.

Traveller: That’s right. Do we have to change?

Travel agent: No, it’s a direct flight. First class or economy class?

Traveller: Economy class.

Travel agent: Two adults?

Traveller: Yes.

Travel agent: And your name is...?

Traveller: Glagolev. G-L-A-G-O-L-E-V.

Travel agent: Initials?

Traveller: V.V.

Travel agent: And the other passenger?

Traveller: S.N. Glagolev.

Travel agent: It will cost you 4600 rubles, total price.

Traveller: Do you accept credit cards?

Travel agent: Certainly. Thank you. Could you sign here, please. Here are your

tickets. The carrier is Aeroflot. The code Y is for economy. The

baggage allowance is 20 Kg. These are for the outward journey- Moscow to London on flight 189 at 9.45 on the 9-th of July. And

these are for the return journey - London to Moscow on 190 at

13.30 on the 30-th of July. Don’t forget to be at the airport two

hours before departure time.

Dialogue II. Booking air tickets

Travel agent: Good morning, sir. May I help you?

Traveller: Good morning. I’d like an air ticket from London to Paris, from

Paris to Madrid and from Madrid to London.

Travel agent: When are you planning to travel?

Traveller: On August, 1-st from London to Paris, on August, 10-th from

Paris to Madrid. And on August, 15-th from Madrid to London.

Travel agent: First class or economy?

Traveller: Economy, please.

Travel agent: It will cost you 400£, total price.

Traveller: That’s fine with me.

Travel agent: Is the ticket in your name, sir?

Traveller: Yes, please. My name is L.S. Huck.

Travel agent: Here is your ticket, sir. There are three coupons for each leg of

your journey. The carrier is British Airways.

Traveller: Thanks.

Dialogue III. Booking rail tickets

Travel agent: Good morning.

Traveller: Good morning. I’d like a rail ticket to Manchester.

Travel agent: Certainly. When are you travelling?

Traveller: I’m taking the two o’clock train today.

Travel agent: First or second class?

Traveller: Second class, please.

Travel agent: Single or return?

Traveller: Single, please.

Travel agent: That’s 25 pounds. Here’s your ticket.

Traveller: Thank you. Do I have to change?

Travel agent: No, it’s a through train.

Key words.

1. to accept - to receive

2. adult - a person who is no longer a child

3. to book - to give or receive an order for tickets for a journey

4. carrier - transportation company

5. change - money in small (-er) units; money that is the difference

between the price or cost of smth. and the sum offered in

payment

6. to change - to leave one train and get into another during a journey

7. direct flight - flight on which you do not need to change

8. economy class - second class

9. leg - a separate part of a journey

10. outward journey- first part of a return journey

11. rail ticket - train ticket

12. return ticket - ticket giving the traveler the right to go to a place and back

to his starting point. (US = two way ticket)

13. single ticket - ticket for a journey to a place but not there and back. (US =

one way ticket)

14. to sign - to write your name

15. through train - the train that takes you to the place of your destination and

there is no need to change trains

b) Learn and reproduce each of the three dialogues above.

c) Make up similar dialogues and stage them with your fellow-students.

C o n v e r s a t i o n

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