A) Look through the words you may need to know while listening to an interview with an experienced traveller

A) In pairs, match the items from the left-hand column with the word combinations in the right-hand column to explain why you need certain things when you go travelling by car.

Insert the articles where necessary.

Read after the teacher.

1. 'All 'roads 'lead to mRome.

2. 'Every 'bird 'likes its hown 'nest mbest.

b) Comment on the proverbs and sayings given above. Give their Russian equivalents.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

The Article. Revision.

OK then, so I’ll tell you how to get to my new house. You leave ___ motorway at ___ junction 12 and take ___ road to Bedford. You know that way so I won’t give you ___ details. Now, when you get to Bedford, you go past ___ railway station and straight on to ___ second roundabout (круг, перекресток с круговым движением). Then you turn left and head for Rushden. As you come into Rushden, look out for ___ pub on your right called ___ Compasses. Take ___ first left turn after ___pub. ___ sign says ‘Wymington’. Go up ___small hill – at ___ top there is ___ school on your left. Turn right opposite ___ school into ___ Hall Avenue. Go to ___ end – there’s ___T-junction (т-образный перекресток). Turn left into ___ Manor Road and go to ___ end of ___ road and then turn right into Grangeway. My house is just past ___ second turning on your left. It’s on ___left-hand side of ___ road. ___ Number 53. ___garage has ___ red door. Have you got that or shall I go through it again?

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

13. Answer the teacher’s questions as in the models:

Model 1: T – What language do they speak in Angola?

St – In Angola they speak Portuguese?

Model 2: T – What is the capital of South Africa?

St – The capital of South Africa is Pretoria.

Model: I need a spare can of petrol in case I run out of petrol.

a spare wheel a road map a red triangle ['traIWNgl] First Aid Kit a spare can of petrol a bottle of water a bar of chocolate ['tSOkRlIt]

to get lost to break down to feel hungry to run out of petrol to have an accident to get thirsty to have a puncture

b) In pairs or groups, discuss what precautions concerning injections, money, medicines, clothing and equipment you need to take on a trip to one of the following places:

the Sahara Desert / Lapland / the Amazon River

15. Insert if or in case:

1. We’ll have a swim... we see a nice place by the river. 2. I’ll take a plastic bottle of water... I get thirsty. 3. Can you buy me a newspaper... you pass a kiosk [kI'Osk] on your way home? 4. I’ll change a travellers’ cheque... the bank is open. 5. He took some travellers’ cheques... he ran out of money. 6.... the post office is open, can you buy me some stamps? 7. When you drive to the mountains this winter, put chains on your wheels... the roads are icy.

Ann Catchpole; Mrs. Olive Gibbs; Sussex

Marmite – “Мармайт”, белковая паста для бутербродов

incredible - невероятный

itinerary [aI'tInRrRrI] – программа

ancestors ['WnsIstRz]– предки

a van – фургон

b) Listen to the interview and find answers to the following questions:

· How old is Mrs. Gibbs? _________________________________

· When did Mrs. Gibbs start traveling? What does she travel by?

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________What made her start traveling? _______________________________

________________________________________________________

· What continents and countries has she visited? ________________

________________________________________________________

· What things or food does Mrs. Gibbs carry with her from home and why? _____________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· How does she plan her itinerary? ___________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Where does Mrs. Gibbs spend the nights? Why does she never sleep in tents? ________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does she first do when she comes to a new place? Why does she do it? ___________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· Has she ever faced any real danger while travelling abroad?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· What is her favourite country? _____________________________

c) Retell the interview in the 3^rd person singular.

17.a) Watch the video episode Heathrow and complete the sentences:

1. The first planes were _______________________________________

__________________________________________________________

2. Alcock and Brown were ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________

3. By the Second World War, planes ____________________________

__________________________________________________________

4. Heathrow airport opened ___________________________________

5. By 1950, Heathrow was ____________________________________

6. The new jets were _________________________________________

7. Planes cannot take off and land ______________________________

8. In the duty-free shop, people can buy __________________________

____________________ tax-free.

9. Boeing 747, a jumbo jet, is nearly _____ metres long and carries _______ passengers.

10. Pilots learn to fly on ____________________________

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