Sightseeing. Famous and Popular Places

Task 1. Read the text to review the vocabulary.

Sightseeing is an important part of the tourist industry today — it gives tourists a chance to get acquainted with many interesting sights in a short period of time. Most popular kinds of tours are guided tours and solo travel.

If you travel by your own, you can get the information about the place in the tourist informational centre, buy the map and a guide book or even join the sightseeing tour. The tour guide will tell you about the most valuable and catching facts from the history of the place. At some sites audio guides are available for the visitors.

Task 2. Fill in the table with the italicized words. Speak about each group of tourist attractions using the table and the following adjectives.

Museum, castle, art gallery, park, amusement park, zoo, cathedral, abbey, monastery, mosque, temple, garden, theatre, statue, monument, canyon, cave, lake, theme park, waterfront.

Places of Worship and Architectural Wonders	Art, Culture and Leisure Time Places	Nature (Natural and Man-Made Wonders)
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________	_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________	_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
These places are designed to show… The place has extensive history and… It is a heritage site…	It is designed to… Contrary to the places of worship… It is prevalent for…	It gives the impression… You get the feeling that… The scenic view of … makes you feel as if…

Adjectives to describe places: ancient, beautiful/gorgeous, breath-taking, customary, traditional, elegant, enormous, exciting, fascinating, haunted, lovely, popular, magnificent, reconstructed, restored, safe, superb, thrilling, unbelievable, visible.

Task 3. Read the text. Match choices (A–H) to (1–6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

the trip to Seattle

1 ________________ If you are planning a trip to Seattle, Washington, be sure to take advantage of the wide variety of sightseeing opportunities and attractions that this phenomenal metropolitan city has to offer. This fun filled city is located in the beautiful Puget Sound region, which boasts historical, cultural and recreational activities that are sure to please.

2 ________________ Take in Seattle via the Space Needle, which has an observation deck located 520’ above Seattle and offers a breath-taking 360 degree view or charter a seaplane to the local islands.

3 ________________ If you prefer to keep your feet on the ground, than a visit to any of Seattle’s unique museums are sure to capture your interest. From fine art to underground tours you are sure to have a fun and enjoyable experience.

4 ________________ The city of Seattle is kid friendly and offers a multitude of attractions suitable for the entire family. Spend the day exploring the Pacific Science Centre, an educational venue for kids of all ages or visit the Woodland Park Zoo for a relaxing destination.

5 ________________ A trip to Seattle wouldn’t be complete without browsing the shops or dining at the many famous restaurants and eateries located in and around the Pike Place Market. The fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down in Seattle. There are many night clubs in Seattle that offer a wide variety of music venues. Whether your preference is jazz, country, rock, hip hop, reggae etc. you are sure to find a place to suit your taste. For something more low key, you might consider a comedy show or relaxing over coffee and desert at a local coffee shop.

6 ________________ No matter what time of year you plan to visit Seattle, Washington, the indoor and outdoor attractions are sure to make your trip to the Pacific Northwest an exciting and memorable experience for everyone!

A If you take children with you.

B The best way to feel the city for height lovers.

C The city offers many sport and recreational facilities.

D Starting to plan your trip.

E Entertainment and shopping.

F The police in the city are very friendly.

G Everyone can find here fun.

H If you’re acrophobic (afraid of height).

Task 4. Describe your favourite city using the frame.

Welcome to..., which offers you a wide variety of....

This... place boasts....

It has a multitude of attractions such as... and one can always find a place to suit the taste.

Such places as... are sure to capture your interest.

A trip to... won’t be complete without....

All in all... will make your excursion an exciting and memorable experience.

Task 7. Read the text. Match choices (A–H) to (1–6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

NEW YORK

You cannot stay neutral about New York. (1) _________ As far as New Yorkers themselves are concerned, they love to hate it. For example, The New York Times last year ran a series of leading articles under the overall title: ‘New Calcutta: an occasional series’. Several of the articles have dealt with homelessness and the need for public housing. A specific case is that of the mentally ill. In New York, as in London, many of the city’s homeless are former occupants of mental institutions who have been put on the streets without adequate shelter provided for them in the city. No one knows exactly how many in New York have no homes to go to, but it is roughly estimated at 100,000.

(2) _________ There are the weepers, those who sit with their knees drawn up, hand out, crying continuously. There are the ones who ask for big money: ‘Give me a hundred dollars,’ he cries. So you give him a quarter.

Everything in New York is extreme. It is a city of the incredibly rich and the miserably poor. For the rich, there are expensive private schools and hospitals, concert halls and theatres — although fewer of those than formerly — and restaurants. The poor are on a hiding to nowhere: all public facilities, schools and hospitals and housing, are deteriorating. (3) _________ There are 250,000 heroin addicts, 500,000 crack addicts, 400,000 carriers of the Aids virus.

Of all New York statistics, those concerning crimes of violence are most often quoted. About five people are murdered every day. The record for one day’s killing was set on 9 July 1988 when 20 people were murdered. The total for any one year is going on 2,000. These are not the traditional gangland slayings. (4) _________ A typical killing occurred in the Bronx when a 14-year-old boy saw two friends being harassed by another teenager. When he tried to cool things down, the teenager pulled out a revolver and shot him. He was dead in seconds. In another case, a woman went to pull her child away from her apartment door because she knew that her flatmate’s boyfriend was outside and angry. A blast from a shotgun ripped through the door, killing her.

The latest fashion in violence is called ‘wilding’. Posses of teenagers often go on the rampage. Their most frequent victims are fellow blacks and Hispanics from the ghetto, violent and drug-infested neighbourhoods which are no longer in anyone’s control. (5) _________ The strangest attacks have been on white women by gangs of black teenage girls: victims have reported being stabbed from behind by needles or pins, and some of them feared that they had been injected with an Aids-infected syringe.

New Yorkers routinely compare their city with Calcutta. But the comparison is unfair. (6) _________ It also has the know-how. In the early eighties, through the drive of one man, Richard Ravitch, the New York subway system was saved from total breakdown. Mr Ravitch, by huge efforts, raised the $8 billion capital needed to clean the stations and trains of their graffiti, to lay down new track, and buy new, air-conditioned rolling stock.

A Has the American government got its priorities right?

B The streets are filled with beggars, or panhandlers, as Americans call them.

C New York has the wealth to do something about its problems.

D These are the result of casual violence combined with easy access to firearms.

E And from Susan to Ginger: ‘Darling, next bus out of town. Be under it.’

F School-children from the ghetto commonly battle each other with knives and razors.

G The statistics of social breakdown make depressing reading.

H You either love it or hate it.

Task 8. Your family is planning a tour to New York. Study the advertisement and choose the options for your family. On a separate sheet of paper write a letter to your parents telling:

· what time is the best for the tour;

· what sightseeing opportunities will you have;

New York City Vacations: Holiday & Seasonal

New York City is a great year round travel destination and each season offers endless possibilities for adventure and fun!

NYCVP offers a variety of seasonal and holiday New York City vacation packages and special events from our exclusive NYC 4th of July celebration featuring Macy’s fireworks to our Thanksgiving Insider’s breakfasts during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Throughout the Winter Holiday Season in NYC, you can enjoy the magic of the Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree, New York City Pre-Holiday Shopping Weekends, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes, and New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Don (Put on) your Easter bonnet at the annual 5th Avenue Easter Parade, and salute the U.S. during Fleet Week in spring.

The Christmas season makes New York City a winter wonderland. Only NYCVP gives you a choice of outstanding holiday tours, including a deluxe Holiday Lights Motorcoach Tour of the New York City lights and the famous NYC department store displays, and a one-and-only Christmas Holiday Walking Tour of Park Avenue, 5th Avenue and the Rockefeller Centre area including the famous Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree!

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