Time flies

5. This business is driving me up the wall!

6. I’ve burnt my boats by resigning, and I haven’t got another job.

7. We’re all in the same boat as far as low wages are concerned.

8. We were all very well until he began rocking the boat by asking if our actions were legal.

9. I meant to send her a birthday card, but I missed the boat – her birthday was last week.

10. Our holiday plans are still up in the air.

11. She’s walking on air since he asked her to marry him.

ACQUIRING COMMUNICATION SKILLS

3.17. Work with a partner. Read the dialogues and using them as a model make up similar dialogues.

Dialogue 1: Talking about Holiday Plans

M: Hello, Bob!

B: Hello, Mary!

M: Hey, when are you going on holiday?

B: Well, I think I'll go in March.You see, I've got two weeks in March... and then

another two weeks in September.

M: Are you going to take Cindy with you?

B: Sure.

M: And where are you going to go?

B: I’m hoping to go to Mexico in September. I’ve never been there and I keep

hearing all these great things about it.

A: Oh God, it’s sure to be fabulous. Especially if you go in September, you can get

those charter flights.

B: Yes, maybe.

A: And it’s beautiful down there and not so hot at that time of year.

Dialogue 2: At a Travel Agency

A: Good morning. Can I help you?

B: Yes, I’d like to book a coach tour, please.To Holland.

A: In which month, please?

B: June or July.

A: I see. And for how long?

B: Two weeks, if possible.

A: Two weeks? Right. We have trips to Amsterdam on June 3^rd, June 18^th, July 5^th

and July 20^th.

B: Did you say June 5^th?

A: No, the 3^rd. It’s July 5^th.

B: Oh, I see. Well, the one on June 3^rd sounds all right. I’ll take that.

A: June 3^rd. Yes, we have a room. How many of you will therebe?

B: Just me.

A: Right. Now if I could just have some details from you...

3.18. a) Insert the questions into the dialogue according to the answers given. b) Practice the conversation with a partner paying attention to the phrases used for talking on the phone. Add more details to your dialogue.

How long are they staying?

Are there any seats available?

When can the tickets come?

When do they plan to leave?

What are the options?

Are there any British Airways flights about that time?

Susan: Grand Tour Agency. Susan Sharp speaking.

Hans:Hello, Susan. This is Hans Bradly. I need to send two our sales managers to

Rome next week._____________?

Susan: Ok, _______________________?

Hans: Monday, October 14^th.

Susan: And if you want to book return flight I must ask you: ____________?

Hans: Four days. They would like to come back on the 17^th night. ________?

Susan: Let me have a look. There is a flight at 8.50 p.m. with British Airlines.

Hans: _______________?

Susan: Fortunately, there are. I’ve just called it up onto the screen. Shall I reserve

you two right now?

Hans: Yes, please. And make it Business Class, OK? __________________?

Susan: $440. Your name and address?

Hans: Mr. Bradly, 30 Park Avenue, London.

Susan: And your telephone number?

Hans: (171) 897 67 487

Susan: Will you pay by credit card?

Hans: Yes, by Master card. Number 324 76545 876. Valid until January, 2009.

__________?

Susan: In three or four days.

Hans: Shall I call you then to check up?

Susan: No need. I’ll send them to you as soon as they arrive.

Hans: Thank you so much.

Susan: You are most welcome.

3.19. Look at the pictures and discuss the questions below with a partner.

Questions:

1. What kind of tourists might go to the places in the pictures, and what could they do there? What problems can they face? What might they enjoy most?

2. What holidays would you prefer? How would they be different from the holidays you usually have?

3.20. What country (countries) would you like to visit in you lifetime? Plan a round-the-world holiday and say which six countries you would like to visit and why. Before discussing your choice in class, do the short questionnaire below.

1) I am most likely to spend a Saturday night … 2) I enjoy spending time with …

a) at a coffeehouse with friends; a) teenagers;

b) at home with a book; b) college students;

c) having people over for dinner. c) people of all ages.

3) Choose the most appealing menu … 4) My friends would describe me as:

a) potato dumplings; a) social;

b) stir-fried chicken; b) bookish;

c) lamb stew. c) adventuresome.

5) The thought of not having hot water for a week …

a) scares me to death;

b) means I’d have to boil it on the stove;

c) hot water is for wimps.

6) I have always wanted to visit …

a) a European Castle;

b) The Great Wall;

c) Red Square.

Answer Key:

Which letter did you check most often?

a - you might prefer the hustle, bustle and high culture of Central Europe;
b - you might enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of China;

c - you might appreciate the joys and challenges of Russia, or the countries of the former Soviet Union.

3.21. Work with a partner and think what pieces of advice you would give to a stranger in the following situations in Russia? In a foreign country?

(a) How to find Luggage Check-In.

(b) How to find Cart Rental.

(c) How to check in at the airport.

(d) What kind of travel card to buy and why.

(e) How to find First Class Carriage at a railway station.

(f) How to ask a clerk about train departure.

(g) How to find a cafeteria.

(h) What to do and where to go after landing.

3.22. Choose the best means of transport for the following people. Discuss your choice in class.

- for a business man;

- for a retired well-to-do couple;

- for students traveling across Europe;

- for traveling from New York to Siberia;

- for traveling from China to Australia.

3.23. Read the dialogues with a partner and make up a dialogue on any situation at the airport.

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