Getting About Town

THE CITY OF NEW YORK

UNIT 2

Advantages and disadvantages of traveling by plane

SPEAKING.

6.1 Describe the procedure at the airport

– before taking off

– after landing

6.2 Without looking at the text complete the following statements.

1. People traveling long distances often have to decide whether …

2. Man always wanted to have …

3. On the one hand, aviation is the fastest, but …

4. Sometimes they delay or cancel flights because of …

5. Besides planes have the reputation of …

6. They also have the grave disadvantage of …

7. You can’t …

8. Yet nothing can match planes for …

9. … is an exciting experience.

10. It is more … and far …

11. Some people hate (love) flying because …

12. For me flying is fun (a crazy thing to do) because …

6. PRESENTATION. Speak on ‘Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling by Air’.

1. WARMING UP. Read and practice the following conversations. Check whether you understand the expressions in the ‘Notes’ before reading.

(Mr. Smith is on business in New York City. His plane landed at JFK Airport.)

Mr. Smith(to a policeman): Excuse me, where’s the downtown bus stop? Policeman: It’s quite near here. Go straight, along this passage, and turn right. You’ll see the bus stop within a few yards. Mr. S: Where will the bus take me to? P: The West Side Air Terminal, Eighth Avenue. Mr. S: Is it near Times Square? P: I wouldn’t say it’s far. You may either walk or use the subway. Besides, there are some buses running around.

In the bus Mr. S(to the bus driver): What’s the fare, please? Driver: Three dollars fifty. Mr. S:That’s pretty much, indeed. It used to be a couple of bucks just a year ago. Driver: Well, it’s because of those City Hall guys. They are pouring money into any thing but social services. The city’s transport is hit the most; no wonder the fares have skyrocketed in the past two years. Mr. S: I see.

At the West Side Air Terminal Mr. S (to a stranger): Excuse me, sir. I don’t know the city well. How far am I from Times Square? Stranger: Not very far, actually. See a bus stop over there? That’s your starting point. I’m not sure about the bus number, though.

At the bus stop Mr. S (to a lady): Excuse me. Lady: Yes? Mr. S: I wonder if you could help me. I need to get to Times Square. Which bus do I need? Lady: Times Square … Oh, yes, then you want the number 45. Mr. S: How often do they run? Lady: They are quite frequent. Oh, it’s Sunday today, isn’t it? Mr. S: Yes. Lady: I’m sorry the number 45 doesn’t run on Sunday. You may take 58 from here and then change at 24 to the cross-town bus marked “Times Square”. Mr. S: Oh, no. I’d better take a taxi. That’s the safest way to get anywhere. Lady: If it doesn’t bite hard at your budget. Mr. S: Well, you cannot eat your cake and have it.

Notes:

downtown – center of the city

yard – unit of length, 3 feet or 36 inches (91 cm)

foot – 12 inches (30 cm)

inch – 2,5 cm

subway ( US ) – Metro

City Hall – building for the official business of a city

to pour money into sth (coll.) – to invest money into sth

to skyrocket – to go (fly) up

to bite hard at sb’s budget – to be too expensive for sb; to cause financial hardships

You cannot eat your cake and have it (spoken) – you can only choose one of two alternatives, not both.

2. WORD STUDY. Study the following expressions from the text before reading.

1 the Big Apple 2melting pot 2jet lag 3 laptop 4 deli 5 brunch 6to go Dutch

a) одно из названий Нью Иорка; b) плавильный котел; c) реактивная болезнь (дословно: реактивное отставание – нарушение суточного ритма организма в связи с перелетом через несколько часовых поясов); d) переносной компьютер (дословно: компьютер, который держат на коленях; notebook); e) сокращение от немецкого delicatessen; обычно там торгуют уже готовыми к употреблению продуктами; f) неологизм, объединяющий в себе звуки и понятия от слов breakfast и lunch. Он бывает по воскресеньям, когда люди встают попозже, между 10 утра и 2 часами дня; g) платить каждому за себя;

3. FIRST READING. Read the text and put the following headings into the correct numbered positions (1-4).

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