Travelling

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Travelling
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Questions

• What is the most interesting place you have ever
  visited?
• What is the craziest souvenir that you or your
  friends have ever bought?
• Would you like to travel around the world?
  Explain.
• Would you ever hitchhike? Why? Why not?
• What is the most important thing that you always
  travel with?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of
  travelling with your family?

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Content

• why people travel
• the advantages and disadvantages of various means
  of transport
• how to plan your holiday / journey abroad
• at the inquiry office
• describing pictures
• useful vocabulary
• worksheet
• writing

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Why do you think people travel? What are the main
reasons?
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Why people travel?

• Travelling gives you the opportunity
• to learn about different cultures
• You can meet new people
• See unusual places
• People travel for fun or from
• necessity they commute to work, school,
• Everyday form of travelling may be going
  shopping, visiting friends

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What kind of travel do you prefer air, sea,
road or rail? Talk about - the pros and cons of
each kind - reasons for and the importance of
travelling
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Sea travel

• Relatively small costs
• One can take as much luggage as possible

• -
• You can become sea-sick
• It takes a long period of time to carry you to
  the place of destination

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Air travel

• The fastest way of travelling
• Comfortable

• -
• Consumes huge sums of money
• Limited weight of luggage

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Land travel

• Land offers the greatest variety of means of
  transport
• Motor road vehicles motorcycles, bicycles, cars,
  buses, trolleybuses,
• Rail vehicles designed for public use trains,
  trams, the underground (tube)

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Cars and motorbikes

• Excellent for short distances
• Will take you almost everywhere and anytime
• Comfortable, space for the legs

• -
• Expensive to purchase
• We can get stuck in a traffic jam

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Buses and trains

• Cheap
• Dependability

• -
• Less comfortable
• Overcrowded with people
• Waiting for the bus/train in bad weather
• Slow or stopped traffic
• The risk of sitting next to an unpleasant person

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Taxi, cab

• You go directly to the front door of your
  destination
• The driver may help you with your packages or
  luggage

• -
• High cost (plus a tip)

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HERE are some ideas about how to spend a holiday.
Choose two of them you like most and talk about
them the reasons for your choice and what you
would change if you could

• Traveller 1 Travel is not only about gondola
  ride along a Venetian canal or the Changing of
  the Guard at the Buckingham Palace. It is also
  about opening up your eyes and your mind to new
  worlds, people and ways of life.
• Traveller 2 As you learn something about other
  cultures, you learn something about yourself as
  well. Adapting to life in a foreign country is
  not all fun and games It can be a difficult
  challenge. Succeeding strengthens you and gives
  you a sense of achievement and of personal
  satisfaction.
• Traveller 3 Staying at overpriced hotels, eating
  at tourist restaurants, following a programme
  planned by your travel agent is not way to
  discover a new country. Avoid the major tourist
  attractions and discover instead the many
  little-known treasures that lie off the main
  path.
• Traveller 4 Staying in a foreign country for an
  extended period of time is the only way to truly
  get a feel for its people and culture. Meeting
  the people, taking part in their traditions and
  customs, becoming part of the daily life is a
  much more fulfilling experience. It helps to
  promote understanding and bridge the gap that
  often exists between people of different
  countries.
• (adapted from the Internet)

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How to plan your holiday

• When planning a holiday there are many things to
  think about.
• First, how much money do you have? Second, how
  much time do you have?
• Where to go
• How to go
• What to do
• Where to stay
• What to take

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You and your friends are planning a five-day
trip to London.

• Student A
• Go to the travel agency, talk to the travel agent
  and find out the following information
  transport, accommodation, food, insurance.
• Student B
• You work at the travel agency. Talk to the client
  and give information about trips to London you
  offer (package holidays, language courses and
  individual trips.
• There are some hints to help you.

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At the inquiry office

• Type package holiday, self-catering, camping,
  seaside, cottage
• Destination city, seaside
• Length of stay
• Accommodation half-board, full-board, bed
  breakfast, all inclusive
• What standard single, double
• Place to stay rented room in
• an apartment, at the hotel
• Things to do
• Transport
• Insurance
• Documents required

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Look at the pictures below and comment on each
picture why people choose such a holiday
destination. Say which destination you would
choose and why, and with whom.
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• Look at the list of useful vocabulary.
• Use dictionary to translate
• those you do not
• Understand.

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Useful vocabulary

• Travelling by Train
• Take a train, stopping train/local train (Am),
  fast/express train, direct train, inter city
  service (C), locomotive, carriage/car, wagon
  lit/sleeper/sleeping
• car, couchette, class, dining car, compartment,
  smoking compartment, seat, aisle, restroom, make
• Railway station, ticket office, waiting room,
  queue up for the tickets/stand in line, platform,
  conductor, train dispatcher, the train is
  delayed/late
• Public transportation
• Commuting, tram/streetcar, trolley, city bus,
  tube/underground/subway Am., fare, bus pass,
  ticket machine, insert a coin, punch the ticket

• Bus
• Take a bus, departure, long distance,
  double-decker, coach, passenger, route, seat,
  seat reservation, book/make a reservation, return
  ticket, single ticket, half price ticket,
  discount, student discount, timetable,
  catch/miss, come on time
• Car
• Take the car, drive, highway/motorway (AM), left
  lane, petrol/gas station (am), fill up, full
  tank, rent a car, hitchhike, give sb a lift/a
  ride (am), pick sb up, drop sb off

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Think about airports. What are some of the things
that you do at the airport?
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Useful vocabulary

• Air travel
• At the airport
• Air terminal, airline company, domestic flight,
  international flight, destination, departures,
  arrivals, check-in counter, baggage, seat
  reservation, boarding card/pass, security check,
  gate, transit lounge, boarding time, board the
  plane, baggage claim area, customs, information
  desk, car rental, money exchange
• In flight
• Airliner, jumbo jet, take-off, aircrew, pilot,
  co-pilot, air hostess, steward, aisle, hand
  luggage, overhead compartment, reclining seat,
  announcements, fasten the seat belts, headset,
  altitude, duty free items, landing, runway,
  stopover,

• Crossing the border
• go through passport control, visa, customs
  clearance, customs officer, duty-free, citizen,
  whats your citizenship?, permanent resident,
  immigrant, refugee, globe-trotter

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Worksheet
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Writing

• Write a letter to your friend (180-200 words)
  describing the best/worst holiday you have had so
  far.
• Include
• the details of your journey to the place of your
  holiday,
• facilities the place has got,
• what you liked/disliked about the place.

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Thank you for your attention.

• Mgr. L. Vaková