UNIT 3
ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED TRAVELLER?
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1. Study the table “An Experienced Traveller”, memorize the new vocabulary.
2. Explain how one can tell a seasoned traveller from an inexperienced one.
| …is… | …carefully considers/ chooses… | |||||
· calm/ relaxed
· careful
· thoughtful
· orderly
· methodical
· punctual
· energetic
· resourceful
· helpful
· considerate towards his traveling companions
· willing to put up with small inconveniences
·  good at packing
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| ·  the route
· the best way to travel
· what luggage/ baggage to take
· what will be most suitable to wear
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 …is sure to…
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· book his ticket/ passage beforehand/ in advance
· make all necessary preparations/ arrangements before setting off
· pack his luggage/ trunk/ suitcase neatly
· label his luggage
· travel light
· arrive at/ get to/ reach the station/ port/ airport in time
·   catch his train/ flight/ boat
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 as a rule has…
| …is not likely to…
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| · a map · a compass · a guide-book · a phrase book · a time-table · a camera · a medicine case · sth to read on board a plane/ in a train | 
| · miss his train/ flight
· lose his ticket/ head/ temper over trifles
· burden himself with a mountain of luggage
· leave any piece of his luggage behind in the plane/ carriage/ compartment/ cabin/ seat
· disturb/ give much trouble to the guard/ conductor/ guide/ flight attendant/ air hostess/ steward(ess)/ crew/ customs officer/ porter/ fellow passengers
·  suffer from travel sickness
· feel exhausted after the trip
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| …is never… | ||||||
| · nervous · fussy · excited · worried · annoyed · helpless · careless · neglectful · forgetful · absent-minded · in a hurry · in trouble | ||||||
| …knows/ learns/ remembers… | |||||
| · the etiquette of travelling · sth about the place he’s going to visit · (some phrases of) the local language | ||||||
| WHERE (to find) | · the travel agency/ bureau · the booking office · the baggage room/ left-luggage office · the Inquiry Office · the check-in counter · the departure gate · the dining car · the life boat/ life buoy/ lifebelt · the emergency brake · the filling station · the repair shop · the consulate · to change trains | …IS | ||||
| WHEN | · the train/ plane/ boat starts/ leaves/ arrives · his flight/ plane takes off/ lands · his boat sails/ weighs anchor | |||||
| WHAT | · the fare is/ the passage costs · platform his train leaves from · stations the train stops at · ports the boat calls at · to do in case of emergency/ an accident/ a forced landing/ a break down | |||||
| HOW | · to check his luggage/ have his luggage registered · to fill in a customs declaration form | |||||
| HOW LONG | · his journey will take | |||||
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| · has a comfortable/ pleasant/ nice journey · enjoys the trip | |||||
FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
Transcribe and read these words.
emergency, consulate, compass, punctual, resourceful, buoy, etiquette, bureau
