EUROLINES
PUT EUROPE IN YOUR POCKET YOU’LL
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Eurolines, the largest operator … scheduled European coach services, gives you the freedom to explore the continent … fares that won’t hurt your pocket. … our European partners, we provide a network of services offering … 400 destinations … Europe and Ireland, all … very competitive fares. As well as daily services … Amsterdam, Brussels, Lille, Antwerp and Rotterdam, Eurolines also provide frequent departures … popular tourist destinations … the South of France, Spain and Italy. … addition, the intriguing destinations … the Eastern Europe are easily accessible … Eurolines: Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Warsaw and Krakow are all served regularly … the year….
Can you guess what information under the following items has been lost from this ad: Flexible Ticketing, Unaccompanied Minors, Cross Channel Services, Regular Refreshment Halts, Cancelling Your Ticket, Eurolines Insurance, Excellent Group Discounts? Discuss your ideas with the rest of your group.
5. Work in pairs. Complete the following unfinished pieces of argumentation using the expressions given below. Which of the speaker sounds more convincing in your opinion? Whose point of view do you share?
Alec: Hello, boys! I’m so happy! My parents have made me a wonderful present and I’m going to Disneyland on my holidays.
Nick: Fantastic! And you’ll go there by plane, I think.
Alec: Sure. For me there’s nothing like travel by air, it is more comfortable, more convenient and of course far quicker than any other method of travelling. There is none of the dust or dirt of a railway or car journey.... Besides, flying itself is a thrilling thing. Don’t you agree?
Nick: I think I should say a word or two for trains. With the train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. From the comfortable corner seat of a railway carriage you have a splendid view of the whole country side … . Besides, do you know a more exciting place than a big railway station?
Ann: I do.
Alec: And that is?
Ann: A big sea port. For me there’s no travel so fine as by boat....... And when you come to a harbour you see cargo-ships, sailing-ships, rowing-boats round you. All this is so thrilling!
Alec: But I suppose that’s all right for those who like it, but not for me as I am always seasick when the sea is a little bit rough.
Robert: Well, if we speak about methods of travelling we mustn’t forget about walking tours. … and besides you are saving your railway fare travelling on foot. So I say: “A walking tour for me!”
| to feel the deck under one’s feet; to have a meal in the dining-car; the quietness and calm of nature; to go in search of beauty; to leave the dull road highway; to have much more advantages in comparison with; to feel the fresh wind blowing in the face; to see a real country; to have a wonderful bed in a sleeper; to change from … to …. |
6. Now look through the following text, study the information and render it to your friend. Put the linking words on the right in the correct place. They are given in the right order. Do you find this method of travelling attractive?
The advantages and disadvantages of travelling by TRAIN.
| 1 Travelling by train has many advantages. There are no stressful traffic jams, and trains are fast and comfortable. You can use the time in different ways. You can just sit and read, or watch the world go by. You can have a meal or a snack in the buffet car. | first of all, also, for example, |
| 2 Travelling by train also has some disadvantages. It is expensive and the trains are sometimes crowded and delayed. You have to travel at certain times and trains cannot take you from door to door You need a bus or a taxi to take you to the railway station. | however, for one thing, what is more, for example |
| 3 I prefer travelling by train to travelling by car. I feel more relaxed when I reach my destination. | despite the disadvantages, because |
