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| You are a junior pupil. Sometimes you like to show off. Tell the member of your sports team that you are the best champion. | You are a friend of a boaster. On hearing the news express your surprise. -Im the best champion in our school. -Oh, no! I think, our new boy is the best champion. |
Exercise 3 Role-play ''Sports Club''.
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| You are a son / daughter. You want to join a sports club, ask your mother about it. Try to persuade her that sport is necessary for you. | You are a mother. Your son / daughter wants to join a sports club. You are afraid he / she wont manage his / her lessons and sport, thats why you are against it. |
Exercise 4 Work in groups of four. The first group is for the correctness of the following statements Going in for sports is healthy. And the second group is against it. When arguing give some examples and at least 10 arguments. Be polite at all times
Topic 9. TRAVELLING
Nowadays travellingabroad is very popular. Some people prefer to travel by plane, especially businessmen, because it's the fastest means of transportation. Those who are not short of time usually travel by train or by ship. It takes more time but gives the opportunity to see the country you travel through, its picturesque landscapes and nature.
While travelling abroad you have to go through customs, sometimes several times.
As a rule the customs officers check your passports and visas if they are required. When coming to some countries you may need a health certificate or a certificate of vaccination. If you have anything to declare, then you are to fill in the declaration form.
The customs officers may ask you to show your luggage to them. Usually articles for personal use and wear and also used items and gifts are not liable to duty anywhere. If you are carrying much currency you should also declare it. If you are carrying weapons you need a permit. Although some items are liable to duty, if you carry only a small amount of them, they are duty free.
Occasionally the customs officers may take some of your things for a more detailed inspection but usually they return them soon.
Do not try to break the customs rules and regulations because you may have a lot of troubles.
Exercise 1. Read and memorize the following words:
travel - ,
(to) travel... ()...
abroad
on business ,
by train -
by bus -ao6yco
by car
b y ship
by plane
e.g. I like to travel abroad.
Businessmen usually prefer to travel by plane.
tour ( )
e.g. We made a bus-tour round London.
voyage ,
e.g. I don't like sea voyages as I am always sea-sick.
cruise ( )
e.g. My brother is going to have a world cruise.
booking-office
e.g. As the booking-office was closed I had to wait.
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arrival ,
departure 䒿
far e
e.g. What's the fare to Rome?
flight ,,
schedule ,
on schedule ,
e.g. Our train arrived on schedule.
return ticket
e.g. I always try to buy return tickets wherever I go.
one-way ticket - .
through ticket
(to) date a ticket
left-luggage office / check-room
Information Bureau/Inquiry Office
waiting-room
stewardess -
guard -
berth - ,
cabin -
state-room
carriage -
dining-car -
sleeping-car \ sleeper
compartment -
deck -
gangway -pan
rack ,
seat - ice
bag ,
suitcase
trunk
customs -
Exercise 2. Learn the following word-combinations and phrases:
(to) go via - ,
passport control -
(to) announce the departure of flight
Which way to customs? ?
Where do they examine the luggage? ?
Here's my - (,)
Passport -
visa - ³
health certificate -
certificate of vaccination -
declaration form -
Have you anything to declare? = Is there anything liable t duty? - , ?
I have nothing to declare. = There is nothing liable to duty. - , .
Are these things liable to duty? ?
These things are duty free. - ֳ
Are you carrying any currency? - ?
I have only used things and gifts. , ,
I have only articles for personal use and wear. .
Shall I submit for inspection printed matter? ?
manuscripts -
films - ()
PC diskettes -
A V cassettes -
graphics -
foodstuffs -
How much do I have to pay? - ?
Where must I sign? - ?
I need a receipt. -
This doesn't belong to me. - .
Have you finished? - B ?
Exercise 3. Read and dramatize the following dialogues:
1) - Excuse me! Where is the customs control?
- Over there, to the left.
- Could you tell me whether used things and gifts are liable to duty?
- As far as I know, they are not.
- Oh, thanks a lot.
2) - Please, three tickets to Edinburgh.
- One way, sir?
- Two one-way and one return.
- Here you are, sir.
3) - Can I book a ticket to London here.
- Yes, you can, madame. Which flight?
- I think eight two one will do, it's a through plane, isn't it?
- Yes, but it's all booked up. I can offer you only flight eighty two five with a stop-over in Paris.
4) - Where is your passport? The passport control officer is coming.
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- Here it is.
- What is the purpose of your visit? I travel on business.
- Could you produce your visa and declaration form?
- Here they are.
Exercise 4. Role-play Travelling abroad. Customs control.
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| You are a British customs officer. Ask a tourist to open his suitcase. Check his passport, visa and if he has anything to declare. Be polite at all times. | You are a tourist. You are going through British customs. Submit for customs your passport, visa and luggage. You have 5 boxes of chocolates. Follow the instructions of the custom officer. Be polite at all times. |
Topic 10. OUR TECHNICAL SCHOOL
My name is Peter Ivanov. In June I left (finished) school and in August passed my exams at the polytechnical school. The level pass to our technical school was 7. I got 4 in Ukrainian and 5 in mathematics. So my level pass was 9. Now I am a full-time first-year student.
Our polytechnical school is not far from our block of flats and can easily get there by bus. It takes me 25 minutes to get to the technical school. Sometimes I go there on foot. And though it takes me an hour, it is healthy to walk.
Our technical school occupies two buildings. It runs full-time and part-time (or evening) departments. There are several departments at our technical school. Our studies begin at 9 oclock, usually we have six hours (periods) a day. We have a lunch break at 12 oclock. We have a good canteen and during our lunch period we take meals there. There is a gym (gym hall) on the ground floor. Our library is on the second floor. It contains a lot of textbooks and fiction. It is open from 9 a.m. till 8 p.m. in term-time. There is a large reading hall in our technical school and we often do our homework there. Our classrooms and laboratories are large and light. Our labs have modern equipment. The workshops where we have practical training are on the ground floor.
The academic session began on the first of September and will end in June. Every day we attend lectures and have practice.
I do well because I want to become a good specialist. At the end of the term we will take exams and I shall try to pass them successfully.
Some of our students live in the hostel. It is not far from our technical school. It takes them ten minutes to get to the technical school.
Word List:
to| leave| (finish|) school|
to| pass| my| exams|
level| pass|
first-year| student| -
to| take| me| 25 minutes| || ( ) 25
on| foot|
to| occupy| - ||
full-time| department| ||
part-time| department| ||
canteen| -
gym| (gym| hall|) -
library| -
textbooks | ||
fiction | -
reading| hall| -
laboratory| -
modern| equipment| ||
academic| session|
to| attend| lectures| -
to| do| well| - |
to| take| exams|
hostel| -
