A Visit to the Doctor
Doctor. Well, what is the trouble? You are looking rather unwell, I must say.
Mr Brown. You had better ask me what is not trouble with me, Doctor. It seems to me that I am suffering all the illnesses imaginable: headaches, earache, insomnia, indigestion, pains in the stomach, muscle pains, appetite loss. To make things worse I've caught a cold, I've got a sore throat, so I'm sneezing and coughing all the time. I feel hot and feverish. I get short of breath. Actually, I feel more dead than alive.
Doctor. I'm sorry to hear that. Anyway, I don't think things are as bad as you can imagine. Let me have a look at you. I'd like to listen to your chest. Your heart, chest and lungs are not too bad. Now let me see your throat. Yes, it looks a bit sore. Show me your tongue. Have you taken your temperature?
Mr Brown. Not yet, but I guess I should.
Doctor. Well, I don't find anything radically wrong with you. But it is clear that you're run down, and if you don't take care of yourself, you may have a nervous breakdown. So first of all I advise you to stop worrying. Take some rest, have regular meals, keep off alcohol. If possible, give up smoking, at least for a time. Have this tonic made up and take 1 tablespoon three times a day before meals.
Mr Brown. What about diet, doctor?
Doctor. Well, keep to a diet of salads and fruit, and a bit meat. If you do this I can promise you a full recovery.
Mr Brown. But if I don't?
Doctor. You have to decide what is the lesser evil to follow my advice or prepare for a better world!
TRANSPORT
1. Answer the questions:
1. Do you like to travel?
2. What cities or places have you already visited?
3. In what way did you get there?
4. Have you ever traveled by air (by train, by ship, by car)?
5. Have your parents a car?
6. Did you travel with your parents in the car?
7. Did you travel on business or for pleasure?
8. Do you like to travel by car? Why?
9. Do you like to travel by air (by train, by ship)?
10. Do you buy tickets in advance?
11. How many days in advance do you book your tickets?
12. Why are many people fond of traveling?
13. What are the advantages of travelling by air?
14. What means of travelling do you know?
15. What do you do on the eve of departure?
16. Do you often call a taxi?
17. What procedures do you have before the flight at the airport?
18. What does the stewardess do during the flight?
2. Read and translate the text:
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
People use various means of communication to get from one place to another.
In the old days people had to travel several days, weeks and months to get to the place they needed. They either went on foot, by coaches driven by horses or on horseback or by boats and ships. Then trains, trams, cars, buses, airplanes, underground and other means appeared.
Many people like to travel by air as it is the fastest way of travelling. A lot of people like to travel by train because they can look at passing villages, forests and fields through windows. Some people like to travel by car. There they can go as slowly or as fast as they like. They can stop when and where they want.
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People who live in big cities use various means of communication to get from one place to another.
Do you know what means of communication Londoners use? Londoners use the underground railway. They call it 'the tube'.
London's underground is the oldest in the world. It was opened in 1863.
Londoners use buses. The first bus route was opened in London in 1904. Today there are hundreds of routes there. The interesting thing is that some of the routes are the same as many years ago. London's buses are double-decked buses.
Londoners do not use trams, though London was the first ■' city where trams appeared. And now it is one of the biggest cities in the world where there are no trams. The last tram left the streets of London many years ago.
Londoners use cars. You can see a lot of cars in London streets.
When Londoners leave the town, they use trains, ships or airplanes.
Asking the way
3. Read and remember following words and word-combinations:
1. to sightsee
2. to get to ,
3. to get on ( )
4. to get off -
5. to go along ,
6. to go down - ,
7. to turn to the right
to take the third right turn -
8. to turn to the left
to take the third turning to your left -
9. to cross the square
10. to take a bus
11. to go on foot -
12. to walk-
13. to go up the steps
14. to head off
15. to be on ones right
16. to be straight ahead
