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11. Agree or disagree on the following statements. Give your rea-

sons.

For agreement use: That's an idea. Sounds good. Sounds like a good idea. Yes, I agree with you. Right you are.

For disagreement use: That's not a good idea. I don't think so. I disagree... Of course not. Not for me.

1. Camping is the ideal way of spending a holiday.

2. Going to the seaside is boring. How can you do it every year?!

3. Holidays should be educational. The more you come to know, the better is your holiday.

4. The best way to rest is to fly to a remote island somewhere in the Pacific so nobody could bother you there.

5. Sport is the best rest. So mountain biking or mountain climbing is the right thing.

6. All these resorts are for elders, because can't get good entertain­ment there. That's why young people should rest in the city.

12. Speak about the way you like or dislike spending your holi­days. Use the following phrases.

Personally,... As for me,... As a matter of fact.

I really enjoy...(-ing) I love...(-ing)

I quite like...(-ing) I don't mind...(-ing)

I don't really like...(-ing) I don7find...(-ing) interesting

DIALOGUE 2

Read and dramatize the dialogue.

HOLIDAY PLANS

Hallo, Charles, it's me, Mary. Hi, Mary, how are you? I'm very well, thanks. How are you? I'm fine.

Good. I am ringing to ask if you know anything about hotels in Brighton.

No, I am afraid I can't be of very much help to you there.

We are going to take the kids to the South this summer. I

thought you've been to Brighton.

I have. Several times. But I've always taken a tent.

Oh, I see. That's not our case. Vfe could never do it with George

and Susan. They are terribly naughty, so we simply must find a

nice hotel where they'll put up with noisy kids.

I think it's not a problem. Why not go to a travel agency? Or

look at ads?

Well, yes. As a matter of fact I was reading one paper this morn­ing. And I found one. It sounded marvellous. This hotel is right on the beach, and that's essential. The kids are really only in­terested is scrabbling in the sand and jumping into the sea ev­ery five minutes. I know just how it is.

And the rooms have balconies facing the sea, so it would be pos­sible for us to keep an eye on the kids while they are playing. Sounds good. Is it expensive?

Rather. The food is good though — according to the advertise­ment — but they always say that.

Of course. The only way to find out is to go and try it. Or ask somebody who's been there. Oh, look, it's just occurred to me — Mr. and Mrs. Croft, who live across the street, have been to Brighton several times and they always stayed at the hotels.

Did they?

I'll ask them to give you a call.

That's very kind of you. They won't mind, will they?

They'll be pleased to help.

Thank you ever so much, Charles.

No thanks at all. Glad to help.

13, Role play.

THE BEST WAY TO SPEND A HOLIDAY

Student A

Ask advice from your partner

What would you advise me to... Where do you advise me to...? If you were me, what (where) would you...? What do you think...? Really?

What can you recommend...? Are you sure?

Give advice to your partner

If you ask me... If I were you, I'd... because... How about... (-ing)?

Why not... (-ing)? I really recommend you... From my own experience I can tell you,..

Swap roles.

14. You are a manager at a travel agency different people come to you to book a holiday trip. What will you recommend to these different customers? Use real travelling information, tour­ist's booklets, and advertisements.

1. A middle-class family with 2 children (5 and 7).

2. An elderly couple eager to explore the world.

3. Three students on a budget, looking for new places and new faces.

4. A middle-aged businessman with his wife, tired of 5-star hotels and beaches, wanting something different.

5. A just-married couple on the honeymoon.

15. Discuss:

1. Vacation should be educational. The best way to spend a vacation is to go to an ancient place like Rome or London. There you can see historic building and places.

2. We need holidays to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, from the streets, traffic and the strain. So we need to go to a quiet remote village to have good rest.

3. A holiday is time to enjoy yourself. So entertainment should come first. Discos, parties and clubs every night — that's a good holiday for me.

4. My suggestion is a camping holiday It is cheap and you can feel the real beauty of the nature that way Besides, walking is good for health.

5. Doing nothing — that's a holiday. I need a place where I can just sit and relax with a good book in my hands looking at the sea in the distance.

16. Read and translate Laura's story. Put the verbs in the right forms.

A GOOD HOLIDAY

Last Easter I (to go) to New York for ten days with my best friend Julia. We (to be) friends since primary school, but we (not to meet) very often as we both (to have) families and busy schedules at work. So we (to decide) (to let) our husbands and children (to enjoy) themselves with­out us and (to fly) away

We (to stay) in a hotel near Broadway It (to be) freezing but we (not to mind) that because we (to go) shopping every day and we (to see) a different show every night. One day we (to climb) up the Empire State Building and on the other day we (to drive) to the Bronx Zoo. We (to have) delicious meals in all kinds of restaurants: Indian, Japanese, Ital­ian and even Russian. We never (to stop)!

We (to forget) that we (to be) over forty and (to live) like teenagers again. It (to be) incredible!

DIALOGUE 3

Read, memorize and dramatize the dialogue.

A BAD HOLIDAY

Interviewer: So where did you go, Bruce?

Bruce: Wfell, I wanted a relaxing holiday because I was very stressed.

So I went to the Caribbean. Interviewer: Did you have a good time? Bruce: No, I didn't. It was terrible!

Interviewer: Oh, dear. Well, tell me all about it. When did you go there? Bruce: About two years ago. Interviewer: Who did you go with?

Bruce: Nobody. I wanted to be alone. I really needed to relax. Interviewer: And how did you get there?

Bruce: By plane to Barbados, then I got a small boat to the island.

Interviewer: Where did you stay?

Bruce: In a small hotel on the beach.

Interviewer: That sounds nice. What was the weather like?

Bruce: Terrible. It was too hot. It was 45° every day.

Interviewer: Wow, that's hot! What was the food like?

Bruce: It was awful. I couldn't eat it.

Interviewer: Really?

Bruce: Yes. It was always cold and badly-cooked. Interviewer: What did you do?

Bruce: Nothing. I stayed in the hotel. It was too hot to go out. In

the day and at night it was too dangerous. I just stayed in the hotel all the time. Interviewer: So how long did you stay? Bruce: Only for three days. Interviewer: You went to the Caribbean for three days? Bruce: Yes, on the third night I decided to go home. That was the

end of my relaxing holiday. Only three days and it cost me a fortune! Interviewer: Oh, dear.

17. Complete the dialogues.

1.

— Have you ever been to London?

— No, but...

— Did he go there by train?

— No,...

— it better than by train?»•»

— Where did he stay? • • •

— Can he recommend us a good place to stay or at least a good ac­commodation agency?

— Thank you very much. I am so grateful to you. It's my first trip to London and I am so nervous.

• $ 4

2.

_ f «• «•

— Yes, I am leaving on Saturday. I'd like to see the British Museum, the Tower and the Tower Bridge, Big Ben and other historical

sights.

• • •

— I am staying at a hotel. It is a small Bed & Breakfast in the sub­urb.

•«•

— No, not at all. It's dormitory type for just £ 20 per night. «««

— Breakfast is included, and they have cooking facilities as well as a

small restaurant next door. • ♦»

— Mostly sightseeing. •»t

— In two weeks. • *»

— Thank you very much.

18. Interview your groupmates about their last holidays. Ask more questions.

Where?

When?

Who / with?

How / get there?

Where / stay? How long / stay?

What was the weather like? Hotel? Food? People?

What / do/ during the day? At night?

How much / spend? Buy any souvenirs?

/ meet anybody interesting?

/ a good time?

/ any problems?

19. Speak about...

1. What is good about going abroad for holidays?

2. What is good at spending you holidays at home?

3. Each time you go to a new place, you may come upon something unexpected. What can it be?

4. What type of holiday do you prefer?

5. What do you enjoy doing while on holidays?

6. Is there anything you can do only while on holidays and never during the rest of the year? What is it?

20. Translate into English.

— Куда ты поедешь этим летом?

— Я поеду в Египет. Я люблю плавать с аквалангом. Море там чистое. Это очень интересно.

— Разве там не жарко летом?

— Довольно жарко. Но я еще не решился. Я, может быть, возьму отпуск зимой и поеду в Египет в феврале. А какие у тебя планы?

— Я тоже еще не решил. Может быть, поеду по Европе.

— Поездом?

— Нет, на машине. Я люблю путешествовать на машине.

— Возьмешь с собой семью?

— Нет, я люблю путешествовать один. Дети поедут в летний лагерь, а жена— на море. Хочешь со мной?

— Очень любезно с твоей стороны. Я, пожалуй, все же поеду в Египет.

21. Write an essay on the topic " The Best Holidays/Vacation I Ever Had" or " The Worst Holidays/Vacation I Ever Had".

TEXT 3

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Group work. Discuss and use the phrases from the box below.

1. Why do you think people need vacation?

2. How long do you think school vacation must be?

3. How many week's vacation a year should people have?

I think people need a break because...

Perhaps vacation should not be long. What I mean is...

We all need a vacation. The kind of thing I'm thinking about is...

Vocabulary

surf — прибой

sidewalk — тротуар

to relax — расслабляться, отдыхать

to recharge — восстанавливать силы

career — карьера

cathartic cliches — милые слуху избитые фразы

to ignore — игнорировать

overwork — перегрузка

overbearing — несносный

overreaching — недостижимый

to let somebody off the hook — отпустить кого-то

available — доступный, имеющийся в наличии / в распоряжении

whim — прихоть, каприз, причуда

employer — работодатель

employee — работник, сотрудник

government — правительство

wealth — богатство, благосостояние

envy — зависть

to mandate — диктовать

time off — отпуск, выходной

hence — следовательно, как следствие

proliferation — изобилие

device — устройство

brain — мозг

to decompress — отдохнуть, уменьшить давление despite — несмотря на benefit — выгода

at smb's disposal — в (чьем-то) распоряжении average — средний, в среднем comparison — сравнение

corporate Europe — сотрудники европейских корпораций pond — пруд

the point is... — дело в том, что...

intense — интенсивный

holistic — целостный

tangible — осязаемый, материальный

intangible — неосязаемый, нематериальный

the standard of living — жизненный стандарт, уровень жизни

monetary — денежный

productivity — производительность indispensable — незаменимый brainwashing — «промывка мозгов» to handing off — передавать, отдавать

colleague — коллега

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to engender — порождать, вызывать

to downsize — уменьшаться в размере, сокращаться

vital — живой, смертный

workload — нагрузка

pressure — давление

fear — страх

volatile — непостоянный, изменчивый to replace — заменять to discover — обнаруживать it boils down to... — все сводится к... to negotiate — проводить переговоры recognition — признание commitment — обязательство to deny — отрицать

THE VACATION SITUATION IN AMERICA

Ah, vacation. The sand, the surf. The mountains and hiking. The city streets and sidewalk cafes. I need a vacation. That's what most of the Americans think, but don't do.

They have heard all the sayings: " Vacation is a great way to relax, re­charge and come away with a fresh perspective that can drive your ca­reer to new heights. Too bad these cathartic cliches ignore the realities of the 2000s: overwork, overbearing managers and overreaching technol­ogy that never let American professionals off the hook.

The reality is that the amount of vacation time available to U.S. work­ers is at the whim of U.S. employers. While there may be some truth to the fact that a lack of government intervention in this matter is a major reason for the global dominance of the U.S. economy, they are at an extreme end of the work-life balance spectrum. And to many, the end is the wrong one.

Sure, U.S. production, wealth and work ethics are the envy of the industrial world. But, as a result, employers mandate how many weeks an employee can take off.

A dirty secret in corporate America however, is that a vacation is not a right, but a privilege. Hence the proliferation of PDA devices, laptops and mobile phones on beaches across California, Florida and Mexico.

Unlike his counterpart in Europe, it seems the U.S. worker has his Job on the brain even when the time has come to decompress, be it at home or on vacation. Despite the evident benefits to the economy and overall productivity, is it worth it?

The average vacation time in America is 12 days while in Germany It is 35, in France — 37, and in Italy the norm is an astounding 42 days щ year. This is unheard of in America. Even the British have 28 days at their disposal, which means that one of the most stringent European nations in terms of time off provides twice as much as the average Amer­ican company.

Another important consideration in this comparison is the fact that during certain times of the year, corporate Europe as a whole takes a vacation. Try doing business with a European company in August or in second half of December and early January, for example. We are dealing with a totally different mentality on the other side of the pond.

The point is the ever-elusive balance of work and life. U.S. business has a reputation for being all work and no play, while business in Europe Is less intense and more holistic.

Many Europeans however, would cite that intangible " quality of life" metric. The standard of living in the U.S. may be the highest in the in­dustrial world in terms of monetary compensation, but what about fam­ily time, personal time and stress levels?

Another point is that technology and a major push by industry for Increased productivity have convinced many folks they are indispensable.

People don't take long vacations — if they take them at all — because Companies have been ''brainwashing" employees into feeling guilty about handing off their work to colleagues. They have engendered a sense of insecurity. Now there are all these narcissistic worker bees who, when companies downsize, are shocked because they think, 'Hey, I'm vital.'

Many workers believe that their workload simply doesn't allow them to take all the time off.

Others say it is pressure or fear that keeps them from using all their vacation, not their workload. In the volatile labor economy of the 21^st century American workers are not using their vacation days, because they're scared of being replaced while they're away or that their employer would discover that they are not indispensable.

It boils down to personal choice. You can have your cake and eat it too in America. Because government does not regulate vacation time here, there is always the possibility of negotiating more days off once you gain a certain position of recognition in the company.

No matter how many people applaud the American work ethic and commitment, nobody can deny the tangible and intangible benefits of a vacation to workers with full, busy lives.

By lan Harrison

TEXT WORK

1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.

Recharge, cliches, ignore, overbearing, whim, extreme, wealth de­vice, astounding, stringent, intangible, quality, industry, increased, guilty, engendered, insecurity, folks, pressure, volatile, scared, government, ap­plaud.

2. Answer the questions.

1. Why do people need vacation?

2. What are the realities of the 2000s?

3. Who regulates the amount of vacation time in the US?

4. What is the major reason for the global dominance of the US ac­cording to the author's opinion?

5. Where is America on work-balance spectrum, the author thinks?

6. Why does industrial world envy America?

7. Why do you see the proliferation of computer devices on the re­sort beaches?

8. What is the average vacation time in America and in European countries?

9. When does all corporate Europe take vacations?

10. What is the main difference between business in Europe and Amer­ica?

11. What does the author say about the standard of living in the USA?

12. What are the major reasons why American workers don't take long vacation?

13. What is the way to get more vacation time in America?

3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find them in the text and translate sentences with them.

Sidewalk cafe, to come away with a fresh perspective, to drive the career to new heights, cathartic cliches, overbearing managers, at the whim of U.S. employers, a major reason for the global dominance, at an
extreme end of the work-life balance spectrum, dirty secret, corporate America, PDA device, laptop, unlike his counterpart in Europe, overall productivity average vacation time, astounding 42 days a year, stringent European nation, in this comparison, totally different mentality, on the other side of the pond, ever-elusive balance of work and life, less intense and more holistic, intangible metric, quality of life, in terms of mone­tary compensation, a major push by industry, increased productivity, brainwashing" employees, to engender a sense of insecurity, narcissis­tic worker bees, I'm vital, I'm not indispensable, workload, volatile la­bor economy, to be scared of being replaced, it boils down to personal choice, a certain position of recognition in the company, American work ethic and commitment.

4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

Городские улицы; прибой; мне нужно отдохнуть; отличный способ отдохнуть и восстановить силы; реальность 2000-х годов; количество дней на отпуск; имеется в наличии / в распоряжении; недостаток правительственного вмешательства; этика работы; про­мышленный мир; зависть; в результате; отпуск — это не право, а привилегия; в отличие от европейских коллег; портативный ком­пьютер (ноутбук); мобильный телефон; сотрудники думают о ра­боте даже во время отпуска; в их распоряжении; важная мысль; в этой связи; во второй половине декабря; дело в том, что...; личное время; уровень стресса; многие люди думают, что они незамени­мы; чувствовать себя виноватым; компании уменьшаются (сокра­щаются); бояться (2); регулировать время отпуска; все сводится к личному выбору; не важно; никто не отрицает; материальная и не­материальная выгода; это неслыханно для Америки.

5. Make up word combinations. Find them in the text and trans­late the sentences.

sidewalk average evident global industrial work major fresh

government

extreme intervention

personal cafe

certain commitment

6. What are the full forms of these words?

PDA, US, USA, EU, GB, UK, UN, UNESCO, FIFA

7. Match pairs of synonyms and translate them. Find them in the text.

co-worker job

in this matter consideration

overall worker

work in this comparison

employee people

despite in spite of

mobile phone general

folks cell phone

thought colleague

9. Describe the vacation situation in America in 5—7 sentences

(make a summary of the text).

10. Agree or disagree on the following statements. Give your rea­sons.

For agreement use: For disagreement use:

I agree. I don 7 agree.

I fully agree. I don V think so.

I am with you here. I disagree...

I suppose it is. Nothing of the kind.

I expect it should be. Not in the least.

1. Everybody needs a vacation.

2. Vacation is a great way to relax and recharge.

3. The realities of the 2000s are overworking, overbearing managers and overreaching technology.

4. U.S. economy has the global dominance.

5. A lack of government intervention is a major reason for the global dominance of the U.S. economy.

6. Americans are at an extreme end of the work-life balance spec­trum. And the end is the wrong one.

7. U.S. production, wealth and work ethics are the envy of the rest of industrial world.

8. \& cation is not a right, but a privilege.

9. It seems the U.S. worker has his job on the brain even when the time has come to decompress, be it at home or on vacation. De­spite the evident benefits to the economy and overall productivity, is it worth it?

10. It is a very good practice that there are certain times of the year when corporate Europe as a whole takes a vacation.

11. U.S. business is all work and no play.

12. The standard of living in the U.S. is the highest in the industrial world in terms of monetary compensation.

13. People can't take long vacations in the US.

14. Nobody can deny the tangible and intangible benefits of a vaca­tion to workers with full, busy lives.

11. Discuss:

1. You work hard all the year round for your vacation. You have earned it, why not take it?

2. From a macro point of view it is beneficial to live in the one coun­try that can lay claim to superpower status. It helps to have a higher standard of living per capita than the rest of the world. But what kind of life is mandatory overtime, 50+-hour weeks and less than two weeks vacation a year? By the time you reach retirement, do you really reap what you have sown (сеять)? Do you even have the strength or will to?

3. With the advent of mobile phones, Internet cafes, pagers and per­sonal digital assistants (PDAs), co-workers and bosses can track us down just as easily whether we're across the street or halfway around the globe. Staying in touch with the office during a vaca­tion is not only widely accepted, it's often expected. Sure, vaca-

tioners have the option to leave all their gadgets behind, but many Americans choose to bring them along. What about you?

DIALOGUE 4

Read and dramatize the dialogue.

ARE WE GOING ANYWHERE?

Where are you going to spend your holidays this year? We may go abroad. I am not sure. My wife wants to go to Spain. I'd like to go there too. We can't make up our minds. Will you travel by train or by air? We may travel by train. It's cheaper, isn't it?

It may be cheaper, but it takes a long time. I am sure you will enjoy yourselves.

Don't be so sure. We may not go anywhere. My wife always wor­ries too much. Who is going to look after the dog? Who is going to look after the house? Who is going to look after the garden? We have this problem every year. In the end we stay at home and look after everything!

11. Find out the meanings of the underlined words and word com­binations from the context.

12. Translate into English.

Последние исследования показывают, что работники во всем мире все меньше и меньше используют свой отпуск полностью. И в наихудшей ситуации на сегодняшний день оказалась Америка. Согласно прогнозам в этом году 14 % сотрудников не пойдут в от­пуск совсем и более 30 % не используют отпуск полностью.

43-летний историк Гордон Джонсон говорит, что не знает, ка­кой отпуск ему положен, и не заботится об этом, так любит свою работу и не знает, что бы он делал во время отпуска. Конечно, он ездит всей семьей на неделю к морю. Но дело в том, что когда он возвращается, на него наваливается столько работы, что он начи­нает сожалеть о том, что отдыхал.

Многие американцы не уходят в отпуск из-за боязни потерять работу. Экономические кризисы последнего десятилетия подорва­ли уверенность многих работников в их незаменимости, поэтому
они всегда хотят быть на виду, когда принимаются важные реше­ния. И даже когда они все-таки едут отдыхать, они берут с собой свои компьютеры и телефоны и всегда остаются на связи с офи­сом.

Многие исследователи говорят, что США — единственная стра­на, в которой люди отдыхают, чтобы потом работать еще более усердно. Во всем мире люди работают для того, чтобы отдыхать.

PROJECT WORK

1. You are a travel agent. Recommend your customers a particular type of holiday. Make the presentation to your group. Try to be different from your friends and groupmates. Make your presentation as attractive as possible. Convince your customer to choose the holiday you recom­mend.

2. Carry out your own survey " Vacation Situation in Russia". Write an essay on this topic using real information. Present your survey to the group.

Unit 2. Air Travel

GROUP TALK

Have you ever travelled by air? If yes:

1. When was it?

2. Where did you go?

3. Who travelled with you?

4. How long was your flight?

5. What kind of plane was it?

6. What did you do on board?

7. Did you enjoy your flight?

8. Would you like to travel by ai

If no:

1. Would you like to travel by air? Why?

2. What are advantages and dis­advantages of air travel, do you think?

again? Why?

TEXT 1

Vocabulary

airport — аэропорт plane = aircraft — самолет crew — команда

steward, stewardess = flight attendant — стюарт, стюардесса to fly on the plane — лететь на самолете (в качестве пассажира) to fly a plane — лететь на самолете (в качестве пилота) flight — рейс, полет to check in — зарегистрироваться