Pre-Listening Tasks
1.1. Look through the list of geographical names which you’ll hear in the recording: Birmingham [ÈbÎùmIN«m] Manchester [ÈmQntSIst«] - cities in England Southampton [ÈsaUTÈQmpt«n] - a British port town in the South of England
Florence [Èflr«ns] - cities in Italy Bologna [b«Èl«Unj«] Brindisi [ÈbrIndIzI] - a port in Italy Patras [ÈpQtr«s] - a port in Greece
Corinth [ÈkrInT] - cities in Greece 1.2. Learn the following words: Tricia [ÈtrIS«] - женское имя, сокр. от Patricia caravan [ÈkQr«vQn] - дом-фургон, трейлер mainland - материк
Listening Exercises 2.1. You are going to hear Greg and Tricia talking about their holidays. Listen to their conversation and mark the following statements as True or False: 1. Greg and Tricia are going to have quite an active holiday. 2. They are both going on a 3-week late summer holiday. 3. Both Tricia and Greg are leaving for a holiday with their relatives. 4. Both Tricia and Greg are going to combine pleasure and work while on holiday.
2.2. Listen to the dialogue again focusing on the details of the conversation. Complete the following sentences: 1. Tricia and Kerry are leaving next … 2. Their flight leaves … 3. They are flying from … 4. They are going to be in Italy for… 5. They are coming back … 6. If there’s time the sisters want to visit … 7. Greg and some of his friends are catching … 8. They are hoping to get across... in time to catch the ferry from... 9. Greg and his companions are coming back...
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Rimini [ÈrImInI]
Delphi [ÈdelfI]
