Match:
| go up the street go down the street cross turn left at the corner take the first turning on the left go along Abai prospect go as far as the railway station walk past the university go straight ahead take a bus
| a) идите вдоль по проспекту Абая b) садитесь на автобус c) идите вверх по улице d) на первом перекрестке поверните налево e) поверните налево на углу f) идите вниз по улице g)идите прямо, не сворачивая h) идите пока не дойдете до вокзала i) пройдите мимо университета g)пересеките
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Working on dialogues: Read these dialogues.
a) At the booking-office
What is Mark asking for?
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| C: Yes, sir?
Mark: I’d like to book a seat on an afternoon train to Glasgow.
C: Single or return.
Mark: Return, please.
C: That’ll be fifty-seven pounds, sir.
Mark: There you are.
C: Thank you. Your train leaves at two twenty-five. Platform 6.
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b) At the booking-office
How many tickets does he want to buy?
| Mark: Excuse me, where can I book a ticket to Birmingham?
C: The second window to your right. You’ll see it written up.
Mark: Could you give me an early morning train to Birmingham tomorrow?
C: How many tickets?
Mark: Two, please.
C: Just a minute. Let me see.... Well, I can let you have two tickets but in different carriages. Will that do?
Mark: I’m afraid not. See if you can find two tickets in a non-smoker for the day after tomorrow?
C: Yes, we have some tickets left in a second-class sleeper, if you wish.
Mark: I won’t have to change, will I?
C: Oh, no. It’s a through train.
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1. This is a British Railway ticket with the reserved seat at the Ticket office or Travel Agency. Give your comments:
Ø date of travel
Ø class is the coach
Ø What’s the seat?
| Memorize the rules for those who travel by train.
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| | Does
| Don’ts
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| | 1. Be considerate to other people who want to use the station.
2. Allow plenty of time at the station before your train is due.
3. Stay off the tracks.
4. Keep away from the platform edge.
5. Keep a close watch on small children.
6. Secure prams and push-chairs.
1. Try to board a moving train.
2. Ride bikes or use skateboards on the platform.
3. Ignore signs – they are there to protect you.
4. Cross the tracks to reach your platform: use the footbridge or subway.
5. Try to retrieve anything dropped on the line.
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| | | | | Do you think it is necessary to follow all these rules? Why?
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U Listening[1.29]
Listen to Martin talking about his journey from London to Avignon by car.
Mark the sentences T (true) or F(false)
1. There is a lot of traffic in London on Saturday mornings.
2. Petrol is more expensive in Britain than in France.
3. There are two ways to cross the English Channel by car.
4. You can’t drive through the Channel Tunnel.
5. The journey through the tunnel takes an hour.
6. Drivers must sit in their car when they go through the tunnel.
7. The speed limit on French motorways is 120km/h.
8. French motorways aren’t free.
9. It’s 970 kilometers from Calais to Avignon.
& Reading. Read the texts and translate them.
