TALKING POINTS

1. Speak about your goingon a holidaytrip once.

2. Tell your friend that he/sheshould or should notgo:

a) to the Crimea in June;

b) to the Baltic Sea in November;

c) to the Black Sea in August;

d) to the country in January.

3. A. Act out the following situation.

A family is discussing where they will go for their summer holidays...

Even though their tastes are different the family wants to go on holiday together. They are looking at the holiday pages in the papers. They are trying to choose a holiday they all can agree to. They are at home in London on a wet Sunday afternoon.

1. Daughter: Holidays are for doing something different — I'd like to work with my hands — weaving or pottery, or some­thing. I can't stand lying on a beach for more than a couple of days.

2. Father:An active holiday for me — I'd like to go horse-riding. I'm stuck in an office all year round.

3. Son:I love exploring and discovering things; old church­es and castles, different ways of life; smth. genuine and off the beaten track. I don't want to get stuck in a crowd of tourists. It's not worth going on holiday if you can't get away from what you do all year round.

4. Mother:I've been working so hard this year that all I want is to sit around on the beach and have a really lazy time. I want to soak in enough sun to see me through November.

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B. Phone your friend and tell him/her what you have learned from the ads.

С. Which of the routes do you like most?

4. Speak individually or arrange a discussion on the fol­lowing:

a) Where and how would you like to travel?

b) What attracts people in the idea of travelling?

c) Is the romantic aspect of travelling still alive in our time?

Unit 3. Travel by Rail