Lesson 1. BREAKING THE ICE

A. Work in pairs. Which of these airport codes can you match to the cities below? Make sure you say the let­ters clearly:

— AMS — that's for Amsterdam I think.

— MIA — that must be Miami.

— 1ST— that might be Istanbul.

Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin (Tegel or Schonefeld), Budapest, Cairo, Chicago (O'Hare), Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, London (Heath­row, Gatwick, Stansted or City), Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, New York (JFK, Newark or La Guardia), Paris (Charles de Gaulle or Orly), Rio de Janeiro, Rome (Leonardo da Vinci/ Fiumicino), Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo (Narita), Zurich.

PROJECT WORK

Finishing your work at this Unit you should prepare one of the parts of your project work:

— promote one of the air companies of your chosen coun­try. Use tourist and transportation booklets;

— make up an itinerary of a packaged tour, including at least two flights.

Time for Fun

A travel agent looked up from his desk to see an older lady and an older gentleman peering in the shop window at the posters showing the glamorous destinations around the world. The agent had had a good week and the dejected couple looking in the window gave him a rare feeling of generosity. He called them into his shop and said, "I know that on your pension you could never hope to have a holiday, so I am sending you off to a fabulous resort at my expense, and I won't take no for an answer." He took them inside and asked his secretary to write two flight tickets and book a room in a five star hotel. They, as can be expected, gladly accepted, and were on their way. About a month later the little lady came in to his shop. "And how did you like your holiday?" he asked eagerly. "The flight was exciting and the room was lovely," she said. "I've come to thank you. But, one thing puzzled me. Who was that old guy I had to share the room with?"

CONTENTS

Unit I. THE ART OF LIVING

Lesson 1. BREAKING THE ICE

To make the world a friendly place,