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PLANNING A TRIP
Travelling
Introduction
Brainstorm
itinerary
colleagues
nationalities
foreign business trip
cultural differences
social conventions
Itinerary
Before reading
Are you a
spontaneous
traveler?
Have you ever
tried to plan
your trip?
Do you always
plan your trip?
Can you give us
a glimpse of
how you do it?
After reading
Individually
Work in groups
Problems sometimes arise
when people are away from
home. Discuss these problems
with your partners and decide:
What ACTION would you take in
each situation?
Who would you speak to?
What EXACTLY would you say
to that person?
Problem solving
Problem solving
Problem solving
diversions
sitting next to
someone who
talks non-stop
dirty toilets
jet lag
no baggage
trolleys available
strikes
flight delays and
cancellations
1 subway
2 city centre
3 carry-on baggage
4 one-way
5 return
6 freeway
7 rest room
8 elevator
9 coach class
10 timetable
11 car park
12 queue
13 check
14 reservation
15 ground floor
a) line
b) lift
c) public toilet
d) schedule
e) economy class
f) single
g) first floor
h) bill
i) booking
j) round-trip
k) downtown
l) motorway
m) underground
n) hand luggage
o) parking lot
Study the
vocabulary
Do the
translation from
Russian into
English
Complete two
tables
At the airport
You check in
your luggage
and get a
boarding pass.
You go through
passport
control.
You check the
departures
board for your
gate number.
Listening to the
flight
information
At the airport
a) meals
b) taking off
c) safety
instructions
d) belt fastening
e) captain
speaking
f) hand luggage
accommodation
g) reading/
sleeping/
entertaining
h) flight
attendant
welcoming
an assault
a cabin crew
to be frustrated
a septuagenarian
to ban something
to be compelled
someone between
70 and 79 years
old
to forbid something
to be forced to do
something
an attack on
someone (physical
or verbal)
flight attendants /
steward,
stewardess
to be annoyed
Behaving badly
Behaving badly
Behaving badly
Passengers feel
worried and
nervous.
The airline food is
poor quality.
Some passengers
get drunk.
Some airlines don't
have no-smoking
policies.
Passengers don't
respect authority.
Text
Passengers
behaving badly
Vocabulary
Questions
Replying to
letters of
complaint.
Write a
suitable letter
to deal with
one of these
situations.
Invent an
address for the
people and
companies
concerned.
Colin Knapp
Listening
storage space
tapered
sleek-line
chef
raves
mlange of
a la carte
shrimp
ergonomic
upholstery
full-flat position
seat pitch
Finding out
Text Yotel
1) Read and answer the
questions.
2) Work with a partner. Discuss
the advantages of staying at a
Yotel. Think about
the location
the facilities
the time
Listening
Location of hotels
Good links with underground networks
Close to the airport
Totally non-smoking
Good restaurant
Close to client's office
Technology
The Internet
Business centre
Swimming pool
Translation services
Free transport to hotel
Assignment
Your company sends you to participate in a
conference held in Vilnius. You are offered
three hotels to consider. Scan the
information below and decide which hotel
suits you best. Compile your answer
according to the following rating:
location
proximity to airport/station
facilities
privacy
catering
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