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Unit 3 Travelling from Place to Place
Part one
Warming up
A:Here are some announcements broadcast at some airports. Listen carefully to each announcement and pay attention to flight numbers, departure time and aboarding gate numbers. Write them in the correct spaces.
Tapescript:
◆ Last call for British Airways flight BAg12 for Tokyo. BA912 for Tokyo due to depart at 11:20 boarding at Gate 17.
◆ British Airways flight BA877 to Boston. British Airways flight BA877 to Boston due to depart at 11:20 boarding now at Gate 14.
◆ British Airways flight BA292 for Frankfurt, Athens and Karachi. Flight BA292 for Frankfurt, Athens and Karachi due to depart at 11:25 now board at Gate 19.
◆TW A flight, TW695 to New Y ork. TW A flight TW695 to New Y ork departing 11:30 boarding Gate 16.
◆British Airways passengers for the British Airways Super Shuttle flight to Edfnburgh. this flight is now boarding at gate No. 4. British Airways Super Shuttle flight to Edinburgh: this flight is now boarding at gate No. 4.
◆East African Airlines flight EA831 to Nairobi, EA831 to Nairobi due to depart at 11:35 boarding Gate 24.
◆British Airways passengers wishing to travel to Cork – flight No. BA838 -- this flight is now checking in at gate No. 9. British Airways passengers to Cork on flight No. BA838: this flight is now checking in at gate No. 9.
◆Iberia flight IB290 to Madrid, Iberia flight 113290 to Madrid due to depart at 11.35 boarding Gate 15.
◆Lufthansa flight LH039 to Hamburg, Lufthansa flight LH039 for Hamburg departing at 11.40 boarding at Gate 9.
◆Passengers for British Airways flight BA666 to Muscat, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, BA666 for Muscat, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore due to depart at 11.40 boarding Gate 18.
◆Aer Lingus passengers to Dublin -- flight number AI141: this flight is now closing at gate No. 6. Aer Lingus to Dublin -- flight number AI141;
this flight is now closing at gate No. 6.
◆British Airways passengers for flight number BA560 to Athens i this flight is now closing at gate No. 22.
B: here is an anouncement made by the Chief steward about the buffet car on a train. Listen carefully and write a check(√) next to the things you can buy in the buffet car.
Tapescript:
Chief Steward: May I have your attention please, ladies and gentlemen?
This is the Chief Steward speaking. We would like to inform all passengers that the buffet car is now open. The buffet car is situated towards the middle of the train. On sale are tea, coffee and soft drinks, a selection of fresh and toasted sandwiches including egg and tomato, ham and tomato, egg and cress, roast chicken and toasted cheese; cheeseburgers, beef burgers and sausages and a licensed bar. The buffet car is situated towards the middle of the train. Thank you.
Part two
It’s the only way to travel
Key words:
journey plane jet travel train
Douglas and annabel have arrived at their friend Charles’s house by plane and by train respectively. Which means of transportation is better? Listen to their conversation and complete the following chart with key words.
By Plane By Train
Departure
time
9:15 10:30
Arrival time 10:30 13:30
Advantages quick/ beautiful/
view Frequent service(hourly)/modern/ comfortable/ lovely view from dining car
Disadvantages Have to get Gatwick
Airport/ expensive
quite crowed / quite expensive
Tapescript:
A -- Annabel C -- Charles D -- Douglas
D: Ah! That's much better!
C. Ah ! That's yours, I think... er ... Doug.
D: Thank you very much, Charles.
C: Right. Y ou have a good journey then, Douglas?
D: Yes I did, I did. I must say the plane was marvellous, marvellous.
C: V ery quick, then?
D: Er ... the plane journey was terrifically quick ... er ... I mean, you ... er ... what ... you met me about 9 ... er ... what.., er... 10... 10:45.
C: About 10:30.
D: Yes, the plane got in at... er... 10:30 and we left Gatwick at 9:15.
C: What time did you have to start though in the morning?
D: Well, that was.., er... that was a different story, because I had to get to Victoria ... um ... at ... you know, to get toGatwick and it's.., er... from.., er... Victoria to Gatwick's three quarters of an hour. Then I had to leave home at 7:30 and get up at 6:30.
C: Oh, gracious me !
D: So I'm not sure if you save much really.
C: Jet travel, my goodness me! It was worth the experience, though?
D: Oh, I mean, you know, I've never flown across the South of England and it really looked absolutely fantastic, especially as we proach ... approached P|ymgot. h, you know, with this sunshine and it looked really marvellous ... marvellous:
C: Well, when you come up next time, would you be coming the same way?
D: Oh, I don't think so. I don't. ~ ~ to be honest... Hallo, isn't that... Annabel!
C: Oh it is, it's Annabel.
D: Over here, over here!
A: Hallo!
C: Nice to see you, my dear.
A: Hallo there, how are you?
C: Want a drink, my dear?
A: Yes, please.
C: Right, I'll ... er ... fix them. You had a good journey?
A: Yes, I had a lovely time, I came by train ... er ... it was ... er...
C: What time did you start then?
A: Oh, about 10.30 I think. Got here about 1:30. So it's only ... what.., three hours. V ery quick.
C: V ery good. Douglas came up by plane!
A: Oh, how fancy! Well, this was ... er ... this was a nice train, you know, very modern and comfortable. And of course loads of trains -- about every hour I think.
C: Oh, great. Did you get something to eat on the train?
A: Yes thanks, yes. Had a nice lunch. Oh, it's wonderful, you can sit there drinking your soup and watching the view go by. I like it ...
D: I bet it's a... it's a hell of a lot cheaper than the plane.
A: Well, actually, I thought it was quite expensive ... um ... unless you've got, you know, a student card or something.
D: Oh, those days are long gone!
A: But it was quite ... quite crowded. I was ... I was glad I'd booked a seat, you know.
D: Yes, yes.
Part III
Villa Rentals
Key words:
Villa Rentals holiday villa bedroom bathroom kitchen sitting-room terrace car video rent fishing village
A: In this part you are going to hear two telephone conversations between a travel agent and two different customers who want to rent holiday homes. Listen carefully and complete the following chart with key words according to the information you hear on the tape.
Customer1 Customer2
required Sep.4---Sep.17 Aug.5---Aug. 18
No. of bedrooms 2 double and 1 single 1 double and 1 big bedroom with
2 single beds and a sofa
No. of
bathrooms
3 1 full bathroom
No. of other bedrooms 3(kitchen, dining room,
sitting-room)
2 (kitchen, living-sitting room
√ ×
Swimming
pool?
√（six days a week）×
Maid
service?
￡80 for a Fiesta ￡98 for a Fiesta
Car rental
weekly
√ √
Air fare
included?
￡570 ￡270
Cost per
person
B: Now listen again. Decide which two of the pictures of holiday homes the travel agent is talking about. Give reasons for your choice. Tapescrip:
Conversation I
T -- Travel agent C 1 -- Customer 1 ( Telephone ringing)
T: Hello, Villa Rentals, can I help you?
Cl: Oh, hello. I do hope so. You see my husband and I are looking for a holiday villa and we've heard that you have some nice places in Italy, Iniscia.
T: Oh yes, madam. We've got several villas on offer in Iniscia. How many people would there be in your party?
CI: Well, it's just the family, you know, my 'husband and ...the three children.
T: A party of five then, yes. And er... when would you want to be there? C1: When? Erm... Oh well, it would have to be in September.
T: In September. Uh-huh. And for how many weeks?
C1: For two actually, the first two in September.
T: The first two in September. Oh, well, we've only got one place free then, madam. Oh, but it's a very beautiful one, the Villa Delmonti.
C1: And it's nice, is it?
T: Oh, it's an absolute dream, madam. It's set on a hilltop with a big garden and a beautiful view out over the sea towards Naples.
CI: It sounds as if you've been there.
T: Yes, for a couple of days last October on an inspection tour. And I fell in love with it at first sight.
CI: Er, how many rooms has it got?
T: Well, on the ground floor there are two double bedrooms, both of them beautifully decorated, a single bedroom and all three have their own bathroom and toilet facilities. Then still on the ground floor there's a large kitchen, a large dining room and a very big outside terrace. And then upstairs it's got a very large sitting-room with windows all around and a back garden with a big swimming pool.
C1: Mm, it does sound nice, yes. There is a maid or cleaner or something, is there?
T: Oh, yes, madam, six days a week.
CI: Oh, well, I dare say we can manage for the seventh. Em... what about distances? Is it far from the town and all that? Do you think we'd need a car?
T: Actually we do normally advise people to hire a car.
CI: And how much would a smallish car cost?
T: On well for a ...
C1: You know, for a Metro or a Renault five or a Ford Fiesta, nothing grand.
T: Ah, for a Fiesta, it would be about ￡80 a week.
C1: And for the house for those two weeks?
T: For the period of September 4th till the 17th inclusive, it would cost, mm, you're five people, let me see, um, ￡570 per person for the two weeks, including the return airfare.
CI: Mm, well, it could be worse. Yes well, I'd really like to see some photographs of this place or something. Can you arrange that?
T: Oh, of course, madam. We've got a video of it, so any time you care to come in, you could see it.
Cl: Oh, right. I'll be ... I'll be in this afternoon. Thank you for your help. T. Don't mention it, madam. I'll look forward to seeing you.
C: Good-bye.
T: Bye.
Conversation 2
T -- Travel agent C2 -- Customer 2
( Telephone ringing)
T: Hello, Villa Rentals. Can I help you?
C2: Oh, hello. Em... I... I ... I'm just calling because I've, er... I've just seen your advert about apartments and villas for rent. And erm ... what ... could you tell me more about them please?
T: Of course, madam. But could you tell me something about what you're looking for? And ... where'd you like to go? How many bedrooms you would need and so on?
C2: Ah, yes, well, erm, there'll be the five of us. I mean, er, my husband and I and the two kids and my mother because she lost dad last year and it's her first year without.
T: Fine, I see. And would you want a house or an apartment?
C2: Well, we'd like a house of course, if we can afford one, but I...
T: And whereabouts? Did you have any particular place in mind?
C2: Well, we wanted the Mediterranean, like Spain. Actually we thought of Minorca.
T: Well, we've got some lovely places in Minorca, madam.
C2: Oh!
T: For five you said?
C2: Uh-huh.
T: And when would you want to be there?
C2: Well, it would have to be in August because we are both off work then and it's the school holidays, too.
T: Well, how about thisg
C2: Uh-huh?
T: Minorca, Adia. Oh, that's a beautiful place.
C2: Oh.
T: A little fishing village. A house for five for two weeks in August from August 5th to August 18th inclusive (Uh-huh) per person, ~270 including return flight from Gatwick.
C2: Oh! Well, that's not bad. Ho ... how many rooms has it got?
T: One double bedroom, then a big bedroom with two single beds and a sofa, you know, a convertible divan downstairs, full bathroom, kitchen and a large living sitting room, and a beautiful terrace with a sea view.
C2: Oh! Have you got any photographs of it?
T: Yes! Actually we've got a video of it. So if you'd like to come into the
agency ...
C2: Yes, I would. In fact I'll drop in this afternoon. Mm, when are you open until?
T: We close at eight tonight, madam.
C2: Right. I'll be in about six, I expect. Oh, urn, just one more thing. To hire a car on the island, how much would it cost, you know, for ... for a smallish one?
T: Well, for a Fiesta, it would cost you ~98 a week.
C2: Phew! Well, it's probably worth it if you're five. Well, I'll... I'll be in this afternoon then. Er, see you then. Er, bye-bye. Oh, and er, thanks.
T: Not at all, madam. Bye.
Part IV
Language study and language appreciation
Listen to the following statements. Pay special attention to the parts in bold type. Learn to appreciate and use the language.
1.to excel in…
The University excels in sport and social activities, debating, drama, music and much more.
2.off one’s own bat
The good learner will do more off his own bat. He won’t rely entirely on the teacher.
3.to have a knack for
he told me I had a real knack for scientific things.
4.the 2nd( 3rd, 4th…) largest in population
The second largest in population is India.
Which country is the fourth largest in population?
5.…ranks 1st( 2nd, 3rd…) in its population
Brazil ranks the fifth in its population.
Nigeria in Africa ranks the tenth in its population.
6.The population is /was…
According to the 1997 census, the total population was 1,243,738,000.
7.with a population of…
Next comes the Russian Federation, wit a population of 147,105,000. 8.The population reached…
Its population estimated in 1997 reached 125,638,000.
9.( A language) has… speakers.
Chinese has the largest number of speakers, more than 1,300 million. 10.( A language) is spoken by…people.
Bengali is spoken by 189 million people.
11.…symbolize the passing of the mark
The United Nations had declared that the first child to be delivered at the Kosovo Hospital in Sarajevo today would symbolize the passing of the mark.
12.passengers for/ on …flight… to…
British Airways passengers for the British Aairways Super Shuttle flight to Edinburgh: this flight is now boarding at gate No. 4.
13.due to depart
British Airways flight BA877 to Boston due to depart at 11:20 boarding now at Gate 14.
14.check in
brithish Airways passengers to Cork on flight No. BA838, this flight is now checking in at gate No. 9.
15.be situated
The buffet car is situated towards the middle of the train.