Ex. 3. Match the different types of holiday with the appropriate description a – j below. Be ready to define the words in bold and give their Russian equivalents

Vocabulary Bank.

Travel and holidays.

Ex. 1. Air Travel. Complete the text with appropriate words (or their forms) or expressions from the box. There is an example at the beginning (0).

bill

boarding card

brochures

cabin crew

cheques

currency

customs

departure lounge

duty free

gate

passport

safety belt

sightseeing

suitcase

sunbathing

tickets

to board

to book

to check in

to check out

to land

to take off

*travel agent’s

Going on holiday is great fun, and it’s so easy! First of all go to the 0 travel agent’s and collect some 1)__________. Pick the holiday you want and go back to the travel agent’s to 2)__________ it. You’ll receive your 3)_________ a week or so before you depart Make sure that you have a valid 4)__________, some foreign 5)__________, some traveller’s 6)________ and some insurance. Pack your 7)__________ and then you’re ready to go!

Go to the airport and 8)__________. The person at the desk will take your luggage and give you a 9)__________. This shows you your seat allocation. You then go through a security check and wait in the 10)___________. If you like, you can browse around the 11)_________ shop. When your flight is called, go to the appropriate 12)___________ for your flight and 13)___________ your plane. The 14)__________ will help you find your seat. Don’t forget to fasten your 15)__________ before the plane 16)___________.

When you get to your destination and the plane 17)__________, you disembark and pass through 18)__________, where you will have to show your passport. Collect your luggage and leave the airport. If you are on a package tour, there will probably be a coach to take you to your hotel. From then on, you can take this easy, 19)_________ on the beach and 20)________.

At the end of your holiday, you will need to 21)_________ of the hotel – make sure you return your key and settle any outstanding 22)__________.

Ex. 2. Complete these sentences with the appropriate word or expression.

1. If I had enough money, I would like to go on a round-the-world ___________.
A. trip	B. travel	C. excursion	D. sightseeing
2. Make sure the train has stopped completely before you _____________.
A. get down	B. get off	C. get away	D. get into
3. I enjoyed my holiday, but couldn’t _____________ the heat.
A. put up with	B. put down	C. put up	D. put away
4. We couldn’t _________ our minds where to go for a holiday, so we stayed at home.
A. make out	B. make do	C. make up	D. make over
5. When I go on holiday, I like to ___________.
A. take it simple	B. take it easy	C. take it relaxing	D. take it relaxed
6. Last year, we went on a two-week __________ around the Mediterranean.
A. cruising	B. cruiser	C. cruise	D. crew
7. The accommodation on my last holiday was a bit ________.
A. basic	B. base	C. basically	D. bass
8. Don’t forget to make a ___________ for a room at least two weeks in advance.
A. reserve	B. reserved	C. reserving	D. reservation
9. The _____________ from London to Athens takes about tree hours.
A. flying	B. fly	C. flight	D. flies
10. We can’t stay at the hotel because there aren’t any _________.
A. vacant	B. vacancy	C. vacate	D. vacancies
11. I ____________ some brochures from the travel agent’s.
A. picked off	B. picked up	C. picked on	D. picked out
12. It takes twenty hours for the ship to get from England to Spain, so it might be a good idea to book a __________ on board.
A. resort	B. cabin	C. chalet	D. hostel

Ex. 3. Match the different types of holiday with the appropriate description a – j below. Be ready to define the words in bold and give their Russian equivalents.

All-inclusive holiday skiing holiday safari cruise adventure holiday package holiday sightseeing holiday camping holiday sailing holiday hiking holiday

a. We had a great time. I went white-water rafting, bungee-jumping, gliding, and I even learnt how to parachute!

b. This is a very popular kind of holiday. Basically, you pay for your flight, hotel, accommodation and airport transfers before you leave, and then all you need to worry about when you get to your chosen destination are day-to-day expences.

c. We found a sheltered spot in the corner of the site and started to set up our tent. Unfortunately, we discovered that we had left the pegs at home!

d. Our cabin was very cramped, but we didn’t mind too much as we spent most of our time on the deck and taking advantage of the ship’s restaurant’s, bars and other facilities.

e. We had a beautiful chalet at the foot of the slopes, and it was only a fifteen-minute cable-car journey to the top of the piste.

f. At dusk we came to a watering hole where the animals had gathered to drink. The guide told us to stay in the jeep for our own safety, and also to prevent us frightening off animals.

g. The youth hostel was basic but clean, as everybody had to take off their boots before going inside. Of course, after a long day marching over muddy fields, these were absolutely filthy.

h. We put on some warm clothes and a lifejacket and got onto the yacht. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any further than the harbour as there was no wind.

i. We spent a week in London and tried to see as much of it as possible; Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, you name it, we saw it. I must have taken hundreds of pictures.

j. We paid ₤850 for the holiday. That price included flights, transfers, accommodation at a resort, entertainment and all our food and drinks.