III. Listen to the tape and do the exercises below.

PRE-LISTENING TASKS

Do you know how the names of these countries are pronounced in English?

Egypt Iran Japan Ireland

Czechoslovakia Switzerland China Brazil

Portugal Saudi Arabia Belgium Iraq

Vietnam Norway Poland Israel

Hungary Finland Canada

LISTENING AND COMPREHENSION TASKS

Listen and check if you can guess correctly. Practise the reading of the names with the tape.

Listen to 8 short dialogues. Pick out the nationality adjectives for each country and put them down into the right column (according to the suffix).

-ian	-ish	-ese	-i	other

Look at the list of countries in the pre-listening exercise. Complete the columns with the nationality adjectives of the countries not mentioned in the dialogues. Consult a dictionary to spell the words correctly.

Listen again. What adjectives are used to describe people’s characters? Put them down into your notebooks.

e.g. Czech – sociable

IV. Learn the structure What is/are … like?

A. Your friend is living in Australia for one year. Ask lots of questions about the country:

The weather, the people, the towns, Sydney, the beaches, the TV programmes.

B. Robert had a terrible holiday. Complete the questions about it in the following dialogues.

1. A. ………………..

B. Awful. My room was tiny, and the service was bad.

2. A. ……………

B. It was terrible. The plane was delayed six hours!

3. A. ……………

B. Awful! It rained almost every day.

4. A. ……………..

B. They were crowded and dirty. There was no sand on them, just stones!

5. A. …………………

B. Disgusting! Chips with everything and it was often undercooked.

V. Make up a dialogue of your own by analogy:

- What country is Lian from?

- He is from China. He speaks both Chinese and English.

- What are the Chinese like?

- Oh, the Chinese are an inventive and creative people. (They are inventive and creative.)

VI. What country would you like to visit? Why?

Buying Tickets

VII. a) Read and translate the dialogue.

- I’d like to book a flight to Berlin for Monday the tenth.

- I’ll find out for you now.

- I want to go Business Class, and I’d prefer the morning, please.

- Lufthansa LH203 takes off from Minsk Airport at 8.20 and flies direct.

- When am I supposed to check in?

- You’ll have to be at West Terminal by 7.10 at the latest (не позже).

b) Replace the words in bold type by your own ideas and act out the new dialogue.

Accommodation at a Hotel

VIII. a) Read the following dialogues. Learn the phrases in bald type.

1.

— Good morning, sir. What can I do for you?

— We are tourists. Reservations have been made to accommodate 11 people from Minsk.

— Oh, yes, sir. Five double rooms and one single room for a fortnight.

— Thank you. We hope the rooms are not noisy.

— They're very quiet. They face the sea.

— Good. Are all the rooms with the house phones?

— Certainly, sir. And you can have our central papers free every morning. Fill in the arrival card and take all the keys. When you go out, please, leave your keys at the reception desk.

— Sure.

— If you want a maid, sir, or to order anything, you may use the house phone. All the numbers you may need are on the list beside the phone.

— Thank you. Show us the rooms, please.

— This way, please.

2.

— Do you have a single room for a week?

— Yes, but only on the top floor.

— What price is it?

— 250 euro with service and TV.

— Fair enough. Can you show me the room, please?

— Of course. Would you like to follow me?

3.

— Can I have a double room from now until Monday?

— You can have Room 5, overlooking the sea.

— What does it cost?

— 45 euro a day, not counting the service.

— Can I have a look at this room, please?

— Yes, of course. Come this way.

— Can you show me something a little cheaper, but also with a view of the sea?

— Yes, of course. I won't keep you a moment.

4.

— Will you register, please? Here is an arrival card. Thank you. May I have your passport, please? Thank you.

— May I have a look at my room now?

— Yes, of course. I'11 show you up to your room now.

5.

— Are you signing out today, sir?

— Yes. Make the bill ready, please. In five minutes I'll come down to pay it.

— Thank you. Shall I send a porter to help you with your luggage, sir?

— Yes, please. And let him call the taxi for 9 o’clock.

— In a minute, sir.

b) Make up your own dialogues using these phrases.

Asking the Way

IX. a) Read and translate the following dialogues. Choose one dialogue for acting out.

1.

— Excuse me, can you tell me where Prater Street is, please?

— Take the second on the left and then ask again.

— Is it far?

— No, it's only about five minutes' walk.

— Thank you.

— That's OK.

2.

— Excuse me but I'm trying to find Heldenplatz.

— Take the third turning on the right and go straight on.

— Should I take a bus?

— No, you can walk it in under five minutes.

— Thank you very much indeed.

— That's quite all right.

3.

— Excuse me, sir.

— Yes, what is it?

— Which is the quickest way to the sea?

— Go straight on, take the street on your right and go as far as the sea.

— Thank you ever so much.

— It's all right, sir.

4.

— Excuse me... I want to get to Kunsthistorisches Museum. At what stop do I get off?

— Kunsthistorisches Museum? Just a minute. Go farther. Four stops more. Or... wait a moment. You may get off at the next stop and take another route bus. It'll be probably quicker.

— Oh, thank you. I'll go by this bus, just not to change.

— Yes, it surely is more convenient.

5.

— Does this bus go to the market?

— No, you'll have to get off at the bank and take a 12.

— Can you tell me where to get off?

— It's the next stop but one.

6.

— Do we go to the seafront?

— No, you're going the wrong way. You want a 16 from the bridge.

— Have we got much further to go?

— It's the next stop.

7.

— Is this the right bus for Donaupark?

— No, you should have caught a 9. Jump out at the Church and get one there.

— Could you tell me when we get there?

— It's two stops after this one.

8.

— Excuse me. Would you tell me where I can buy postcards with a view of this town?

— First right, second left. You can't miss a small book­shop with a stand of postcards in front of it.

— Is it too far to walk?

— No, it's only half a kilometer.

— Thank you very much.

— It's a pleasure.

b) Say it in English:

Не подскажите, как добраться до …; далеко ли до; это в 15 минутах ходьбы; поверните налево (направо); нужно ли садиться на автобус?; на какой остановке сходить?; сойдите на …; нужно ли делать пересадку?; идет ли этот автобус до …?; вы не сможете пропустить (не заметить); далеко ли пешком до …?