1. СВ Ex.9 p.23 (Choose any advert. and learn it by heart)
2. Read and translate the text
3. Copy out the words in bold into your vocabularies and learn them by heart
TEXT A. DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRAVEL
Alex: Personally I hate seeing people off. I prefer
being seen off myself. I'm
extremely fond of travelling and feel
terribly envious of any friend who is going anywhere. I can't help feeling I should so much like to be in his place.
Bert: But what method of travelling do you prefer?
A.: For me there
is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable, more convenient and of course far quicker than any other
method. There is none of the dust and dirt of
a railway or car journey, none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another
train. Besides, flying is a thrilling thing. Don't
you agree?
B.: I think I should like to say
a word or two for trains. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. From the comfortable corner seat of a railway carriage you have a
splendid view of the whole
countryside. If you are hungry, you
can have a meal in the dining-car;
and if the journey is a long one you
can have a wonderful bed in a sleeper.
Besides, do you know any place that
is more interesting than a big railway-station?
There is the movement, the excitement, the gaiety of people going away or waiting to meet friends. There are the shouts of the porters as they pull luggage
along the platforms to the waiting
trains, the crowd at the booking-office getting
tickets, the hungry and thirsty ones hurrying to the refreshment rooms
before the train starts. No,
really! Do you know a more exciting place than a big railway-station?
C e c i 1: I do.
A.: And that is?
C: A big sea port. For me there
is no travel so fine as by boat. I love to feel the deck of the boat under my feet| to see the rise
and fall of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing in my face and hear the cry of the sea-gulls. And what excitement, too,
there is in coming into the harbour and seeing
round us all the ships, steamers,
cargo-ships, sailing ships, rowing boats.
A.: Well, I suppose that's all right for those that like it, but not for me. I'm always seasick, especially when the
sea is a little bit rough.
B.: I've heard
that a good cure for seasickness is
a small piece of dry bread.
A.: Maybe; but I think a better cure is a large piece of dry land.
David: Well,
you may say what you like about aeroplane flights, sea voyages, railway journeys or tours by car, but give me a walking tour any time. What does the
motorist see of the country? But the
walker leaves the dull broad highway
and goes along little winding lanes where cars can't go. He takes mountain paths through the heather;
he wanders by the side of
quiet lakes and through the shade of woods. He sees the real country, the wild flowers, the
young birds in their nests, the deer
in the forest; he feels the quietness
and calm of nature.
And besides, you are saving your railway
fare travelling on foot. No one can deny that
walking is the cheapest method of travelling.
So I say: a walking tour for me.
(From "Essential English for
Foreign Students" by C. E. Eckersley, Book 4, Lnd)
