1. Use of English
Excursion = a
short journey by a group of people to visit a place for pleasure, especially
while they are on holiday;
The tourist office organizes excursions to the palace.
Expedition =
1) a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or
unfamiliar place; експедиція, похід
Jack led the first expedition to the North Pole.
2) a short journey, usually made for a particular
purpose; похід, поїздка
a shopping expedition – шопінг; поїздка на
шопінг
a fishing expedition
Sightseeing (uncountable)
= the activity of visiting places that are interesting because they are
historical, famous, etc; огляд визначних місць або пам’яток
Two days do not give much time for sightseeing.
Travel (uncountable)
= the general activity of moving from one place to another; подорож
Her new job involves a lot of travel.
Also :
somebody’s travels (plural) - someone’s
journeys to or in places that are far away
I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China. (To long - пристрасно бажати чогось)
2. Exercise 2
Fill in the correct word and check.
Excursion(s),
expedition(s), sightseeing, travel(s)
In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on a(n) ___ to a
coral barrier.
The hotel offers ___ to sights.
Where did you go on your ___?
We spent the days ___ and the evenings sitting in cosy
bars drinking the local wine.
We didn't go to the conference. We went ___ instead …
We decided to go on a shopping ___ to London.
Three members of the Everest ___ were killed.
My ___ have played a decisive role in my life.
3. Phrasal verbs
Take
(someone) aback
Meaning: Surprise or shock; вразити,
шокувати, здивувати
Example: The news of her death TOOK me ABACK.
Be taken
aback
Meaning: Be shocked or surprised
Example: I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he's
lost all his hair.
Take after
Meaning: If you take after a member of your family,
you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character. Бути
схожим на…
Example: He TAKES AFTER his mother.
Take down 1
Meaning: Remove; знести,
прибрати, видалити, знімати
Example: People TAKE DOWN their Christmas decorations
twelve days after Christmas.
Take down 2
Meaning: Make notes or write down in full,
записувати
Example: The police TOOK DOWN his answers to their
questions.
Take in 1
Meaning: Deceive; обдурити,
обманути
Example: She TOOK me IN with her story until someone
told me the truth.
Take in 2
Meaning: Make clothes smaller; ушивати щось
Example: The jacket was far too big around the
shoulders, so I had it TAKEN IN so that I could wear it.
Take off 1
Meaning: When a plane departs or leaves the ground; злітати
Example: The flight for Dublin TOOK OFF on time.
Take (something)
off 2
Meaning: Remove clothes; зняти щось з
одягу (put on – надягнути)
Example: It was hot, so I TOOK my jacket OFF.
Take (something) off 3
Meaning: Take time from work as a holidy; взяти
вихідний на якийсь час
Example: Dad TOOK the day OFF to come with me.
Take over
Meaning: to get control of a company or organization; брати
(отримати) на себе управління/керівництво/відповідальність
тощо над компанією чи організацією.
Example: Maria's been my partner since I TOOK the
business over from my father.
The bank was TAKEN OVER by a Hong Kong bank that
needed to buy a bank to get into the British market.
Take to doing
sth.
Meaning: Make a habit of something, like; зробити
щось звичкою, звикнути, полюбити
Example: He's TAKEN TO wearing a baseball cap since
his hair started thinning more noticeably.
Take (something) up
Meaning: Make clothes shorter ; підкоротити
одяг
Example: The trousers were too long so I TOOK them UP
to make them fit.
Take (sth)up
(doing sth.) Meaning: begin a hobby, activity,
job; почати чимось займатися
Example: Roger TOOK painting UP for a while, but soon
lost interest.
Take
(someone) aback
Meaning: Surprise or shock; вразити,
шокувати, здивувати
Example: The news of her death TOOK me ABACK.
Be taken
aback
Meaning: Be shocked or surprised
Example: I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he's
lost all his hair.
Take after
Meaning: If you take after a member of your family,
you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character. Бути
схожим на…
Example: He TAKES AFTER his mother.
Take down 1
Meaning: Remove; знести,
прибрати, видалити, знімати
Example: People TAKE DOWN their Christmas decorations
twelve days after Christmas.
Take down 2
Meaning: Make notes or write down in full,
записувати
Example: The police TOOK DOWN his answers to their
questions.
Take in 1
Meaning: Deceive; обдурити,
обманути
Example: She TOOK me IN with her story until someone
told me the truth.
Take in 2
Meaning: Make clothes smaller; ушивати щось
Example: The jacket was far too big around the
shoulders, so I had it TAKEN IN so that I could wear it.
Take off 1
Meaning: When a plane departs or leaves the ground; злітати
Example: The flight for Dublin TOOK OFF on time.
Take (something)
off 2
Meaning: Remove clothes; зняти щось з
одягу (put on – надягнути)
Example: It was hot, so I TOOK my jacket OFF.
Take (something) off 3
Meaning: Take time from work as a holidy; взяти
вихідний на якийсь час
Example: Dad TOOK the day OFF to come with me.
Take over
Meaning: to get control of a company or organization; брати
(отримати) на себе управління/керівництво/відповідальність
тощо над компанією чи організацією.
Example: Maria's been my partner since I TOOK the
business over from my father.
The bank was TAKEN OVER by a Hong Kong bank that
needed to buy a bank to get into the British market.
Take to doing
sth.
Meaning: Make a habit of something, like; зробити
щось звичкою, звикнути, полюбити
Example: He's TAKEN TO wearing a baseball cap since
his hair started thinning more noticeably.
Take (something) up
Meaning: Make clothes shorter ; підкоротити
одяг
Example: The trousers were too long so I TOOK them UP
to make them fit.
Take (sth)up
(doing sth.) Meaning: begin a hobby, activity,
job; почати чимось займатися
Example: Roger TOOK painting UP for a while, but soon
lost interest.
4. Coursebook ex. 5 p. 20
5. Coursebook ex. 1 p. 21 - do all the tasks
6. Task 5 (Wiber)