Лёгкое домашнее задание (заданий всего 10 )

1.
1. A beautiful or interesting place to see.
2. To move from one place to another, (e.g. by air, sea or rail).
3. An occasion when you travel from one place to another, often over a long time or distance.
4. To look around a new place and see what is there.
5. The place you live and feel you belong.
6. A foreign place.
7. The place you go to.
8. The act of going to a place and coming back (often taking a short time).

2.

Read this biography about the travel writer, Bruce Chatwin. Place the events in the correct order.

Bruce Chatwin was born on 13 May 1940 but his interest in writing grew later on in his life. He started his career at the auction house Sotheby's, where he soon became the expert on Impressionist art. But in 1964 he went on a journey to Ethiopia and his interest in archaeology began. He studied archaeology for a year at university but found academic study boring and left.
In 1972 The Sunday Times Magazine employed him to write about art and architecture. The job improved his writing skills and also gave him the chance to travel. In 1974 he flew to Patagonia. He spent six months there and published the highly successful book In Patagonia in 1977.
Chatwin carried on writing both fiction and travel books for the rest of his life, including his famous book The Songlines about the Aborigines in Australia. In his career, Chatwin received praise for his story-telling abilities and criticism from others for not telling the truth in his books. In the late 1980s Chatwin developed AIDS and died in 1989.

-Published his first book

-Travelled to Patagonia

-Became a journalist

-Chatwin born

-Died
-Went to Ethiopia
-Move

-1940
-1964
-1972
-1974
-1977
-1989

3.

Complete the sentences by choosing the correct particle of the phrasal verbs.
off

-around

-down

-out

-on

-back

-off

-in

1. When did Neil Armstrong lift off to go to the moon?
2. Marco Polo set _____ in 1271 with his father to China.

3. Let's stop ________ in Venice for a few days before we go on to Greece.

4. I will get ________ from my business trip on the weekend.

5. Did you have any time to look _______ the museums while you were in Paris? 
6. There is no train after 6 o'clock, so we'll need to carry ________  by bus.
7.You need to check _______ at the airport two hours before the plane leaves.
8. I'm worried that my car will break _________ - it's making some very strange noises.
 

4.

Part A
Read the text below. Find and click on the eight phrasal verbs.

Our business trip went very well. We had a lot of great meetings, and on our final day, we were ready to leave. Unfortunately, that's when the problems started.
We packed our bags, went down from our hotel room, and checked out. We still had a long time before our plane, so we decided to have a nice lunch. Then, we called a taxi and set off.
The taxi drive went well. There were no traffic jams and we had plenty of time. Then, just before we reached the airport, a police car stopped us and asked our taxi to pull over. A police officer explained that there was a security alarm at the airport, and he wanted to check our bags. Unfortunately, this took a very long time, and there were many other cars being checked. By the time we arrived at the airport, we were quite late. There were crowds of people everywhere, and everyone was stressed. We tried to check in but an airline employee told us that the plane would probably not take off that day. All the planes were either delayed or cancelled. After another two hours trying to get more information, we gave up and decided to try another way of getting home. We took a taxi to the train station and bought tickets for the next train. It was a long, overnight journey, and we had to stop over in a small town for an hour in the middle of the night. We arrived home 28 hours late, completely exhausted!

5.

Grammar: past simple (1)
Read this extract from an explorer's diary. Write each verb in brackets in the past simple.
 

We started (start) our journey in October. Three of us _____  (leave) early in the morning and the rest of the group ________ (follow) an hour later. The group _______ (walk) all day and in the evening we _______ (find) a small lake with fresh water. The desert _______ (be) cold but very beautiful. My colleagues _______ (photograph) the night sky until finally we ______ (go) to bed. In the morning the team _______ (continue) the journey but it _______ (become) harder and harder to walk in the heat...

6.

Vocabulary: travel expressions (2)
Complete the sentences below with trip, journey or travel.
 

1 When I was a child, I hated the long car journey to my grandparents' house. I always felt sick.
2 I won't be here tomorrow. I'm going on a business _______. I'll be back at the weekend.
3 Flying is the safest way to ________.
4 We're taking a ______ to the beach on Saturday. Do you want to join us?
5 In my job, I need to ________ a lot on business.
6 The ___________ from London to Singapore takes approximately 13 hours.

7. 

Vocabulary: travel expressions (3)
Write in the missing words.
1 Tourism is an important industry. Without it, hotels, restaurants and many shops would go out of business.
2 The most important thing when I go on a business trip is the a _______ get a good night's sleep. I need somewhere comfortable so I can
3 It's important to take out i_________ before you travel. Otherwise, it can be very expensive if you have an accident or you lose your passport.
4 If you are going to a tropical country, it is a good idea to have a v_________ against diseases like yellow fever.
5 At the airport, your bags may be checked at c_________ 
6 Make sure you take all the necessary d_____: passport, visa, tickets, etc.

8.

Reading
Two people are describing why they went abroad. Complete their descriptions with the correct verbs. You do not need to use every verb.
-meet

-become

-do

-learn

-find

-study

broadened
-Move

Nick:

When I was in my early 20s, I decided I wanted to spend a few months abroad. One reason was because I wanted to become more independent and ________ new people and ________ new skills. I suppose I wanted to ________ myself. Rather than travel, like a lot of my friends, I wanted to voluntary work. So, I spent some time in Ghana, as a teaching assistant. My job was to help children learn basic computer skills, such as creating a document or going online. It sounds simple, but I think it was a very worthwhile experience. It really ________  my horizons.

Jayne:

-respect

-experience

-get

-escape

-learn

-explore

Some people like to go abroad to ________ different cultures, or ________ new places. To be honest, I only go to ________ away from it all. There is nothing I like more than sitting on a beach all day doing nothing. I don't want to ________ a new language. I don't have time. I ________  other cultures, but I'm just not interested in sightseeing. I just want to relax and switch off. As long as I have a nice beach and a good hotel, I'm happy.

9.

Extra vocabulary: word pairs (1)
Match the words below to make common travel collocations.
 

-travel                                  -  holiday
 -package                           - insurance
-travel                                 - trap
-tourist                               - documents




-travel                          -traveller
-armchair                     -policy
-business                    -destination
-faraway                      -trip
-insurance                   -agent

10.

Extra vocabulary: word pairs (2)
Complete the sentences below with the correct collocations.

-travel agent

-faraway destination

-business trip

-travel documents

-tourist trap

-armchair traveller

-package holiday

-insurance policy

1. We booked a package holiday which included our flights, hotel and breakfast for two weeks.
2. Remember to take out an ________ before you go on holiday in case of an emergency.
3. We used to book with a ________,but now we book online.
4. My wife is away on a ________ at the moment. She's attending a conference.
5. My grandfather is a real  ________ .  He likes nothing better than looking at maps of places he's never been to.
6. That cafe near the Eiffel Tower is a complete  ________ . I've never paid so much for a glass of water!
7. I lost all my ________ when my hotel room was burgled.
8. Antarctica is a ________  for most people - it's extremely difficult to get there.