1. Study the table “An Experienced Traveller”, memorize the new vocabulary.
2. Explain how one can tell a seasoned traveller from an inexperienced one.
| …is…
| | …carefully considers/ chooses…
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| · calm/ relaxed
· careful
· thoughtful
· orderly
· methodical
· punctual
· energetic
· resourceful
· helpful
· considerate towards his traveling companions
· willing to put up with small inconveniences
· good at packing
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| · the route
· the best way to travel
· what luggage/ baggage to take
· what will be most suitable to wear
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| …is sure to…
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| · book his ticket/ passage beforehand/ in advance
· make all necessary preparations/ arrangements before setting off
· pack his luggage/ trunk/ suitcase neatly
· label his luggage
· travel light
· arrive at/ get to/ reach the station/ port/ airport in time
· catch his train/ flight/ boat
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| as a rule has…
| | …is not likely to…
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| · a map
· a compass
· a guide-book
· a phrase book
· a time-table
· a camera
· a medicine case
· sth to read on board a plane/ in a train
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| · miss his train/ flight
· lose his ticket/ head/ temper over trifles
· burden himself with a mountain of luggage
· leave any piece of his luggage behind in the plane/ carriage/ compartment/ cabin/ seat
· disturb/ give much trouble to the guard/ conductor/ guide/ flight attendant/ air hostess/ steward(ess)/ crew/ customs officer/ porter/ fellow passengers
· suffer from travel sickness
· feel exhausted after the trip
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| …is never…
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| · nervous
· fussy
· excited
· worried
· annoyed
· helpless
· careless
· neglectful
· forgetful
· absent-minded
· in a hurry
· in trouble
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| …knows/ learns/ remembers…
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· the etiquette of travelling
· sth about the place he’s going to visit
· (some phrases of) the local language
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WHERE
(to find)
| · the travel agency/ bureau
· the booking office
· the baggage room/ left-luggage office
· the Inquiry Office
· the check-in counter
· the departure gate
· the dining car
· the life boat/ life buoy/ lifebelt
· the emergency brake
· the filling station
· the repair shop
· the consulate
· to change trains
| …IS
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WHEN
| · the train/ plane/ boat starts/ leaves/ arrives
· his flight/ plane takes off/ lands
· his boat sails/ weighs anchor
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WHAT
| · the fare is/ the passage costs
· platform his train leaves from
· stations the train stops at
· ports the boat calls at
· to do in case of emergency/ an accident/ a forced landing/ a break down
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HOW
| · to check his luggage/ have his luggage registered
· to fill in a customs declaration form
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HOW LONG
| · his journey will take
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| · has a comfortable/ pleasant/ nice journey
· enjoys the trip
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