Exercise4. Work with your partner. Decide whether you agree (A) or disagree (D) with these statements about travelling.

	A	D
1. When we arrive in an English speaking country by plane the first thing we would do is to go to a baggage claim.
2. B&B usually offers a wide range of facilities.
3. Going through the customs isn’t a complicated procedure.
4. The best starting point for a sightseeing tour of Arkhangelsk is Malye Korely.
5. To visit Red square (a large square in Moscow next to the Kremlin) is a must for everybody who arrives in Russia.
6. If I’m staying in France I would most probably start with visiting Eiffel Tower and a Gothic cathedral in Paris Notre Dame.
7. Staying in a big city has got a lot of disadvantages: air- and noise pollution and car exhausts.
8. I am frightened to travel. I’m afraid of natural disasters: hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, heavy storms etc.
9. My friend never travels because of terroristic threat.
10. There are numerous National Parks in the world. It’s well worth visiting due to wild animals living there at large. Lots of them are in danger of extinction.

Answer the following questions:

1. What things can you enjoy while travelling?

2. Why do lots of tourists visit different places of the planet?

3. Why do travelers usually book rooms at hotels in advance?

4. What information would you give the hotel manager if you were booking rooms by telephone / e-mail?

5. What facilities do hotels usually offer their guests besides rooms to live in?

6. What are the duties of a receptionist?

7. What would you do to have your dinner sent up to your room in a hotel?

8. What would you do to be awoken early in the morning in a hotel?

9. Are guests required to settle their accounts with the hotel in advance or when checking out?

10. Have you ever travelled by air? If so, describe your flight.

11. Are passengers allowed more luggage free of charge when travelling by air or by train?

12. When did you last travel by railway (by plane, by car, by coach etc.)?

13. Are single rooms or double rooms in hotels fitted out with two beds?

14. What does a guest do to get registered at a hotel?

15. What is a traveler’s tale?

Unit 9

You will read & translate a text about your University. Before you read, discuss in pairs the following.

1. What kind of activities helps you in your education and relationships among your classmates? 2. How do university lectures help students in their education? 3. What kind of professor do you appreciate most? 4. What types of Universities do you know? 5. What is the aim of higher education in Russia? Give your reasons. 6. What do you think one of the greatest problems of University life is? Prove it.

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Fill in the blanks with one or more suitable words from the diagram. Work in pairs and speak about different types of hotels.	\|	Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov

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