Учебное пособие по развитию навыков устной речи и чтения для студентов 1 курса технических специальностей

3. Work in pairs. Ask each other questions about your last vacation. Talk about:
- where you went;
- how you traveled;
- where you stayed;
- how long you stayed there;
- what the weather was like;
- what the food was like;
- what you did;
- whether you would like to return there.
4. There are many different ways of traveling. Work in pairs and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the methods of traveling given below. Which method do you prefer to use? Why? Compare your answers with the other people in class.
Methods: by ship, by car, by train, on foot, by bike,
by boat, by plane, by coach, hitch-hiking
Use the following words and phrases:
To express opinion: To ask opinion:
In my opinion … What do you think of …?
To my mind … What do you feel about …?
To express likes/ dislikes:
I absolutely love … I’m not very keen on …
I really like … I don’t like …
I quite like … I can’t stand …
I’m quite keen on … I really hate …
To express agreement/ disagreement:
I agree with you. I don’t agree.
I think so, too. I’m afraid I can’t agree with you there.
Exactly. Oh yes, but.
(See ‘List of Speech Acts’, p. 104)
5. Read the story, title it and retell in the name of the author’s neighbour (wife or husband).
I travel all over the world on business and my neighbour thinks my life is one long holiday. You know what the business travel is like: up at dawn to catch a plane; breakfast in London, lunch in New York, luggage in Bermuda. When you are in the sky you see only snow in the Arctic or Greenland. You have glimpses of the Andes or the Pacific. You are always exhausted. Your wife or husband complains you are never there to take the children or put them to bed. When you get home, your neighbour says, “Another nice holiday, eh?” Give me Home, Sweet Home any day!