People are fond of traveling. They spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other countries and continents, to learn a lot about people's traditions, to enjoy picturesque places. It is

TRAVELLING

People are fond of traveling. They spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other countries and continents, to learn a lot about people's traditions, to enjoy picturesque places. It is interesting for them to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to taste different food.

Those who live in the country like to find themselves in large cities with their shops, cinemas and crowds of people. City-dwellers usually like a quiet vacation by the sea or in the mountains with nothing to do but walking and bathing, lying in the sun. Most travelers have a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them - beautiful views of waterfalls, forests, unusual plants and animals. These photos will remind them of the happy time on holiday.

There are many ways of traveling - by train, by plane, by ship, on foot. All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. Everyone chooses his favorite one according to his plans. Mine is traveling by plane. It is very comfortable and very exciting at the same time. I also like traveling by train, because through the train window you can see the beauty of nature and picturesque views.

The tourists study geography traveling and visiting different parts of the world. They are interesting people from whom you can learn much new. Any kind of travel helps you to understand many things that you can never see or learn at home. In other words traveling broadens our mind.

People on our planet can't live without travel now. Tourism has become a highly developed business. There are express trains, cars and jet-air liners, which.provide you with comfort and security. There is a great variety of choice available for you. You can see the places of interest, enjoy sightseeing of the cities, towns and countries. You will have a good opportunity to enjoy wonderful monuments of cultural and historical places to learn a lot about the history of your country, about the world around us, to visit different countries, to meet people of different nationalities, to learn a lot about their traditions, costumes and culture.

Nowadays people travel not only for pleasure but also on business. Traveling on business helps you to get more information about achievements of other companies, which will make your own business more successful.

If I win the prize of 20,000 dollars, I will spend it in the world round trip. To travel round the world has been my dream for a long time and I think I will have the opportunity to make my dream come true.

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DIALOGUE

A: Hello. What can I do for you?

B: I want to travel to Rome for the summer holidays, and I just want an idea of prices and things.

A: Just a minute. What exactly do you want to know?

B: Well, first of all, how much does a flight cost?

A: Our cheapest, flight is with Alitalia, stopping over in Paris. That's 506 pounds.

B: Return?

A: Yes, that's return. It's a good price, isn't it?

B: Very good. What about the other airlines?

A: With the other airlines, it depends on the time of year. When do you want to travel?

B: I want to fly out at the end of June and come back about the middle of September.

A: That's quite an expensive time of year, but if you wait a moment, I'll give you some other prices, just to give you an idea.

B: Thanks.

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