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1 Read the text and fill in the missing parts from the table.
2. Translate the text with the help of Glossary.
Travelling
(1)______ is the most exciting, thrilling and useful way of (2) someone's time,
getting new experience. People have been travelling since ancient times. Hundreds of years
(3)_______ there were no trains, ships or liners. (4)______ used to cover the distances in
different ways; walking, riding a horse, going in carriages. The first explorers discovered
(5)______ places, continents sailing (6) ______ ships, expeditions went to the North
Pole, (7}_______ using dogs and deer's sledges, in (8)' — riding elephants, in
deserts the only way of moving around was a caravan (9) __________ camels. Nowadays
travelling has become more developed and modernized due to the (10)________ progress.
Travellers have a wide choice of various means of travelling.
For a tourist the fastest and perhaps the most comfortable way to travel long
(11) is by air. You can sit back and relax, read, or even watch a video. Of course you
have to pay more (12)________ and run the risk of being delayed. Some people refuse
(13)_______ for fear of accidents. However, according to statistics it's a safe way to travel.
Travelling by ship is often the cheapest form of travel. Unlike other means of transport
you have the chance to move around (14)_______ or below deck. Large (15) ______ often
have shops, TV lounges and restaurants so there's plenty to (16). However, a sea
voyage is the (17)________ way to get to your destination and should be avoided if you
suffer from (18)______ sickness.
Perhaps the most convenient way to travel is by car, simply because you decide when
and where (19)_______. You have the freedom to organize your own timetable so there's
no danger of missing appointments. However, you may need somebody else to help share the driving, a good map reader and petrol money. There is also the possibility that the car will break (20)___________ or you will fee! travel sick.
A train journey is often the best way to see a country. You can sit back and enjoy the view or have a meal in the (21) _______ car. For long journeys you can reserve a bed in a
(22)____ compartment However, you may be delayed. It's also not the fastest or
cheapest way travel.
1 J :: Arctic, sleeping, down, by, technological, ago, ships, new, to stop, money, India, sea. to fly, Traveling, of, on, People, do, distances, slowest, spending, restaurant | |
3. Find the synonyms or synonymic phrases from the list.
You will get 9 pairs of synonyms.
a travel; exciting; to fly; various; many; hundreds of years ago; a tourist; different; to explore;
to travel; to cover the distances; to discover; thrilling; ancient times; a journey; plenty; a voyage; a traveller; to travel by air
4 Fill in the prepositions. Translate the word-combinations.
1) according__
2) sailing____ ships
3) to move___
4) due___
5) ____ course
6) to suffer___
7) to sit____
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