1 Read the text and fill in the missing parts from the table.

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.

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money, India, sea. to fly, Traveling, of, on, People, do, distances, slowest, spending, restaurant

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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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