ANEX 9

INTRODUCTION/MOT/ PREV. KNOWLEDGES

LISTENING
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
Transcript:
A.
Passenger: Excuse me? Which platform does the train to Cambridge leave from?
Train station attendant: The 10:15 train or the 10:40?
Passenger: The 10:15.
Train station attendant: The 10:15 train leaves from platform 3.
Passenger: Thanks.
B.
Passenger: Hi. Could I have a ticket for the next train to Manchester, please?
Train ticket vendor: Single or return?
Passenger: Errr, single please.
Train ticket vendor: The next train is at 12:30pm, leaving from platform 2.
Passenger: And how much is it?
Train ticket vendor: 13:50
C.
Ticket inspector: Tickets, please. Can I see your ticket, please?
Passenger: Yes, here you are.
Ticket inspector: This ticket is for Oxford.
Passenger: Yes, thats right.
Ticket inspector: But this train doesnt go to Oxford, it goes to Liverpool.
Passenger: What? Liverpool? Oh no!

D.
Train station announcement: The next train arriving at platform 1 is the 15:45 train to Exeter,
stopping at Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Exeter St Davids at 18:30.
E.
Harry:
Angel:
Harry:
Angel:
Harry:
Angel:
Harry:
Angel:

What time is our train back to London?

It leaves at 4:30. Weve only got 5 minutes.
What platform does it leave from?
Platform 2. Look, over there.
I cant see our train anywhere. Let me see the ticket. Look, it says 4:20, not 4:30!
Oh no, weve missed it.
No we havent, its late. Look, here it is now.
Phew, that was lucky!

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition

1.. platform
2.. ticket
trains.
3.. single (ticket)
4.. return (ticket)

a. A small piece of paper to allow you to use a train or bus.

b. The place in a train station where people get on and get off
c. A ticket to travel to a place, but not to travel back
d. A ticket to travel to a place and back again.

READING

A Brief History of Tourism

Tourism is 2,000 years old. It started when rich people of the ancient Rome didnt want to stay
in the city during hot summers. They took trips to the countryside and the coast. People that
lived in the countryside or the coast worked for the Roman tourists, cooked for them or built
new houses for them. When the Roman Empire collapsed, oman tourism stopped.
During the medieval era, pilgrims appeared. Pilgrims were people who wanted to visit holy
places. People built simple inns near the roads to these holy places. The pilgrims slept and ate in
these inns. Many of these people had a good time during their travel, or pilgrimages.
But it was in the eighteenth century when tourism became popular. Rich people in Europe
started to travel because of health and culture. They visited spas and seaside towns and they
enjoyed fresh air. Rich English people liked to travel to Italy. They studied Italian paintings,
sculpture, and architecture . They wished to be cultural.
In the twentieth century a lot of Europeans got richer and wanted to travel. Soon there were
hotels almost everywhere. In the 1960s, tourists started to travel by plane because it was cheap,
fast, and comfortable. People discovered countries like Spain and France.
Today Spain, Italy, and France are still popular with tourists. The USA and exotic destinations
attract a lot of people, too. In these countries, travelers can find fashionable resorts, comfortable
hotels, and exciting theme parks. No wonder, tourists spend a lot of money.

TRUE, FALSE, DOESNT SAY?

Tourists also lived in the Roman Empire.
Rich Romans travelled abroad.
Pilgrims travelled in winter.
Pilgrims wanted to enjoy fresh air and study paintings.
In the 18th century people wanted to be healthy.
Italy was a country popular with rich English people.
It wasnt expensive to travel by plane in the 1960s.
In the 1960s people didnt want to visit Spain.
Today good hotels are easy to find.

WRITING
After seeing examples/ small groups / write directions to be guessed by the other
groups

Role Plays: At the airport

You tell the customer officer what .you are going
to do
You are a French tourist.

You have just arrived in

Italy. You want to stay for 3
weeks in Roma.You are staying at a
hotel.

Name:
Nationality: French
Expiry Date: 2018
Number: 213479

Passport

You are visiting your aunt who lives

in this country. You will be staying
for the summer vacation (1 month).
You will be staying at your aunts
house.

Passport

Name:
Nationality: Spanish
Expiry Date: 2025
Number:AB35665

You are an exchange student.

You will be studying at a
language school in
Amsterdam. You will be
staying for 8 months. You will
be staying in a host family. .

Passport

Name:
Nationality:
Scottish
Expiry Date: 2019
Number: XY23521

You have just arrived in

Germany and you are on a
business trip. You are selling
Polish wine. You will be
staying in Berlin for 1 week.
You will be staying at a hotel.

Passport

Name:
Nationality: Polish
Expiry Date: 2015
Number: GHG4156