Module 6 Culture exchanges

6A. Reading & Vocabulary

1. Read the texts at pp. 90–91 and fill in the gaps with one word only.

1. During your trip, you will be able to see all sorts of amazing ________
including wolves, foxes and elk.

2. The Arctic is one of the last places on Earth that is still a ___________
and a ___________________.

3. Morocco has many _________________ landscapes.

4. Travelling in Wyoming offers you the _______________ opportunity

how life might have been over 150 years ago.

5. In Yakutia you will be able to travel through the valleys of the Lena
River, just like the _____________ Yakutian people.

2. Fill in the table (based on the text at pp. 90–91, SB).

Place Activities
3. Do you like traveling? Do you travel a lot? What was the last place
you went to? Do you know what “staycation” means? Read the
definition. Some of the words were withdrawn from the text. Fill in
the gaps and answer the questions below the text.

house countries describes country

trips combines meaning abroad

The staycation

2009 was the year of the ‘staycation’ for many _____________ across the
globe. This new word____________ ‘stay’ and ‘vacation’, and has two
meanings. The first_________________ a holiday spent in your own
________________, where you do things at and from your home. Using
your home as a base you use local facilities such as the swimming pool or
park and perhaps go for day _________. The second ________________
refers to having a holiday in your home _____________, rather than
going ___________. It is this second use which is the most common
nowadays.

1. What is a ‘staycation’?

2. Which meaning is the most common today?

3. Is staycation becoming popular in your country?

4. Why do you think it is popular nowadays?

5. What other type of holiday has become popular recently?

4. Match the words from the columns to make up word combinations

on holiday activities.

A B
meet the local cuisine
buy famous landmarks
visit the locals
lie nature
go time to yourself
see souvenirs
try on the beach all day
explore museums
have on guided tours

5. Look at the list of holiday activities at p. 91 in SB and make up

sentences with them telling the class which of the activities you do
always, sometimes, seldom, never and why.

6. What do you know about eco-tourism? Use the link below to read
about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotourism

Is that type of tourism popular in Russia? Would you like to go on an

eco-tour? Where would you go? Why? Compile a small presentation
and introduce a place where you would go.
6B. Listening and Speaking

1. Make a spidergram of holiday problems. Which of them have you

already faced? How did you sort them out?

2. Have you ever thought of the most frequent holiday problems

people face? Discuss in pairs. Now read about the holiday problems
Britons face. Compare with what you have discussed.

New words Briton’s holiday problems listed

Lost passports, hospital visits and arrests are among the

Foreign main problems UK tourists experience on their travels, the
Office Foreign Office has revealed.
encounter It has listed problems encountered in some of the most
destination popular destinations.

In Spain, which had 16 mln British visits in 2004–2005,

rape there were 4,774 lost passports and 1,663 arrests. There
were 41 rapes, and 1,243 people died.
unavoidable The Foreign Office said some problems were unavoidable,
prevent but others could be prevented with better preparation.

The report, called British Behaviour Abroad, lists the 10

countries where Britons required the most consular help in
consular
the year to March 2005.
Spain was the UK’s top destination and saw the most
instances of consular help – 11,837.

overall But overall, most Foreign Office assistance was for general
assistance advice. In Spain, there were 5,602 cases where general
advice was sought.

The US, which had 6.5 mln visits, was the country about
enquiry
which Britons had the most enquiries, with 7,090 cases
where advice was wanted. It also had the most arrests after
Spain – 1,460.

After Spain, France had the most deaths, with 294 fatalities
among the 15 mln UK visits.

There were 33 reported rapes in Greece – the highest

proportion when the number of visits (3 mln) were taken
into account.

3. Copy out the new words and translate them. Make up 5 sentences
with them. Ask your deskmate to translate the sentences both – from
English into Russian and from Russian into English.
4. Let’s play snowball. One by one add sentences to the whole-class
story using the word combinations in ex. 1, p. 92. Start your story
with: Last summer my friend Julia and her family decided to spend 2
weeks in Spain.

5. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

Это был кошмар!

Как ужасно!
Подожди, я тебе расскажу, что
случилось.
Это так раздражает!
Ты ни за что не догадаешься, что
произошло!
Вот это неудача...

6. Now read the dialogue at p. 92 SB carefully and name the

exclamations from ex. 3 used in the dialogue. Which of them are not
mentioned in ex. 3?

7. Use the dialogue at p. 92 SB to mark the sentences T (true), F

(false), NS (not stated).

1. The dialogue is between Bella and Andy. ____

2. Bella spent her holiday in Greece. ____
3. Bella’s purse was stolen while she was waiting for the train. ____
4. Bella didn’t have much money in the purse. ____
5. Due to this negative experience she doesn’t want to visit Spain
again. ____
6. Andrew and Bella are in Britain. ____
6C. Grammar in Use

1. Give definition and examples of direct and indirect speech.

Complete the table.

Direct speech Indirect speech

now
today
yesterday
tomorrow
this week
last week
next week

2. Two days ago you met a friend of yours Nick and he told you some
of the things below:

- I am living in Berlin now.

- My mother isn’t very well.
- I don’t know what Nina is doing.
- You can come and stay at my place.
- I am not enjoying my study very much.

Yesterday you met another friend and told about Nick:

- Nick said that ____________________________

- ________________________________________
- ________________________________________
- ________________________________________
- ________________________________________
3. Complete the sentences with say or tell in the correct form. Use
only one word each time.

- Lucy ______________ hallo to me and kissed.

- Why are you silent? ____________ something!
- Did he _____________ your parents what happened? – No, he
didn’t __________ anything to them.
- Tony couldn’t help me. He ______________ me to ask Nick.
- Tony couldn’t help me. He ______________ to ask Nick.

4. Two days ago you met Nick. Here are some questions that he asked
you:

- How are you?

- What are you doing now?
- Where are you living?
- Can you lend me some money?
- Are you going anywhere?

Yesterday you met another friend and told what Nick had asked you:

- He asked me ______________________________.
- _________________________________________.
- _________________________________________.
- _________________________________________.
- _________________________________________.

6D. Vocabulary and Speaking

 1. Complete the table “Means of travel”. Which words are new?
Translate them and compare the list of new words with your
deskmate. Try to explain the meaning of new words to each other.

By rail By bus/coach By air By sea

station _____ airport port
train bus _____ ship
catch/get on _____ get on/board embark
get off get off get off/disembark _____
platform departure gate departure gate _____
passenger train coach/bus passenger jet/airplane _____
journey _____ flight voyage
_____ depart/leave take off sail
arrive arrive _____ dock
engine _____ cockpit _____
engine driver bus driver _____ captain
_____ aisle aisle gangway

Culture Corner

1. Which river is called “The Queen of rivers”? What is the longest

river in Europe? Read the text and entitle it. Use the dictionary to
translate any new words.

‘Every country has its national river,’ said famous French writer
Alexandre Dumas, ‘and Russia has the Volga, the longest river in Europe,
the Queen of rivers’. No Russian can hear the word Volga without an
image of the river’s wide, plangent waters, gracious ships which pass like
icebergs and gulls which hover over the water with lingering cries.
The Volga has played a central role in Russian culture and folklore. The
great bend in the river around Samara was the haunt of the colorful 17th
century Kazak bandit Stepka Razin, while the lower plains were the scene
of the Pughachev rebellion, romanticized in Pushkin’s novel ‘The
Captain’s Daughter’.
Today, almost 50 million people live in the Volga basin – one third of
Russia’s population – and many of Russia’s biggest cities are here,
including Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Volgograd. It is still a key
transport route, navigable by big ships, with the help of giant locks and
canals, over much of its length.
Rising from a small spring in the Valdai Hills to the northwest of
Moscow, the river flows southeast in a great arc over 3690 km to spill
into the Caspian Sea through a vast delta. The Volga delta is a must for
anyone interested in wildlife – a unique refuge to marsh creatures such as
beavers and otters and countless birds from herons to the great bald eagle.
Another must for nature-lovers is the Samara Bend National Park, famous
for its woodland hikes and stunning views from the rocky cliffs that rise
above the river.
The best way to experience the Volga, though, is from the deck of ships
that ply their way down the river in the summer months. This wonderful
place will introduce you to Russian culture, open you its genuine beauty
and give you a charge of positive emotions. And may be you will learn
just a little about the mysterious ‘Russian soul’ and go home with many
warm memories.
2. Now read the text once again with a pencil in your hand and
complete the chart. Tick the information you already know; write an
exclamation mark opposite something you would like to learn more
about; draw a dash if you didn’t know some facts. Compare the table
with your deskmate and share the knowledge.

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Module 6. Culture exchanges

6A

1.

1. During your trip, you will be able to see all sorts of amazing wildlife
including wolves, foxes and elk.

2. The Arctic is one of the last places on Earth that is still a mystery and a
challenge.

3. Morocco has many varied landscapes.

4. Travelling in Wyoming offers you the unique opportunity how life

might have been over 150 years ago.

5. In Yakutia you will be able to travel through the valleys of the Lena
River, just like the native Yakutian people.

2.

Place Activities
Russia drive a reindeer sled; spend evenings in traditional
Russian families; enjoy home-cooked meals; learn
much about culture and traditions; ride Yakut
horses;
Morocco ride a camel; visit museums, the desert, traditional
villages, etc.; spend a night in a tent; relax on
beautiful beaches;
Wyoming travel in a convoy of covered wagons; enjoy the
 majestic views; go on nature hikes; go swimming,
canoeing, horse riding; cook on an open fire; sing
songs;
The Arctic see underwater world; enjoy the wildlife above the
water;

3.

The Staycation

2009 was the year of the ‘staycation’ for many countries across the globe.
This new word combines ‘stay’ and ‘vacation’, and has two meanings.
The first – describes a holiday spent in your own house where you do
things at and from your home. Using your home as a base you use local
facilities such as the swimming pool or park and perhaps go for day trips.
The second meaning refers to having a holiday in your home country,
rather than going abroad. It is this second use which is the most common
nowadays.

4.

meet the locals

buy souvenirs
visit museums
lie on the beach all day
go on guided tours
see famous landmarks
try the local cuisine
explore nature
have time to yourself

5. Camping

6B

3.

New words

Foreign Office – Министерство иностранных дел

encounter – наталкиваться
destination – место назначения
rape – насилие
unavoidable – неизбежный
prevent – предотвращать
consular – консульский
overall – всеобщий
assistance – помощь, поддержка
enquiry – запрос

5.

Это был кошмар! It was a nightmare!

Как ужасно! That’s terrible!
Подожди, я тебе расскажу, что Wait till I tell you what happened.
случилось.
Это так раздражает! That’s so annoying!
Ты ни за что не догадаешься, You’ll never guess what happened.
что произошло!
Вот это неудача... That’s bad luck!

6. Good for you! Sounds good!

7.

1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. NS

6C.

1.

Direct speech Indirect speech

now then, immediately
today that day
yesterday the day before, the previous day
tomorrow the next/following day
this week that week
last week the week before/the previous week
next week the week after/the following week
2.

Yesterday you met another friend and told about Nick:

- Nick said that he was living in Berlin then.

- Nick said that his mother wasn’t very well
- Nick said that he didn’t know what Nina was doing.
- Nick said that I could come and stay at his place.
- Nick said that he wasn’t enjoying his study very much.

3.

- Lucy said hallo to me and kissed.

- Why are you silent? Say something!
- Did he tell your parents what happened? – No, he didn’t say
anything to them.
- Tony couldn’t help me. He told me to ask Nick.
- Tony couldn’t help me. He said to ask Nick.

4.

- He asked me how I was.

- He asked me what I was doing now.
- He asked me where I was living.
- He asked me if I could you lend him some money.
- He asked me whether I was going anywhere.

6D.

1. Means of Travel
 By rail By bus/coach By air By sea
station bus terminal airport port
train bus aircraft ship
catch/get on catch/get on/board get on/board embark
get off get off get off/disembark disembark
platform departure gate departure gate quay/dock
passenger train coach/bus passenger jet/airplane liner
journey journey flight voyage
depart/leave depart/leave take off sail
arrive arrive land dock
engine driver’s seat cockpit bridge
engine driver bus driver pilot captain
corridor/aisle aisle aisle gangway

Culture Corner

1. The Volga River – Russia’s National River