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INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDLVN

Podpora rozvoje cizch jazyk pro Evropu 21. stol.

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TRAVEL VOCABULARY

Fill in some basic travel vocabulary - ROAD

Different kinds of vehicle:

Sports car, bus, coach, tram, van, lorry


Driver, mechanic, busconductor Petrol station, garage, service station Boot, engine, gears, steering-wheel, brakes, tyres

People working with it:

Associated facilities:

Parts of vehicle:

RAIL:

Different kinds of vehicle:

Passenger train, freight train, local train, express


Engine-driver, ticket collector, porter Waiting room, ticket office,

People working with it:

Associated facilities:

Parts of vehicle:

Sleeping-car, buffer car, compartment, restaurant

SEA

Different kinds of vehicle:

Yacht, rowing-boat, fishingboat, liner, ferry


Captain, skipper, steward(ess) Port, quay, customs shed, light-house, docks Engine-room, deck, bridge, gangplank

People working with it:

Associated facilities:

Parts of vehicle:

AIR

Different kinds of vehicle:

(Aero)plane, helicopter, supersonic aircraft, glider


Pilot, ground staff, air traffic controller Duty-free shop, departure lounge, runway, check-in Cockpit, nose, tail, wings, fuselage, joystick

People working with it:

Associated facilities:

Parts of vehicle:

Look at the highlighted words in the sentences and explain what they mean:

The plane was delayed by fog. Trains always run on time here. You don't have to change trains at Crewe. We are sailing on the QE2. It set sails at noon. It will dock in New York at 6p.m. And we shall disembark as soon as we can. The ship was wrecked. Our car does 10km to the litre. It goes quite far so we can easily overtake other cars. The car swerved in to the middle of the road to avoid the cyclist. He backed the car into the garage.

Answer the following questions:


What has been your best / longest / most boring / most frightening / most interesting journey?
What happened? What is your favourite means of transport? Why? Who was the most interesting person you met on your journeys? Are you in touch with him / her? Why do people travel?

Traveling in the Czech Republic:


What are some of your favourite places in the CR you like visiting?

What place in the CR are most often visited by foreign tourists?


Why do you think foreigners come to the CR? Is there a place in the CR you'd like to see? Why? Do you think the CR is an expensive destination for foreigners?

Hotels:
Do you ever stay in hotels? What advantages and disadvantages are there in staying in the hotel? What is the difference between a cheap hotel and a luxurious five star hotel?

What was the best hotel you've been to?


Can you recommend a good hotel in Brno?

Imagine you can live in a hotel for a year. Look at the hotels and tell which one you'd chose for it?

Round Britain Quizz:


What is the highest mountain? Who is the richest person? What is the furthest country from Ben Nevis The Duke of

Westminster New Zealand


the UK? What is the second biggest city? Where is the largest lake? What is the longest river? Where are the heaviest smokers? What is the most common surname? What is the most popular daily newspaper?

Birmingham Scotland The Severn Manchester Smith

The Sun

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDLVN

Tato vukov prezentace byla pozena z finannch prostedk hrazench Evropskm socilnm fondem a rozpotem esk republiky.

Tento projekt je spolufinancovn Evropskm socilnm fondem a sttnm rozpotem esk republiky.

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