I. Reading. Read the text and do the exercises.
Old Country Advice to the American Traveller (after W. Saroyan)
One day my uncle Melic travelled from Fresno to New York. Before he got aboard the train his uncle Garro paid him a visit and told him about the dangers of travel.
«When you get on the train,» the old man said, «choose your seat carefully, sit down, and do not look about».
«Yes, sir,» my uncle said.
«Before you have travelled twenty miles, a young man will come to you and offer you a cigarette. Tell him you don't smoke». «Yes, sir», my uncle said.
«In the dinner order the best food, and if the dinner is crowded, and a beautiful young lady sits at your table, do not look into her eyes» «Yes, sir», my uncle said.
«On your way back to your seat from the dinner», the old man said, «you will pass through the smoker. There you will find a game of cards in progress. One of the players will invite you to join the game. Tell him, «I don't speak English». «Yes, sir», my uncle said. «That's all», the old man said. «Thank you very much», my uncle said.
«One thing more», the old man said. «When you go to bed at night, take your money out of your pocket and put it in your shoe. Put your shoe under the pillow, keep your head on the pillow all night, and don't sleep». «Yes, sir,» my uncle said. «That is all», the old man said.
The next day my uncle Melic got aboard the train and went to New York. The young man with cigarettes didn't appear, the beautiful young lady did not sit at his table, and there was no card game in progress in the smoker. My uncle put his money in the shoe under the pillow and put his head on the pillow and didn't sleep all the first night.
The second day he himself offered another young man a cigarette which the other young man accepted. In the dinner my uncle went to sit at a table with a young lady. He started a poker game in the smoker, and long before the train got to New York my uncle knew everybody aboard the train and everybody knew him. The journey was a very pleasant one.
When my uncle Melic came back from New York, his old uncle Garro visited him again. «I see you are looking all right», he said. «Did you follow my instructions?»
«Yes, sir», my uncle said.
«I am pleased», said his uncle Garro.
Exercise 1. Comprehension and Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
1) Melic was travelling by....... A) plane B) train C) bus
2) His uncle Garro wanted to give him...... A) an advice B) advices C) some advice
3) If a young man comes to you and A) you don't smoke B) you don't talk to offers you a cigarette, tell him........ the stranger
C) you don't talk to the unknown person
4) If a beautiful young lady sits at A) look at her B) look into her eyes
your table, do not........ C) talk to her
5) If you pass through the smoker A) «I don't play cards» B) «I'm not
and one of the card players invites allowed to play cards» C) «I don't speak
you to join the game, tell him........ English».
6) Where did Uncle Melic put A) He put his money in the shoe and put his money? the shoe under the pillow.
B) He put his money in the big suitcase.
C) He put his money in the safe.
7) Did Melic sleep the first night? A) Yes, he did. B) No, he didn't
C) We don't know.
8) The second day Melic........ A) didn't sleep again.
B) invited a young lady to the restaurant.
C) offered another man a cigarette, sat at a table with a young lady and played cards.
9) The journey was...... A) unpleasant B) pleasant C) boring
10) When Melic came back home, A) if he followed his instructions.
his Uncle Carro asked him...... B) if he had followed his instructions.
C) if he did follow his instructions
П. English Usage.
Part 1. Vocabulary. Choose the correct answer.
Travelling by Train
There are so many things you have to do when you........(1).
If you're going.....(2) train, the first thing you have to do is buy yourself......(3). You usually have to stand in a.....(4) and it's easy to.....(5) your train and then waste hours.........(6) the next one!
You buy a ticket and then......(7) a carriage where you hope you will find a free.......(8).
At last, you can.....(9) the train and settle down to enjoy the.....(10)
| 1) a) travel b) journey 2) a) with b) by c) on 3) a) a card b) a billet c) a ticket 4) a) row b) tail c) queue 5) a) miss b) lose c) missing 6) a) expecting b) waiting for c) waiting 7) a) look after b) look for c) look forward 8) a) place b) space c) seat 9) a) enter into b) go in c) get into 10) a) voyage b) travel c) journey |
Part 2. Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
11) They.....all day so they were very tired.
A) have been travelling B) had been travelling C) are travelling
12) They......for about half an hour when they realised they were lost
A) had been driving B) drived C) have drived
.
13) When he arrived at the station, his tram... already...
A) had left B).has left C) left
14) «Someone told me that you're moving from London.» - «That's right. I....in Manchester.
A) will live B) am going to live
15) «Oh, no! Look at those cars! They.....crash!»
A) will B) are going
16) Pete is late. He.....his train.
A) should have missed B) had to miss C) may have missed
17) Until the 19ttl century, people.... travel freely between most countries without a passport.
A) were B) must C) could
18) The President......in Rome yesterday afternoon. Later he......on Italian TV.
A) was arrived, was interviewed B) was arrived, interviewed C) arrived, was interviewed
19) If we.....at 1.30, we'll arrive at 2.30.
A) leave B) will leave C) left
20) If I......a lot of money, I'd have taken.a long holiday
A) had won B) won C) win
21) If I were you, 1.....travel to Sweden by ship.
A) will В) would C) can
22) They wanted to know......
A) whether I could go to Finland by bus B) whether could I go to Finland by bus
23) After I'd been driving for 3 hours, I stopped........lunch.
A) to eat B) eating
24) We enjoy.....by car.
A) to travel B) travelling
25) We decided...at home this summer.
A) staying B) to stay
26) They often go to......mountains at weekends.
A) the B)-
27) Have you ever been to...St. Peter's Square in Rome?
A) - B) the
28) How far is......from Madrid to Rome?
A) - B) it C) there
29) Can you tell me when......?
A) the last bus does leave B) the last bus leaves
30) We went to Rome by....train.
A)_a В)- С) the
Ш. Writing. You recently went on the holiday but the holiday was a disaster. You decided to write a letter of complaint (140-180 words). Use the model of the letter and complete it.
flat 4, 12 Nevsky pr.
St. Petersburg
27th September 2001
'Sputnik Tours'
27, Kazanskaya sir.
St. Petersburg
Dear Sir/Madam,
My family and I have just returned from............ and I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction at the holiday we were given.
Your advertisement promised............. In fact............. You also said there would be.........
but............... In addition...........
As far as the food is concerned, it was not............... It was not......... either.
As for the trips and excursions, one was cancelled because........ On another the coach driver got lost, and we arrived back very late. As for the guide...........
I would like a full refund as 1 consider all my money was wasted.
Yours faithfully,
Raisa Demidenko
Key: I. Ex.1: 1)b 2)c 3)a 4)b 5)c 6)a 7)b 8)c 9)b 10)b
II. Part 1: 1)a 2)b 3)c 4)c 5)a 6)b 7)b 8)c 9)c 10)c
Part 2: 11)b 12)a 13)a 14)b 15)b 16)c 17)c 18)c 19)a 20)a 21)b 22)a 23)a 24)b 25)b 26)a 27)a 28)b 29)b 30)b