Exercise 3A, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

3 READING & LISTENING

a Read the article about TripAside. Do you think it's a good idea?

No more boring stopovers –
go on a guided tour!

Few things are more depressing than spending hours in an airport terminal waiting for a connecting flight.

Emmanuel Rozenblum and Anna Veyrenc launched their business in Paris

There you are, sitting in the departure lounge watching the clock, or ¹ _____. And the most frustrating thing is that outside the airport there is a foreign city which you'd really like to look around, full of great 05 tourist attractions, restaurants, and shops. But you don't want to leave the airport, because ² _____, and will miss your flight.

Frenchman Emmanuel Rozenblum and his sister were on a stopover at Warsaw's main airport three years ago. 10 But ³ _____, so they decided to go into town.

'We left the airport on our own,' says Mr Rozenblum, 'but we didn't know which bus to take, and ⁴ _____

They caught their flight, and ⁵ _____. Millions of 15 air travellers make stopovers every year, so Emmanuel thought he could organize short guided trips into the nearest city or countryside.

His idea is that a guide picks up the travellers at the airport, takes them quickly around the sights and to a 20 restaurant, and then ⁶ _____

In March 2015, he and business partner Anna Veyrenc started their 'stopover tours' business, called TripAside, in Paris. ⁷ _____, and today it has expanded to Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Rome, and Madrid. 25 Now other small companies are offering similar tours worldwide, from Beijing to Moscow. So, next time you have a long stopover between flights, ⁸ _____ book a tour!

Adapted from the British press

b Read the article again and complete it with the missing phrases A-H.

A don't just go to sleep at the airport

B It was an immediate success

C the experience gave Emmanuel the idea for a new business

D looking around the duty-free shop for the eighth time

E they really didn't want to spend eight hours waiting for their connecting flight

F we were really stressed about getting back in time

G guarantees to get them back to the airport in time for their connecting flight

H you're terrified that you won't get back in time

c Look at some words and phrases from the article related to air travel. What do you think they mean?

stopover (AmE layover) connecting flight

departure lounge duty-free shop air traveller

d 🎧3.4 Listen to a traveller meeting his guide at an airport. Which city is he in?

JAKE BEVAN

e Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the F sentences.

1 Jake isn't very tired.

2 He hasn't been to Europe before.

3 His next flight is to Lisbon.

4 He's travelling to a conference.

5 He doesn't know anybody there.

6 The tour includes visits to historic sites.

7 He isn't planning to buy anything for himself.

8 They don't have time to stop for lunch.

9 The weather forecast isn't very good.

10 He's looking forward to the tour.

f Have you ever had a long stopover at an airport? Where were you? What did you do?

3.4

A = Anna, J = Jake

A: Hello Mr Bevan. I'm Anna, your tour guide.

J: Hi. Please, call me Jake.

A: OK, Jake. Nice to meet you. How was the flight?

J: No, I'm fine.

A: Great. Let's go to the car park then. Is it your first time here?

J: Yeah. I was in Europe when I was a student, but somehow I never got here.

A: And your final destination is London, is that right?

J: Yes. I'm going to give a talk at a conference in Oxford.

A: So work, not pleasure?

J: Yes – well, maybe some pleasure too. I have a friend, well, an ex-girlfriend really, who I was with when I was a student. She’s British – she lives in Oxford – and we’re planning to meet up.

A: That’s nice! OK, so now I’m going to tell you a bit about our tour today. We’re going to drive to the centre – it takes about 45 minutes – and then we’re going to start at the Colosseum.

J: Great. I’ve always wanted to see it.

A: And then we’re going to visit the Forum. After that, we’re going to see the Pantheon – one of the oldest buildings in the city.

J: Wow.

A: So then we are very near the Via del Corso, where all the best shops are. Would you like to maybe do some shopping?

J: Well, I’d like to see the shops but I’m probably not going to buy anything.

A: Maybe a little present, a present for your friend in Oxford?

J: Well, maybe.

A: And then I’m sure you’re going to be hungry, so I’m going to take you to a really nice restaurant for lunch. We can have pizza, or a good carbonara, a gelato – an ice cream that is. Our typical dishes, but I promise you very different from Italian food in America.

J: Sounds great. And then back to the airport, I guess?

A: That’s right. We need to allow time for that.

J: Yes, I don’t want to miss my flight.

A: Don’t worry. We do this tour every day – and nobody has ever missed their flight.

J: Is it going to be very hot today?

A: No, not too hot. It’s going to be nice, about 22 degrees.

J: Perfect. It’s going to be a fantastic day.

A: Here we are. If you can just wait a minute while I pay for the parking. Oh, Mr Bevan – Jake – is this yours?

J: My passport! Thanks, Anna. Typical me. I always lose things when I’m travelling.

Прочитайте статью о TripAside. Как вы думаете, это хорошая идея?

Ответ: Yes, I think it's a great idea because waiting for hours in an airport can be very boring. A tour would make a stopover more fun and interesting. / Да, я думаю, это отличная идея, потому что многочасовое ожидание в аэропорту может быть очень скучным. Экскурсия сделала бы пересадку веселее и интереснее.

Прочитайте статью еще раз и дополните ее недостающими фразами A–H.

Ответ:

1 D - looking around the duty-free shop for the eighth time / разглядывая в восьмой раз магазин беспошлинной торговли

2 H - you're terrified that you won't get back in time / вы в ужасе, что не вернетесь вовремя

3 E - they really didn't want to spend eight hours waiting for their connecting flight / они действительно не хотели проводить восемь часов в ожидании своего стыковочного рейса

4 F - we were really stressed about getting back in time / мы очень переживали, успеем ли вернуться вовремя

5 C - the experience gave Emmanuel the idea for a new business / этот опыт подал Эммануэлю идею для нового бизнеса

6 G - guarantees to get them back to the airport in time for their connecting flight / гарантирует их возвращение в аэропорт вовремя к их стыковочному рейсу

7 B - It was an immediate success / Это был немедленный успех

8 A - don't just go to sleep at the airport / не ложитесь просто спать в аэропорту

Посмотрите на некоторые слова и фразы из статьи, связанные с авиаперелетами. Как вы думаете, что они означают?

Ответ:

Прослушайте разговор путешественника с гидом в аэропорту. В каком городе он находится?

Ответ: Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных.

Прослушайте еще раз. Отметьте предложения как T (верно) или F (неверно). Исправьте неверные предложения.

Ответ: Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных.

У вас когда-нибудь была долгая пересадка в аэропорту? Где вы были? Что вы делали?

Ответ: Yes, I had a long stopover in Istanbul with my family. It was about six hours long. We walked around the huge airport, looked at all the shops, and ate some Turkish food. It was a little boring to wait so long, but the airport was very big and modern, so there was a lot to see. / Да, у меня была долгая пересадка в Стамбуле с семьей. Она длилась около шести часов. Мы гуляли по огромному аэропорту, смотрели на все магазины и ели турецкую еду. Было немного скучно так долго ждать, но аэропорт был очень большим и современным, так что было на что посмотреть.