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leave2. finish something (leaving no more space)3. explore4. arrive in5. stay somewhere briefly / for a short time6. leave the ground and go up into the sky21Unit 2 “Travel”Part 4Scenario: A study trip1 Read the situation. What kind of things can go wrong on a trip like this, do you think?SituationArcadia is an American university. Two years ago, the History Department organized a ten-dayeducational trip for students to Poland and the Czech Republic. Because of mistakes made by theorganisers, the trip was unsuccessful and was not repeated the following year.

This year, however,they will take a similar group of students (aged 18 – 21) to the same area, but the organisers plan toavoid the mistakes which they made in the past.2 Read an extract from the report written by one oа the organisers. How many of the mistakesmentioned in the report did you discuss in Exersice 1?The students complained about the following:1.

Three visitors to historical sites were set up. The students lost interest because there was notenough information about the sites in English.2. Some students couldn’t find their way back to the hotel in the evening after a convert. Theyreturned very late, so a visit next day was cancelled.3. One Saturday night, a group of our students went to a club in Prague. One of our studentsgot involved in a fight and ended up in hospital.4. Students took different amount of money, so some had to borrow from friends and this led toarguments.5.

Cameras were stolen from students while they travelled on the underground. One studentlost all his documents, and had to spend a day at the embassy.6. Students were unhappy because we changed the programme several times.7. A visit to a college outside Prague was a disaster. The bus was too small and the seats wereuncomfortable. The air conditioning didn’t work properly and water dripped onto thepassengers. Because of traffic, we arrived three hours late at the college.8. Students said that on visits to rural areas they couldn’t understand the menus in therestaurants as they were not in English.3 Match each problem in the report with one of these categories.

You can use each categorymore than once.theftmoneytransportlanguage22feedbackviolenceorganization4 In small groups, discuss the questions. Compare your answers with another group.1. Which were the most serious mistakes? Rank them in order of seriousness (1 = most serious,6 = least serious).2. Which of the following do you blame for each mistake?the organisersthe studentsother peoplebad luck5 (Track 1.10) Listen to a conversation between Ingrid and Harry, two organisers of theprevious trip.

Which problems from the report do they talk about?6 Listen again. Make notes on the other three problems they talk about. Use these headings.Relations with studentsHotelsFree time7 Listen again and complete the two extracts.Extract 1Harry:Ingrid:Well, we talked about that before we went, how much free time to give them. Thereare (1) _________ __________ and (2) _____________, aren’t there? On the onehand, giving them a lot of three time is good – they have a chance to explore placesthey visit. (3) _______ ________ __________ ________, if they have too much time,they say we haven’t organised enough trips. You can’t win, can you?True, and don’t forget Harry, (4) ________ ________ of giving them a lot of freetime is that they get into trouble.Extract 2Harry:Don’t remind me! Actually I’ve got a few suggestions for this next trip.Ingrid:Me too.Harry:Good.

Well, I think (5) ______ _______ have more meetings with the students beforethey leave. An advantage of this is they’d get to know each other a lot better.Ingrid:Yeah. That’s true. Also, it’d be a (6) ________ ________ to give the students maps ofthe cities they visit. I suggest (7) ________ ________ to the tourist boards and askthem to send us some.Harry:Yeah, why not? And (8) _______ _______ asking the students where they want tostay? Do they want to share a room in a cheap hotel, or stay in a youth hostel? Thereare lots of possibilities.238 Do you think it is a good idea to give young people a lot of free time when they are on aneducational trip? Why / Why not?9 Organising a study trip.

You are a member of the organising committee for the next trip toPoland and the Czech Republic. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these suggestionsfor the next trip.the group of students should meet many times before they go on their trip.students should all take the same amount of money.they should keep a diary each day and show it to organisers at the end of each day.an organiser should always accompany the group during the evenings10 Add five suggestions of your own which will make the next trip more successful.

Think aboutthe problems in the report and conversation.11 Compare your suggestions with another group. Decide on the best five.Other Useful PhrasesAnother advantage is that … (they could ask us questions)There are several disadvantages. Firstly, … Secondly, …One good/bad thing/point about … is that …One thing we should remember about … is that …24Unit 2 “Travel”Part 5Writing Skills: A biographical profile1 Read a biography of Amelia Earhart. Match each paragraph with one of these topics.a. the end of her lifeb. her early life and educationc. her early careerd. publications, awards and prizese.

her greatest achievementAmelia Earhart was born in Kansas, USA, in 1897 and moved to Chicago in 1914 when her fatherwas fired from the Rock Island Railroad. After graduating from high school in 1915, she went toCanada where she trained as a nurse’s aide. In 1919 she attended Columbia University but gave upafter a year to join her parents in California.In 1920 Earhart went to her first air show and was hooked. She took flying lessons and bought herfirst plane, which she flew to a height of 14,000 feet in October 1922, a women’s world record.

In1925 she moved to Boston and got a job as a social worker. During that time, she also wrote localnewspaper columns on flying.Earhart will be principally remembered for being the first woman to fly solo non-stop across theAtlantic. On May 20, 1932, she took off from New Brunswick. She wanted to fly to Paris, but poorweather conditions and mechanical problems forced her to land in Derry, Northern Ireland.It was inevitable that Earhart would attempt a round-the-world flight and she left Miami on June 1,1937. After stopping in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent and south-east Asia, shearrived in New Guinea on June 29. She left on July 27, but while she was crossing the Pacific, contactwas lost. The US government spent $4m looking for her, but she was never found.Earhart published two books about her flying experiences: 20 Hours 40 Minutes and The Fun of It,but she went missing before her third book was published.

She was awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross by Congress and the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French government.2 Find verbs in the text that mean the following.1.2.3.4.be dismissed from a job (para.1)finish high school or university (para.1)learn a particular job (para.1)go to (school or university) (para.1)5.6.7.8.stop doing something (para.1)go to a new place to live (para.2)write and print something for sale (para.5)receive a prize, honour or money (para.5)3Time linkers. Look at the time linkers highlighted in the text: before, after, when, during,while. Which structures follow each linker?4 What is the difference in use between during and while in the examples in the text?5 Write a biographical profile of a famous person.25Active vocabulary of the UnitNounsVerbsaccommodationcustomscruisedestinationexperienceholidaymakerholiday resortinsuranceinventionjourneypackage holidaytourtraveltravel agenttripvoyageavoidbroadencarry ondiscoverexplorefind outget backinvolvelook aroundset outstop offAdjectivesdomesticvastExtra VocabularyNounsbeach umbrellaboat tripbusiness travel/tripcamping tripday tripinoculationovernight journeyphenomenonreturn journeytiring journeytravel arrangementstravel brochuresandcastleswimming costumesunblocksunburnsuntansuntan lotionsunstrokeAdjectivesage-oldgenericonerousPhrasesSafe journey!Verbsaccuse ofgo off the beaten trackgo overseasbombard with26.