Tom told Richard about his weekend. Say what happened

Richard: How about you, Tom? Did you have a good weekend?

Tom: No, it was terrible!

Richard: Why? What happened?

Tom: Well, I had nothing to do on Saturday afternoon, so I decided to go to the races. I left home at about two thirty and I took a tax: to Happy Valley. I arrived at the race course at about a quarter to three, and looked at the list of horses in the next race ... .

Richard: Uh huh.

Tom: ... There was a horse called Seven Up at seven to one, so I decided to put seven hundred dollars on it.

Richard: Seven hundred dollars - that's a lot of money!

Tom: Well, yes. You see, seven is my lucky number.

Richard: Oh, I see. Go on. Did Seven Up win the race?

Tom: Well, I wanted him to ... but unfortunately he finished seventh.

Richard: Oh, no!

Tom: And I lost seven hundred dollars ... and that wasn't all!

Richard: What do you mean!

Tom: Well, of course, I had no money left and I felt terrible. So I went back home. When I arrived at my flat, the front door was open ...

Richard: Oh, no!

Tom: Oh, yes! While I was at the races, burglars broke into my flat and they took my TV, my stereo, my camera... .

Richard: Oh, Tom, that's terrible. I am sorry!

Tom: So am I.

Match the parts of the story and number them in the correct order.

A:Seven was Tom's lucky number ... .

B:He wanted Seven Up to win the race ... .

C:He arrived at the race course at about a quarter to three ...

D:... but unfortunately, the horse finished seventh!

E.... so he decided to put 700 dollars on Seven Up.

F.On Saturday afternoon, Tom took a taxi to the races.

G.... and he looked at the list of horses in the next race.

2.19 Write out the full story of Tom's visit to the races.

2.20 Read & translate the dialogues into Russian.

Enough of business.

A: - Well, my friends, enough of business. We are nearly there.

B: - My father is crazy about fishing, you know.

A:- Yes. I really enjoy it.

C: - Do you often go fishing?

A:- Well, yes. I make a point of spending a few hours by the river every weekend. It helps your nerves and is generally healthy.

C:- Do you usually catch much?

A:- Well, it depends. But it is not important - it is doing it that matters.

Planning a picnic

A:- Er ... Mr. Smith, have you got anything special planned for the weekend?

B: - No. Not really, why?

A:- My daughter has just phoned me. She insists that we travel to the beach for a picnic. Would you like to join us?

B:- Yes, I would be delighted.

C: - Leonid. How about taking my son, Boris? He should keep Kate good company.

A:- That would be splendid. I haven't seen Boris for ages. Do you fish, Mr. Smith?

B:- I used to, when I was younger, but not very often now. I used to enjoy spinning the most.

A: - I'll get you a spinning-rod. Shall we go on Saturday or Sunday?

B: - I suppose Sunday would be best. Are we going by train?

A: - No, I've got a car. What if I say 8 in the morning, Sunday, Mr.Smith?

B: - Perfect. I'll be down in the lobby at 8 sharp. Good bye, then.

HOLIDAY PLANS

Student AWork with a partner. Ask and answer questions to find the missing information in the following tables.

Before you start, work out which questions to ask, e.g.

Where is Amanda Smith going on holiday? etc.

When you have finished, compare your tables. You can also discuss your own holiday plans.

Student BWork with a partner. Ask and answer questions to find the missing information in the following tables.

Before you start, work out which questions to ask, e.g.

Where is Peter Brown going for his holiday? etc.

When you have finished, compare your tables. You can also discuss your own holiday plans.

U N I T III T R A VE L L I N G

Grammar:Infinitive

Travelling

Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travel­ling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discovernew things,different ways of life,to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.

Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windowsand dining at exotic restaurants. City dwellersusually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun.

Most travellersand holiday-makerstake a camerawith them and take pictures ofeverything that interests them - the sightsof a city, old churchesand castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls,forests; different kinds of trees, flowers and plants; animals and birds.

Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos ofthe happy time they have had.

People travel by train, by boat and by car.

All means of travelhave their advantages and disadvantages.And people choose one according to their plans and destinations.

If we are fond of travelling,we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them

in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best

way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to knowand understand the peopleis to meet them in their own homes.

Vocabulary

the ruins of ancient towns - развалины древних городов

picturesque - [ ] - живописный

to change the scene - сменить обстановку

a city dweller - городской житель

to laze in the sun - нежиться на солнце

a holiday maker - отдыхающий

a sight - достопримечательность

a castle - крепость

to be reminded by photos of-вспомнить, глядя на фотографии

a destination - конечный пункт путешествия

Read the words correctly.

Ancient, picturesque, ruin, scene, discover, rhythm, museum, restaurant, castle, church, sight, view, valley, waterfall, destination, quiet.

3.3 Give the Russian equivalents for the following:

to spend one's holidays travelling, to enjoy picturesque places, for a change of scene, to discover different ways of life, to try different food, to spend the time doing smth., to visit museums & art galleries, to look at shop windows, to dine in exotic restaurants, means of travel, according to their plans & destinations, to get to know people.