Text №2 «An Opinion on Travelling by Car»

(intermediate)
1. tiring — утомительный
2. tensed — в напряжении
3. exhausted — измученный
My friends spend most of their free time driving around the country and sightseeing. As for me, I
find travelling by car very tiring. It makes no difference if I drive a car or just sit as a passenger.
I will try to explain. When I drive, it usually takes too much of me — too much nerves. When I
am a passenger, I always feel tensed as my legs and arms hurt. It is because I hate too much
sitting. So, after driving I’m usually exhausted.
What is your opinion on travelling by car?

Text №3 «Travelling to a Small Town» (intermediate)

1. on the way — по пути
2. it makes no difference — не имеет значения
3. whichever — какой бы
4. the other —  другой
A Londoner was going to the west of England for a holiday. He arrived at a small town by train.
When he knew that there were two hotels there, he took a taxi. On the way out of the station he
asked the driver: «How long have you been living here?» «Since childhood,» — was the answer.
«Then which hotel could you recommend?» asked the tourist. «You see, it makes no
difference — whichever hotel you’ll choose you’ll be sorry you didn’t choose the other,»
answered the driver.
What is the gist of the joke?

Text №4 «Reasons for Travelling» (intermediate)

1. curiosity — любопытство
2. encourage — побуждать
3. undertake a trip — совершить поездку
4. get a glimpse — ознакомиться
5. escape the problems — сбежать от проблем
People enjoy traveling, but what are their reasons they leave their homes? There are several of
them. First comes curiosity. Films about far-off places, books and friends’ stories encourage us
to undertake our own trips.
Education comes next. Learning through traveling is very popular. It does not mean only
visiting museums and admiring architectural ensembles. It also means to get a glimpse of another
life style. You can never get that sort of knowledge from books.
And besides, there are people who just change places. Probably they have problems at home
and that is their way  — rather to escape than to solve. Others look for adventures. We are all
different and  and have different motives for traveling.
Text №2 «An Opinion on Travelling by Car»
(intermediate)
1. tiring — утомительный
2. tensed — в напряжении
3. exhausted — измученный
My friends spend most of their free time driving around the country and sightseeing. As for me, I
find travelling by car very tiring. It makes no difference if I drive a car or just sit as a passenger.
I will try to explain. When I drive, it usually takes too much of me — too much nerves. When I
am a passenger, I always feel tensed as my legs and arms hurt. It is because I hate too much
sitting. So, after driving I’m usually exhausted.
What is your opinion on travelling by car?

Text №3 «Travelling to a Small Town» (intermediate)

1. on the way — по пути
2. it makes no difference — не имеет значения
3. whichever — какой бы
4. the other —  другой
A Londoner was going to the west of England for a holiday. He arrived at a small town by train.
When he knew that there were two hotels there, he took a taxi. On the way out of the station he
asked the driver: «How long have you been living here?» «Since childhood,» — was the answer.
«Then which hotel could you recommend?» asked the tourist. «You see, it makes no
difference — whichever hotel you’ll choose you’ll be sorry you didn’t choose the other,»
answered the driver.
What is the gist of the joke?

Text №4 «Reasons for Travelling» (intermediate)

1. curiosity — любопытство
2. encourage — побуждать
3. undertake a trip — совершить поездку
4. get a glimpse — ознакомиться
5. escape the problems — сбежать от проблем
People enjoy traveling, but what are their reasons they leave their homes? There are several of
them. First comes curiosity. Films about far-off places, books and friends’ stories encourage us
to undertake our own trips.
Education comes next. Learning through traveling is very popular. It does not mean only
visiting museums and admiring architectural ensembles. It also means to get a glimpse of another
life style. You can never get that sort of knowledge from books.
And besides, there are people who just change places. Probably they have problems at home
and that is their way  — rather to escape than to solve. Others look for adventures. We are all
different and  and have different motives for traveling.
Text №2 «An Opinion on Travelling by Car»
(intermediate)
1. tiring — утомительный
2. tensed — в напряжении
3. exhausted — измученный
My friends spend most of their free time driving around the country and sightseeing. As for me, I
find travelling by car very tiring. It makes no difference if I drive a car or just sit as a passenger.
I will try to explain. When I drive, it usually takes too much of me — too much nerves. When I
am a passenger, I always feel tensed as my legs and arms hurt. It is because I hate too much
sitting. So, after driving I’m usually exhausted.
What is your opinion on travelling by car?
 Text №3 «Travelling to a Small Town» (intermediate)
1. on the way — по пути
2. it makes no difference — не имеет значения
3. whichever — какой бы
4. the other —  другой
A Londoner was going to the west of England for a holiday. He arrived at a small town by train.
When he knew that there were two hotels there, he took a taxi. On the way out of the station he
asked the driver: «How long have you been living here?» «Since childhood,» — was the answer.
«Then which hotel could you recommend?» asked the tourist. «You see, it makes no
difference — whichever hotel you’ll choose you’ll be sorry you didn’t choose the other,»
answered the driver.
What is the gist of the joke?

Text №4 «Reasons for Travelling» (intermediate)

1. curiosity — любопытство
2. encourage — побуждать
3. undertake a trip — совершить поездку
4. get a glimpse — ознакомиться
5. escape the problems — сбежать от проблем
People enjoy traveling, but what are their reasons they leave their homes? There are several of
them. First comes curiosity. Films about far-off places, books and friends’ stories encourage us
to undertake our own trips.
Education comes next. Learning through traveling is very popular. It does not mean only
visiting museums and admiring architectural ensembles. It also means to get a glimpse of another
life style. You can never get that sort of knowledge from books.
And besides, there are people who just change places. Probably they have problems at home
and that is their way  — rather to escape than to solve. Others look for adventures. We are all
different and  and have different motives for traveling.
Text №2 «An Opinion on Travelling by Car»
(intermediate)
1. tiring — утомительный
2. tensed — в напряжении
3. exhausted — измученный
My friends spend most of their free time driving around the country and sightseeing. As for me, I
find travelling by car very tiring. It makes no difference if I drive a car or just sit as a passenger.
I will try to explain. When I drive, it usually takes too much of me — too much nerves. When I
am a passenger, I always feel tensed as my legs and arms hurt. It is because I hate too much
sitting. So, after driving I’m usually exhausted.
What is your opinion on travelling by car?

Text №3 «Travelling to a Small Town» (intermediate)

1. on the way — по пути
2. it makes no difference — не имеет значения
3. whichever — какой бы
4. the other —  другой
A Londoner was going to the west of England for a holiday. He arrived at a small town by train.
When he knew that there were two hotels there, he took a taxi. On the way out of the station he
asked the driver: «How long have you been living here?» «Since childhood,» — was the answer.
«Then which hotel could you recommend?» asked the tourist. «You see, it makes no
difference — whichever hotel you’ll choose you’ll be sorry you didn’t choose the other,»
answered the driver.
What is the gist of the joke?

Text №4 «Reasons for Travelling» (intermediate)

1. curiosity — любопытство
2. encourage — побуждать
3. undertake a trip — совершить поездку
4. get a glimpse — ознакомиться
5. escape the problems — сбежать от проблем
People enjoy traveling, but what are their reasons they leave their homes? There are several of
them. First comes curiosity. Films about far-off places, books and friends’ stories encourage us
to undertake our own trips.
Education comes next. Learning through traveling is very popular. It does not mean only
visiting museums and admiring architectural ensembles. It also means to get a glimpse of another
life style. You can never get that sort of knowledge from books.
And besides, there are people who just change places. Probably they have problems at home
and that is their way  — rather to escape than to solve. Others look for adventures. We are all
different and  and have different motives for traveling.