1. Air travel.

Do the crossword.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Air travel.

A photo taken from the window of a flying plane, looking over the wing.

Listen and type the missing word in each sentence.

3. Commonly heard phrases.

A photo of the interior of a plane, showing the seat and entertainment screen.

Where would you hear or say these things?

4. Conversation.

Put the responses in the correct place..

Listen to the conversations.

5. Requests.

It is often necessary to ask people to do things for you when you travel. Match these requests with the responses.

6. Requests.

Now put the words in the requests in the correct order.

7. An invitation.

A photo of a woman speaking at a conference.

Robin, who works in the tourist industry, has received the following invitation by email. Drag the sentences in the email into the correct order.

8. At the railway station.

A photo of elements of Gaudí architecture in Barcelona, Spain.

Robin had arranged to go on holiday with friends at the same time as the conference. Put the phrases into the correct place in the email she writes to one of her friends. Drag the words, or click the word and then click the gap.

9. Arranging a trip.

A photo of a chat and voice message on a mobile phone.

John rings Robin and leaves a message. Listen to the message and decide if the statements are true or false.


Now listen again and read a transcript of the message.


10. Arranging a trip.

You have found this information on rental accommodation near and in Barcelona. Match the picture to the description.

1 2 3
A photo of a large two-storey stone house in the country. A photo of an old stone house near the sea. A photo of a modern apartment building.

11. Speaking Tutorial 1.

During the tutorial, you will do the following:

  • Introduce yourself to your tutor and explain about your work and professional life.
    • What kind of company or organisation are you working for?
    • If you are not working, what is your experience or what kind of company or organisation would you like to work for?
    • Do you often travel for work?
    • Where do you go and what do you do?
    • Do you have any questions about things you have studied in this section?

  • Do a role play with your tutor.
    • Look at the three descriptions of accommodation in exercise 10 of this section and at the profiles of Robin's friends below. Decide which accommodation is best for the group.

     

    A photo of man and woman, with the sea in the background.

    Maggie and John – like peace and quiet, long walks in the country, good vegetarian home cooking.

    A photo of Julia.

    Julia – loves the art world, studied architecture, although now works as a graphic designer. Likes walking and mountain-biking.

    A photo of Rachel.

    Rachel – very easy-going. Enjoys going out at night and hates cooking.

    • Imagine you are Robin. Your tutor will play the role of John. Phone John and try and persuade him to agree with your decision.

Useful phrases for the speaking tutorial:
Hello, this is ....
Can I speak to ..., please?
Hello ..., this is .... I'm calling to do Speaking Tutorial 1 of the Travelling module.