Рекомендовано для всех изучающих и совершенствующих свой английский, интересующихся представленной тематикой, учащихся, студентов и специалистов гуманитарного, эконо- мического, технического профиля, международного туризма: научных сотрудников и представителей административных служб. CONTENTS ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ З PART ONE 5 UNIT 1. TRAVELING, TOURISM, RECREATION, BUSINESS TRIPS, TOURING/ ПУТЕШЕСТВИЯ, ТУРИЗМ, ОТДЫХ, ДЕЛОВЫЕ ПОЕЗДКИ, ЭКСКУРСИИ 5 1.DEVELOPMENT OF MASS TOURISM 11 2.ECOTOURISM 12 3.A HOLIDAY FOR ALL SEASONS 14 4.HONG KONG WELCOMES YOU 15 5.A PASSAGE BY RAILWAY: VIEWING AFRICA AT EYE LEVEL 17 6.EXPLORE NEW ZEALAND & TASMANIA BY SEA 19 7.SOME DOS AND DON'TS FOR TRAVELLERS 20 UNIT 2. AT AN AIRPORT. TRAVELING BY PLANE / В АЭРОПОРТУ. ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ САМОЛЕТОМ 22 1.AT AN AIRPORT 29 2.TICKETING AND CHECK-IN 30 3.IN A PLANE 31 UNIT 3. TRAVELING BY TRAIN / ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ ПОЕЗДОМ 32 THE PRIDE OF AFRICA 35 UNIT 4. VOYAGE BY SEA / ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ МОРЕМ 36 OCEANIC ODYSSEY: AN EXPEDITION CRUISE FROM AUCKLAND TO MELBOURNE 40 UNIT 5. CUSTOMS PROCEDURES / ТАМОЖЕННЫЙ КОНТРОЛЬ 42 CUSTOMS CONTROL 46 PART TWO 48 UNIT 1. DIRECTIONS INSIDE A BUILDING/ КАК НАЙТИ ДОРОГУ ВНУТРИ ЗДАНИЯ 48 1.FARMHOUSES 50 2.THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCES OF THE SOVEREIGN 51 UNIT 2. OUTSIDE / НА УЛИЦЕ 52 WHERE IS IT SITUATED? 56 UNIT 3. ASKING ABOUT THE DISTANCE / КАК СПРОСИТЬ О РАССТОЯНИИ 57 GETTING ONE'S BEARINGS IN MANHATTAN 58 UNIT 4. ASKING ABOUT THE STREETS / КАК СПРОСИТЬ ОБ УЛИЦЕ 59 1.LONDON ON FOOT 62 2.SAN FRANCISCO 62 3.STREETS AND AVENUES IN NEW YORK 63 4.WALL STREET 65 UNIT 5. NAMING & DESCRIBING BUILDINGS / НАЗВАНИЕ И ОПИСАНИЕ ЗДАНИЙ 66 1.HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS 70 2.ARCHITECTURE OF WELFARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATION 71 3.GOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY ARCHITECTURE 73 UNIT 6. CITY SERVICES / ГОРОДСКИЕ СЛУЖБЫ 75 1.CITY SERVICES 77 2.LONDON PUBLIC TOILETS 78 3.SEWAGE SYSTEM 79 4.SOME REPORTING ON CITY ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBILITIES 81 PART THREE 84 UNIT 1. AT A HOTEL / В ГОСТИНИЦЕ 84 AT A HOTEL 91 UNIT 2. TELEPHONE CALLS / РАЗГОВОРЫ ПО ТЕЛЕФОНУ 93 1.PHONEBOXES 104 2.LONG DISTANCE CALLS 105 UNIT 3. MEALS. EATING OUT / ЕДА. ПИТАНИЕ ВНЕ ДОМА 106 1.CHOOSING YOUR TABLE 122 2.PLACES TO EAT 124 3.EATING OUT IN NEW YORK 124 4.CULTURES AND TRADITIONS. EATING HABITS 126 UNIT 4. CURRENCY, BANK SERVICES / ВАЛЮТА, БАНКОВСКИЕ УСЛУГИ 128 1.TRAVELER'S CHECKS AND BANK CARDS 131 2.OPENING AN ACCOUNT 132 UNIT 5. SHOPPING / ПОКУПКИ 133 1. SHOPS AND MARKETS IN LONDON 140 PART FOUR 143 UNIT 1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT / ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫЙ ТРАНСПОРТ 143 1.GETTING AROUND LONDON 150 2.THE UNDERGROUND 151 3.LONDON BUSES . 152 4.NEW YORK BUSES 153 5.SUBWAY OVERVIEW 154 UNIT 2. GETTING A TAXI / БЕРЕМ ТАКСИ 156 1.FINDING A CAB 160 2.DRIVING A CAR IN LONDON 162 3.TAXIS AND LIMOUSINES IN NEW YORK 163 4.DUBAI TAXI SERVICE 164 UNIT 3. CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES / КРУПНЫЕ И МЕЛКИЕ ГОРОДА И СЕЛА 164 1.TOKYO - YOKOHAMA METROPOLITAN AREA: STREET PATTERNS 166 2.OSAKA-KOBE METROPOLITAN AREA: STREET PATTERNS 167 3.PEKING: THE CITY LAYOUT 168 UNIT 4. SIGHTSEEING / ОСМОТР ДОСТОПРИМЕЧАТЕЛЬНОСТЕЙ 170 l.SOHO 178 2. BRITAIN IN BLOOM 179 3. WEEKEND WALKABOUT: SCOTLAND 180 4. SHORT HAUL 182 5. A VISIT TO LONDON 183 6. LION CITY COMES ALIVE WITH MUST-SEE SIGHTS 184 APPENDIX 1: COMPREHENSION CHECK QUESTIONS / ВОПРОСЫ ДЛЯ ПРОВЕРКИ ПОНИМАНИЯ 186 APPENDIX 2: VOCABULARY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TOURIST / СЛОВАРИК МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО ТУРИСТА 190 APPENDIX 3: BRIEF GUIDED TOURS AROUND COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS / КРАТКИЙ ПУТЕВОДИТЕЛЬ ПО СТРАНАМ И КОНТИНЕНТАМ 223 1. SWEDEN 223 2. NORWAY 229 3. DENMARK 233 4. THE NETHERLANDS 236 5. FINLAND 241 6. HUNGARY 247 7. SWITZERLAND 251 8. AUSTRIA 256 9. BELGIUM 261 10. FRANCE 267 11. LUXEMBOURG 272 12. ITALY 277 13. SPAIN 281 14. ANDORRA 288