Chapter 6 Transport in Tourism

Take off

1. Look at the map below. Which countries does each route pass through?

2. Choose one of the journeys. What type of transport could be used on each stage?

3. Which route would you prefer to take? why? What would you hope to do and see? Exchange ideas with a partner.

Vocabulary

Transport words

1. Use words from the Table to complete the text on 'transport for tourism'.

2. Can you add any more words to the table? Look back at the previous units.

3. Which sections would you put these words in?

    taxi

    ticket collector

    hire car

    captain

    freeway

    yacht

4. How do tourist use the different types of transport? Put the journey and transport types (from columns 1 and 2 of the table) into the categories below.

    1. to and from destination only (e.g. international flight)

    2. at destination only (e.g. taxi ride from airport)

    3. as a main feature of the holiday (e.g. sightseeing heliopter ride)

5. Which types transport have you used? Think about the best and worsst journey you have ever made. Exchange ideas with a partner.

Find out

What do you really know about  transport in your country? With a partner, try to guess the facts in the table.

When you have made your predictions. research websites of national transport carriers and find the actual figures. Report back in class. How close were your predictions?

Vocabulary

Adjectives describing transport

1. Find pairs of opposites from the adjectives in the list.

    cheap - expensive

    clean - dirty

    comfortable - uncomfortable

    crowded - quiet

    dangerous - safe

    difficult - easy

    boring - exciting

    fast - slow

    punctual - unpunctual

2. Choose three adjectives that describe what is most important for tourists when travelling. Are they different for different types of transport?

• Tourists want planes to be fast and cheap but they don't want them to be crowded

• Language spot

          comparing things

1. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the adjectives: fast, easy, or comfortable.

    1. Trains are faster than buses, but planes are the faster.

    2. The easier way to buy a ticket is to go online.

    3. I'ts comfortable to travel first class than economy

    4. Helicopter aren't as faster as jet planes.

    5. Travelling by bus is usually less comfortable than travelling by train.

2. What are the rules for comparing adjectives? Complete the table.

3. In pairs, compare the following.

    1 Ferries/cruise ships

    2 trains/coaches/cars

    3 working as a pilot/working as a ticket collector

    4 the most convenient ways to get around a city

Listening

1. Ferries, buses, metro, trains, cable cars, bike rental, couch tours.

2. Complete the information sheet on cable cars.

    First introduced: 1873

    Number of lines: 3

    Hours of operation: 6 a.m to 1 a.m

    Days of operations: Monday through Sunday

    Cost of single journey: 3 dollars

    Board at: any stop with brown cable

Reading

San Francisco transport timetables and Schedules

Look at th three timetbles for (a) trips to Alcatraz and Muir Woods, (b) BART trains to and from San Francisco airport, and (c) Amtrak train services between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

1. Which trip (or trips)

     1 is by ferry?

     2 runs every day?

     3 involves more than one form of transport?

     4 provides special transport for people in wheelchairs?

     5 offers cheaper fares for the elderly or disabled?

     6 offers cheaper tickets for people who travel a lot?

     7 allows bicycles?

     8 does not allow bicycles?

     9 does not operate in bad weather?

    10 allows dogs?

2. Match the two halves of these exchanges.

    1 Where does the ferry for Alcatraz leave from?

    2 Can I take my bicycle on the ferry?

    3 How frequent are the ferries?

    4 When is the last ferry back?

    5 How long does the ferry take?

Where in the world?

1. Look at the picture of a modern cruise ship. Find

    1 five places where passengers can eat or drink

    2 four sporting acivities passengers can do

    3 three places that are suitable for children

    4 two places where passengers can dance

    5 one place where you would most like to be

2. Which of the facilities do you think you would use most a passenger?

3. In which of the facilities would you most like to work?

4. In which of the facilities would you least like to work?

Writting bank

1  Personal statement

1. Read the personal statement for Gabriela Cometa.

    1. Which of these jobs do you think she would be interested in?

        answer: 

    2. Which of her skills and qualities wil be most useful for this job?

        answer: 

2 Write a personal statement for yourself

2 Letter of application

1. Read the letter of application.

    1 What job is she hoping to find?

       answer: children's entertainer or nanny

    2 What points  does she include from her Personal Statement? Are there any extra ones?

       answer: fromher Personal Statement childcare experience, languages exta: age, current study details

2. Look at the  extracts from a summer jobs book below. Prepare a letter  of application for one of them.  Use the same layout and some of the same expressions as Gabriela.

3 Email to a client

1 Look at the email

   1 Who is it from, who is it for, and what is it about?

       answer: From: Hiromi murakami

                     For: Abdhol Kavoodvand

                     About: Flight details Tokyo to Lima

   2 Where is the client traveling to, and when will the client get back home?

       answer: Lima: 14.40 on 20 December

   3 What three things does the client have to do now in response to the email?

       answer: send his full name; send his passport number; confirm if he is happy with an electronic ticket

2. Mr. Kaboovand has replied saying that he cannot leave Lima until Wednesday morning. There's a flight at 14.30h on the Wednesday. Email him to ask him to confirm that this flight is OK for him. Remind him that he still has not told you if he wants a paper ticket or an electronic one.

       answer: Dear Mr. Kaboodvand

                     I have found a flight leaving Lima on the Wednesday at 14.30h. This flight would get you back to Tokyo early the next day.

The flight details are:

Return journey (Wed  20th Dec) AA(%)

Dep: Lima (LIM) 14:30h

Arr: Dallas/For Worth (DFW) 20:35h JL5013

Dep: Dallas/ForWorth (DFW) 22:10h

Arr: Tokyo Narita (NRT) 02:40h

Codes Share Flight with AA (American Airlines).

                   I need to confirm this as soon as possible, so could you let me know if this flight is OK for you. I  also need to know if you want an electronic ticket or a paper one.

                  I look forward to hearing from you

                  Yours sincerely