Топик: Путешествие
Топик: Путешествие
Travelling
Millions of people all over the
world spend their holidays travelling. The time spent on travelling is never
wasted. Travelling is a source of emotional and romantic feelings. People
travel for pleasure or for business. They travel to know other cultures and
traditions. Travelling enrich and abroaden people’s mind.
People 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 scenes. It is always interesting to discover
new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different
food , to listen to different musical rhythms. People travel spending their
time visiting museums and art galleries, places of interest, looking at the
shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants.
Most travelers and holiday-makers take a camera with
them and take pictures of everything that interests them the sights of a city,
old churches and castles views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls,
forests, different kind of trees, birds, plants and animals.
People who wish to travel either for pleasure or on
business have at their disposal various means of transport. They travel by
plain, by train, by ship, by boat, by car, by bus, on foot - or hikes and
sometimes it happens even by bike around the globe. All means of transport have
their advantages and disadvantages. All people chose one according to their
plans and dictation.
1) If you
want to get somewhere as quickly as possible, especially if you are short in
time, the best way is that to travel by plain. It’s better to book ticket’s in
advance. You know that travelling by plain is the fastest and the means
expensive means of travelling because is saves a lot of time.
On the appointed day you arrive to the airport by car
two hours before your light. You have to do some formalities: you fill in a
declaration form where you indicate the kind of valuables and amount of
currency you are bringing from the country. Then you register weigh and label
your luggage. Each passenger is allowed 20 kilos of luggage free of charge, no
more. If you have too many lug you have to pay extra. Together with other
passengers you pass through the custom control where your passport and visa are
checked up. Your luggage and documents are inspected and you are allowed to
pass towards the plain.
As soon as all the passengers take their seats the
stewardess gives all the information about the flight, speed and altitude. The
stewardess announces the name of pilot and the crew. Then she asks all the
passengers to adjust their seats in reclining position and fasten seat belts.
She promises them to be provided with a hot meat and soft drinks on the way as
soon as the plain reaches the altitude. The stewardess helps everybody get
comfortable in seats and wish them a pleasant flight.
The average speed of the modern aircraft passenger
our flight is accomplished at speed of 90 miles an hour at altitude of 11000
meters.
Inside the cabin air is always
fresh and warm. When onboard the plain you can read watch TV or take a nap.
Comfort speed and perfect service make a trip by plane comfortable.
Two or three hours later your flight is safely accomplished and you
land at the airport of destination.
How does the stewardess make information a boars the plane?
Ladies and Gentlemen! We are glad
to great you on board our plane (liner) and wish you a happy flight. Our flight
is accomplished at speed of 90, miles an hour at altitude of 11000 meters. The
plane lands at New York airport sat 5:30 am.
При
взлёте: Your attention,
please! Our plain is taking off in some minutes. Move your armchairs in a
reclining position and fasten belts of safety. Be ready for flight.
Затем:
our plain has already
accomplished the full altitude. You will be provided soft drinks and hot meals
in few minutes.
2) Though we all seen to agree
that the future belongs to air transport. The railroad today still carry a lot
of passengers and goods.
If you make up your mind to travel by train so you have to
book seats in advance. You can make a reservation ten days before. It’s better
to by tickets beforehand because it’s always difficult to get tickets on day of
departure especially in summer, when the season is in full swing and there are
a lot of travelers.
Besides, nobody likes queuing at the booking office on hot
summer day.
Travelling by train is slower then by plane, but it has
it’s advantages. When on board the train you can watch the picturesque places
you are passing through. Your trip becomes more exiting and happy if you are
among the pleasant group of friends. When on board the train you can combine
speed, comfort, rest and perfect service.
For example you get on board the
overnight train in the evening and you know for sure that after a calm night in
comfortable berth your arrive safely to the point of your destination.
There are several kinds of trains: passenger trains,
through trains, non-stopping, stopping trains, long distance trains, day coach,
an express, overnight trains and so on.
You choose any train you like and prefer. You buy a
first class sleeper single and return ticket and when the day of your departure
comes you go to the railway station by taxi.
You like to travel light – only first essentials, but
this time you have lots of luggage. You look for the porter who takes care of
your suitcases. He puts your things on the trunk, labels them and pushes
towards your train. Meanwhile you go to the information window to know exactly
what platform and what track does your train leave from? Besides you’d like the
time of departure and arrival of your train, and if you do any change.
Now you know that your train is a through one and you
needn’t to change one train to another. So you go to the platform where your
train and luggage are waiting for you.
The Guard helps you with your swats and luggage. After
having packed your luggage and cases you have some minutes left and you decide
to drop into the refreshment room have a bite and soft drinks. You go to the
newspaper stand to bye papers and magazines. Then in company of your friends
and close relatives who came to see you off, you are walking up and down the
platform before the train starts.
Soon the guard announces: all aboard pleas, our train
leaves in 5 minutes. The train starts according the schedule.
When on board the train the guard takes care of
passengers. He shows them their seats, brings bedclothes, helps to make a bed
and wishes the passengers to find journey be train comfortable.
You are lucky to have two lower berths. You choose one
facing to engine. Half an hour later the porter asks you if you feel like
having a cup of tea.
3) Many People
enjoy travelling by sea. Such a travailing is called voyage or cruise, and is
mostly for those who are going on holiday and want to have a pleasant voyage. On
boars a large cruise ship people traverse oceans and visit other countries. The
ship stops excursions. Crossing the ocean is wonderful and long voyage. The
only drawback is seasickness. So before starting on a voyage you should find
out whether you suffer from it or not.
When on board
the ship you spend a lot of time on the upper deck watching the store and the
passing by ships. It’s impossible to forget wonderful sunsets and sunrises that
you can watch from the deck. It’s unforgettable sight you have ever seen. Once
on board the ship you can realize that the dream of yours has coma true, and
you can remember it for the rest of your life.
4) Many people prefer to travel by car or by bus. It
can be a trip not far from your home to explore the nearby towns and cities. It
can be a long journey even to foreign country. Modern buses have comfortable
seats, video, phone and fridge. So you can have hot tea or coffee and snack.
The greatest advantage of suck travelling is that you
can stop whenever and where ever you like and you are not bound of any shadule.
you start from your front door and take any road you like.
While travelling by car you can enjoy picturesque
views of places you are passing through. You can see a lot of sights and things
in short time. You can take anything you need to eat or to drink with you, but
sometimes drop for a meal into a motel or road cafe, or simply have a picnic in
the open air.
5) Some people like spending their holidays travelling
on foot. They call such walks hikes. You take your rucksack and the tent with
you and don’t think of any tickets. This mean of travelling has a lot of
advantages. The main advantage is that you set off on hikes and stop whenever
and wherever you like you stop when you’d like to have rest or admire picturesque
countryside. You can enjoy the beauty of nature, enjoy the beauty of places
rarely visited be other travelers. On your way you can watch a lot of
interesting things.
Such trip is exiting if you are among the pleasant
group of friends and if the weather is favorable.
I think the only disadvantage of such trip is your
heavy rucksack witch weighs sometimes more than 10-15 kilos and you want to
throw it away. That’s why when hiking I take only firs essentials.
Travelling on foot you walk a lot just watching the
wild life. While travelling on foot you are not in a hurry and you spent the
whole days in the open air; you spend your nights under the tent in the rainy
days and under the open starry sky when the weather is fine.
There are other ways of travelling. If you are an
adventurer you can travel by hitch – hiking, bicycle or on horseback.
So, in one word, travelling is very exiting and
emotional thing. It’s the most wise method of spending the spare time. It’s the
best way to study geography and the pest way to know and understand people,
their culture, history and traditions.
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