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RE"! HE E0 "N! "NS1ER HE 23ESI$NS
In the 17th century, it took 66 days to sail ro! "ngland to #orth $!erica. %oday, this
&ourney can be co!'leted by air in &ust a e( hours. %ravel has obviously beco!e aster and
!ore co!ortable as &ets re'laced 'ro'eller 'lanes, electric trains re'laced stea! engines,
and cars and buses re'laced horses and carriages. )ut travel has changed in subtle (ays,
too. %echnological changes can hel' business travellers, but they !ay !ake !odern travel
less e*citing and ro!antic.
"ven beore leaving ho!e, +1st,century travellers can 'lan every detail o their &ourney
through the Internet. %hey can ind the e*act ti!etables o trains in distant locations,
avoiding the need to interact (ith local 'eo'le on arrival in a oreign country. $l!ost every
village in the (orld has got an Internet ca-, enabling visitors to check details o the tri' and
to re!ain in contact (ith those let behind through e,!ail. %his !ay be useul, but it can
also detract ro! the e*'erience o .getting a(ay ro! it all/. $nd increasingly, !any 'eo'le
carry !obile 'hones, allo(ing the! to call al!ost any(here in the (orld, and 'erha's !ore
annoyingly, to be called at any ti!e.
0odern travel !ay also be aected by the technology o i1ods and digital ca!eras. Instead
o listening to local !usic, visitors can continue to listen to their o(n !usic (herever they
!ay be. $nd (hereas +2 years ago, !ost travellers took their il! in to be develo'ed in
local sho's, today that need has al!ost disa''eared.
So, (hile you !ay be thrilled (ith the high,tech o'tions that can save ti!e on your &ourney,
you !ay (ant to think careully beore using the!. Is your goal to get so!e(here as ast
and as co!ortably as 'ossible, or is it to learn so!ething about ne( 'laces and 'eo'le3 I
it is the latter, you !ay decide to travel the old,ashioned (ay.
"4- In)icate 5hether the 6ollo5ing state7ents are tr+e or 6alse4
2+ote the e/i)ence 6ro7 the te8t4 93 7ar:s;
1 %echnological advances have increased the lying ti!e ro! #orth $!erica to
"ngland.
Evidence:
2 %he !ain disadvantage o !obile 'hones !ay be that they can interru't a &ourney
(ith inco!ing calls
Evidence:
3 1hotogra'hers today have al!ost lost the need to have their il!s develo'ed in
local sho's
Evidence:
B4- "ns5er these <+estions in =o+r o5n 5or)s4 93 7ar:s;
1 4hy don5t +1st,century travellers need to ask local 'eo'le or inor!ation3
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24 7o( can i1ods li!it visitors5 'erce'tion o a ne( location3
3. 4hat can +1st,century travellers do to increase their ability to learn about oreign
countries3
(4- Fin) 5or)s or *hrases in the te8t 5ith these 7eanings4 92;
1. eli!inating ........................
8. veriy ........................
9. irritatingly ........................
:. 'ur'ose ........................
!4 Re*hrase the 6ollo5ing sentences 9> 7ar:s;
1. She last (as in )erlin in +212
She hasn5t ;
+. %hey (ill oer the co!'any (orkers a good o''ortunity.
%he co!'any (orkers ;
8. It is said that the authorities solve so!e o the !ost (orrying 'roble!s o the city.
%he authorities ...
9. <ur house is being 'ainted at the !o!ent.
4e5re ;
:. =etting a good &ob is not easy.
It is ;
6. %hey are going to close the hos'ital.
%he hos'ital ;
E4 Essa=% WRITE A DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT IS OR
COULD BE A TOURIST ATTRACTION
9?0-130 5or)s; 9> 7ar:s;
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