Travelling and tourism – questions and tasks

1. Answer the following questions.

a) Why do people travel?
b) How often do you travel? Where do you go?
c) Do you travel abroad? Have you been to any interesting places? Who do you travel
with? How do you travel?
d) Do you prefer actively or passively spent holidays?
e) What do you need when you want to travel abroad?
f) What problems can you come across when travelling?
g) Have you ever tried hitchhiking? Would you like to give it a try one day?
h) Have you ever flown? How did you feel?
i) Have you ever met anyone interesting when travelling? Describe the person and what
attracted you to them.
j) What kinds of municipal transport are used in your town?
k) By what means of transport can you travel in your country? What are their pros and
cons? Which means of transport do you use for longer distances?
l) Explain how to use the Prague underground.
m) What is expected from modern municipal transport?
n) Do you know any exotic means of transport?
o) Describe staying at a hotel. What services can a hotel offer?
p) Describe your last holiday. Where did you go? Who did you go with? What means of
transport did you use? Did you enjoy the stay?
q) Think of an ideal holiday. Where would it be? What would you do there?
r) What services can tourists use in your town?
s) Which places in your country are the most attractive for foreign tourists? Why?
2. The teacher is going to show you two pictures. Choose one of them and describe it in as
much detail as possible. Then compare the pictures.
3. Read the quote: “A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you
can control it.” (John Steinbeck) Do you agree or disagree with the quote? Why?
4. Your Irish friend is coming to your region for three days. Write an email (120–150 words)
containing the following information:
a) Express your pleasure of him coming to your country,
b) arrange meeting him after his arrival,
c) suggest two attractive places you might visit together and give reasons for your choice,
d) thank him for his email.
5. After returning from a trip to Brighton, you have found out you lost your luggage at the
hotel you were staying at. You are writing an email to the reception desk. Write 60–70
words. Mention:
a) Who you are and when you were staying at the hotel,
b) what you have lost and what it looks like,
c) how they can contact you,
d) thank them.
6. Your class wants to go on a trip. Student A is the teacher, student B is the class’s
representative. Discuss the following:
a) Date,
b) destination,
c) means of transport,
d) costs,
e) how long you are going to stay,
f) what you are going to do there.