Имя: ____________________ Дата: __________
1. Speaking questions
- Tell us about a trip where something went wrong.
- What's the most beautiful place you've visited by accident?
- What's the closest you've ever come to missing a flight or a train?
- How do you usually react when plans suddenly change on holiday?
- What do you prefer: planning every detail or travelling spontaneously? Why?
- What are the pros and cons of travelling alone?
- Which is worse on a trip: bad weather, bad food, or bad company?
- What's one piece of travel advice you'd give a friend, and where did you learn it?
2. Useful phrases
- Long story short…
- Everything was fine until…
- You won't believe what happened next.
- By the time we got there, … had already…
- Looking back, it was actually funny.
- I learned the hard way that…
- That sounds like a nightmare!
- Has anything like that happened to you?
3. Vocabulary
| luggage | багаж |
| to miss a flight | опоздать на рейс |
| delay | задержка |
| itinerary | маршрут |
| to get lost | заблудиться |
| spontaneous | спонтанный |
| to cancel | отменять |
| to get stuck | застрять |
4. Fill in the gaps
- Long ________ short…
- Everything was fine ________…
- You won't believe what ________ next.
- By the time we got there, … had ________…
- Looking back, it was ________ funny.
- I ________ the hard way that…
- That sounds like a ________!
- Has anything ________ that happened to you?
Words: happened · learned · nightmare · actually · until · story · like · already
5. Match the words
- luggage ___
- to miss a flight ___
- delay ___
- itinerary ___
- to get lost ___
- spontaneous ___
- to cancel ___
- to get stuck ___
- спонтанный
- опоздать на рейс
- застрять
- багаж
- маршрут
- заблудиться
- задержка
- отменять
6. Read in pairs
A: How was Portugal? Your photos looked amazing.
B: It was, eventually! Everything was fine until we landed in Lisbon without our luggage.
A: No way! Both suitcases?
B: Both. And you won't believe what happened next: the hotel had cancelled our booking.
A: That sounds like a nightmare! What did you do?
B: Long story short, a taxi driver found us a tiny guesthouse by the sea. Best place we stayed.
A: Seriously? That's so lucky.
B: Yeah, looking back, it was actually funny. But now I always pack a spare T-shirt in my hand luggage.
Ответы для преподавателя
4. 1 — story; 2 — until; 3 — happened; 4 — already; 5 — actually; 6 — learned; 7 — nightmare; 8 — like
5. 1 — D; 2 — B; 3 — G; 4 — E; 5 — F; 6 — A; 7 — H; 8 — C
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