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UNIT 15
ОглавлениеAus: Learning English - Modern Course Gym 3. Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart 1976.
| The British Isles consist of two large islands: Great Britain and Ireland.Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales. These countries together with Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom.Southern Ireland or Eire is an independent republic.London is the capital of Britain. It’s the seat of the government of the whole of the United Kingdom. |
| 15 A | At the travel agent’s (J = Jane, R = Russell) |
| R | Good morning. What can I do for you? |
| J | Good morning. I’d like to book a flight to America. |
| R | To the United States? For how many people? |
| J | For two people, my friend and me. |
| R | How long are you planning to stay there? |
| J | For two weeks.We’re going to visit New York, then we’re going to stay with my friend’s cousin in San Francisco. She’s going to show us the Grand Canyon.Then we’re going to spend a week in Washington ... |
| R | In two weeks?You’re going to be very busy.You’re going to fly everywhere in America then? |
| J | Fly? What for? |
| R | Well, it’s a big country, you know. Look, New York to San Francisco.It’s over 4,000 miles. |
| J | Oh dear.It’s going to be very expensive. |
| R | Why don’t you fly direct to San Francisco and fly back from New York? You can return from San Francisco by bus - by Greyhound bus.It won’t be too expensive and you’ll see all the scenery.When are you leaving? |
| J | We’re leaving on May 7th and coming back on the 21st. |
| R | You can fly from Heathrow at 11.20 in the morning and you’ll arrive in San Francisco at 15.45 local time. And you’re going to stay with your friend’s cousin there, aren’t you? |
| J | Yes, that’s right.She’s taking us to the Grand Canyon in her car. |
| R | I see, that journey’ll take you at least two days.Where are you going after that? |
| J | We’re going to Washington and New York. |
| R | Then you’ll have to take the Greyhound bus to Denver, and then to Chicago and then to Washington and then to New York. |
| J | Yes, all right.What will the weather be like at that time of the year? |
| R | Oh, it’ll be fine.In fact, at the Grand Canyon it’ll be very hot. |
| J | Aha, and how much is it all going to cost? |
| R | Just a moment.The Greyhound ticket will cost 200 dollars for 14 days. |
| J | 200 dollars each? |
| R | Yes, of course. You can travel as far as you like. |
| J | How many days are we going to have in New York? |
| R | Well, you won’t have long.(She’ll be lucky to catch her plane!) |
| R | What are you going to do in New York? |
| J | Well, we’re going to climb the Empire State Building and I’m going to visit the Museum of Modern Art.My friend’s going to attend a concert in Central Park. She’s not interested in modern art. |
| R | She?Ah, your friend’s a girl? |
| J | Of course.Now how much is the flight going to cost? |
| R | Let me see. From Heathrow to San Francisco and from New York back to London - that’ll be 1,300 dollars each. |
| J | 1,300 dollars! And 200 dollars for the Greyhound ticket... oh dear ...That’s going to be too much for me.I won’t go to the States after all.My friend will have to travel alone.I’m so sorry. |
| R | That’s all right. What about a holiday in Britain for you? |
| J | A holiday in Britain? Where? |
| R | What about Scotland, for example? We’re offering an interesting trip to Scotland.Two weeks from May 7th.Do you know Scotland? |
| J | No, not yet. Doesn’t it rain there all the time? |
| R | Nonsense.It won’t rain all the time.There’ll be some fine days. |
| J | How much will it cost? |
| R | It’ll only cost you £150. |
| J | And what does that include? |
| R | It includes the train fare from London to Edinburgh and back, then a guided tour of Edinburgh and Aberdeen, then a trip through the Highlands.Of course the guide’ll take you to a whisky distillery and perhaps he’ll show you the Loch Ness Monster. |
| J | Oh, good. |
| R | But there’s only one place left on this tour! |
| J | Oh, I see.I’ll take it.Is the guide really good? |
| R | Yes, he is.Will you please sign your name here?You’ll find all the details on this sheet. |
| J | Tour of Scotland, 7-21 May. |
| R | Yes, that’s right. |
| J | I think I’m going to enjoy Scotland. |
| R | I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time. |
| 15 B | Questions on the storyWhere do Jane and a friend of hers want to go?How long are they planning to stay there?How far is it from New York to San Francisco?What would Jane like to do in New York?What would Jane and her friend like to do in New York?Why will Jane’s friend have to travel alone to the U.S.A.?Where’s Jane going to spend her holidays now?Which cities is she going to visit?When will Jane be back in London?What’s Russell’s job in the story? |
| 15 C | And what about you?What sort of holiday do you like?Where are you going to spend your next holidays?How are you going to travel?What places will you visit?What are you going to do next Sunday? |
| 15 D | The Future | Die Zukunft |
| a) Present Continuous | Verlaufsform der Gegenwart |
| When are you leaving? | Wann reisen Sie ab? |
| I’m flying to New York next week. | Ich fliege nächste Woche nach New York. |
Im gesprochenen Englisch verwendet man häufig das Present Continuous, die Verlaufsform der Gegenwart, zum Ausdruck der Zukunft, wenn eine Handlung mit Bestimmtheit für die Zukunft vorgesehen ist. Um den Zukunftsbezug zu verdeutlichen, ist die Verlaufsform meist von einer entsprechenden Zeitbestimmung begleitet, z.B. “when”, “next week”, “tomorrow”, “in May” etc.
| b) Future Tense with “going to” | Zukunft mit “going to” |
| I’m going to spend a week in New York. | Ich werde eine Woche in New York verbringen. |
| We’re going to attend a concert. | Wir werden ein Konzert besuchen. |
| I think I’m going to enjoy Scotland. | Ich glaube, ich werde Schottland genießen. |
Die Zukunftsform mit “going to” wird verwendet, wenn eine Absicht oder ein hoher Wahrscheinlichkeitsgrad ausgedrückt werden soll oder wenn wir eine Art Vorhersage machen.
| c) will-Future | Zukunft mit “will” |
Die Zukunft mit “will” ist eine allgemeine, neutrale Zukunftsform, die weder Absicht noch Gewißheit oder Planung betont. Sie wird vor allem dann verwendet, wenn das zukünftige Geschehen eine rein zeitliche Abfolge schildert. Der Gebrauch von “will” unterliegt im Vergleich zu den anderen Zukunftsformen den wenigsten Einschränkungen. “Will” wird im gesprochenen Englisch zu “’ll” verkürzt.
Im Schriftenglisch verwendet man in der ersten Person Singular und Plural “shall” gleichbedeutend mit “will”. In Fragesätzen ist der Gebrauch von “shall” nicht zu empfehlen, da es Verwechslungen mit der Bedeutung “Shall I....”, “Shall we ... ”/Soll ich .... ?/Sollen wir.... ? geben könnte.
| 15 E | Verneinen Sie die folgenden Sätze. Verwenden Sie die Kurzform: It’ll rain all the time.I’ll fly to Chicago.They’re going to visit the Empire State Building.She’ll travel by car.We’ll take you to a whisky distillery.He’ll show us the Grand Canyon.It’s going to be expensive.It’ll be hot at that time of the year.I’ll be in the office this afternoon. |
| 15 F | Bilden Sie Sätze nach dem folgenden Beispiel. Unterscheiden Sie, ob die Pläne bereits feststehen oder noch vage sind: |
| Example | fly New York next Monday/the plane leave at 10.15/visit some museums I’m going to fly to New York next Monday. The plane’s leaving at 10.15. I’ll visit some museums. | Beispiel |
spend my holidays in Greece/the tour start in July/do some sightseeing
attend an English course/the course begin next week/do some exercises
watch a football match this evening/the team play against Liverpool/not know yet what do after the match
visit my aunt next Sunday/the train leave at 8.30/take her some flowers
| 15 G | Weather forecast for Scotland There’s a high over Scotland, so it’ll be fine and sunny all day in the North. In the East it’ll be fine in the morning, but the weather is going to change in the afternoon. There’s a low over the Atlantic, so it’ll be wet and cool with strong winds in the Southwest.The temperature will be 21 degrees centigrade - that is 70 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| 15 H | Cardinal numbers | Grundzahlen ab 100 |
| 100 | one hundred/a hundred |
| 101 | one/a hundred and one |
| 174 | one/a hundred and seventy-four |
| 200 | two hundred |
| 1,000 | one thousand/a thousand |
| 1,103 | one thousand one hundred and three |
| 4,000 | four thousand |
| 100,000 | one/a hundred thousand |
| 1,000,000 | one million/a million |
Loch Tunnel in Scotland
| 15 I | Countries and peoples | Länder und Völker |
Ländernamen und die davon abgeleiteten Wörter werden immer groß geschrieben.
| 15 J | Vervollständigen Sie die Sätze: Jane Egan comes from England. She’s ....Cologne is a town in ....Paris is the capital of ....Russell is from England. His language is ....I’m going to spend my holidays in Greece. But I can’t speak ....Austria, Germany and Switzerland are ... .-speaking countries.Edinburgh is the capital of.....MacDonald is a .... name.Some people in Wales speak English and..... |
| 15 K | Two weeks’ Tour of ScotlandYou’re a travel agent. Explain the details of the tour to a customer. Tell him or her about departure and arrival times, the places he’ll visit and what the tour is going to cost. |
| £150 May 7-21 details |
| 1st day: depart London (Euston) 10.30 arrive Edinburgh 16.45 |
| 2nd day: Edinburgh (sightseeing) |
| 3rd day: Edinburgh |
| 4th day: Edinburgh |
| 5th day: excursion from Edinburgh to the Land O’Burns Centre at Alloway |
| 6th day: Perth |
| 7th day: Aberdeen |
| 8th day: Inverness |
| 9th day: Inverness and excursion to the islands |
| 10th day: Loch Ness |
| 11th day: Braemar Highland Touring |
| 12th day: Pitlochry - Loch Tunnel |
| 13th day: visit to a whisky distillery |
| 14th day: Glasgow - Edinburgh |
| 15th day: depart Edinburgh 11.30 arrive London (Euston) 17.45 |
| 15 L | A postcard from ScotlandDEAR GRAHAM,WE’RE SPENDING OUR HOLIDAYS IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS THIS YEAR AND WE’RE HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME. THE WEATHER’S LOVELY. THERE’S A GOLF COURSE NEAR OUR HOTEL, SO WE PLAY GOLF EVERY MORNING.ALL OUR BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,YOURS,JANE AND RUSSELL |
| Write a postcard from the place where you’re spending your holidays. |
| 15 M | Situation - Say it in EnglishSagen Sie, daß Sie einen Flug nach Griechenland buchen möchten.Sagen Sie, daß Sie am 10. Mai abfliegen werden.Sagen Sie, daß Sie vorhaben, dort zwei Wochen zu bleiben.Fragen Sie, was der Flug kosten wird.Fragen Sie, wie das Wetter dort um diese Jahreszeit sein wird.Sagen Sie, daß Sie ein paar Museen besichtigen werden.Fragen Sie den Mann im Reisebüro, ob er Griechenland kennt.Sagen Sie, daß Sie bestimmt eine schöne Zeit in Griechenland haben werden. |
| 15 N | Summary Russell works in a travel agency. Jane comes to Russell’s travel agency because she is going to travel to the United States with a friend of hers. They want to visit her friend’s cousin in San Francisco and see the Grand Canyon, as well as Washington and New York. Russell is surprised - he thinks they will need more than two weeks to tour America. He offers her a direct flight from London to San Francisco, a journey by Greyhound bus from there to New York and a return flight from New York to London. The price of the flight will be 1,300 dollars plus 200 dollars for the Greyhound ticket. But all this is too expensive for Jane. Her friend will have to travel alone.Jane is rather unhappy. Russell sees his chance and offers her an interesting tour of Scotland. It’s not so expensive but there’s only one place left on this tour. Jane decides to spend her holiday in Scotland. |
