Drive, lie, repair, work

John Latton, 39, an engineer at Felton Plastics in Upton, had a lucky escape after an accident on the A34 in the early hours of the morning. Mr. Latton fell asleep while driving and crashed into a pile of sand left by workers who (1) ___ road. When he left Felton Plastics at 3.00 this morning, Mr. Latton (2) ___ for 72 hours without any sleep.

A passing motorist discovered the accident after the engineers (3)___ in his car with a broken leg for half an hour. Ambulance workers said that if Mr. Latton (4) ___ any faster his injuries might have been much worse.

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with in, at or on.

1. Write your name ___ the top of the page.

2. I like that picture hanging ___ the wall ___ the kitchen.

3. There was an accident ___ the crossroads this morning.

4. I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There wasn’t name ___the door.

5. ___the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

6. You’ll find the results ___ the back page of the newspaper.

7. I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting ___ a desk.

8. My brother lives ___ a small village ___ the south-west of England.

9. The man the police are looking for has a scar ___ his right cheek.

10. The headquarters of the company are ___ Milan.

Exercise 8.Complete the sentences. Use in, at or on +one of the following:

the window your coffee the mountains that tree my guitar the river the island the next garage

1. Look at these people swimming _____.

2. One of the strings ____ is broken.

3. There’s something wrong with this car. We’d better stop _____.

4. Would you like sugar _____ ?

5. The leaves ____ are a beautiful colour.

6. Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday ____.

7. There’s nobody lining _____. It’s uninhabited.

8. He spends most of the day sitting ____ and looking outside.

Things to do

Task 1. Speaking.

1. Speak about the political system of the UK.

2. Explain the characteristics of the political system of the UK.

3. What are the differences and similarities in the political systems of the UK and the USA?

Task 2. Translate and comment on the following.

- India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said: "Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse." Is it similar to the opinion expressed by Winston Churchill?

Task 3. Discussing.

1.What is democracy?

2. Speak about the role of the media in democratic states.

3. Ground your opinion about the meaning of the expression given at the top of this unit: "The measure of a civilized society is how we educate our young and care for our old."
UNIT 6

TRAVELLING

All roads lead to Rome.

So many countries so many customs.

It’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Everybody needs a vacation. Travel and tourism is an entire service industry based on this idea. Travel and tourism, in basic terms, is all of the transportation and accommodations necessary for travel.

Travel and tourism includes travel agencies, airlines, rental car companies, hotels and restaurants; everything you need to feel relaxed and comfortable while you are away from home. Travel and tourism is entirely based on the quality of service provided. This is why it is critical for people working the travel industry to have the skills they need to be efficient and effective.

Because travel and tourism is a very broad industry and the duties performed by different individuals are complex, training is required for many of the occupations in the field. Travel agents in particular, must have specialized training. Travel agents must be familiar with all of the codes and computer systems used by airlines, trains and car rental companies.

Pre-reading tasks

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