E) Complete the following questions with the words and expressions from Ex. 4c, d.

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1. What type of traveller do you think you are? What do you ______ from your trips?

2. What _______ to you in travelling abroad?

3. Have you ever felt an ________ need to go to some place? Did you live your dream?

4. While travelling do you try to _______ the unknown or you are lured by things you've never seen before?

5. Some people _______ comfort in travelling, others believe that even a short journey is not ________ without adventure and some risk. What 'party' do you support and why?

6. Do you tend to make ________ plans for your trips and stick to them?

7. Do you happen to know anyone who needs to _______, or, in other words, to rejuvenate?

8. Do you dream to travel to _______ places to enjoy the natural beauty and peacefulness or ______ places appeal to you more?

9. Do you know anyone who is interested in their _______ and travels to the places connected with their family's history?

10. How do you think your understanding of life can change after a trip when you've been ________ to the beauty, either natural or cultural?

11. What do you think backpackers are ________ by when they set out on a journey?

12. How do you feel when you return to familiar _________?

4f)* Translate the phrases in italics from the questionnaire into Russian. Write them down. Compare with others'.

^ 4c)* Tick those of the descriptions that are about you. Do the same for a person who sits next to you. Compare the results: which of you knows the other better?

1. Seeks a getaway from everyday stresses and responsibilities.

2. Always plans for the next trip.

3. Seeks comfort in familiar surroundings.

4. Learns everything about a place, time, or culture before, during and after he/she travels there.

5. Enjoys ancient history.

6. Focuses on relaxation, not the local culture.

7. Seeks self-improvement through understanding others.

8. His/her motto is – indulge in the best way you can afford!

9. Believes that travel is about personal development, not escape.

10. Too much comfort detracts from authentic experiences, luxury hotels are not your style.

11. Is selective – wants luxury and exclusivity.

12. Is a sampler: likes to see and experience a bit of everything

13. Likes the purity and serenity of open spaces. Enjoys vast natural settings and wonders.

14. Feels comfortable adjusting to new environments.

15. Not interested in standing out in a crowd or being obvious.

16. Enjoys group travel and socializing with others.

17. Journeys with like-minded people.

18. Not sentimental and not concerned about travel memories.

19. Likes organized tours that leave decision making to others.

20. Enjoys sharing experiences with close friends/family.

— Ex. 5 Read the following quotations. What types of travelling do you think they characterize? Comment on the quotations. Render them into Russian.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” – St. Augustine

“The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are” – Samuel Johnson

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow” – Lin Yutang

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind” – Seneca

“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the niverse”…Anatole France

“Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel” David Attenborough

“Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse” – Thomas Fuller

“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs” – Susan Sontag

“Don't tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled” – Mohammed

“Travel, at its best, is a process of continually conquering disbelief” – Michael Palin

¯ Ex. 6 Listen to the tape and say what kind of vacation or holiday is described. Why do people opt for it? What type of traveller does it suit?

Ex.7a). Match the words to their definitions: