решебник.рф ГДЗ по английскому языку 11 Класс класс упражнение - 141 р. 8
Listen to the speakers. For questions 1-3, choose A, B or C.
- You overhear part of a conversation between a student and a travel agent. Why does the student like the idea of the round-the-world ticket?
- because the price is very good
- because the travel agent recommends it
- because the route is changeable
- You hear a woman talking. How does flying make her feel?
- nervous
- excited
- bored
- You hear a businessman talking about an airline. What is he disappointed about?
- It’s not as reliable as it used to be.
- It doesn’t provide the same quality of service any more.
- The flights have become too expensive.
1 — C) because the route is changeable
Travel Agent: …If you change your mind about where you want to go next, for example, or if you want to stay where you are for a bit longer, you can, without any extra cost…
Student: …Actually, that sounds like it might be the best option for me…
2 — C) bored
…but these days I have to fly so often for my job that it really doesn’t thrill me anymore. I find it rather tedious in fact…
3 — B) It doesn’t provide the same quality of service any more.
You know, serving a quick sandwich instead of a hot meal, cutting down the legroom in economy, only letting you take a small amount of luggage and then charging you more if you want to take more. It’s a shame, because they’ll definitely start losing customers if they carry on like this …
№1
Student: … so would you recommend that I get the round-the-world ticket?
Travel Agent: Well, that depends on what’s important to you. It’s not necessarily the cheapest option, but it allows the most flexibility. If you change your mind about where you want to go next, for example, or if you want to stay where you are for a bit longer, you can, without any extra cost — provided that there is a seat available on the flight you want, of course.
Student: Oh, right. Actually, that sounds like it might be the best option for me because I haven’t really made up my mind exactly where I’d like to go yet. So how much is that ticket?
Travel Agent: Well, for an eight-destination open ticket, it’s …
№2
You know, my husband is exactly the same as you. He flies because he wants to see the world, but he’s scared stiff and feels nervous for days before each flight. I keep telling him that flying is the safest form of transport but it doesn’t make any difference. To tell you the truth, I used to love flying because it meant I was going somewhere nice, but these days I have to fly so often for my job that it really doesn’t thrill me anymore. I find it rather tedious in fact, especially when I’m flying with one of those budget airlines that don’t even show any movies or serve you a meal.
№3
I’ve been booking all of my business trips with this airline for years now simply because they have such a good reputation, but quite frankly I’ve been a bit disappointed with them lately. Don’t get me wrong — I’ve never had a problem with the flights being delayed or cancelled or anything, but | just get the impression that their customers aren’t so important to them any more. It all seems to be about money now. You know, serving a quick sandwich instead of a hot meal, cutting down the legroom in economy, only letting you take a small amount of luggage and then charging you more if you want to take more. It’s a shame, because they’ll definitely start losing customers if they carry on like this …