WELCOMING CELINE THE JOURNEY WAS AWFUL
MATERIÁLY PRO UČITELE
C: Hello, David! D: Hi, Celine! Good to see you! Welcome back! C: Thank you. D: So how was the trip? Everything all right? C: It wasn’t bad. I mean the flight was O.K. but the journey from the airport it took absolutely years. It was ages. D: It’s a nightmare. The Tube’s getting really worse every year. C: No I came by Tube because, apparently, the taxi is really expensive from the airport to the centre of the town. D: It is. C: Particularly the black taxis, the black cabs. I wasn’t very sure about ordering the minicab because I don’t a contact and I just didn’t want to sort of hail a cab so I decided to go by Tube but it took absolutely ages. D: Yes, it’s a long journey. It was all packed with people at this hour. C: Yes, it was horrible, really horrible. And it also cost a lot of money as well. I was a bit surprised. D: I think, next time when you come if you just let us know ahead of time, we can use one of those services. We pre-order it ahead of time. It shouldn’t be too expensive. C: Oh, what a shame. If only I had known I would have really appreciated that instead of pulling my luggage by Tube. But anyway, that’s over and done with. D: And don’t you have too much luggage, you’re just here for a few days. C: Well, I still have a suitcase, a small suitcase but it still… A suitcase is a suitcase. D: Especially in the full… people pushing and… C: Yeah, people really do sort of jam, jam into the Tube trains already thick. D: Yeah, it’s actually interesting that it doesn’t so much happen in Prague or New York but in London they’re really not afraid to push you. I feel like it’s like sardines, like in Japan or something. You know in Mexico they actually have people, professional pushers, in the subway who push people into the trains. C: Oh really? D: Yeah. C: Well, I’m glad it didn’t happen here. D: But they might as well. C: Well, people were polite, people were polite but it’s still unpleasant. D: O.K. So you probably can be too exhausted to go out for dinner and drinks and stuff. C: I’d appreciate going out for a bite to eat, I have to say. But then probably after supper I’d return, I’d return to the hotel. D: Nearby there is a Moroccan restaurant and there is a Sushi restaurant as well. Both really highly recommended. C: Well, I think I’d really like to do for the Moroccan restaurant if that’s fine with you.
D: Right, I’ll make a reservation. And… C: And what time shall we meet? What’s the time now? It’s five o’clock now. So what if we meet at 7 p.m. or something like that? D: That’s fine. C: O.K. Well, I’m going to get myself organized and I’ll see you later. O.K.? D: Great. Good to see you. C: Bye-bye then.
C: Ahoj Davide! D: Ahoj Celine! Rád tě vidím! Vítej zpátky! C: Díky! D: Tak jaká byla cesta? Vše v pořádku? C: Šlo to. Tedy let byl dobrý, ale cesta z letiště trvala roky. Celou věčnost. D: To je strašné. To metro je horší rok od roku. C: Jela jsem metrem, protože, jak se zdá, taxi z letiště do centra je opravdu drahé. D: To je. C: Obzvlášť černé taxíky. Nebyla jsem si úplně jistá, jestli si mám objednat minicab protože na ně nemám kontakt a jen tak si zastavit taxíka jsem taky nechtěla, tak jsem se rozhodla jet metrem, ale strašně to trvalo. D: Ano, je to dlouhá cesta. A v tuhle hodinu to určitě bylo nacpané lidmi. C: Ano, bylo to příšerné, opravdu příšerné. A stálo to taky hodně peněz. Byla jsem trochu překvapená. D: Když nám řekneš dopředu, až budeš příště přijíždět, můžeme využít předem objednaných služeb. A nemělo by to ani být tak drahé. C: To je škoda. Kdybych to byla věděla, tak bych to opravdu ocenila místo toho, abych táhla zavazadla metrem. No ale už se stalo. D: A nemáš s sebou moc zavazadel, jsi tu jen na pár dní. C: No mám kufr, malý kufr, ale kufr je pořád kufr. D: Obzvlášť, když je tam spousta lidí, co se tlačí… C: Ano. Lidi se cpou do už plných vagonů metra. D: Ano, to je docela zajímavé, že se to neděje v Praze, v New Yorku, ale tady v Londýně se lidi nijak nezdráhají tlačit se. Je to jako sardinky, něco jako v Japonsku. V Mexiku mají dokonce lidi, profesionální pěchovače, kteří v metru natlačují lidi do vagonu. C: Vážně? D: Jo. C: To jsem ráda, že tady k tomu nedošlo. D: Ale klidně by mohlo. C: Tak lidi byli zase slušní. Byli slušní, ale přesto to bylo nepříjemné. D: Dobře. Takže jsi asi příliš vyčerpaná, než abychom zašli na večeři, pár drinků a tak. C: Musím říct, že něco k zakousnutí bych ocenila. Ale potom po večeři bych se asi vrátila do hotelu. D: Blízko je tu marocká restaurace a taky Sushi restaurace. Obě doporučované. C: Ráda bych zašla do té marocké, jestli souhlasíš. D: Dobře, zařídím rezervaci. A…
C: A v kolik hodin se sejdeme? Kolik je teď? Je pět. Tak co kdybychom se setkali v 7 nebo tak nějak? D: To mi vyhovuje. C: Tak dobře. Dám se trochu do pořádku a uvidíme se později, platí? D: Skvělé. Už se těším! C: Tak zatím na shledanou!
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EXERCISE 1 Discuss and share your answers to the following questions: 1. What was the last city you visited that was not your hometown? What did you like about it? How did you get there? How was the journey? 2. If you were going to direct a foreigner to some interesting places in Czech Republic, what would you recommend? How would you recommend going there? 3. Besides meeting a foreigner face-to-face, what kinds of resources inspire you to travel to other countries? Where would you like to visit? Why? 4. What was the worst journey you ever made? What made it terrible? Turn your terrible journey into a funny story and share with your classmates.
EXERCISE 2 Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? 1. Celine didn’t take a taxi because they are too expensive. 2. The situation in the Tube has improved recently. 3. If you use a pre-ordered service, things are cheaper. 4. Celine only has one piece of luggage. 5. The people in London generally push you to get into a full train in the Tube. 6. In London, there are professional employees in the Tube who help you to get into a full train. 7. Celine is too exhausted to go out for dinner and prefers to stay in her hotel. 8. They are going to meet at seven a.m.
EXERCISE 3 Listen and fill in the missing text. 1. D: It’s a
. The tube’s getting really worse every year.
C: No I came by Tube because,
the taxi is really expensive from the airport to the center of town.
2. C: Particularly the black taxis, the black . I wasn’t very sure about ordering the minicab because I don’t have a contact and I just didn’t want to sort of a cab so I decided to go by Tube but it took absolutely ages. 3. D: Yes, it’s a long journey. It was all
with people at this hour.
4. D: I think, next time when you come if you just let us know ahead of time, we can use one of those services. We pre-order it . It shouldn’t be too expensive. C: Oh, what a . If only I had known I would have really appreciated that instead of pulling my baggage by Tube. But anyway, 5. C: Yeah, people really do sort of 6. D: O.K. So you probably can be too C: I’d appreciate going out for hotel. 7. C: O.K. Well, I’m going to
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into the Tube trains already
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to go out for diner and drinks and stuff. , I have to say. But then probably after and I’ll see you later, O.K.?
I’d return, I’d return to the
EXERCISE 4 Match the following English expressions with their Czech equivalent.
1. NIGHTMARE 2. APPARENTLY
A) UŽ SE STALO. B) NACPANÝ
3. CAB
C) NACPANÝ
4. HAIL (A CAB) 5. PACKED WITH
D) ZASTAVIT SI TAXI E) TAXI
6. SUPPER 7. AHEAD OF TIME
F) VEČEŘE G) DOPŘEDU (ČASOVĚ)
8. SHAME 9. THAT’S OVER AND DONE WITH. 10.JAM 11.THICK 12.GET A BITE TO EAT 13.EXHAUSTED 14.GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED
H) CPÁT SE I) DÁT SI NĚCO K JÍDLU J) DÁT SE DOPOŘÁDKU K) VYČERPANÝ L) OSTUDA M) JAK SE ZDÁ N) NOČNÍ MŮRA
PHRASE BOOK Use the vocabulary list to develop questions you could ask the Manager in a mock interview. With a partner, take turns being the Manager. Role play asking and answering your questions. AHEAD OF TIME
Phrase denoting that someone or something was ready before an exoected schedule.
JAM
Colloquial term meaning that all movement is stalled and the system is not moving forward.
NIGHTMARE
Term used from the dreaming state applied to a waking situation that seems unreal and unexpectedly terrible that is beyond one’s power to change.
PACKED WITH
Colloquial phrase meaning overcrowded or dense.
SHAME
When used colloquially, this term means, it‘s too bad or it’s a pity.
TO HAIL
Idiom used with taxis, meaning to flag down or to gesture with one’s arm for the attention of a taxi driving by.
EXERCISE 5 GROUP DISCUSSION 1. If you worked as a tour operator, which countries would you prefer to take groups of tourists? Why? What would be the main points of interest you would take tourists to experience? 2. What are the advantages of tourism to regions? What are the disadvantages? In groups of four, take sides and debate the issue. 3. What are the differences between eco-tourism, cultural tourism, and creative tourism? Do you have any interest in experiencing them? If so, what would you like to do and where would you go to? 4. The leisure industry is a growing field with European and International degree programs and research institutes engaged in study and practice. What do you think are some of the advantages of studying leisure activities? What kind of research of leisure would be beneficial to your local area? What kind of jobs are in the leisure sector?
EXERCISE 6 ROLE PLAY 1. In a small group, prepare a role play about a planned journey or a visit that goes wrong. Turn it into a humorous interaction. Create a situation, place, and people involved. 2. Prepare and present a short skit to the rest of the class. Which skit is the most realistic? Which is the most humorous? Which one could be developed into a written skit, play, or other piece of writing? 3. DISCUSS: What forms of popular culture are you aware of that involves travel, journeys or visits to foreign places that later become the material for humor, subculture actions, art, political theatre, and/or literature?
EXERCISE 7 GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX TEST 1. The speaker in the video said: “Oh, what a shame, if only I had known I would have really appreciated that instead of pulling my luggage by tube.” Choose the best option for understanding what the underlined phrase says: A) the speaker knew about the fact but didn’t use the knowledge. B) The speaker is sorry she didn’t know about the fact. C) the speaker is angry with the other person because he didn’t inform her about the fact. 2. Which of the following phrases means the same as if only? A) If
B) I’d rather
C) I wish
3. The combination if only +past perfect expresses: A) Regret about a past situation B) Regret about a present situation C) Regret about a future situation 4. Correct these sentences: A) If only Celine had told her friends she was coming earlier, they hadn’t made plans for her transportation. B) The black cabs in London doesn’t cheaply. C) The Tube is always densest packed at the end of the workday. D) When someone is on a budget they need to travel the mostly cheapest. 5. Create four sentences about choices you made using the phrase, if only + past perfect: 6. Use the following phrases and vocabulary words in sentences about traveling and journeying to new locations: nightmare, that’s over and done with, to hail, ahead of time, to get a bite to eat, exhausted, get yourself organized, apparently, thick, and that’s a shame.
WHILE YOU WATCH EXERCISE 2 1. FALSE, 2. FALSE, 3. TRUE, 4. TRUE, 5. TRUE, 6. FALSE, 7. FALSE, 8. FALSE
EXERCISE 3 1. D: It’s a nightmare. The Tube’s getting really worse every year. C: No I came by Tube because, apparently, the taxi is really expensive from the airport to the centre of the town. 2. C: Particularly the black taxis, the black cabs. I wasn’t very sure about ordering the minicab because I don’t a contact and I just didn’t want to sort of hail a cab so I decided to go by Tube but it took absolutely ages. 3. D: Yes, it’s a long journey. It was all packed with people at this hour. 4. D: I think, next time when you come if you just let us know ahead of time, we can use one of those services. We pre-order it ahead of time. It shouldn’t be too expensive. C: Oh, what a shame. If only I had known I would have really appreciated that instead of pulling my luggage by Tube. But anyway, that’s over and done with. 5. C: Yeah, people really do sort of jam, jam into the Tube trains already thick. 6. D: O.K. So you probably can be too exhausted to go out for dinner and drinks and stuff. C: I’d appreciate going out for a bite to eat, I have to say. But then probably after supper I’d return, I’d return to the hotel. C: O.K. Well, I’m going to get myself organized and I’ll see you later. O.K.? AFTER YOU WATCH EXERCISE 4 1N, 2M, 3E, 4D, 5 B/C, 6F, 7G, 8L, 9A, 10H, 11C/B, 12I, 13K, 14 J
AFTER YOU WATCH EXERCISE 7 1.
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Corrected sentences: A) If only Celine had told her friends she was coming earlier, they could have made plans for her transportation. B) The black cabs in London aren’t cheap. C) The Tube is always most densely packed at the end of the workday. D) When someone is on a budget they need to travel cheaply.
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A) If only I had decided to go to work that day, I wouldn’t have lost my job. B) If only I had made a bet on the winning horse, I would have won a million CZK. C) I could be vacationing in Tahiti if only I hadn’t given away that lottery ticket. D) I would be walking without crutches if only I hadn’t stepped in that big hole.
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Taking the Tube during rush hour is a nightmare. There’s no use in complaining about it, that’s over and done with. I tried to hail a cab but couldn’t get anyone to stop for me. Normally airplanes rarely arrive at their destinations ahead of time. I’d like to get a bite to eat after I take a nap. After that long journey, I’m exhausted. When you get yourself organized, give me a call. Apparently, that’s the way they do it here. The pub was thick with people. Oh, spent all that extra money on a black taxi without knowing there was a cheaper option, that’s a shame.
