Card № 5

№ 1.

Modern life is impossible without travelling. Thousands of people travel either on business or for pleasure. Travelling is the best way to meet new people, to see new places, to learn the culture and traditions of the country. Travelling helps to get new unforgettable impressions. When you have holidays you can travel by car, by train, by plane and by sea.

Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train is slower than by plain, but it has its advantages. You can see much more interesting places of the country you are travelling through. Modern trains are very comfortable.

As for me, I prefer to travel by car. It is interesting, because you can see many things in a short time. When we go by car, we don’t take tickets, we put all things we need in a car. We don’t carry them. Every year we go to the seaside for a few weeks.

I think that travelling is a very useful thing for us and I enjoy all kinds of travelling very much.

1. Yes. It goes without saying that travelling broadens the mind. While travelling we can see and learn a lot of things that we can never learn staying at home and watching TV or reading books.

2. Believe it or not, the car is the most dangerous of all. After that is the plane,

Then it is the train and finally the boat. Cars crashes happen every day.

But motorcycles are a lot more dangerous than cars, I think.

3. Some people prefer visiting castles and museums of Europe, and the cities and natural wonders of North and South America. Some visit the vast exotic cultures of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

4. There is a lot to see in Russia. First of all foreign tourists visit the capital of our country, Moscow. They walk around Red Square, the Kremlin, the Alexandrovsky Gardens, Christ the Saviour Cathedral, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State History Museum, the Bolshoi and many other places.

№ 2.

A: What do you think is the best way of getting information about the world?

B: It’s a very difficult question. Have you got any ideas?

A: Perhaps, the best way to learn about the world is reading newspapers. They are packed with the latest news and facts.

B: I don’t think so. More and more people buy a newspaper to get the TV guide or to read about sport.

A: I think you are wrong. You can’t but agree that newspapers provide us with reliable information.

B: I agree. Still, I prefer watching the news on Television. It is often very up-to-date.

A: Yes, that’s true. But when you watch television news it’s difficult to see the difference between facts and opinions because everything is presented in the same way.

B: Well, the same can be said about newspapers.

A: I don’t agree with you. The papers always contain special sections for science, health, education and the culture. They also have editorials in which you can read the opinions of the people who write for the newspaper.

B: I’m sure that there is no source of information without any drawbacks.

A: What about the radio then? You can listen to it in a car, or in the open air. Also, you can listen to sport or foreign radio stations and practise your English.

B: But radio news items are very short and recorded beforehand so they are not always fresh.

A: That’s why I use the Internet. It’s very popular today. All the latest information is available to you.

B: But you have to pay for the Internet. Isn’t it very expensive?

A: We also have to pay for newspapers, radio and television.

B: Right. But we can’t see everything with our own eyes through the Internet.

A: Not exactly. The Internet allows you to watch all TV programmes, video films and news.

B: I feel you are right. Computers have changed our life for the better.

A: I completely agree with you. The Internet is the best way of getting information.

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