ответить на вопросы Twenty years ago not many people travelled overseas for their holidays. The majority of people stayed to have holidays in their country. Today the situation is different and the world seems much smaller.
It is possible to book a holiday to a seaside resort on the other side of the world. Staying at home, you can book it through the Internet or by phone. The plane takes you straight there and within some hours of leaving your country, you can be on a tropical beach, breathing a super clean air and swimming in crystal warm water of tropical sea.
We can travel by car, by train or plane, if we have got a long distance tour. Some young people prefer walking or hitch-hike travelling, when you travel, paying nearly nothing. You get new friends, lots of fun and have no idea where you will be tomorrow. It has great advantages for the tourists, who want to get the most out of exploring the world and give more back to the people and places visited. If you like mountains, you could climb any mountains around the globe and there is only one restriction. It is money. If you like travelling, you have got to have some money, because it is not a cheap hobby indeed. The economy of some countries is mainly based on tourism industry. Modern tourism has become a highly developed industry, because any human being is curious and inquisitive, we like leisure, visit other places. That is why tourism prospers.
People travel from the very beginning of their civilization. Thousands years ago all people were nomads and collectors. They roamed all their lives looking for food and better life. This way human beings populated the whole planet Earth. So, travelling and visiting other places are the part of our consciousness. That is why tourism and travelling are so popular.
Nowadays tourism has become a highly developed business. There are trains, cars and air jet liners, buses, ships that provide us with comfortable and secure travelling.
If we travel for pleasure, by all means one would like to enjoy picturesque places they are passing through, one would like seeing the places of interest, enjoying the sightseeing of the cities, towns and countries.
Nowadays people travel not only for pleasure but also on business. People have to go to other countries for taking part in different negotiations, for signing some very important documents, for participating in different exhibitions, in order to exhibit the goods of own firm or company. Travelling on business helps people to get more information about achievements of other companies, which will help making own business more successful.
There are a lot of means of travelling: travelling by ship, by plane, by car, walking. It depends on a person to decide which means of travelling one would prefer.
1.Did the majority of people leave their country to spend holidays twenty years ago?
2. Can we book a holiday to a seaside resort on the other side of the world today?
3. Is it possible to book a holiday to a seaside resort on the other side of the world from home?
4. What means of travelling do you know?
5. Why does tourism prosper?
6. Where do people like going on vacation?
7. What is the most interesting means of travelling for you? Why?
8. Why do most travellers carry a camera with them?
9. How does travelling on business help people?
10. What did travelling give people 1000 years ago?
1. Нет, большинство людей двадцать лет назад не покидали свою страну, чтобы провести отпуск. Согласно тексту, "не многие люди путешествовали за границу со своими каникулами" (not many people travelled overseas for their holidays). Вместо этого большинство людей оставалось отдыхать в своей стране.
2. Да, сегодня ситуация изменилась, и мы можем забронировать отдых в курортном городе на другом конце света. В тексте сказано: "Теперь можно забронировать отпуск в курортном городе на другом конце света" (It is possible to book a holiday to a seaside resort on the other side of the world).
3. Да, мы можем забронировать отпуск в курортном городе на другом конце света прямо из дома. В тексте сказано: "Оставаясь дома, вы можете забронировать его через Интернет или по телефону" (Staying at home, you can book it through the Internet or by phone).
4. Есть несколько различных средств передвижения, которые мы можем использовать для путешествий. В тексте упоминаются: автомобиль (car), поезд (train), самолет (plane), пешие прогулки (walking) и попутное путешествие (hitch-hike travelling).
5. Туризм процветает по нескольким причинам. В тексте сказано, что "современный туризм стал высоко развитой индустрией, потому что любой человек любопытен и любит отдыхать, посещать другие места" (Modern tourism has become a highly developed industry, because any human being is curious and inquisitive, we like leisure, visit other places).
6. Люди любят ездить на отдых в разные места. В тексте этого не уточняется, но мы можем предположить, что люди предпочитают курортные места, в том числе морские и тропические пляжи.
7. Самое интересное средство передвижения для меня - это самолет (plane). Я считаю, что лететь на самолете довольно удобно и быстро, и я могу увидеть пейзажи с высоты.
8. Большинство путешественников берут с собой камеру, потому что они хотят запечатлеть красивые места и моменты в путешествии. Фотографии могут помочь сохранить воспоминания и поделиться ими с другими людьми.
9. Путешествия по работе помогают людям получить больше информации о достижениях других компаний, что поможет сделать их собственный бизнес более успешным. В тексте говорится, что "путешествие по работе помогает людям получить больше информации о достижениях других компаний" (Travelling on business helps people to get more information about achievements of other companies).
10. Путешествия дали людям тысячи лет назад возможность обеспечить себя пищей и лучшей жизнью. Текст говорит о том, что "тысячи лет назад все люди были кочевниками и охотниками, они скитались все свои жизни, искали пищу и лучшую жизнь. Таким образом, люди заселяли всю планету Земля" (Thousands years ago all people were nomads and collectors. They roamed all their lives looking for food and better life. This way human beings populated the whole planet Earth).