Take A Break [antikvár]

introduction'; ike A Break' is designed to teach you the English you need for travel. ;ih Lhe hook - and its accompanying cassettes - you will be able to rnuTtico the English vou need in a wide variety of travel situations: booking tickets, going through Customs, finding hotel rooms, sightseeing, and nianv more.Each of the seventeen lessons concentrates on one such aspect of travel, and examines the language needed from several points of view:(a)Things people say to you, and to which you need to respond (for example, the questions a customs officer asks you).(b)Things you yourself need to say (for example, when booking the ticket you want).(c)things you see in writing, which you need to understand (leaflets, brochures, forms to be filled in, notices, and so on).(d)Things you hear, which you need to understand (for example, announcements at airports and railway stations).iThe various sections of each lesson provide practice in these different language-skills.Each lesson contains the following sections:Dialogues: The three dialogues which are recorded on the acconripanying cassettes. The characters in the dialogues (Mrs Madigan in Dialogue A, Sam and Cathy in Dialogue B, and the Limas in Dialogue C) are visiting an imaginary country called Angla - which has its own currency ('crowns'), its own customs regulations, and so on - and in so doing they go through a lot of different travel situations. Each dialogue is introduced by a list of the special words associated with travel which occur in the dialogue (Important words), and followed by Notes (explaining the more specialised or complex words and phrases). Comprehension Questions (to check your understanding of the facts of the dialogue) and Exercises: Things you say These 'Things you say' exercises are generally short dialogues or tables, practising the different 'spoken language activities' mentioned in the dialogue: the things you need to say to get information, to complain, to respond to questions, etc.Things you see: This section contains real-life examples of the types of written material (forms, brochures, etc.) which you meet when travelling. Whereas the characters in the dialogues are visiting an imaginary country, the items in the 'Things you see' section are all real, and come from several different countries where English is spoken (Britain, the USA, Canada, India and Australia). Each item is followed by Notes and Questions or Exercises. The Notes often comment on the formal language found in such