Listen to Episode 1 and choose the best answer to the questions.

 

1/ Where does Phil live?

A In Oxford Circus       B Close to the Houses of Parliament  

C In a suburb of London

 

2/ What is Phil?

A a writer       B a reporter      C   a sailor

 

3/ What is the name of the local pub which Phil often visits?

A The Horse and the Cart        B The Horse and Groom

C The Bride and Groom

 

4/ Which of Phil's friends has climbed up Mount Everest?

A Tom          B John           C Emily

 

5/ Which of them has crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a yacht?

A John       B Emily  C Tom

 

6/ Which of them went cycling across South America?

A John      B Tom      C Phil

 

7/ Which of them comes up with a crazy idea of Phil's sailing around the world in 80 days?

A John       B Tom    C Emily

8/ Why do Phil's friends think that some globe-trotting will do him good?

A He will earn some money            B He will relax and enjoy himself

C He will learn to sail a yacht

 

9/ What advice do the friends give Phil to learn to sail a yacht?

A to have some training  B to download an ap C to take a map

 

10/ What is Phil's reaction to his friends' suggestion?

A He is grateful        B He is scared     C He is fascinated

 

Language Exercises

Transcribe and pronounce the words

Route, chime, desperately, fortune, yacht, climb, globe-trotting.

 

Read the word combinations. Do both the notional words get stressed?

The Houses of Parliament; Big Ben; bus route, Oxford Circus, a career change, Mount Everest, a gap year, a life adventure, travel writing.

 

The Present Perfect or the Past Simple? Explain why one of the tenses is appropriate in the following sentences.

Don't worry if you haven't heard of me.

Emily says she's climbed up Mount Everest.

I did it five years ago.

Come on, John, what amazing thing have you done?

Did I ever tell you that I sailed across the Atlantic to America in a yacht I built with my own hands?

How about you, Phil – when did you have your big life adventure?

I haven't done much really. I never had any money.

How much have you had to drink?

I've never sailed a yacht in my life.

 

Find equivalents to the following words and expressions

Квартира, бить (о часах), удобный, продаваться (о книгах), смена профессии, очень нуждаться в деньгах, оплачивать квитанции, местный паб, вспомнил, мне нужно идти, экстремальное путешествие с рюкзаком, проехать по Южной Америке на велосипеде, в промежутке между школой и университетом, переплыть через Атлантический Океан на яхте, держать яхту на пристани, быть не тем человеком, который стремится к приключениям, иметь желание совершить кругосветное путешествие, предложить безумную идею, одолжить к-либо свою яхту, совершить кругосветное плавание, заработать денег на чем-то, не быть рискованным, небольшая проблема, загрузить приложение, заработать много денег (состояние), в дополнение к тем деньгам, которые будут получены за книги о путешествиях, предложить к-либо пари, спорить на лодку, что он этого не сделает, сколько ты выпил.

 

Speech Exercises

Speak as if you were Phil. Introduce yourself. Imitate the recording.

2/ Following the model of Phil's introduction speak briefly about yourself mentioning:

- the place where you live

- whether it is convenient for you to get to your university (office)

- your occupation

- some problems and challenges in your life.

 

Turn the conversation of the four people from Episode 1 into a dialogue between Phil and Tom. Write it down and act it out.

Try to recollect a case from your experience when someone came up with a crazy idea and wanted to talk you into realizing it. What was it about? How did you respond? How was it sorted out?

Do you think Phil has supportive friends? Give arguments to prove your point of view.

If Phil agrees to the bet, what hardships might await him?

7/ Why do the friends refer to the book Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne? Have you read it?

 

Episode 2. Start the Clock!

Listening Task

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