Discuss the following points.

1. How can you characterize the Russians? What can you say about traditional Russian hospitality? Do you think foreigners feel comfortable in the country?

2. What is the best time to visit Moscow? What advantages can be in a winter visit?

3. Do we need to be vaccinated to travel to Moscow?

4. Why is it important to have a medical insurance with you if you travel?

5. Why do we need to start the tour on our first day a little bit later (scheduled time may be 10 or 11)?

6. Why is it better to buy bottled drinking water in St. Petersburg?

7. How does the agency arrange meeting tourists?  

8. Is it difficult to pass through the passport control arriving in Russia? Do tourists need special forms to fill in?

9. Are tourists given any documents passing through passport control?

10. What currency is better to bring to Russia? Are pounds acceptable in the currency exchange offices Moscow? Can we pay dollars in the shops and restaurants in Moscow? Is it really comfortable to go to Russia with traveler’s cheques?

11. What can you advise about an average amount of money for 1 week in Russia?

12. Is it normal to tip in Moscow?

13. Is it safe to travel to Russia? What safety rules are important for any city to follow? Why is it important to have documents with you all the time?

14. How can we phone from Britain to Russia? Can we use British mobile phone in Russia?

15. Tell your tourists about the most popular Russian holidays and how they are usually celebrated.

16. Tell your tourists about the transportation in Moscow.

3.     What makes a guided tour interesting? Rank the points below from 1 – 10 in order of importance.

An interesting guided tour contains…	My ranking
- interesting information
- rare facts, figures
- poems and songs
- quotations
- anecdotes and legends
- proverbs and sayings
- descriptions of exhibits, buildings, monuments, animals etc.
- mini quizzes and contents
- games
- an interesting beginning

 

Project Work

4.   Make a poster with the criteria of an interesting guided tour and a good tour guide. Present your poster in front of the class.

How to start a city tour of Moscow?

Study the vocabulary.

1. travel agency	- туристское агентство
2. coach tour of Moscow	- автобусный тур по Москве
3. our tour covers all main sights	- наш тур охватывает все основные достопримечательности
4. masterpieces of Old Russian, classical and modern architecture	- шедевры старинной русской   классической и современной архитектуры
5. Convent	- женский монастырь
6. Monastery	- мужской монастырь
7. Observation Platform	- смотровая площадка
8. to get off	- выйти (из автобуса)
9. to get on	- войти (в автобус)
10. to take pictures	- фотографировать
11. to make pictures	- печатать фотографии

Read the text and answer the questions.

How to start a city tour of Moscow?

Words of introduction

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of … travel agency it gives me great pleasure to welcome you aboard our coach tour of Moscow.

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is … and I will be your local guide. I am here to make your tour as pleasant as possible and to provide you with some information about our city. After the tour I will be glad to answer your questions.

 Also I would like to introduce our driver, his name is …. And please remember our bus number, it is ….

Our tour covers all main sights and places of interest, including masterpieces of Old Russian classical and modern architecture, monuments to famous heroes, writers and scientists.

We will see the Kremlin wall and Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral; we will visit the Poklonnaya Hill War memorial and drive down Tverskaya Street – the main street of Moscow and along Moscow boulevards. I hope you will like the Novodevichy Convent. And on our way we will see many modern and interesting buildings and places such as Moscow University, the Central Stadium in Luzhniki, which hosted the 1980 summer Olympic Games, and one of the tallest structures in Moscow – the Ostankino TV tower (540 meters), enjoy the view of Moscow from the Observation Platform on the Sparrow Hills.

Our tour will last about 3 hours. There will be some stops for you to get off, take pictures and buy souvenirs.

Reminder for a tour guide

· Please, do not forget to greet your tourists.

· Introduce yourself (name/occupation: local guide, tour manager, assistant) and your driver.

· Please, name the bus number.

· Tell some words about the tour or about your program.

· Please, name the most important sights of your tour and describe them in brief.

· Name the most important stops on route.

· Tell your tourists how long the tour lasts.

Questions:

1. What words would you like to start your tour with?

2. Is it important to introduce your driver and name your bus number? Why?

3. What should we describe in brief?

4. Why is it interesting for tourists to visit observation platform?

5. What tall structures in Moscow do you know?

6. Are there any stops on route?

7. How long does the tour last?

8. When will you answer the tourist’s questions?

9. What souvenirs can tourists buy in Moscow? What can you recommend them?