В cue card о поездке важнее сам путь, а не место: транспорт, условия, люди в дороге. В отличие от карточки «Describe a place you visited», здесь вы описываете движение и эмоции.
Cue card
Describe a memorable journey you have made.
You should say:
where you went
how you travelled
who you went with
and explain why it was memorable.
Заметки за 1 минуту
- where: Moynaq, the old Aral Sea port, two summers ago
- how: overnight sleeper train to Nukus (20 h), then a hired car (3 h)
- who: three friends from university
- why: cards and shared food, ships on the sand, sea far away
Пример ответа (около 2 минут)
I'd like to describe a trip I took two summers ago to Moynaq, in the far west of Uzbekistan, which used to be a port on the Aral Sea.
We went by overnight train from Tashkent to Nukus, which took about twenty hours. It was an old sleeper train with four bunks in each compartment, no air conditioning and windows that only opened halfway, so it was boiling, but it was also brilliant fun. We played cards, shared food with an elderly couple in the next compartment and watched the desert go by for hours.
There were four of us, all friends from university, and from Nukus we hired a driver for the last stretch, which was another three hours across almost empty land.
What made the journey unforgettable was arriving in Moynaq and seeing the old fishing boats lying on the sand, rusting, with no water anywhere near them. Our guide told us that when he was a boy the sea came right up to the town. Now the shore is well over a hundred kilometres away.
It was a strange mix of feelings. The trip itself was full of laughter, but standing there made me understand an environmental disaster in a way no textbook ever had. It's the one trip I always tell people about.
Полезные слова и выражения
| Выражение | Значение |
|---|---|
| an overnight train | ночной поезд |
| bunks in a compartment | полки в купе |
| boiling | жарко, как в печке |
| watch the desert go by | смотреть, как мимо проплывает пустыня |
| the last stretch | последний отрезок пути |
| rusting | ржавеющий |
| an environmental disaster | экологическая катастрофа |
| get over with | поскорее покончить с |
Как отвечать
- Опишите условия в транспорте: это новая лексика («bunks», «compartment», «boiling»).
- Добавьте попутчиков и людей в дороге: история оживает.
- Слова гида передайте косвенной речью.
- Смешанные чувства дают сильный финал: «a strange mix of feelings».
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Part 3: вопросы для обсуждения
Why do people enjoy travelling by train?
Trains are relaxing in a way planes aren't. You can move around, look out of the window and talk to people, so the journey becomes part of the trip rather than something you just want to get over with.
Will people travel less in the future because of the environment?
Probably not less, but differently. I can imagine more people choosing trains for medium distances, especially as high-speed lines expand, like the one between Tashkent and Samarkand.
What problems can tourists cause in the places they visit?
Is it better to travel with friends or with family?
Стратегия Part 2: руководство по cue card. Дальше: руководство по Part 3.
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