TEXT WORK. 1. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them correctly:

1. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them correctly:

Agency, purchase, amount, similar, query, efficient, area, brochure, voucher, insurance.

2. Give English equivalents from the text and use them in sentences of your own:

(1) придерживаться чего-либо, постоянные клиенты, растеряться, предлагать сходные услуги, регуляр­но появляться в каталогах путешествий, назначить встречу в офисе, помочь решить что-либо, платить наличными, высокий сезон, групповой тур

3. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text:

(1) to plan smth in advance (2) to purchase at a reduced price (3) an experienced holiday-maker (4) to pick out (5) travel agents' duty (6) an enjoyable holiday (7) the most comprehen­sive information (8) a travellogue (9) a folder (10) a ready-made tour package (11) a tailor-made tour (12) neither too high, nor too low (13) to travel free (14) to bear in mind

Explain the parts in italics and reproduce the situations in which the sentences occur in the text.

1. Holiday-making people prefer to stick to the same travel agency they have already used before and got their mon­ey's worth.

2. Travel agents are sure to have the most comprehensive in­formation at hand about the destinations they offer.

3. Most of travel companies are to arrange tailor-made tours according to their customers' requests.