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Unit 26:
Travel Experiences

 Intermediate

Objective

To learn how to listen carefully to other people’s stories.

  • Brain Storm : Share your ideas with your teacher. Try to make sentences.

Have you tried flying on a budget airline? How does it differ from a regular airline?

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Vocabulary

Repeat the following words and phrases with your teacher and use them in a sentence.

travel experience
  • experience (n)
  • miniatures (adj)
  • description (n)
  • landmarks (n)
  • charity (n)
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Dialogue 1

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Sami

Ovi

Hello Ovi! How are you?

I am fine. What about you?

I am fine too. I have heard that you have made a plane journey recently.

Yes, I went to Chittagong by plane last week.

To whom did you go to Chittagong?

I went to my elder brother working in Chittagong as an engineer.

Did your elder brother arrange your journey by plane?

Yes, my elder brother sent me a plane ticket.

Would you please tell me your experience of plane journey.

It is my first plane journey. So it was full of thrill and excitement.

How did you enjoy it?

I felt a little bit nervous at the beginning. But soon I overcame my nervousness.

How did you feel when the plane rose high?

I looked down from the window and saw buildings, people, and trees looking like miniatures. There were clouds all around. I felt like touching the clouds. The roads looked like snakes and so did the rivers.

Amazing! Thank you for your nice description.

You are most welcome.

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Let’s practice

Answer the following questions.

  1. What is the occupation of Ovi’s brother?
  2. Where did Ovi’s brother work?
  3. According to Ovi, what was full of thrill and excitement?
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Dialogue 2

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Andrew

Lucy

Where did you go on holiday?

I went to Beijing with my parents.

How was it? Did you have a good time?

 It was wonderful. Beijing is a great city with many historical landmarks.

What did you see there?

 We saw the Great Wall and other interesting places such as old palaces, as well as pandas. They were really interesting!

I have been to Beijing once to attend a conference, but I didn’t have time to travel around.

Too bad. You could have stayed longer. It’s not difficult to find cheap hotels in Beijing.

Really? Where did you stay, anyway?

We stay at the Orange Hotel near the Palace Museum.

Was it good?

 Yes, it was a great budget hotel. The room was clean and it offered free drinks, fruit and snacks every day. How about your holiday?

I didn’t go out because I took a charity job as a volunteer tutor.

Oh, that’s good. I may want to try that on my next holiday.

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Let’s Practice

Answer the following questions.

  1. Where did Andrew stay in China?
  2. What did Lucy do on her holiday?
  3. What are the three places that Andrew saw in  China?
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Discussion：

Share your  ideas with your teacher.

  1. What is your opinion of the meals you are served on board?
  2. What sort of things do you do to pass the time while flying?
  3. What are some things that you always take with you on a trip?