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Travelling Expressions

The document provides expressions to complete sentences about traveling experiences. It then discusses traveling preferences and asks questions about travel styles. Key expressions include: 1) "Get itchy feet" and "Get the travel bug" for those who always want to travel and explore new places. 2) "At the crack of dawn" for needing to wake up very early, like to catch an early train. 3) "Culture vulture" for parents who love learning about different cultures through museums, art, and ruins. The discussion questions ask about packing habits, safety when traveling alone, most culture shocks, budget travel options, future travel plans, preferences for planning or being spontaneous, and considerations for

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Travelling Expressions

The document provides expressions to complete sentences about traveling experiences. It then discusses traveling preferences and asks questions about travel styles. Key expressions include: 1) "Get itchy feet" and "Get the travel bug" for those who always want to travel and explore new places. 2) "At the crack of dawn" for needing to wake up very early, like to catch an early train. 3) "Culture vulture" for parents who love learning about different cultures through museums, art, and ruins. The discussion questions ask about packing habits, safety when traveling alone, most culture shocks, budget travel options, future travel plans, preferences for planning or being spontaneous, and considerations for

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Travelling Expressions

Complete the sentences (1-14) with the expressions (a-n)

1. My friends always ________________________ they hitchhike a. Get itchy feet


and couchsurf everywhere. b. Get the travel bug
2. We had to get up _________________________ to catch the c. Culture vulture
4am sleeper train. d. Catch some rays
3. My parents are real ________________________ they love e. Sit and watch the
museums, ancient ruins and art galleries. world go by
4. Ill meet up with you guys later, Im gonna chill by the pool and f. Pack a lot in/Have
_________________________ for a bit. a full plate
5. When Im on holiday I like to _________________________ I g. See how the
cant stand getting up late or lying around on the beach. mood takes me
6. My uncle always ______________________ when he goes on h. Travel on a shoe
holiday, 5-star hotels, private beaches, pool parties, you name string
it. i. Live it up
7. You have to _________________________ when youre j. A culture shock
travelling alone; there are a lot of dangerous people out there. k. Feel right at home
8. When I went to India it was a real _____________________ for l. Watch your back
the first few days, you get used to it after a while though. m. Travel light
9. I always try to _____________________, people always pack so n. At the crack of
much stuff they dont need. dawn
10. I _________________________ in Stockholm, the people are
so friendly and they all speak English!
11. I dont like planning my holidays meticulously, Id rather just
_______________________.
12. Ive definitely ________________________, Ive only been
home for a week and Im already planning my next trip.
13. Theres nothing I like more than to sip a coffee in a nice Italian
piazza and ___________________________________.
14. Ive lived in Berlin for 6 months, Im not sure how much longer
Ill stay, Im starting to________________________________.

Discussion

1. Do you travel light? If so, how do you decide what to pack?


2. You have to watch your back when youre travelling alone; there are a lot of dangerous
people out there. Do you agree?
3. Which place that youve visited was the biggest culture shock? Where did you feel right at
home? Why?
4. Do you normally travel on a shoestring or live it up? How can you save money while
travelling? Would you consider hitchhiking or couchsurfing?
5. Have you got the travel bug? Have you got itchy feet? If so, wheres next on the list?
6. Do you like to pack a lot in/have a full plate or see how the mood takes you when youre
travelling?
7. Whats the perfect place to sit and watch the world go by for you?
8. How important is it for you to catch some rays when youre on holiday?
9. How do you choose a holiday destination? Are you a culture vulture?

Key
1. H
2. N
3. C
4. D
5. F
6. I (i)
7. L
8. J
9. M
10. K
11. G
12. B
13. E
14. A

Holiday Destinations Discussion


Project the powerpoint, tell students that they are going to choose a holiday
destination in their groups from a number of popular places around the world.

Show them the second slide and have them copy down the different expressions:

Id like to go I wouldnt like to go I wouldnt mind


Right up my street Not my cup of tea Why not?
My dream destination I dont see the appeal of Go on then, Ill give it a go.

Its on my list It just doesnt do it for me. Ill try anything once!

really floats my boat isnt really my thing

dont/doesnt really float


my boat

are a big no-no for me.


Then have students discuss the different holiday destinations in groups and decide
on one which the whole group would like to visit.

Follow up
Students could write a CAE/CPE style Proposal composition about the process of
deciding on a holiday destination for the group. They could evaluate the different
merits and drawbacks of three of the destinations from the powerpoint and
recommend one as the destination for an end of year trip.

Alternatively they could write a review of a holiday to one of the places

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