Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: Travel. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| backseat driver | 1) A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions. 2) Anybody offering unsolicited or unwelcome advice. e.g. My brother is such a backseat driver. He’s always telling me how to drive. |
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| my way or the highway | This expression is used to say that people have to do what you say; otherwise, they will have to leave or quit. e.g. When it comes to playing board games it’s my way or the highway. |
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| put the cart before the horse | To put things in the wrong order e.g. Traveling without research is like putting the cart before the horses. |
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| sail through problems | To pass or progress quickly and easily. e.g. You just cannot expect to sail through problems when you are not familiar with the place. |
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| get/have itchy feet | Feeling of a need to travel. e.g. I always have itchy feet. Hitting the road is the best feeling in the world. |
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| hit the road | To begin traveling; to leave a place; to go away. e.g. I always have itchy feet. Hitting the road is the best feeling in the world. |
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| globetrotter | a habitual worldwide traveler, esp a tourist or businessperson e.g. So many globetrotters use Cambly! |
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| road rage | Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers is called road rage. e.g. A number of accidents today are a direct result of road rage. |
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| homesickness | Acutely longing for one’s family or home. e.g. I am so homesick that I can get on a plane right now. |
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| jet lag | the feeling of being very tired and sometimes confused because you have traveled quickly on an airplane across parts of the world where the time is different e.g. I had bad jet lag after that last trip overseas. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- What kind of places have you visited in your life?
- Have you traveled to different countries? Which ones?
- Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
- What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
- Talk about some of the interesting people you have met while traveling.
- When was the last time you traveled somewhere new?
- Is it easy to travel around your country?
- Do you prefer to travel alone or in a group? Why?
- Where would you like to travel next?
- Lao Tzu says, ““A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” Do you agree or disagree?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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