Speaking practice – Travel and Holiday. T.

Tina

 Do you like travelling?

- Sydney Opera House: That's the only interested place for me while we visiting
Sydney.

-accommodation cost/fee 住宿費

-well-developed a.發展良好的

**Yes, I like to travel.

= I love to travel.

= I am into travelling.(喜歡等級最高)

= I am keen on travelling. (keen a.鍾愛的)

= I am a big fan of travelling.

*like, love, hate + to VR/Ving 動作意思不變 <> stop to smoke / stop smoking

*positive > share many travel experiences as possible

*negative > but my last trip was long time ago
**No, I don't. + reason why?

>> Yes/No > +緣由 > 善用替字

- I love New Zealand because of its fresh air and not so many/little
people/isolation/less population.

*less +不可數名詞 little +可數名詞

*twist 轉折

 What is your favorite type of holiday?

-long term one, enough time to relax myself from the pressure of work

*definition (n.定義) of type: how long/place/travel partner/atmosphere (n.氣氛)

*type n.類別,菜,方法 He is my type.

 - My favorite type of/idea holiday is keeping away from work/job/occupation.

*occupy v.佔據 occupied a.佔據的,有人的 occupation n.職位

(+) Having the holiday is the time for me to relax. I don't want to have any calls from
work. (+) work performance and feelings

*I want to take a leave for holiday for the better work motivation (n.動機)/relaxing

myself.

*conclusion(結語): Travelling is a good chance for me to take a rest from stress.

 What do you do on holidays?

*How do you do? > greeting
*What do you do ? > What's your job?

*literally adv. 確切地(稍微負面) <> exactly (口氣較正面)

*normally/generally/in general/basically 一般來說/通常 > transition 橋梁

-Normally, for me holiday is for short days. <> long days

-go abroad 出國

-reason why you need to spend many days while going abroad?
Because going abroad cost a lot of money, so it will be a waste if I only go for few
days.

*take - time

spend - time/money (問消耗多少時間不用 spend)

ex. (O)How long it will take you to come here?

(X) How long do you spend to come here?
cost - money
consume - power/effort

*the content (n.內容) of your trip

I definitely plan to see beautiful scenery/landscape and some traditional

ar''chitectures (ar'chi'tec'chur).

*scenery n.風景(交通工具中看到的) scene n.幕

 *view 鳥瞰的景色(大範圍)

landscape 地景(自然景觀)

*breathtaking a.令人屏息的 take one's breath away

breathe (brath) v.呼吸 breath n.呼吸

*gorgeous n.美女 a.很美的(外貌) = good job

 What kind of transport do you prefer on holidays? Why?

-If I travel locally, I prefer to drive by myself.

-town, township 鄉鎮

-There are many places without convenient transportations in Taiwan. = Some

places in Taiwan are lack of public transportations.
-parking lot
-Driving the car is more into the locals, because I can drive into the places which is
lack of transportations.
-Taking the public transportations is more into the locals, because I could
experience the local life.

*on foot 單數 <> by traffic tools

*scale of visiting a place > airplane >> foreign country <> on foot > inside the
country >>> how big the place you want to visit?

*transport 運輸 v.s. transportation 交通

ex. Airplane transported you to Netherlands.

ex. You took airplane as transportation to Netherlands.

-visit foreign countries by airplane on my holidays. > to see different cultures.

ex. a country, countries, the country
(+)why do you choose to travel by airplane? Although it is more expensive, it saves
time./it is efficient. + than taking the boat.

*travel budget 旅行預算

*cheap a.廉價的 <> on/under my budget

  Do you prefer travelling alone or in tour groups? Why?

-prefer to VR/+名詞

*merits = advantages, demerits=drawbacks=disadvantages, pro and con

-have much spare/free time (+)flexible schedule > easy to arrange
-join the tour group < feel less lonely by accompanying with other group members
(+) save time - traffic tools

- self-planned trips/self-catered/backpacker 自由行 with someone (+) free

schedule

*cater v.招待

 Describe a tourist attraction you once visited. You should say:

*tour n.巡演,旅遊 +ist = 遊客

*attract v. 吸引 + tion = 景點

*tourist trap 熱門景點

 When you visited it

 Where is it situated /located
 Who you went with
 and say what about it you like the most
-He is the local since he grew up there.

-uncommon view 不常見的景色

-captain 船長 boat owner 船主

-Their heads all faced the middle.

-Actually, Well, To be honest...

 accommodation: a room or building in which you stay during holidays or live.

*accommodation n.居住

*stay 短期居住 v.s. live 長期年以上的居住

 *live (leeve) v.居住 live (laive) a.現場直播的 life n.生活

*lived (lai'ved) a.活生生的 = vivid a.活跳跳的

While I'm travelling, my favorite types of accommodation are hotels.

*hotel (Am: ho'tel) (Br: ha'tall)

*while 當(條件,強調動作正在進行 ing) v.s. when 當

 all holiday: a time after you lost your job. 失業

He lost his job yesterday. Now it’s all holiday for him.= He has no job.

*holiday 連假(不限長度)

festival 節(節日當天)

weekend 周末(兩天) v.s. weekday 周一到週五, 工作日

break 短期休息 ex. take a break,短暫假期 spring break 春假

vacation 長期假期 ex. winter vacation, summer vacation

ask for a leave 請假

swap/exchange 交換(雙方改變) shift 換班

shifting 輪班

*day/night shift 日/晚班

ex. Holiday for me is like a break time, because I always take a one week leave.

 all-inclusive(in'cloo'sive): a hotel deal where the price includes accommodation, meals

and drinks at any time. 套餐行程

I've never thought that hotels with all-inclusive service are so comfortable! You can grab
a piece of cake at 6 a.m. or get a cocktail at midnight.

*grab v.抓,捉
 capture v.捕捉(獵物, 鏡頭) ex. capture the moment

catch v.抓 ex. catch a cold (疾病)

obtain v.獲得

acquire v.獲得

award v.獎勵獲得 ex. I awarded a computer.

*general verbs: get, take, do

 half-board: if you request 'half-board' at a hotel, breakfast and dinner would be
included in the hotel price (as part of the package).
John and Lily liked their tour with half-board service. They spent breakfasts and dinners
in the hotel and bought lunches in the nearby cafes.
 full-board: if you request 'full-board' at a hotel, that would include all three meals
(breakfast, lunch and dinner) in the price of your accommodation.

 self-catering: a holiday deal where meals are not provided. 自由行

Mary thinks that self-catering is neither pleasant nor efficient.

*either or 不是 A 就是 B, 我也同意......

ex. I like that movie. Either do I.

ex. I like self-catering trips.
 to book (something): to arrange and confirm a place on a flight, a room in a hotel or a
ticket for an event in the future.

*event 事件,活動 ex. musical event 音樂節

If you book your plane tickets in advance, they will be much cheaper.

*much + 比較級形容詞 <> 最高級 more

*order 點餐(散的物品)

reserve 餐廳預訂 ex. I want to reserve a table for 2. = make a reservation

book 有票的預定
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-bath tub/bath space/bath area

*pool 娛樂性質的池

-left from Japanese/Dutch govern/occupy era/year 日治/荷據時期

-year < era < age 年的久遠

-there were no AC (air conditioner) inside the building.

-The afternoon tea was not rich/flavorful.

= The afternoon tea had no seasoning. 平淡無味 <> The dinner was very rich.

-season 常用調味料調味 v.s. flavor 增添風味

-Chinese version 中國菜式 eastern/Asian dish

-English/Italian/western afternoon tea

-bake(甜品)烤/roast(鹹食)燒烤/grill(有網架)烤/kabab 串燒

 breath(brath)taking view: an amazing view. 令人屏息的 take one's breath away

I’ve seen many breathtaking views during my journey to Paris/Paris journey.

= Paris had many views that took my breath away.
= The views in Paris took my breath away.

*travel v.旅行

n. journey (短程)旅行 trip(長期)旅行

*journalist 記者(寫文字為主) <> reporter 記者(有採訪,講話)

journal 專題報導

*amazing/breathtaking/magnificent/wonderful/gorgeous(服裝搭配,妝容)

/spectacular/incredible/awesome/marvelous/great/beautiful/pretty
 busman's holiday: when you spend your free time similarly to the time when you work.

*similar to = alike 相似
 This expression comes from the idea that a bus driver would spend his holiday

traveling somewhere on a bus. 無法享受假期

Unfortunately, many people spend a busman’s holiday nowadays.

 charter flight: a cheap regular flight./red-eye flight 紅眼班機 2200-0700

Due to our modest/small budget 較少的預算 <> big budget 較多的預算, we had to

take a charter flight.

*humble a.謙虛的 He is such a humble man.

 check-in desk/counter: the place at the airport where you register/resign for your

flight and deposit your luggage(各式大小的行李)./ belongings 隨身行李/suitcase 行

李箱(登機箱),公事包=cabin luggage 登機箱

*table 一般桌子 desk 有抽屜的桌子,(方形的)櫃台 counter (圓形)櫃台

*deposit v.存款,託運,寄放 <> withdraw v.領錢

*draw v.畫圖, 抽, 拉

draw the blood

drawer n.抽屜

*detector n.偵測器=sensor

detective n.警官,長官 detect v.感應

*domestic/foreign transfer desk 國內/國外轉機處

*do'mes'tic a.家用的,家內的,家庭的,國內的

*domestic line 國內線

*transfer v.轉機,換鈔=exchange

 far-off destination: a distant place.

Australia is a far-off destination, nonetheless(non'the'lass)儘管如此 I want to visit it.

*even though > although > though (口語化,非正式)

*whatsoever 無論如何 = whatever

*短/長程目標 near/distant plan

*近期/未來 near/distant future

*far farther farthest 可看見的距離

far further furthest 抽象的距離 ex. If you have further question, do not hesitate to

contact me. (正式文章不可縮寫)

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- the latest season

- series n.系列, 影集

- drama n.戲劇

- entertainment show/programme 綜藝節目

- complete 勞費心力的完成 v.s. finish 完成,結束

ex. I completed the dream/task/mission.

- define v. 界定

- object guessing

- admin (administrator) 行政 yuan 院

- foreign affair department

*affair n.事務,事情,風流韻事 ex. He is having affair. = He is cheating on his wife. 出軌

*scandal n.醜聞
 *sandal n.涼鞋

*slipper n.拖鞋, 灰姑娘的玻璃高跟鞋 heels n.腳跟,高跟鞋

- slot n.籤,預約到的時段 draw the slot 抽籤 time slot 可預約用的時間表

- randomly choose the paper 隨機抽紙

- prac'ti'cing

 getting away from it all(i'tall): escaping in order to rest from a daily routine.
After I passed my exams, I wanted to get away from it all for at least a couple of days.
*It's me. = It is my mood.

*escaping 密室逃脫

*a couple 一對, 二以上 ex. I saw a couple in front of me.

 go off the beaten track: to visit an uncommon place. 參訪私房景點

Unlike my brother, I prefer to go off the beaten track.

*beaten track 熱門景點 <> unbeaten track 私房景點

*box office hit 票房極佳 box office 售票亭>票房

 guided tour: a tour in which a group of people is guided by an expert.

Guided tours are a great way to learn about different places of interest.

*place of interests 熱門景點

*I am interested in you. = I have interests in you. 我對你有興趣

 head for: go in a direction for.

I’m heading for France for my next holidays.

*Go ahead. 去吧 ahead adv. 往前地

 holiday brochure(bro'chur): a publication with details of holiday. 折疊後的小本本

Our guide gave us a great brochure(bro'chur) about our hotel.

*booklet 小冊子
 *publication n.印刷 the press n.媒體 the press meeting 記者會

 holiday destination: where you go for a holiday.

We chose New York as our holiday destination for the next summer.
> I will meet you next week.

 holiday of a lifetime: a very special holiday, once in a lifetime. 難忘的假期(好的)

*memorable holiday 難忘假期(好壞不一定)

Last year I and my family had a holiday of a lifetime in Italy.

 holiday /tourist resort: a place where lots of people go for a holiday. 渡假村

Last year my family went on a journey/trip to London. We stayed in a great tourist

resort.

*theme resort/amusement park 主題渡假村/樂園

*wonderland

*civil servant 公務員

*layman term 門外漢話術

APP: 憶術家

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-stew 燉

-dew 露水

-mince, mash 輾,壓碎

-female sickness 婦女病

- quiz 小考, test 大小考, exam 大考

- examination 檢查 inspection (醫學上的)檢查

 -spec = look

expect v.期待

prospect v.盼望,願景

respect v.尊敬

*Alps 阿爾卑斯山

*Czech(check) Republic 捷克

*Austria Hungary 匈牙利

*high latitude 高緯度

*abbey > cathedral > church > chapel 教堂大小

*temple 寺廟

*mosque 清真寺

*ethical a.倫理的

*clip 片段

*sore a.n.痠痛

*insane a.瘋狂的 <> sane a.正常的,神智清醒的

*agree with 同意

*knob 旋轉鈕

*press, click 按(按鈕)

 hordes(hors) of tourists: crowds of tourists.

Hordes(hors) of tourists can be seen during summer near the city park.
 *horde n.群(人/動物) ex. a horde of cattle/people

 in the middle of nowhere: in a place that is far away from where most people live.
*protect/prevent from
My grandmother lives in the middle of nowhere, but she loves her old little village.

*village n.村 town n.鎮 district n.區 city n.市

*valley 山谷 vale 河谷 cliff 懸崖 waterfall 瀑布 mudslide 土石流 marsh 沼澤,濕地

swamp n.沼澤 v.陷入(困境),忙於應付......

*March 三月 march 遊行

*Shanghai 上海 shanghai v.欺騙

*china = porcelain 瓷器

 local crafts: things made in the region.

*craft n.手工藝品, 手藝(使用器具), 船, 飛機(=aircraft)

My sister bought some amazing local crafts on her trip to India.

 out of season: not within/in the main holiday period. 淡季 in the season 旺季

I decided to go on a journey with my friends out of season.

 passport control: a place where you get your passport checked.

*custom 海關 > border crossing 出入境

*border n.國界 aboard v.登陸 abroad a.國外的

I spent a few hours waiting in line on a passport control.

*排隊 wait in line, line up for......, queue(Q--) for......

 package tour: a holiday at a fixed price in which the travel company arranges your

travel, hotels, and sometimes meals for you. 套裝行程

We bought a cheap package tour to Italy and stayed in a big hotel by/along the sea.
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-score 有分數 v.s. grade 等級

-fluently adv.流暢地

-feast v.n. 吃大餐/大餐 have a feast

-examiner(ex'a'mi'ner) n.考官

-cafe n.咖啡館 cafeteria

-refine/advance v.使進步,使純粹,使提煉 > making progress 進步

ex. I want to refine/advance myself so I attended/had the piano test.

-bache(chi)lor n.學士 undergraduate 大學生

-advanced education= master/postgraduate 碩士, doctor

-elementary a.初級的 school= first school 小學

-kindergarten(dan) n.幼稚園

-in advance adv.提前,事前

-oral a.口說的

-teppanyaki n.鐵板燒

-remen n.拉麵

 picturesque(pic'ture's'Q) village: a nice, beautiful village. 如畫般的(自然景色)

My grandparents live in a picturesque village.

 places of interest: memorable and honorable places. 熱門歷史景點

*interest n.興趣
 My native city has a variety of places of interest.

*city, country, planet 可以用 has/have

*Saturn 土星 Uranus 天王星 Neptune 海王星 Pluto 冥王星

 short break: a little holiday.

My father had a short break this year, I hope he’ll be able to relax/be capable of relaxing
some more.
*be able to = can = be capable of + Ving

*unable a.不行的,不想要的

disable a.殘廢的,身體不方便的

insane a.瘋狂的,發瘋的 <> sane a.正常的,理智的

impossible (ptk 輕音+im 重音才好發音)

irregular a.不尋常的,不規律的

abnormal a.不正常

 stunning landscape: a beautiful countryside.

*stunning a.漂亮的,美麗的> 形容自然景觀,服裝

*astonish v.驚訝(目瞪口呆/有好有壞)

Stunning landscapes are only one of many reasons why I want to visit Africa.

 to go sightseeing: to go visiting sights of interest. 觀光 = visit

*sights of interest 景點

Today we went sightseeing with my friends.

 to travel on foot / horse
When I'm in a small town I prefer to travel on foot.

 to travel by bus / plane / car / bicycle / motorcycle / tram 電車 / train / DLR 輕軌

Although I usually travel by car, when I decided to visit Paris I had to travel by plane.

 tourist attractions: places which tourists tend to visit. 熱門景點

 Despite not being a tourist attraction, new fountain(foun'ten) is very popular among the
locals.

*among 在...之中=in/along 沿著=beside/beyond 超越=over

*fountain n.噴水池

*faucet/tap n.水龍頭

*tap water = still water = miner water 直接可生喝的水 <> sparkle water 氣泡水

 tourist trap: place with many tourists. 熱門景點

We've visited many tourists traps lately.

*last 最晚的,最後的

*lately adv.最近的=recently/currently/in present/now

*前者 former 後者 latter

ex. We went to two tourist traps today, the former one was the fountain, the latter one
was the palace.
 travel agency: a shop that specializes(spe'cia'li'ze) in booking holidays.

*tourism 旅遊業,旅遊業者

*專家 professor(專業,學術), specialist(單項), expert(單項)

I've bought tickets for my trip through a travel agency.

 wildlife safari: an observational holiday, mainly in Africa.
I’d love to go on a wildlife safari sometime.

*sometimes 有時候

*sometime 有一天 = someday

 youth hostel(hos'tall): a cheap hotel. 青年旅舍

During our trip we stayed in a hostel, because we didn’t have enough money for a hotel.
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-typhoon break
-It's getting stronger but it moved more northern.

-north n. 北邊 northern a. 北邊的

-aboard v.(人或飛機)登陸

-make a landfall v.颱風登陸 This typhoon will not make the landfall in Taiwan since it

moves more northern.

-weaken v. 變弱

-tornado n.颶風, 龍捲風 hurricane (陸地上的天災,以風為主)

-mudslide 土石流

-drought 乾旱

*blizzard 嚴重雪災, 暴風雪

*disaster 嚴重人禍天災

*catastrophe 嚴重天災

*calamity 災難, 禍(比較嚴重的 bad luck)

*blow (心理)告吹,打擊

*mischance 災難,壞運氣 = bad luck

*tsunami 海嘯

*volcanic eruption 火山噴發

*hail v.下冰雹,打招呼

-She becomes evil. 亙古步變事實用現在簡單式(適用於照片,電影,影集,小說)

-She is killed by her lover in the end of this episode.

-rash a.草率的

-doodle v.n.塗鴉