Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

Unit 7 • Lesson A: Getting ready

Vocabulary
Travel
cheap flight (n)
exchange program (n)
trip (n)
visa (n)
change money (v)
do some research (v)
find a bargain (v)
get a visa (v)
go online to find a flight (v)
go snorkeling (v)
pay for a taxi (v)
pay with a credit card (v)

Items to pack for a trip

credit card (n)
guidebook (n)
passport (n)
phrasebook (n)
suitcase (n)
sunglasses (n)
toiletries (n)

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Grammar
Infinitives for reasons
You can use an infinitive (to + verb) to give a reason in an answer to a question with "Why?":

A Why are you going to Puerto Rico?

B To see my relatives.

You can also use the infinitive in a sentence to give a reason. Use main clause + infinitive (to +
verb) . . . :

I'm going to Puerto Rico to see my relatives.

(main clause = I'm going to Puerto Rico; reason = to see my relatives)

I need to go shopping to get a suitcase.

I have to go online to find a flight.

It's + adjective + to . . .
You can use It's + (not) adjective + to to describe a verb:

It's easy to find a cheap flight online.

It's not expensive to fly.

To ask a question, use Is + it + adjective + to + verb . . . ?:

A Is it easy to find bargains online?

B It's easy to do. / It's not hard to do.

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