Soaking up

the sun!

REAL-LIFE ENGLISH

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Advanced US_1013V_EN English
Goals

■ Learn how to describe

different ways of taking a
vacation.
■ Learn vocabulary and
idioms commonly used
while on vacation.
■ Learn common
expressions used when
traveling or preparing to
travel

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Americans are known for being never
taking time off work.

So, when they finally do drag

themselves away from their desks,
what do they actually do for vacation?

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Preview and warm-up

In this lesson, you will learn real-life words and expressions that Americans use at
the beach, when traveling or on holiday.

I’ve been working so much. I really need a vacay!

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 workaholic vacay

Americans use the term workaholic to describe a person who works excessively.

Vacay is a colloquialism and short way of saying vacation.

Omg, he’s such a workaholic, the last time he took a vacay was like three
years ago.

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 Styles of vacation

action-packed They like adventure so it will be an action-packed trip.

off the beaten

They’d like to skip the landmarks and do something off the beaten path.
path

tourist trap The hotels right next door to the monument are tourist traps.

on a shoestring
Is it possible to travel internationally on a shoestring budget?
budget

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 Big questions

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What types of trips How can you do a
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know if a place
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is a tourist trap?
What does off the
beaten path mean
to you?

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What do you recommend?

Suggest some ideas for things to do in your city for each vacation type
below

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Dream vacay!

What is your dream trip? Try to use the words below to think about
what an ideal vacation would or would not look like for you. Share with
your classmates.

Off-the-beaten
Tourist traps
path

Shoe-string
Action-packed
budget

Secluded
Far-flung place
location

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 Things to do on a trip

to soak up the
She will spend the afternoon lying on the beach to soak up the sun.
sun

We want to see everything the city has to offer, so we are going to hit the
to hit the town town.

to grab a cab It’s too far to walk from the hotel, we’ll just grab a cab.

to take a dip He went to take a dip in the hotel pool.

to hang out at the

The kids will hang out at the beach every day.
beach/pool

to take in the
You should rent a car and drive through the town to take in the sights.
sights

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Where to go?

Give each person advice about where they should go on vacation based
on their favourite thing to do. Be persuasive!

I just want to lay on the beach and soak up the sun.

I like to go and take in the sights, I’m a real culture vulture!

I want to take a dip in the most crystal clear waters possible.

I love hitting the town to party!

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Girl’s trip!

Look at this set of polaroid photos from this group’s trip to Europe.
What did they get up to? Invent a story for them using the vocabulary
you have just learned.

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A trip to the United States

You and your classmates have won a free trip to visit the United States.
However, the trip is only 5 days and you have to plan a detailed
itinerary that includes what each person wants to do. Where will you
visit? What will you do? Work with your teacher and classmates to build
an itinerary. Use the words below to help you.

hitting the town

taking in the
and shopping
sights
till you drop

laying by the hitting the

pool beach

heading into
going hiking
the mountain

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 Traveling

Traveling light will make your trip much more enjoyable since you won’t
to travel light have to worry about keeping up with bags.

to live out of a
Living out of a suitcase can be stressful.
suitcase

carry-on Bring an extra set of clothing in your carry-on in case your bag gets lost.

backpacking Backpacking forces you to bring only the bare minimum!

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 Things happen!

layover We are going to Portugal but there is a brief layover in Spain.

to get bumped Due to the weather delays, most flights have been bumped to tomorrow.

to be booked
During the holiday season, the hotel is usually booked solid.
solid

to put us up for Since the local hotels are full, my parents offered to put us up for the
the night night.

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 Big questions

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Do you always How long could you
travel light? live out of a
suitcase?

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Would you ever
go backpacking?
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carry-on
essentials?

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Make the most of it!

Work with your classmates to suggest the best way to handle each
situation.

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Travel tips

Work with your teacher and classmates to come up with a list of best
travel tips

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Homework

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Round the world trip

Imagine you want to plan a trip around the world. Where will
you go and what will you do in each place?

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Help a friend!

Your friend is going to travel to the United States for the first
time. What advice would you give her?

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To:

Subject: Some advice for your first trip to the U.S.

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