English Vocabulary Booster

Episode 26
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Travel Get away

Boarding pass
Go through security
Board
Staycation

Last week I was so excited for my vacation to start. I really needed to get away for a few
days! And Hawaii! What better place to go, right? Well, only… I didn’t go in the end. Wanna
know why? Last Saturday I was at the airport, ready to go, only… when it was time to get
on the plane, I realized… I didn’t have my boarding pass! I’m sure I lost it after going
through security because they’d checked it. I ran back to look for it. I looked in the bath-
room, the café, the shops, everywhere! I finally went back and asked the lady if she could
please let me board the plane anyway but she kept saying she couldn’t. So there you go,
no exotic holidays for me! I am having a staycation instead. It’s not a lot of fun, obviously,
but hey it’s definitely cheaper and… more productive! Take yesterday, for example, I
cleaned the whole house, and today, well, today I’m focusing on cleaning and organizing
all my bags… I haven’t cleaned this bag in ages I don’t even know what I can.... wai-... wait
a second… it’s- it’s my boarding pass! It’s been in my bag the whole time!!!

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Get away - I really needed to get away for a few days.
• If you get away, do you go on vacation or come back from vacation?
• If you want to get away, are you excited about leaving the place you are in now or not?
Why?
• How often do you feel like you want to get away for a few days?

Boarding pass - I didn’t have my boarding pass.

• What information can you find on a boarding pass?
• When do you get a boarding pass?
• Do you need to print out your boarding pass?
• Where do you usually keep your boarding pass?

Go through security - I’m sure I lost it after going through security.

• When do you go through security? Before or after getting on the plane?
• What happens to your luggage when you go through security?
• And what happens to you?
• Have you ever had any problems while going through security?

Board - I asked the lady if she could let me board the plane.
• When do you board a plane? Before starting your journey or after?
• Are you usually among the first ones to board a plane or among the last ones?

Staycation - I am having a staycation instead.

• If you go on a staycation, do you leave your town?
• Do you work during a staycation?
• What are some of the possible reasons for choosing a staycation?
• Have you ever had a staycation?

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