Lesson 5

VACATION

 Read aloud this conversation:

Jim: Where do you want to go this year for vacation?

Mary: I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it yet. I guess it
depends on how much time and money I have.
Jim: OK, what if time and money were not an issue? What do
you think would be the perfect vacation?
Mary: If I could do anything, I’d like to get a cabin someplace in
the Rockies and just spend a week or two fishing.
Jim: That sounds really terrible to me. Boring! Uncomfortable!
The mosquitoes would drive me crazy.
Mary: Then what would you like to do instead?
Jim: I think I’d want to take a month off and just tour all the
churches and art museum in Italy.

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 New words:
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vacation (n) veɪˈkeɪʃn : kỳ nghỉ
issue (n) ˈɪʃuː : vấn đề
cabin (n) ˈkæbɪn : túp lều
drive someone crazy (v) draɪv…ˈkreɪzi : làm cho bực tức

 Note: Useful expressions of telling a truth:

To tell the truth,… To be honest,…

Actually,… Now be realistic.
To be blunt,… Let’s face it.
But frankly,… Frankly speaking,…

 Read aloud this passage:

As people make more money, often they think that now is the
time to enjoy themselves more. Leisure becomes more important
in their lives. So they want to travel.

Often they take some package tour that offers them “10
countries in 7 days”. That way, they collect a lot of stamps in their
passports and a lot of photographs, but they don’t have much fun
or relaxation, and they don’t really know very much about where
they’ve been.

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 A much better approach would be to decide where they really
want to go, and then plan far enough in advance. That way, the
vacation is both more enjoyable and more affordable.

 New words:
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leisure (n) ˈliːʒər : thời gian rỗi
package tour (n) ˈpækɪdʒ tʊr : tour trọn gói
relaxation (n) ˌriːlækˈseɪʃn : sự thư giãn
approach (n) əˈproʊtʃ : cách thức
in advance ɪn ədˈvæns : trước
affordable (adj) əˈfɔːrdəbl : phải chăng

  Discussion:
1. Why has travel become more popular?
2. Where do you most want to go?
3. What do you think about visiting the seaside in winter?
4. Which season do you think is the best for vacation? Why?
5. Name the countries you want to visit.
6. Describe your usual weekend.
7. Describe your ideal vacation.

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