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EFLandESLPrintableEnglishConversationWorksheetTravelFile1Vocabulary
Vocabulary:placesandlanguages/nationalities
1aWhatisthemainlanguage/nationalityofeachcountry?Whichlanguagesdoyouspeak?Which
placewouldyouliketovisit?Why?
1FranceFrench

6Japan

2USA

7Iran

3Argentina

8UnitedArabEmirates

4Brazil

9Russia

5China

10Italy

1bGeographicalfeatures
Labeleachofthepictureswithwordsbelow.
beachcitycliffdeserthillmountainresortrivervillagewaterfall
1______2________3_________4___________5______6_________

7________8________9__________10__________
1cThinkofafamousexampleofeachoftheabove.Whichwouldyouliketovisit?
e.g.NiagaraFalls
1dCanyouthinkofaworldfamous..Whereisit?
Monument:TajMahal,India.
Temple___________
Tower____________
Arc______________
Statue____________

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Clock____________
Bridge___________
Addtwofamouslandmarksinyourcountryorhometown.
______________________
______________________

3Readanddo.
Ann:Hey,Cat.You'veflownbefore,right?I'veneverevenbeentoanairport,andIhavenoideawhatto
do.
Cat:You'retakingataxithere,right?Justhavethedriverdropyouatthedeparturesarea.Goinsideand
findthenameofyourairlineonthewall,andgotothecheckindesk.
Ann:CaseytoldmeIcancheckinonline.DoIstillneedtogotothedesk?
Cat:No,justgotothecheckinkioskandscanyourticket.Thenyoutakeyourluggagetotheluggage
droporthedesk,dependingontheairline.
Ann:ThenIcangotothedeparturesloungeandwaitformyflight,right?
Cat:Notsofast!Firstyouhavetogothroughsecurity.Theyscanyourcarryonluggage,haveyouwalk
throughametaldetectorandsoon.Thenyoucangotothedeparturelounge.
Ann:TheysaidI'msupposedtobetheretwohoursbefore.WhatamIsupposedtodoallthattime?
Cat:Well,afteryougothroughsecuritythere'sashoppingconcoursewhereyoucanbrowse,havea
coffeeorbuysomegiftsandthings.There'salsoafoodcourt,justlikeinthemall,soyoucaneat
somethingbeforeyoufly.Thencheckthedepartureandannouncementsandgotoyourboardinggate.
Ann:Okay,thatsoundssimpleenough.WhataboutwhenIarriveinLondon?
Cat:Justfollowtheotherpeopleofftheplane.They'llbegoingtotheluggageclaimarea.Findtheright
luggagecarouselforyourflightandpickupyourbags.Thenyouhavetogothroughpassportcontroland
customs.Onceyou'vedonethat,you'reinthearrivalshall.Fromthereyoucancatchthetrainorthe
Undergroundintotown.Orifyou'refeelingreallyrich,youcantaketaxi!
3aReadagainandexplain.
Afteralltheinstructions,somethingswentwrong.Explainwhathappened.
1WhenAnnarrivedattheairport,shewentstraighttotheboardinggateandsomeonestoppedher.
Whatdidshehavetodofirst?
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2Then,shetriedtowalkstraighttotheshoppingconcourse.Whatdidshehavetodofirst?
___________________________________________________________________________________
3Afterthat,shewenttothefoodcourt.Shecouldntheartheannouncementsclearly,soshewaitedfor
someonetocome.Whatdidshehavetodo?
______________________________________________________________
4WhenshearrivedinLondon,shewentstraighttopassportcontrolandcustoms.Whatdidshehaveto
dofirst?
_________________________________________________________________

3bReadthetextaloud.
3cAboutyou
1Haveyouevertraveledbyplane?Ifso,DidyouhavetofollowthesamestepsdescribedbyCatorcan
yourememberanydifferencestopointout?
______________________________________________________________________________
2Canyourecallanyproblemorfunnyanecdoteattheairport?
______________________________________________________________________________
3Whatsthethingyoumostlikeanddislikeabouttravelingbyplane?
______________________________________________________________________________

4Writewithyourpartner.
Thinkofaplace.
1Writeaphysicaldescription.Includethevocabularyinexercise1.
2Readittoapartner.
3S/Heshouldguessthenameoftheplace.

4VOCABULARY:Verbsfortalkingabouttravel.GotoPuzzlesandGamesAdultsElementaryfora
crosswordabouttraveling.

5ListenandRead

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MAPLESSTRAVEL
Ilovetotravel,butI'malousytourist.EverywhereIgo,Itrytofindasmallhotelorbedandbreakfast
that'ssomewhereoffthebeatentrack,meaningasfaraspossiblefromallthefamoustouristattractions.
ThenIleavemystuffinmyroom,putonmywalkingshoesandsetouttoexplore.
Inevercarryamapwithme,thoughI'vebeenknowntohaveagoodlookatacitymapbeforearriving,
justtogetanideaofthelayoutofatownandwhatareasmightbeinteresting.Thereareseveralreasons
formygoingmapless.OneisthatI'mterribleatreadingmaps,andI'vefoundthatinEuropeanorAsian
citiesthemapsaremoreconfusingthanhelpful,soI'velearnednottotrustthem.Theotherreasonis
purelypersonal:Idon'twantpeopletoknowI'mavisitor,andnothinggivesawayyourtouriststatus
quickerthanatatteredmaporguidebookdanglingfromyourhandswhileyou'regazingaroundina
confusedmanner.
Themainadvantageofgoingmaplessisthatyouenduptalkingtolocalpeopleoratleastthat'sthe
theory.Ifyou'reextremelyshyasIwaswhenIfirstbegantotravelyoumightfindyourselfwandering
aroundincirclesforhoursinapartoftownthathasnothingtoofferbutshabbyapartmentbuildingsand
asewageinstallationortwo.Butyouwillovercomeyourshyness,Ipromiseandwhenyoudo,thereal
rewardsoftravelwillbegintorevealthemselves:meetinglocalpeople,tastinglocalfoodandseeing
sightsthatthenormalvisitorsontheirguidedtoursneverhaveachancetosee.

5aListenoncewithoutreadingandcompletethefollowingsentences.
1Thenarratortravelsmaplesbecause:
a_______________________________________________________________
b_____________________________________________________________________
2Theadvantageoftravelmaplesisthat
a______________________________________________________________________
b_______________________________________________________________________

5bListenagainwhilereadingandchoosethecorrectmeaningofthefollowing.
1(line2)Offthebeatentrackmeans:

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a. safeb.unusual
2(line5)layoutmeans:
a.planb.people

3(line9)tatteredmeans:
a.tornb.big

4(line12)wanderingmeans
agettinglostbgoinginanydirection

5(line13)shabbymeans:
a.notgoodqualityb.old

6(line15)revealmeans:
adisappearbshow

ScrolldownfortheANSWERKEY

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AnswerkeyEFLandESLConversationWorksheetTravelFileVovcabulary.
1b
1waterfall
2hill
3river
4mountain
5beach
6cliff
7desert
8village
9city
10resort
1csuggested
ThetempleofHeaven,Beijing,China
TowerofLondon
ArcofTriumph
StatueofLiberty
BigBen
BrooklynBridge

3a
1Shehadtogotothecheckindeskorcheckinkioskandtotheluggagedropordeskfirst.
2Shehadtogothroughsecurityfirst.
3Shehadtoreadthedisplayedflightannouncementsorasktheairline.
4Shehadtogototheluggageclaimareafirst.

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5a
1Thenarratortravelsmaplesbecause:
a. hesbadatreadingmaps
b. carryingamapgivesawayyoureatourist
2Theadvantageoftravelingmaplesisthat:
ahemeetslocalpeople
bheseesplacesandsightsnormallynotseenbyvisitors

5b
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