This was a lesson I covered last year, but I’m trying to get as many consecutive lessons on here from the books as possible. The audios I have access to are from the first edition (which I actually prefer, based on the transcripts). The class I taught this lesson to were a wide variety of individuals from a low intermediate to a more advanced student (in a class of ten), so I tried to keep the extra vocab words at a good mix between that.
First date taught: 25 Mar 2022
2A – Journeys
Theme: long and interesting journeys.
Idiom: to travel light
to take very little with you when you go on a trip
Example: She travels light, choosing to use as little equipment as possible.
Idiom: tourist trap
a place that attracts a lot of tourists and where food, drink, entertainment, etc. is more expensive than normal
Idiom: broke their record
to perform better than anyone or anything else or to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved
Phrasal Verb: break down
(of a machine or vehicle) to stop working because of a fault
The telephone system has broken down.
We (= the car) broke down on the freeway.
Pre-reading phrasal verbs:
- To run into [B2] smb is to to meet somebody by chance
- Given up [no passive] to stop doing or having something
- To set out [B2] is to leave a place and begin a journey
- To bring sb/sth together is to combine a number of people, things, or activities in one place, under one title, for one purpose
- When you are just getting by, you barely manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have
- When you stop off somewhere, you make a short visit somewhere during a trip in order to do something
Hitchhike (v) [C1]: a way of travelling by asking for free rides in other people’s cars, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop
Tourist (n) [A1]: a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure
Detour (n) [C1]: a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place
Gist (n): the main or general meaning of a piece of communication
Additional Vocab Taught During Lesson:
far / farther (further) / farthest (furthest)
wanderlust (n): the wish to travel far away and to many different places
bucket list (n): a list of the things that a person would like to do or achieve before they die
glamping vs camping:
- glamping (n): a type of camping that is more comfortable and luxurious than traditional camping. The word is a mixture of ‘glamorous’ and ‘camping’.
YOLO: “you only live once”: used, especially on social media, to mean that you should do things that are enjoyable or exciting, even if they are silly or slightly dangerous
“nine to five” (job): describing or relating to work that begins at nine o’clock in the morning and finishes at five, the hours worked in many offices from Monday to Friday
budget (n) [B2]: the amount of money you have available to spend
English With Dixie 