Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Jumping into a car and driving away down the open road is a dream straight out of Hollywood. Who knows where the road will lead? Maybe you’ll end up on a beautiful beach or on a rugged mountain or in a hot, dry dessert. Anything could happen on a road trip!
It’s these unexpected options that make traveling by car so exciting. You can definitely map out a route that will take you to all the major tourist attractions, but if you change your mind along the way, there’s nothing to stop you from going somewhere else. You’re not stuck in a plane or on a train. You’re free to go wherever you want, even if it’s off the beaten path!
Sometimes it’s smart to book hotels ahead of time. That way, you can make sure you have a place to sleep. But if you forget, you can always sleep in your car. It might not be very comfortable, but it’s free. Having the right music, food, and friends along for the ride is also important. You’ll be in a small space for a long time, so choose who’s invited wisely!
Find out who’s planning a road trip in this English lesson about travel.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Lily: Jeff, I am planning a road trip, and I need your help.
Jeff: Am I invited?
Lily: Sure. Do you want to come with me?
Jeff: Yeah, on one condition.
Lily: What?
Jeff: I hate driving.
Lily: OK.
Jeff: I’ll do everything else.
Lily: All right. So can you map out our route and everything?
Jeff: Yeah. I’ll book the places to stay.
Lily: Cool.
Jeff: Pick up the food, pick up the, you know, whatever.
Lily: Awesome. So we have to make a packing list of things that we’re going to need. Make sure that when you book the hotels they have awesome amenities. And, what am I forgetting?
Jeff: All right. OK, another condition. I like to road trip to places off the beaten path. Not like mom and pop tourist attractions that everyone goes to.
Lily: What? You don’t like Foamhenge? That’s like the coolest thing ever!
Jeff: Something that’s unexpected.
Lily: OK, I can deal with that.
Jeff: It’s a date.
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Discussion
Lily is planning a road trip, and she needs Jeff’s help! He agrees to help her, but there are a couple things that are important to him.
First, he doesn’t like driving. Jeff’s willing to book a hotel and plan the route, but Lily will have to drive. Secondly, Jeff likes discovering new places. He isn’t interested in seeing the same things everybody else always sees, so he wants to go somewhere off the beaten path.
Lily tries to make sure that they have thought of everything, like hotels and packing lists. Even though Jeff has a different travel style than she does, she seems happy to have him along for the trip.
Do you think Lily and Jeff’s road trip will be successful? Have you ever gone on a road trip? Where was it? Did you have fun?
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