1- My holidays
Hi! I’m Gabriel. I’ve just come back from my holidays in Perú. It was such an amazing experience and I had a really good time in that beautiful country. When I arrived at the airport in Lima, I didn’t know what to do. I was alone, so I asked for directions to a police officer. He told me to catch a bus at the bus stop near the back entrance, and that’s what I did. I spend my first night at a bed and breakfast. The next morning, I walked around the city taking photographs and trying local food. After a few days, I went to a tourist information center, where I asked for directions to visit Machu Picchu. I traveled by train and it was so much fun! Machu Picchu is even crazier when you experience it yourself. I would recommend that experience to everyone!
Hello, we are Jess and Diana. We are going on vacation to Europe! The first thing we did when planning our trip, was visiting a travel agent. She was really helpful and answered all our questions. We will travel to Italy first, and we will take the subway to the city center. We will stay in a hotel for three days, before traveling by plane to France. Once we arrive in France, we will visit some monuments and go on an excursion to the most important places in the country. After that, we will go to Spain, and that’s where our trip will end. We will go sightseeing and buy some souvenirs at local shops, so we can gift them to our friends once we are back from this amazing trip.
2- Vocabulary
Look at these common words and expressions:
Try local food = Probar comida local
Example: My favorite thing about traveling, is trying local food.
Go on an excursion = Ir de excursión
Example: You can stay at the hotel or go on an excursion with the rest of us.
Go sightseeing = Hacer turismo / Visitar lugares en un destino
Example: When I traveled to India with my mom, we went sightseeing every day.
Buy souvenirs = Comprar recuerdos
Example: My friends always ask me to buy souvenirs for them when I visit a new city.
Bed and breakfast = Tipo de hostal económico donde puedes compartir una habitación con más viajeros.
Example: I never stay in fancy hotels, I always stay in a bed and breakfast.
Travel agent = Agente de viajes
Example: My best friend is a travel agent and has many benefits when traveling.
Tourist information centre = Centro de información turística
Example: It is always helpful to find a tourist information center in a new country.
¡Look the differences!
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ARRIVE IN = Llegar a (ciudad, pueblo, país, continente) ARRIVE AT = Llegar a (lugar “genérico”)
Examples: She arrived in Paris. |
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TRAVEL TO = Viajar a (un lugar) TRAVEL BY = Viajar en (medio de transporte)
Examples: I traveled to Punta Arenas. They traveled by car. |
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CATCH A … AT = Tomar un … en (un lugar) TAKE A … TO = Tomar un … hacia (destino)
Examples: You can catch a bus at the next corner. |
A: Are you planning to go on vacation this year?
B: Yes, I’m looking for a travel agent to start planning everything.
A: That’s cool! Where do you want to go?
B: I was thinking about a different continent. I’ve never traveled to Africa.
A: Amazing! Me neither, I don’t know much about it.
B: I’ve researched some places a little. I’ll probably stay in a hotel for the whole trip.
A: Do you know how to get there?
B: Not really, but I think I will travel by plane, and then catch a bus at the airport to get to the hotel.
A: Wow! You’ve planned a lot of things already! Please buy souvenirs of all the places you visit!
B: Of course! Don’t worry about that.
