34 Going Places Lesson D 35

Goal 4 Share special travel tips with others

Read your travel tips to a partner Then share them with the class

Writing

A Answer the questions

1 Do you think the author enjoys travelling _______________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

2 Why should you check the expiration date of your passport _____________ ________________________________ ________________________________

3 Why should you tie a sock to your bags ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

4 Why should you take a good book when you travel _______________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

5 Write a list of snacks you would take when travelling by air ______________ ________________________________ ________________________________

D GOAL 4 SHARE SPECIAL TRAVEL TIPS WITH OTHERS

Reading

Smart Traveler

EXPERT OPINIONIn his book Easy Travel Mike Connelly shares some pointers on making travel easy

DOCUMENTS Make sure you have all your documents passport visas tickets travelerrsquos checks etc You should always check the expiration date of your passport Many countries wonrsquot let you enter with less than six months left on your passport Donrsquot forget to buy medical insurance Medical bills

can be very expensive especially in the United States and Europe Finally you should make copies of all your important documents and credit cards and keep them in another bag

PACKING My advice ismdashalways travel light I hate to carry heavy bags Just take the minimum There is an old saying Breakfast in Berlin Dinner in Delhi Bags in Bangkok So donrsquot pack anything important in your check-in bag put important things in your carry-on bag You donrsquot want to arrive home without your house keys Another tipmdashdonrsquot use expensive suitcases People donrsquot steal dirty old bags Finally herersquos a good little tipmdashtie a sock or brightly colored string to your bags Why So you can quickly see your bag on the airport carousel

THE AIRPORT My first piece of advice is that you should always carry a good book It helps to pass the time as you wait for your delayed flight Donrsquot forget to take a sweater or a jacket on the plane It can get very cold on a long night flight And then there is airline food Take a snack (cookies or fruit) with you Sometimes the food is late sometimes it doesnrsquot arrive at all and itrsquos never very good

Real Language

We use the expression share some pointers to say give advice

Word Focus

expiration date = The expiration date of a docu-ment is the date it comes to an end or can no longer be used

B Circle T for true and F for false

1 You need a lot of documents to travel T F

2 You need to take a lot of clothes in your bag T F

3 Bags can be hard to identify at the airport T F

4 Flights are never late T F 5 Airplane food is always good T F

Write some travel tips for your country Think about the following topics

bull transportationbull howtocarrymoneybull Canyoudrinkthewater

Thailand is a safe country and the people are very friendly But like most places you should be careful Here are some tips

bull Taxisarecheapbutaskthepricefirstbull Manytouristsusetuk tuks However

they are dangerous Be carefulbull DonrsquotusethebusesTheyareslowand

crowdedbull Donrsquotcarryalotofmoneywithyou

Most shops accept credit cardsbull Thewaterisnotsafetodrinksoyou

should buy water in bottlesbull Donrsquotgooutaloneatnight

Have a nice stay

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