TRAVELLING

Presentation - speech - 2 min

Memorable journey I have had - where you went, what you did, what you saw, what you had packed, what you had read before, what you had done before, who you travelled with, how you were feeling before, during and after the journey - 2min speech -use past simple, past continuous, past perfect!!!!!!!

I am really keen to do some travelling in the middle of the year and escaping the winter here but I am totally broke.

- Really? Well, where is it that you want to go?

-Well, my brother lives in New York. I would love to visit him and then do a trip to some other places in the States.

- Yeah? Well, there are various things you can do if you make an effort. For example, would you be willing to let someone stay in your apartment if you were able to stay in theirs?

- Well that is a bit tricky for me actually because I share a house with other people so I do not really have the option of swapping houses or swapping apartments with someone.

-Right.

- But I have been thinking about house sitting. I actually do house sitting in my city from time to time, and I was checking out this website recently.

- It is sort of an international community of people who offer house sitting opportunities and so maybe there is a couple of places around New York or somewhere else in the United States that I can find.

- And also for travelling around there you could use carpool with people and organize everything in advanced. There are some great websites to do that. People say where they are travelling and you say " Look can I come with you?"

- Hmm

- And it is not an Uber where you pay. It is just like hitchhiking in a modern way. You know it is using apps.

-Yes.

- What does that sound like? That sounds OK, does not it?

- Yeah, that sounds great. I think I will definitely prefer that to hitchhiking. I think I ´d feel very uncomfortable about hitchhiking.

- Yeah.

-But I can imagine sharing a car with people you do not know might be a little difficult sometimes.

- They could drive you up the wall.

- I can imagine but I think it is a small price to pay.

Yeah, cause it means you could get off the beaten track and do something really different.

keen                 nadšený, zapálený

broke                švorc

be willing          být ochotný

tricky                 problematické

swap houses    výměna domů

house sitting    hlídání domu

from time to time       čas od času

check out          kontrolovat

carpool             sdílet cesty

hitchhiking        stopování

drive sb up the wall           rozzuřit do nepříčetnosti

get off the beaten track     vystoupit ze zajetých kolejí/sjet z vyšlapané cesty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYHz-t7eqog

What is couch-surfing? How does couch-surfing work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97UiXJu7XWE

What is home swapping? How does home swap work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-gIHqeNwTY

What is carpooling? What is the benefit of carpooling?

Couchsurfing - video script

When on holiday what do you like doing, eating, where do you like staying, how do you like travelling to the destination and around the destination?

Which type of holiday would you enjoy most or want to try - adventurous, DYI, working, packet, self-catering, coach, city break, staycation? Why?

Are there any famous routes in our country? Where are the most popular tourist attractions? Are any of Czech tourist attractions connected to any historical events? Which places would you recommend your friends visit and why?

Did you enjoy your last vacation? Did you notice any cross-cultural differences during your vacation? Were people friendly? Did people speak English there? Would you recommend your friends visit there, why or why not?

How was your vacation? Did you stay in a hotel? What souvenirs did you buy? What was the best food you ate during your vacation? Would you recommend your friends visit there, why or why not?

Where did you go for your last vacation? How did you get there? How long did it take to get there? How long were you there? Who did you travel with? Would you recommend your friends visit there, why or why not?

Where did you go for your last vacation? What did you do there? What did you see in each place? What kind of food did you eat? What was the weather/food/scenery like?

Would you recommend your friends visit there, why or why not?

What was the most interesting thing you did during the holiday?

Where in the world would you most like to go for your next vacation?

Of all the places you visited, which would you recommend to your friends?

Have you ever been robbed while on vacation?

What is the most exotic or strangest thing you ate on holiday?

BONUS - house sitting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rLkVZ9GHCg