This esl podcast is about going on a trip. Who doesn’t love going on vacation? We describe some vocabulary about vacations and making quick decisions. Have a listen and get ready to pack your bags and get ready to go and learn travel English!
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I just booked my trip to Thailand on an online travel website and printed out my e-ticket. I had made a decision to go there on a spur of the moment decision because my schedule had recently opened up. I had gotten in a little bit of a rut so decided a little spontaneity in my life couldn’t hurt. Also, I was growing very weary of the cold weather and thought it would be nice to hit the beach. I was really excited to be in the water and feel the waves again. Hopefully my accommodations will be good. I booked them online as well and have only seen the pictures. The pictures look good on the website but I’ll be pretty angry if it is some sort of a scam. Oh well I guess I’ll see when I get there. Sometimes, if you want to be spontaneous you have to role the dice. |
Key vocabulary and phrases that are discussed in the podcast:
e-ticket – electronic ticket that can be printed
spur of the moment – a decision made quickly without having thought about it before
schedule opened up – schedule is now clear and you have no commitments
rut – a feeling of doing the same thing too often and not having changes in your life. You often start to feel bored in your life when you are in a rut
spontaneity – the idea of someone being able to do things without having to plan for a long time
couldn’t hurt – here means that spontaneity should be a good idea.
hit the beach – go to the beach
scam – to lie or deceive someone for profit or gain
rolling the dice – is a kind of gambling game and is an expression used to show that you are taking a risk or a chance.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:23 am
thanx a bunch guys, these podcasts are kickass!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:36 am
Hi, thanks so much… your lesson is really helpful to me. every day i get on your website to find some new words, it’s so great. you have good voice and the way you explain for any situations is easy for me to understand. thanks again. remember, no comment it doesn’t mean we don’t pay attention to your lessons
March 4th, 2009 at 11:07 am
There’s a difference between Audio and Text,
please, check this:
Text : I had made a decision to go there on a spur of the moment decision
Audio: I made a spur of moment decision because my
May 25th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
To finish this lesson, I just complete my English homework today.
July 30th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
A really nice lesson
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:02 pm
its ROLL the dice not \\"role\\",isnt it?
May 21st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Hey guys, thank you so much for these English lessons. This lesson is a little a bit harder, and that\’s good in that it means there are more new words to learn. I hope you keep on your great casting and accept the best wishes from me as one of the students who cannot be vip members.
August 11th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Just want to say THANK YOU guys for best podcasts ever!! I have been listened to your podcast since this Tuesday during work. Hope we won’t get sacked though
Your podcasts made my partner and my work lives funnier. We usually work in a lab and do the same things everyday, it’s a predictable job. Boring isn’t it? So, we decided to continue our further study to get out of this boring situation. Problem is we have to take English test as we are not native speakers. Your podcasts help us a lot to improve our English, hope it will help us in the exam too. By the way, we are Thai but now live in Australia. So thanks again for your excellent podcasts. Keep doing!!! 
July 29th, 2011 at 4:15 am
bros !!
I really like holidays . .
but unfortunately . . my long vacation’ll be over soon.
Wish me luck in my new study.
October 21st, 2011 at 9:28 pm
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November 29th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
these podcasts are awesome they will definitely help my students improve their listening skills
thanx a lot
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December 10th, 2011 at 5:24 am
I’ve got a question. The beginning of the text been put in the past tense while the very end is in present. is there any difference or change of the meanings if you put it in past?
December 21st, 2011 at 7:14 am
this podcast is definitely conducive for people who want to learn and improve their english especially for foreigners.