Learning English - Going on holiday - with Mr Duncan

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Holiday fever is here.
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The sky is blue and clear.
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The weather is fine and now is the time to hop on a train.
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Step on a plane. Jump on the bus.
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Take a long drive.
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Just the two of us on a long getaway.
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All our woes will subside as we run on the beach in the pale moonlight.
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Sometimes it is good to have a short welcome break
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and take time away from life's daily heartache.
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It is something we all need, but sometimes neglect to do.
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Our day to day lives become so hectic that we forget to take a break.
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You don't have to travel far to have a good rest.
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A short weekend break might be all you need
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to recharge your batteries.
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Which reminds me, I did make a lesson all about going on holiday.
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Oh, yes.
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I remember it well.
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As if it was yesterday.
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Yesterday.
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Yesterday.
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Yesterday.
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Yesterday. Yesterday.
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Yesterday.
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Yesterday.
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They say that to truly get away from it all,
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you must first place yourself as far away from all the familiar features of your everyday life.
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You should endeavour to escape the day in, day out routine
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and shake off the shackles of the rat race existence.
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Taking a holiday gives your mind a chance to ease its daily burden
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and your body a well-deserved opportunity to fully relax itself.
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Oh, yes.
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We all need a holiday, a break, a getaway,
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a vacation, a change of scenery.
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We all need to get away from it all from time to time.
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For most people, summer is the time for taking a holiday.
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Some will stay in their own country and take a domestic holiday,
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while others will take a long trip to another country.
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They will go abroad.
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They will travel overseas.
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A person may travel just a few miles to a nearby country.
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Or they might decide to travel to a completely different part of the world.
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Thousands of miles away.
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In English, the place you travel to is your destination.
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You set off from your home and travel to another place.
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You make a journey.
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You go on a trip.
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You take a vacation.
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You go on holiday.
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The average holiday lasts for about two weeks.
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This is more common if the journey taken to get there is a long one.
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The slowest form of long distance travel is by sea.
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A large ocean cruise ship may take several days to reach its destination.
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Some cruise ships stop off at many different ports as they sail around.
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Cruise holidays have become very popular
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thanks to the new super sized cruise ships,
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some of which are built to resemble floating cities.
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Of course, you will never find me
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taking a longer boat trip as I am afraid of water.
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It's true.
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These days it is common
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for those going on holiday to fly, even if they are travelling within their own country.
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City hopping by plane is normal across both Europe and the United States.
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A short flight is referred to as short haul,
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while a long flight is often referred to as long haul.
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A plane trip can take anything from a couple of hours with no stops to a couple of days with many stops.
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Some people find flying less enjoyable these days.
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The long delays at airports and the many security checks that passengers now face
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have combined to make travelling by plane much less of an adventure
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than it used to be.
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Surely one of the best parts of taking a foreign holiday
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must be sampling the local cuisine, tasting the local food.
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Each country tends to have its own speciality dishes.
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Some countries have become connected to certain types of food and drink.
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For example, Italy is known for its pasta dishes.
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France is known for its fine wines and the high class restaurants.
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Turkey is well known for its meat dishes such as kebabs.
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When people talk about English food, they often mention fish...
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and chips.
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What type of food is your country famous for?
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Oh, that lesson was a lot of fun to make.
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I hope your next holiday is a good one.
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Be it a short break over a weekend
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or a long vacation on a sunny beach.
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Have fun.
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And of course,
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ta ta for now.
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