Planning a trip abroad

Planning a trip abroad
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It’s nice to see you again, apprentices online!
I am John Robinson and I am your guide for this new adventure.
In this learning material, we will cover the
following topics:
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Present progressive for future
arrangements
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Honey, you’re early at
home! How was your day?
It was great! They are sending
me abroad to make a
documentary on an ideal place
for vacation.
That’s great, honey! When are you
leaving?
We are leaving next week! Tomorrow, I’m
getting together with my coworkers to
plan our trip and decide where we are
going.
I know it’s going to be a great experience,
my dear. Are you hungry? Let’s have
dinner while you tell me more about your
trip…
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Good morning, guys! As you know, we need to make a
documentary on a tourist and historical place for our show.
Can you think about a location?
I think China could be a good option. If
we go to Shanghai, we can visit a lot of
tourist and historical places like the Jade
Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, The
Shanghai Museum, Longhua Temple and
LonghuaPagod. What do you think?
Do we need a visa to go to China?
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Of course. By the way, you need to apply
for the visa at least two weeks before you
enter the country.
It sounds interesting. However, China is a
little expensive. I don’t think we will have
enough money for that trip.
And what about Guatemala? More exactly
Cobán, where there are some Caves
considered to be the path to “Xibalba”,
the underworld for the ancient Mayans.
They are in Central America and they are a
lot cheaper. My sister went there recently
and she says the caves are amazing.
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And we don’t need a visa, only a valid
passport.
How long will we stay?
We will stay one week.
How many cameras do we need?
We will use two, perhaps three.
And how about going to El Salvador? We
can visit the Montecristo Cloud Forest,
the biggest and beautiful cloud forest in
Central America, as soon as we finish the
report in Guatemala.
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That’s a good idea! What do you think
about it, Debbie?
I can make the reservations tomorrow.
That would be great! I think our meeting
is finished. Have a nice day!
Welcome, dear apprentices! In this section, we are going to analyze
the use of the present progressive for future arrangements. Let’s
continue to learn different aspects about this topic.
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As you know, we usually use the present
continuous or progressive to talk about
activities that are occurring at the moment.
Example
John is currently working for a TV
news channel.
However, we can also use the present
continuous to talk about future plans or
arrangements.
Example
is travelling to England
at the end of the year.
Mark
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Remember to use common expressions
that indicate future reference: at the
weekend, next month, in the afternoon,
later, on June the 25th, etc.
Example
• John is having a meeting on Tuesday at 8:00 am.
• We are travelling to Cobán next week.
• The students are taking an exam tomorrow morning.
Remember that there is no difference in
meaning between “going to” and the
present continuous for future plans or
arrangements.
Example
We are travelling to Cobán next week.
We are going to travel to Cobán next week.
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Greetings, dear apprentices!
I invite you to practice your reading skills at the same time you learn
how to plan a trip. Click on the buttons below to learn how to make a
trip budget, a trip itinerary and a packing checklist.
Trip
Budget
Packing
checklist
Trip
itinerary
Trip budget
it is important to make a trip budget (amount of money allocated in
advance for a specific purpose) to plan the expenditure of resources
needed in a trip. In a trip budget, you need to consider expenses such
as plane tickets, hotel accommodation, transportation, gifts and so
on. Click on the button below to take a look at the budget for our trip
to Cobán.
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Cobán trip budget
Target budget
$
Total
8.000,00
Saint Andrew Cobán, Guatemala
$ 200,00
4
tickets
$ 800,00
Saint Andrew Cobán, Guatemala
$ 275,00
4
tickets
$ 1.10,00
Hotel
Coban, Guatemala Saint Andrew
$ 320,00
For
4
tickets
$ 1.100,00
Food
Cost per night for
4 single rooms
$ 200,00
For
5
nights
$ 1.600,00
Car rental
Cost per day for
4 people
$ 200,00
For
6
Days
$ 1.200,00
Gas
Cost per day
$ 3,74
For
6
Days
$ 1.200,00
Entertainment
Cost per gallon
$ 600,00
For
14
Gallons
Plane tickets
$ 52,36
Gifts
$ 200,00
$ 600,00
Other expenses
$ 100,00
$ 100,00
Total cost
$ 6.852,36
Trip itinerary
When travelling, I advise you to make a trip itinerary (a plan of the
activities you are going to carry out in a trip). In an itinerary, you
allocate enough time for the activities you are going to do, you
have to consider transportation, places you want to visit, free time
activities and the time the trip is going to take. Click on the button
below to take a look at the itinerary for our trip to Cobán.
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Sunday
August the
4th
TIME
8:00 am – 9:00 am
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Monday
Tuesday
August the August the
5th
6th
Wednesday Thursday
August the August the
7th
8th
Friday
August the
9th
Departure
Saint Andrew
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Arrival
Cobán
Visit and
report
about
Cobán
caves
Visit and
report
about Las
Victorias
National Park
Visit and
report
about
Lachuá
lake
Visit and
report about
Calvario
church
Free timeh
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Interview with
Mr. Alfred Walker
from Cobán
Chamber of Turism
Visit and
report about
Cobán caves
Visit and report
about Las
Victorias
National Park
Visit and
report about
Lachuá lake
Visit and report
about Calvario
church
Check –out
Park hotel
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Check-in
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Park hotel
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Free time
Departure
Cobán
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Arrival
Saint Andrew
Packing checklist
Finally, we need to make a packing checklist. To do so, it is important
to consider aspects such as transportation, weather, how long the
trip will be, the kind of clothes you will need, medications, snacks,
electronic devices, toiletries, books, travel guides, dictionaries, maps
and identification documents. Take a look at my packing checklist.
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Packing checklist
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Two high definition vid
A pair of lenses
Two microphones
Laptop computer
cameras
3 outdoor outfits
1 casual outfit
Sunglasses
A cap
Rain jacket
Insect repellent
Antibiotics
Passport
Driver license
Identification
Well done, my friends! You are about to finish. Now, move on to the
Let’s practice section to consolidate the learning of the previous
contents.
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