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Unit 8: Travel
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Session 1

Join us on a journey of discovery: we're going to learn all about articles! In Session 1, Emma and her travelling friends introduce us to those three little words that can mean so much.

 

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Activity 1

Happy holidays

Emma's jealous!

Welcome to Unit 8, where we'll discover some exciting places around the world - and learn some grammar and vocabulary along the way.

Let's meet Emma again. She's jealous because her friends are always going away on exciting trips - and she is stuck at home in London. Her friend Mike, has sent her a postcard: where is it from? Watch the video to find out...

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I'm so jealous. My friends are always going on holiday. Look at all the postcards they've sent me. I wish I was going on a trip somewhere... an exciting adventure to somewhere exotic like the Himalayas or to see the Taj Mahal...

Look: Mike sent me a postcard today. Let's see what it says.

"Hi Emma! Hello from St Petersburg in Russia! Staying in a wonderful hotel. You would love it. The hotel is right by the river. Wish you were here, love Mike."

That sounds wonderful. I do need a holiday but do I want to go there? Hmmm...

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So, Emma's postcard came from St Petersburg. Did you notice how many times Emma said the little words a, an and the? Watch the video again and count them. Was it...

1)      a – 3; an 2; the – 6

2)      a – 4; an 1; the – 5

3)      a – 3; an 1; the – 4

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Our journey has begun. On the next page you can read a travel blog and see more articles in action. You can learn some new vocabulary too. Off you go!

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Session Vocabulary

  • jealous
    unhappy because someone else has something you can't have or do

    postcard
    a small card with a picture on one side and a space for writing on the other, which people sometimes send to friends and family from places they are visiting

    low-cost
    cheaper than normal

    picture-postcard
    a very beautiful view, similar to pictures on postcards

    destination
    place you travel to

    traditional
    based on past customs and beliefs by a particular group of people

    break
    (here) a period of rest and relaxation

    spectacular
    wonderful; amazing

    heritage
    things like art or buildings that a group of people feel are important to their history

    pricey
    expensive

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