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Hi there everyone! It's been quite a busy week again. I hope you enjoyed some of our posts and that some proved useful during your own teachings. Here you have the summary of this week's posts:

1. What is the real cost of travel?

Have you ever wondered what the travelling really costs? If not, then, we come with an answer. Let the numbers speak for themselves: 4 great exercises ready to be used!




2. What is Cymraeg?

A few clever ideas about how to make a lesson about the UK's culture with the wide range of lingustic skills being developed at the very same time.

Travelling - listening

Everybody has his own favourite travelling type depending on his character features. Some of tourists prefer to travel alone, others in groups, some want to have everything planned, others are spontaneous, some want to explore everything while others prefer to follow a tour guide. If you want to know how other people travel, listen to our recording and find out the details of one interesting tour of London...:)

1. First think of your perfect type of travelling and tell your partner about it. Consider:

Travelling - vocab - lots of new words :)

Below you will find a few exercises with lots of vocabulary. Some words might be difficult, hence, your students might need some revision before they manage to learn these ;)

1. Match the pictures with the words given: 

seagull   deck chair   motorway   flight attendant   platform   driving licence   seat belt

"Hit the road Jack!"

Today you'll learn some new idioms connected with travelling.

Don't miss the boat and try to remember as many as you can. Good luck and have fun!

idiom	meaning and example
backseat driver	A person who offers unsolicited or unwelcome advice. My brother is such a backseat driver. I hate traveling with him.
hit the road	To begin traveling; to leave a place; to go away. It's time for me to hit the road; it is getting late.
fifth wheel	Anything superfluous or unnecessary. I felt like a fifth wheel when they started looking at each other affectionately.
in the same boat	In the same situation; having the same problems. A: Can you lend me 100 dollars? B: Sorry, I am broke. I am in the same boat.
paddle one's own canoe	To act independently and decide your own fate; to do something by oneself. He's been left to paddle his own canoe when he started his business.

What is Cymraeg?

This week we are learning through travel! Is there a better way of learning a language than
actually living for a while in a foreign country? Nothing more enjoyable than learning words in their communicative contexts. However, before we hit the road we have to learn as much as possible about the places we want to visit. Let's take our learners to the four beautiful nations that make up together the United Kingdom!

By the way, do you know what Cymraeg is and where it is used? 

If not, you might like to read yourself about the customs and traditions of the four nations which include England, Scotland, Wales and the Northern Ireland. We all know at least something about the United Kingdom but it is always a good habit to learn some new facts that you can share with your students. Many interesting facts can be found here:

What is the real cost of travel?

Everybody likes travelling. The excitement it brings about, the unforgettable moments of exploring the unexplored, a spellbinding sense of novelty. There are myriad of other nice expressions to describe how wonderful it is to travel ;) Yet, many of us tend to forget that the ideal tourist destinations we visit are home not only to other people, but also many unique animal and plant species. Probably you never ask yourself the question – what is the real cost of travel? Some people did, hence a short text under the very same title. Let’s help our students perceive travelling from a slightly different perspective, making them aware of the dangers to the environment our journeys may pose. 

 

Travel time!

Hello there everyone! The following week is going to be devoted to a very pleasant and engaging topic of TRAVELLING. As the May weather has been surprising us positively so far, lots of us certainly start planning some trips. Moreover, the holidays are coming. Thus, this is a perfect moment to introduce our students to this topic and let them practise vocabulary and phrases that may be inevitably necessary during their foreign trips!