Where to go
The Jackson family is planning a holiday. They are looking for a holiday destination that offers something for each member of the family.
While the father, Talib, would like to go on a road trip through New Zealand to capture some of the amazing landscapes, mother Huan has set her heart on the beaches of Miami in the USA. There she can combine some of her favourite things like shopping and sunbathing while reading a book.
Sarah says she is getting too old to go on a holiday with her family, she would much rather go on holiday with her friends. Some of her friends are going on an organised trip for youngsters in Ibiza, Spain. Sarah really wished she could join them but her parents think she is too young for that.
Michael is really looking forward to going on holiday. Last year, they went to Thailand and he rode an elephant. They went on a trekking and went white water rafting. They also visited a tree top adventure park where they had to slide from tree to tree with a zip line, high up in the trees. He also learnt to go fishing and how to snorkel, he saw some beautifully coloured fish under water. This year he hopes to go to Kenya in Africa because he would love to go on a safari in a jeep.
The travel agent suggests that the family Jackson should consider Sydney in Australia as a holiday destination.
Find out why.
www.australia.com/explore/cities/sydney.aspx
Sydney combines many different holiday options.Sydney is known for its beautiful white sand beaches famous for its surf beaches. It also has some beautiful snorkelling spots.Do you know the television program Home and Away? If you do you might be interested in going on a organised tour where you can visit all of the places in Summerbay.Many festivals and music events are organised in the city.Within an hour drive from the city you can get to the National Royal Park, which is the second oldest national park from the world. This park offers everything from beaches to rainforest.
Glossary “At the travel agency”
You can click on some of the words to hear the pronunciation.
- A destination: the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken
- To offer: to make (something) available : to provide or supply (something)
- A road trip: a long trip in a car, truck, etc.
- To capture a landscape/ to take a picture of a landscape
- To set your mind on something: to want to get or achieve something very much:
- To sunbathe: to sit or lie in the sun in order to make your skin darker:
- To look forward to: to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen:
- A trekking: the activity of walking long distances on foot for pleasure:
- white water rafting: the activity of being moved quickly in a raft along rivers where the current is very strong
- a raft: small boat filled with air
- a zip line: a cable or rope stretched between two points of different heights, down which a person slides for amusement by means of a suspended harness, pulley or handle.
- A snorkel: a tube that you hold in your mouth to help you breathe if you are swimming with your face underwater
- To snorkel: the activity of swimming while using a snorkel:
- To consider: to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision
- A national park: an area of countryside, or occasionally sea or fresh water, protected by the state for the enjoyment of the general public or the preservation of wildlife.
- A rainforest: a tropical forest that receives a lot of rain and that has very tall trees.
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