Maturita Card 53: Travel

z What is your favourite place to go on holiday? you have to apply online / at that country’s embassy.
What are your favourite activities? You should also have health / travel insurance.
I love visiting Egypt / Greece / Croatia / America /
z Have you ever had a bad experience while
southern Bohemia. I like going to places where there
travelling? What happened?
are mountains / beaches / forests / places to ski.
I enjoy visiting cities and seeing all the local sights / Once, the airline lost my luggage / my luggage was
tourist attractions. I prefer to explore places with delayed. I once got sick from bad food / water /
fewer tourists / get off the beaten track (BrE) / caught an illness / got hurt / was injured / had to
path (AmE) (= go to places where not many people visit the hospital. I was robbed / had my money /
go). I like taking lots of photos / relaxing / getting phone stolen / lost my wallet / backpack / camera.
a suntan / going hiking / camping / swimming. No, I have always been very lucky / fortunately,
nothing bad has ever happened to me.
z What are the advantages and disadvantages of
travelling by plane / train / car / coach? z What would be your ideal holiday destination?
Why?
Flying is great because it’s the fastest way to
travel. On the other hand, flying is very expensive / I would love to visit / It’s my dream to go to / If
uncomfortable / bad for the environment / you have I could, I would go to New Zealand / New York / Mt
to go through a lot of security at the airports. Trains Everest / Israel / Thailand / South Africa / The Great
are slower than planes, but still quite fast, and they Wall of China / a beautiful beach / the middle of
are cheaper / more comfortable. They cost more the woods… because I want to try the local food /
than coaches / buses. When travelling by car, you do some adrenaline sports / relax / leave my
can stop whenever you want to take a break / see worries behind / experience the local culture / be
the sights along the way. somewhere completely different / see if it’s really
the same as it looks on TV / in films.
z Where do you like to stay when you’re on
holiday? Why? z How do you communicate with people outside
your home country?
I normally stay in hotels because they are
comfortable / clean / easy to book. They have I usually speak English / I like to learn some of
good service / everything I need. I like to rent an the local language before I go. When we don’t
apartment / cottage so that I have lots of space / speak the same language, it is always possible to
because I travel with lots of other people. I usually communicate with gestures / my hands. I get worried
stay in hostels because they are cheap / you can meet when someone doesn’t understand me. Sometimes
interesting people. I prefer to go camping because I hire a guide / bring a friend who speaks the local
it’s cheaper / I enjoy being outside. Sometimes language so that they can translate for me.
I stay with friends / family / find free places to stay z Do you think it’s important to learn the local
with websites such as couchsurfing.org. This helps customs when you visit another country? Why /
me to save money / meet new people. Why not?
z Do you often travel outside of Europe? Why / Yes, it is important to try to fit in / blend in and
Why not? respect the local culture / customs. You should
Yes, I’ve been to Tunisia / Israel / Africa / Australia. learn a few words of the language / learn how to
I enjoy seeing many different places / I think it’s be polite so that you don’t offend the people who live
important to experience different cultures. No, I haven’t there. You should try not to look like a tourist so that
left Europe many times / I’ve never left Europe you don’t get robbed / pickpocketed. No, I don’t think
because it’s too expensive / I’ve never had enough it’s very important because people will know you are
time / I prefer to stay close to home / in familiar a tourist anyway / you are only there for a few days /
places. It’s easier to travel within the Schengen Area. the local people expect you to behave differently.

z What documents do you need to travel abroad? z How do you feel about tourists visiting
the Czech Republic? Why?
When you travel abroad / outside of your home
country, you need a passport. When you travel within I like tourists / I like to speak with people from
the Schengen Area, you can use your Czech ID different places. Tourists are important because they
card / they don’t normally check IDs. Some countries spend lots of money here / help the economy /
require a visa / permission to enter the country. bring more cultures into our country. Tourists are
Sometimes you can get a visa when crossing a problem because they don’t respect our customs /
the border / at the airport. For other countries they are very loud / they make a mess.

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