1. Choose the correct answers in the points below.

a) If you embark on
d) If you stopped over in
a new project,
New York on your way
you…
to Seattle, you…
1) are stuck with
it. 1) passed by New York.

2) start it. 2) slept somewhere

near New York.
3) accept it.
3) had a short visit in
New York.
b) If you put your
friends up for the
e) If you set off tomorrow
weekend, you…
afternoon, you…
1) let them sleep
1) start a journey.
in your house.
2) finish a journey.
2) throw a party.
3) make a stop in your
3) hang out with journey.
them.

f) If you get away for a

c) If you pick English
few days, you…
back up, you…
1) have to hide from
1) start to someone.
become more 2) go on a business
fluent. trip.
2) start learning 3) go somewhere to
it after a have a holiday and
break.
rest.
3) stop learning
it.

2. Complete the questions below with the correct forms of

some of the phrasal verbs from the previous exercise.
 a) What do you check before ……………… on holiday?
b) How often do you ……………… for a weekend? Does it help
you rest?
c) When you go on a city break, do you ever ask friends to
………………?
d) Have you ever ……………… on your way to somewhere far
away? Where?
Why?

3. Answer the questions above.

4. Discuss the quote below. How do you interpret it? Do you

agree with it?

“Travel isn’t always

pretty. It isn’t always
comfortable.
Sometimes it hurts, it
even breaks your heart.
But that’s okay. The
journey changes you; it
should change you. It
leaves marks on your
memory, on your
consciousness, on your
heart, and on your
body. You take
something with you.
Hopefully, you leave
something good
 behind.” – Anthony
Bourdain

5. Match the words from box A and box B to create pairs of

synonyms.
BOX A

abundance face fleeting immersive track

BOX B

confront engaging path plenty short

6. Match the halves to create

phrases.
1) abundance
a) off the beaten
2) life/moment
b) a fleeting
3) challenges
c) an immersive
4) experience
d) leave
5) track/path
e) provide food in
6) the comforts of
f) face your home

7. You’re going to watch a video titled Why One Man Is

Walking Around the World With His Dog. Before you watch
it, discuss the questions.
a) Why do you think the man decided to walk around the
world?
a) When you set off on a walking adventure for a few
months, what challenges might you face?
b) What was the most immersive experience you have had
while travelling?
 c) Do you look for unique, off the beaten track destinations
when planning a holiday?

8. Watch the video again and write down what these figures
and phrases refer to.

a) 17 years old =
……………………………………………………………………...

b) 26th = …..
……………………………………………………………………………

c) Austin, Texas =
…………………………………………………………………….

d) Chile =
………………………………………………………………………………

e) 7 000 =
……………………………………………………………………………...

9. Discuss the questions.

• What would make you leave the comforts of your home
and embark on such a walking journey?
• What did the man learn from his journey? What can
people learn through travelling? Can we learn something
about ourselves?
• It is said that the journey is more important than the
destination. Do you agree with that? Why (not)?
• Have you ever gone on an unusual journey? What did you
do?