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Travel and adventure

An exciting triP
Read Catherine's account of her

trip to South America'

thirst for adventure and often get itchy feet so I

could hardly contain my excitement when I set off for South America
Aft.r r 12-trour flight to SSo.Paulo, Brazll,.I had another
ii,
It was a
^y"^r.
lone flisht to Manaus in the A-mazon. Then I went by bu.s to a smaller town.
all in
I
did
but
;;; ;;;;;;;, i;'*y- i should have broken the iourney2 somewhere rest and doit the
of
a
o"J g.. Ne"t time, I'il h"r" a stopovers in Sao Paolo, have a bit
sights there before travelling on.
airline to Rio
ifr.. ,*o fantastic weekJin the Amazon I got a flight on a low-cost they
put me on
de Taneiro. I then uied to get a flight to Peru but they were all full, so
,,rirdbyo. Luckily I got a seat on the flight
"*ithI wanted'
peru
, group. The guide took us off the beaten
Andes
in
the
went'trefking
I
In
track and I felt like an iitrepids explorer fro- at other century in some unexplored
got hopelessly lost'
wilderness. There was a ,.ri ,"rrr" of adventure. One day we actually
tt ,16 g.tt-g dark urrd *. were afraid they'd have to. send out a search party to look
on
for us. But then we met some locals who were very friendly and helped us get back
to our path. It was a great triP'

I'd always had

I difficult, tiring, needing a lot of effort 2 stopped for a short time 3 haue a brief (usually)
on a long journey to somewhere else, usually by air
,r.r"Grra r,
s
^place"when
^yi,
a
no fear of dangerous situations
made" me wait to iee if a seat became available brave, with

Articles about travel adventures

Note the collocations in these brief magazine items about travel adventures'

t..g.i-for sunffietts have boosted the spiritsl of three Brjtish women hoping to set a
off to walk
pol.ar trekiing record. ih. *o*.n have faced severe weather conditions since setting

sor,,.

ago. However, the team's base camp manager said she had spoken to
"p1,on.
and they had been retieved to report the weather was sunny and
them yesterday by sateiLit.
their spirits were highz.

to the North

Pol.e 18 days

lrinaeur

of its own' It may

to ro*. of thegreat American train journeys, it does have a special charm a[[
good deats' If your
not be cheap Uut lt you keep your eyes peeted3, you can find some surprisingty
just
curl up in your seat
budget doesn't quiie stretihioa a iLeeping comparlment, you can a[ways
[u[[ you to sleep' The
for t'he night. Lef the rhythmical motion and the dul,t rumbtes of the train
o]tl:i:rJ'ey siYes vou verv titt:lndicltion of what ti-e1:head

'

l:streg

I made feel more

4

3
cheerful 2 they were in a positive mood (informal)

keep your eyes open

you can't afford

websites relating to the theme of travel and adventure'Try' for
There are many English language
-as
example, a magazine site suich
as www.keadventure.com.

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www.nationalseograPhic.com or an adventure travel company such

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25

Complete these descriptions of TV documentaries using a word from the box.

arduous

beaten

intrepid

sense

trekking

sights

Wis_};,;iii*:iittii;i

unexplored

w..,*li.-**-:;:'::::

JohnHowes.prese-ots:Eis-exriAthoilidryifi iili
for those heading off the .. -................:.........
track, while Anneke Zouia does the
.......-..... of New York in record

.::

ln 1957, Anna Trensholm went

mountains of North-Eastern Turkey and
filmed everystep of her way.This unique

ft rdtagei

time.

v,a+s,tli.6:ha,rs,hfi

esiof her

.r.i.:.:i:..:..............,......... journey.
!::

*:,SHiii::

l$:&it.p:lq}daii18:fi{m;Crieshaus, gives us a

W'.;!ill::;1!:j

:frili*6rfi;idi3offiherKard,:l(urtl,Desert,,l

This film conveys a genuine

............. of adventure, as..we

"

travel with its ,mrkers thr6,{igl1:ttidi ettSsj

Wtp$.*{

a(n)

:1S,:.::i:1}. ;:.-'::':.

..

jungles of Guyana.

Like
....:.. ... explqrer.
of the nineteenth,centuiy; Jam,lW stB,tl:ji

travelled with only two comfanions.

26.2

Choose the correct collocations.

I have always had itchy (1) hands / feet I fingers and last summer I had
the amazing opportunlty to travel to the - for me at least 12) unexplored I
unplanned I unpreparedlerritory of the Gobi Desert. My budget wouldn't
(3) spread I stretch I afford to travelling on a normal flight but I couldn't
find a ( ) bw-cost I low-key I low-cut airline to fly me there. ln the end, I
got a (5) stand-up I stand-off I standbylicketand it was not too expensive.
Once there I joined a group and we made a journey on horseback into
the desert. You wouldn't believe the sheer (61 very I mere I epic grandeur
of the region. lf you keep your eyes (7) peeled I scaled I washed you can

see all sorts of amazing plants and creatures. We were lucky with the
weather. We were told that the previous group had had to (8) meet

face

address severe weather (9) circumstances / coincidences I conditions.

Our main problem was that one day we got (10) hopelessly I fearlessly I
carelessly lost and they had to send out a search (11) group I party I
sef to find us. We felt so stupid. Anyway, the Gobi Desert may not be
everyone's choice of holiday destination but I can assure you that it
(12) does / gets I has a very special charm of its own.

26.3

Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets.

1 At the beginning the journey was straightforward. (lec)
2 I couldn't afford to travel first class. (srnnrcn)
3 After we arrived at our base camp we felt more cheerful. (noosreo)
4 There will be periods of sunshine in most areas today. (snnrls)
5 'We broke our journey to Australia in Singapore. (srorovrn)
6 Jack has always longed to have adventures. (rHrnsr)
7 Grandmother is very cheerful today. (srnrrs)
8 The movement of the ship helped me to fall asleep. (lurrro)

25.4

Use a dictionary or online corpus (see Unit 4) to find two more collocations for these words.
1 arduous

2 wilderness

3 uncharted

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25.4

a nghr-hand

dnvr

c.rr

2 mor.e siderval-s
3 my driving test
4 was (soon) hailed as a major development
5 The key advantage of
6 There were lengthy/long delays
7 Traffic was severely disrupted
8 got stuck in traffic
9 the oncoming traffic

Unit

26.a
26.2
25.3

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beaten; sights

2 unexplored 3
4 low-cost
5 standby
6 epic

an

intrepid 4 trekking; arduous 5 sense

7 peeled
10 hopelessly

feet

2
3

unexplored

The first leg of the journey was straightforward.

stretch

8 face
9 conditions

11 party
12 has

My budget didn't stretch to travelling first class / to first-class travel.

1
J Arriving at our base camp boosted our spirits. / Our spirits were boosted when we
arrived at our base camp.
4 There will be sunny spells in most areas today.
5 \)7e had a stopover in Singapore on our way to Australia.
6 Jack has always had a thirst for adventure.
2

Grandmother's spirits are high today.

8 The movement of the ship lulled me ro sleep.

P

ossible col loca t ions:

1 arduous task / climb

2 a mountain / a remote / a lonely
3 uncharted waters / seas / lands

wilderness

Unit 27
1 summon

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English Collocations

in

up 2 extreme 3 took 4 acquire 5 jump 6 hang

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