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A trip around the USA

An original short travel diary with five questions on comprehension and vocabulary in context.

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A trip around the USA

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Original fictional learning scenario. People, dialogue and personal experiences are created for language practice.

Our family trip starts in New York. We spend three days walking, using the subway and visiting a friend. Then we fly to Chicago. My brother wants to see a baseball game there. The last part of our trip is in California, where our cousins live. We cannot visit every place on our list because the country is very large. Dad says a holiday needs time to rest too. I keep tickets and photos in a little book. My favourite page has a photo of all our cousins cooking breakfast.

Useful words from the text

subway /ˈsʌbweɪ/

метро, metro, U-Bahn, metro, métro, metropolitana, metrô, metro, مترو, 地铁, 地下鉄, 지하철, मेट्रो, μετρό, metro, metrou, metro, tunnelbana, מטרו, მეტრო

An underground urban railway.

“We spend three days walking, using the subway and visiting a friend.”

cousins /ˈkʌzənz/

двоюрідні брати та сестри, kuzyni, Cousins, primos, cousins, cugini, primos, kuzenler, أبناء عمومة, 表兄弟姐妹, いとこたち, 사촌, चचेरे भाई, ξαδέρφια, bratranci, verişori, neven, kusiner, בני דודים, ბიძაშვილები

Children of your aunts or uncles.

“The last part of our trip is in California, where our cousins live.”

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