A2 · Elementary · Travel · 101 words · ~2 min read
🚙 Planning a Budget Road Trip
Language focus: Future · be going to & will
Marco and Elena are planning a budget-friendly road trip through Europe this summer. They are going to drive through France, Switzerland and Italy.
“We will save money if we camp,” says Elena. “And we are going to cook our own meals.” They set off in two weeks and plan to stop over in three cities.
Marco checks the map and the fuel costs. “We must not run out of petrol in the mountains,” he laughs. They book cheap campsites online.
It is going to be an unforgettable adventure. They will share the driving and take hundreds of photographs along the way.
Key vocabulary (8 words)
- budgetnoun
- The amount of money you plan to spend.
- routenoun
- The way you travel from one place to another.
- campsitenoun
- A place where you can put up a tent and stay.
- fuelnoun
- Petrol or diesel that makes a vehicle run.
- bordernoun
- The line between two countries.
- adventurenoun
- An exciting and unusual experience.
- affordableadjective
- Cheap enough for you to pay for.
- journeynoun
- An act of travelling from one place to another.
Phrasal verbs in this story
- set off — To set off means to begin a journey.
- stop over — To stop over means to stay somewhere briefly during a journey.
- run out — To run out means to have none of something left.
Comprehension quiz
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What are Marco and Elena planning?
- A road trip
- A wedding
- A concert
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A road trip
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Through which continent will they travel?
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
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Europe
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How will they save money?
- By camping
- By flying
- By staying in hotels
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By camping
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When do they set off?
- Tomorrow
- In two weeks
- Next year
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In two weeks
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“Stop over” means to…
- stay briefly during a journey
- cancel a trip
- drive faster
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stay briefly during a journey
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They must not ___ of petrol in the mountains.
- run out
- fill up
- set off
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run out
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