Travelling

Travelling (vocabulary)

Hello dear readers!
Winter holidays are the great chance to go somewhere and enjoy new places.

Sometimes,the ESL students are confused with  a large amount of  the "travel" words: travel, journey, trip, voyage, tour. 

Here I'd like to help you to understand the difference in their meanings.

Travel – to go from one place to another by car, train, plane, bus, etc. to go on a journey or visit different places, especially places that are far away from where you live or work

They usually travel in summer.


Use travel correctly:

travel to

travel in/around

travel the world/country

travel by car/bus/train

travel on foot/horseback

travel at 50 miles/100 kilometres etc per hour

 I've been lucky enough to have travelled quite a lot in the Caribbean

A journey an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially when there is a long distance between the places.
Use journey correctly:

journey to/from/through

start/set out on/set off on a journey

train/car/bus etc journey

outward/return journey (=the journey away from/back to your home)

 It is now two decades since the Eurostar first linked the UK and France by rail. Frank Barrett takes a nostalgic journey to Paris - and wonders if he will bump into Beyonce at the Louvre.

A trip – when you go to a place.usually for a short time , and then come back home.
Use trip correctly:

trip to

a bus/train/boat trip

a trip abroad/overseas

make/undertake a trip

go on/take a trip (=go somewhere for pleasure)

a day trip (=when you go somewhere and come back again on the same day) 
White Desert runs four or five trips per season, hosting an average 48 guests across the trips, with a maximum group size of 12.

 'We've been fully booked for the past three or four years,' says Patrick, revealing that clients often book a year in advance.

 'People like to prepare for a trip like this. And you have to remember, for the sorts of clients we host, to find room in their schedules for an eight-day trip is a big deal.'

A tour- when you visit lots of places in the same city or country.
Use tour correctly:

tour of

walking/coach/bus tour

 Catherine Eade expected her tour of Morocco to include busy markets and urban chaos.

voyage - a long journey, especially by ship or by plane 

voyage of discovery/exploration

Good things in a small-ship package: A glorious voyage to the Norwegian fjords on a boat that doesn't eclipse the fine scenery

Notes:

Travel is a verb or uncountable noun. If you want to use a countable noun, you should use words journey  or trip!

It was an amazing journey!

You should use go on with words journey, trip and tour.

When you say goodbye to people you can say Have a good journey/ trip.

NOT Have a good travel/tour

Autumn Songs for Kids

Autumn Songs for Kids

Hello,dear readers! 

   This post is for those who want to organize an Autumn party for kids. This season is colourful and amazing.
Our children enjoy autumn  and they also love parties. So, why not to do something interesting for them.We can encourage our little students to make something unusual with leaves,autumn flowers,fruit and vegetables and decorate a hall with their masterpieces. Usually, a good concert or a show with reciting poems, singing songs, demonstrating autumn costumes,playing games is an essential part of any kids' activity. Let them demonstrate their creative nature!

 As usual, I'd like to advise you some lovely videos to create a spesial autumn atmosphere.

                                                                                    

Household Chores : How to Teach

Hello friends!
The awesome song "When will my life begin?" is my recommendation today. It can be used for expanding students' vocabulary while studying such topics as" Household chores"' and " Free time activities".It is suitable for teaching (and studying !) future simple grammar rules. And no doubt, it is good as a phonetic exercise for improving one's pronunciation.
As you can see, this song is a real treasure for ESL teachers and students.
So,let's sing, learn, enjoy!

When Will My Life Begin?"

7 AM, the usual morning lineup:

Start on the chores and sweep 'til the floor's all clean,

Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up

Sweep again,

And by then

It's like 7:15.

And so I'll read a book or maybe two or three

I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery

I'll play guitar and knit, and cook and basically

Just wonder when will my life begin?

Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts, and baking

Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess

Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making

Then I'll stretch,

Maybe sketch,

Take a climb, sew a dress!

And I'll reread the books if I have time to spare

I'll paint the walls some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere.

And then I'll brush and brush, and brush and brush my hair

Stuck in the same place I've always been.

And I'll keep wonderin' and wonderin', and wonderin', and wonderin'

When will my life begin?

Tomorrow night the lights will appear

Just like they do on my birthday each year.

What is it like out there where they glow?

Now that I'm older, mother might just let me go.

This poster can be used for teaching new vocabulary :

English Reading for Kids: the Sun (+ video )

Kids poems about the sun.

Hello,dear readers!

Today I want us to read some poems about

 the Sun.

Summer, Songs and the Sun - all these words begin with S and mean the same: happiness!

These easy and funny poems can be used by primary school teachers for summer parties or just for teaching little kids in your family circle.

Here they are:

  The Sun

Don't you think the sun is bright?

I wonder where it goes at night?

Does it sleep or does it hide?

Or is the moon its other side?

Does it hide behind the hills?

Late at night as outside chills?

Do you think it needs to rest?

From all that warming it does best?

Could it even have a home?

Maybe in London or even in Rome?

Or does it just float around?

Moving slowly from town to town?

Yes, I think it must do that!

After all the earth's not flat.

So the sun goes round and round

Spreading sunshine on the ground!

©2002 Gareth Lancaster

GOOD MORNING MR SUN

 Good morning, Mr Sun!

Our day has just begun,

We love to see your shining face.

Good morning, Mr Sun!

Summer Sun

Summer sun in the sky

Shining, shining up so high

Makes it warm for outside fun

To play at the park and run

To swim, hike, and fish

And go on a picnic, if you wish!

~Author Unknown~

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