Pack your suitcase and let’s go!

St. Augustine said, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page”. He means there is so much more to see and learn by traveling. Summer is approaching soon and it will be time to get away and travel and explore new places. Whether you are going to the beach, hiking and or just sightseeing you will need to pack essential items in your suitcase. It is imperative that you bring personal toiletries, clothes, comfortable shoes and of course a camera to capture the memories and a map to help navigate. Some toiletries include a toothbrush, toothpaste, a hairbrush, soap and a razor. Clothing items to pack include jeans, shorts, t-shirts, camisoles, socks, a formal item such as a dress for women and a pair of slacks and a polo t-shirt for men. An extra pair of underwear is always important. Depending on the duration of the trip and the weather, you may add specific items to your suitcase. For instance, if you are traveling to the beach you will need a bathing suit, a towel and flip-flops. If you are going to a place where it is cooler, you will need a jacket or a sweatshirt. Most importantly, you will need to bring extra money and a form of identification such as a passport especially if you are traveling outside of the country. After you finish packing your suitcase, you are set and ready to go! You can get on an airplane, train, bus, boat or in a car and go to your destination! Relax and enjoy your trip!


Vocabulary
essential- absolutely necessary
suitcase- a piece of luggage used for carrying clothes while traveling
imperative- necessary or required; commanding
toiletries- any article or preparation used in cleaning or grooming oneself, as soap or deodorant.
navigate – to direct or manage to find one’s way
formal- requiring a type of dress suitable for a specific occasion
a pair of slacks- pants that have two parts or pieces joined together
destination – the place to which a person travels to

Vocabulary exercise
Using the vocabulary words answer the questions in complete sentences.

1)What piece of luggage would you bring with you to travel?

2)To what place will you travel?

3)What will you use a map for?

4)When you go out to a restaurant what type of pants will you wear?

5)What type of occasion requires you to wear a dress or a suit?

6)In order to keep yourself clean, what will you bring with you on your trip?

7)What essential items do you need to put in your suitcase?

8)Why is it imperative that you travel?

Geography Matching Quiz: Match the following cities with the country.
Beijing----------------India
Paris-------------------United States of America
Rome-------------------Egypt
Canberra------------------------China
London----------------------Japan
Santo Domingo-------------------France
Washington D.C.--------------------Italy
Cairo------------------------Australia
New Delhi-------------------Dominican Republic
Tokyo-----------------------England

Grammar point
The Conditional Tense: The conditional is used to express probability, possibility, wonder or conjecture, and is usually translated as would, could, must have or probably.
The student said that he would study one more hour. (probability, possibility)
What time could it have been? (wonder, conjecture)
He must have been at home. (wonder, conjecture)
We were probably busy when you called. (probability, possibility)

“If I won a million dollars, I would buy a new house”!
If- condition- result
Past simple- would + base verb
If-I won a million dollars- I would + buy a new house

There is not a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, you do not have a million dollars or at least not yet. Is it possible to win? No! No lottery ticket, no win! But maybe you will buy a lottery ticket in the future. So you can think about winning in the future, like a dream. It's not very real, but it's still possible.

Grammar exercise
Answer the following question using the conditional tense. Write at least four sentences.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why?