Travelling

Klaudia Duda, Kinga Pieczyńska,

Wiktoria Skwarczyńska
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Useful idioms
A list of useful idioms:
1. Hit the road
2. Off the beaten track
3. Break the journey
4. In the same boat
5. Miss the boat
6. Drive (someone) up the wall
7. Highways and byways
8. In the driver’s seat
 The meanings of these idioms:

● Hit the road - to start the journey

● Off the beaten track - far away from where many people live
● Break the journey - to stop somewhere for a while during a long journey
● In the same boat - to be in a similar situation, often difficult
● Miss the boat - to be too late for something, to miss an opportunity
● Drive (someone) up the wall - to do something that irritates someone
● Highways and byways - major and minor roads
● In the driver’s seat – to be in charge/control
 Use in sentences:
● Tom said he’s going to hit the road soon
● His house was off the beaten track.
● I was starving, so I had to break my journey and eat dinner
● Don’t worry about it, we’re in the same boat!
● I’m sorry, but she left - you’ve missed the boat.
● Clara was being annoying and drove him up to a wall.
● We have to face many highways and byways in life.
● My mother is always in the driver’s seat and makes
important decisions.
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Useful phrasal
verbs
A list of useful phrasal
verbs:
1. To check in/out
2. To go away
3. To look around
4. To see off
5. To touch down
6. To head for
7. To take off
8. To head for
The meanings of these phrasal verbs:
● To check in - to show your ticket at an airport
● To check out -to leave a hotel after paying for your room
● To go away - to go on a trip
● To look around - to visit a place and look at things there
● To see off - to watch someone leave on a trip
● To touch down - when a plane lands
● To take off - when a plane leaves the ground
● To head for - go to/towards something
 Use in sentences:
● I had to go up to him and check in.
● I locked my room and headed towards the front desk to check out.
● She was so done with him that she went away for the summer.
● I looked around the town square and saw many different people.
● Catherine saw him off to the airport.
● The plane touched down and everyone clapped their hands.
● As soon as the plane took off, I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
● She turned right on the junction and headed for Warsaw.
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Questions
 Questions to the group

Do you enjoy travelling?

01 If yes, do you prefer travelling alone or with someone & why?

02 What do you think is the most important thing while travelling?

Which means of transport do you prefer & why?

03 Is there one that you don’t enjoy using & why?
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Revision
 Revision
Do you remember what these idioms/phrasal verbs mean?

01 Highways and byways 04 To see off

02 To hit the road 05 To touch down

03 To break the journey 06 To go away

Thank you!