Family Hits The Road With A Horse, A Wagon And A Dream
FAMILY HITS THE ROAD WITH A HORSE, A WAGON AND A DREAM
Orkney Islands, Scotland - Like many people, David and Kate Grant dreamed
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What do you think is the most important quality in a partner?
파트너에게 가장 중요한 자질은 무엇이라고 생각하시나요? - Do you believe in love at first sight?
첫눈에 반하는 사랑을 믿으시나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Orkney Islands, Scotland - Like many people, David and Kate Grant dreamed
of going around the world. But their dream was out of the ordinary--the
Grants and their three children wanted to travel in a horse-drawn wagon!"It started as a pipe dream," says David. "None of us knew a thing about
driving a horse."
In 1990, the Grants sold their house in Scotland, bought a horse and a wagon
and hit the road. They brought along a set of encyclopedias so the children
could keep up with their studies.
The trip got off to a good start as the family rode through Belgium, France and
Italy. But then they ran into some problems. They aCrrived in Slovenia in 1991 at
the start of the Balkan wars, just as jets were bombing the country.
Two years later, in 1993, after crossing Hungary, Russia and Kazakhstan, red
tape prevented them from entering China. They had to go 1600 kilometers out
of their way into Mongolia. There, thieves tried to rob them and the Grants
used a slingshot to drive them away.
In 1996, the family flew from Japan to North America for the last leg of their trip.
They spent more than a year crossing the United States and Canada. In late
1997, after seven years on the road, the family sailed form Nova Scotia back to
Scotland. Kate says she's ready to settle down now, but David is not so sure."Maybe I've got another expedition in me," he says.
Answer the questions: 1. What did the Grants dream of doing?
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- Why was their dream out of the ordinary?
- When did they hit the road? How long were they on the road?
- How did the children keep up with their studies?
- What problems did they run into?
- Why couldn't they enter China?
- How far out of their way was Mongolia? What happened there?
- What was the last leg of their trip?
- Are the Grants ready to settle down now?
- Would you like to go around the world as the Grants did? Why or why not?Complete the idioms:
- For many years, Selma and her husband dreamed _________________________ walking through Australia. It wasn't a pipe ___________! They're now on the last _________________ of their trip through that country.
- Tarik loves to be on _________; he doesn't want to settle ______________.
- Maria's college career is getting off to a ___________________; she's studying hard and keeping _______________ with her courses. Complete the dialogue. Luisa and Antonio are a married couple talking about their next vacation. Fill in the blanks using the idioms below. Put the verbs in correct form and tense. Luisa: Honey, look at this brochure about the Colorado River. Antonio: Oh no. What are you ______________ now? Luisa: I want to ______________next summer and do something fun. Something ______________________. This would be perfect! Antonio: What do you mean perfect? Luisa: Well, we could raft for a week on the river! Antonio: No, Colorado River is too dangerous. We could ___________________ problems.SLINGSHOT: a Y-shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.BALKAN WAR: two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe GRANTS: a town in W New Mexico Examples:
- Balkan wars last for one year.
- I have been played slingshot when I was 7 years old. New Idioms and Expressions: hit the road - leave; start a trip (usually in a car) dream of (doing) something - think about something that you wish for the future out of the ordinary - unusual; different a pipe dream - an unrealistic dream keep up (with something or someone) - maintain the pace (of someone or something) get off to a good start - have a successful beginning run into someone or something - meet someone or something unexpectedly red tape - unnecessary bureaucratic routines out of one's way - not in the direction one is going drive someone away - force someone to leave the last leg - the final stage of a trip on the road - traveling; moving from one place to another settle down - begin to live a stable life in one place
- Do you like to be on the road? Tell about the last time you hit the road.
- Tell about something you've done that is out of the ordinary.
- Tell what you know about the Balkan wars.
- What do you dream of doing? Is it a pipe dream or realistic?
- Is it hard for you to keep up with anything in your life (such as your studies, your e-mail messages, housecleaning, laundry, etc?)
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"search for"는 "~을 검색하다"입니다. 인터넷에서는 "on the Internet"을 씁니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What was the most surprising thing you learned about family hits the road with a horse, a wagon and a dream from this passage?
이 지문에서 family hits the road with a horse, a wagon and a dream에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요? - How does the topic of family hits the road with a horse, a wagon and a dream affect your daily life?
family hits the road with a horse, a wagon and a dream 주제가 당신의 일상에 어떻게 영향을 미치나요? - Do you agree with the main argument presented in the reading? Why or why not?
읽기 자료에 제시된 주요 주장에 동의하시나요? 왜 그런가요, 왜 아닌가요? - If you could share one idea from this lesson with a friend, what would it be?
이 수업에서 친구에게 공유하고 싶은 한 가지 아이디어는 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: FAMILY HITS THE ROAD WITH A HORSE, A WAGON AND A DREAM
Level: High Intermediate (H.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!