Travel Adventures
BasicTravel: plan, pack, explore.
- Travel in three steps: Plan (itinerary, book tickets) → Pack (backpack) → Explore
- Pre-departure checklist: passport · visa · currency exchange · travel cards
- Travel words: destination · souvenir · adventure
文體小知識：A travel narrative told in the past tense, packed with places, food and vivid details.
§Text Passage
1Last summer, Sharon and her family went on a two-week adventure to Japan. Before the trip, Dad prepared a detailed itinerary and checked that everyone's passport and visa were still valid. Mum compared flight and hotel prices online for weeks. Sharon packed her backpack with clothes, a camera, a guidebook and a small umbrella. Their first destination was Osaka, a lively city famous for street food, castles and friendly people. At the airport, they exchanged Hong Kong dollars for Japanese currency and bought travel cards for the trains.
2During the week, the family enjoyed the exploration of temples, markets and aquariums across the Kansai region. In Kyoto, they visited a golden temple at sunrise, when the garden was still quiet and cool. Sharon's favourite memory was feeding the deer in Nara Park; one cheeky deer even stole the paper bag from her hands. Her little brother laughed so hard that he almost missed the train back to the hotel. Every evening, they tried different street food, from takoyaki to matcha ice cream.
3On the last day, Sharon bought a small keychain as a souvenir for her best friend and a postcard for her grandmother. While waiting at the boarding gate, she wrote three pages about the trip in her travel journal. Dad promised that they would visit Tokyo next time, which made everyone cheer. Sharon believes that travel is the best kind of learning, because no textbook can show you how big and exciting the world is. She hopes their next adventure will be even more memorable.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Last summer, Sharon and her family went on a two-week adventure to Japan.
去年暑假，Sharon和家人去了日本，展開兩個星期的冒險之旅。
Before the trip, Dad prepared a detailed itinerary and checked that everyone's passport and visa were still valid.
出發之前，爸爸準備好詳細的行程表，又檢查了每個人的護照同簽證是否仍然有效。
Mum compared flight and hotel prices online for weeks.
媽媽上網比較了機票同酒店價錢好幾個星期。
Sharon packed her backpack with clothes, a camera, a guidebook and a small umbrella.
Sharon將衣服、相機、旅遊書同小傘全部塞入背囊。
Their first destination was Osaka, a lively city famous for street food, castles and friendly people.
他們第一個目的地是大阪，一個以街頭小食、城堡同友善街坊聞名的熱鬧城市。
At the airport, they exchanged Hong Kong dollars for Japanese currency and bought travel cards for the trains.
在機場，他們將港幣兌換成日圓，還買了搭車用的旅遊卡。
During the week, the family enjoyed the exploration of temples, markets and aquariums across the Kansai region.
旅程期間，一家人遊遍關西地區的寺廟、市集同水族館。
In Kyoto, they visited a golden temple at sunrise, when the garden was still quiet and cool.
在京都，他們於日出時分參觀了一座金色寺廟，當時庭園仍然很寧靜、很清涼。
Sharon's favourite memory was feeding the deer in Nara Park; one cheeky deer even stole the paper bag from her hands.
Sharon最難忘的是在奈良公園餵鹿；有一隻頑皮的鹿還搶走了她手上的紙袋。
Her little brother laughed so hard that he almost missed the train back to the hotel.
弟弟笑到差點趕不上回酒店那班車。
Every evening, they tried different street food, from takoyaki to matcha ice cream.
每晚他們都會試不同的街頭小食，由章魚燒到抹茶雪糕都有。
On the last day, Sharon bought a small keychain as a souvenir for her best friend and a postcard for her grandmother.
最後一日，Sharon買了一個小鎖匙扣送給最好的朋友做紀念品，又買了張明信片給外婆。
While waiting at the boarding gate, she wrote three pages about the trip in her travel journal.
在登機閘口等的時候，她在旅行日記上寫了三頁關於這次旅程的事。
Dad promised that they would visit Tokyo next time, which made everyone cheer.
爸爸說下次會去東京，令大家一起歡呼。
Sharon believes that travel is the best kind of learning, because no textbook can show you how big and exciting the world is.
Sharon相信旅行是最好的學習方式，因為沒有一本教科書可以告訴你世界有多大、多精彩。
She hopes their next adventure will be even more memorable.
她希望下一次的冒險會更加難忘。
1Summary 重點摘要
Travel: plan, pack, explore.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Travel plan.
Where you go.
Gift from trip.
Bag for travel.
Entry permit.
Money used.
Exciting trip.
Discover new places.
3Step by step Steps
- PlanPlan before you go. Example: Dad prepared a detailed itinerary and checked that everyone's passport and visa were still valid, while Mum compared flight and hotel prices online for weeks — remember: half of a good trip happens before departure.
- PackPacking needs a system. Example: Sharon packed her backpack with clothes, a camera, a guidebook and a small umbrella — group items into clothes, gadgets and documents. At the airport they exchanged currency and bought travel cards for the trains.
- ExploreExploring is the heart of the trip. Example: the family enjoyed the exploration of temples, markets and aquariums across the Kansai region, and they saw the golden temple in Kyoto at sunrise, when the garden was still quiet and cool.
- Key vocabularyEight travel words: itinerary, destination, souvenir, backpack, visa, currency, adventure and exploration. Try using four of them in one sentence about your dream trip.
- Vivid detailsDetails make narratives come alive. Example: Sharon's favourite memory was feeding the deer in Nara Park — one cheeky deer stole the paper bag from her hands, and her little brother laughed so hard he almost missed the train back to the hotel.
- Tense checkTravel stories use the past tense: went, visited, tried, bought. Watch common errors such as I go to Japan last year (should be went) and The trip was excited (should be exciting) — check tenses before doing the quiz.
- Write about itModel your writing on the passage: destination and itinerary, preparation, the most unforgettable moment, food experiences (from takoyaki to matcha ice cream), souvenirs and feelings — then close with the golden line Travel is the best kind of learning.
5Worked example Example
Based on the passage, write about a trip in the past tense: destination, preparation, the most unforgettable moment, and the souvenirs you bought.
- Step 1: Destination and length — Last summer, my family went on a two-week adventure to Japan.
- Step 2: Preparation — Dad prepared a detailed itinerary and checked our passports and visas.
- Step 3: The unforgettable moment — My favourite memory was feeding the deer in Nara Park.
- Step 4: Food experiences — Every evening, we tried different street food, from takoyaki to matcha ice cream.
- Step 5: Souvenirs and feelings — I bought a small keychain as a souvenir and wrote three pages in my travel journal.
- Answer: Last summer, my family went on a two-week adventure to Japan. Before the trip, Dad prepared a detailed itinerary and checked that everyone's passport and visa were valid, while Mum compared flight and hotel prices online. Our first destination was Osaka, a lively city famous for street food. My favourite memory was feeding the deer in Nara Park — one cheeky deer even stole the paper bag from my hands! Every evening we tried different street food, from takoyaki to matcha ice cream. On the last day, I bought a keychain as a souvenir and wrote three pages in my travel journal. Travel is the best kind of learning.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What is an itinerary?
Q2What is a visa?
Q3What is a souvenir?
Q4What is currency?
Q5What is adventure?
8Recap Recap
- Travel in three steps: Plan (itinerary, book tickets) → Pack (backpack) → Explore
- Pre-departure checklist: passport · visa · currency exchange · travel cards
- Travel words: destination · souvenir · adventure
- A fun detail from the passage: the cheeky deer in Nara Park stole the paper bag — details make stories vivid
- Key line: Travel is the best kind of learning.