Harry's Trip 1

Harry is an American businessman.

His job requires him to do a lot of traveling.

He takes 9 or 10 trips a year.

In the past six months he has made 5 trips.

Three were to Asia and two were to Europe.

The purpose of these trips is to attend meetings and make presentations.

Exercise:

1.— How many trips has he made in the past six months?

   — In the past six months he has made 5 trips.

2.— What does his job require him to do?

   — His job requires him to do a lot of traveling.

3. In the past six months he has made 5 trips.

Harry loves to travel, and he has traveled to many countries.

Most of his trips are for one or two weeks.

His first international trip was 15 years ago when he was 20 years old.

He really wanted to see Asia, so he and a friend flew to Tokyo, Japan.

Exercise:

1.— How long are most of his trips?

   — Most of his trips are for one or two weeks.

2. Harry loves to travel, and he has been to many countries.

From Tokyo, they traveled around Japan for two weeks.

The people they met were very nice, but most of them didn't speak English.

Harry tried to speak a little Japanese, but it was difficult.

He didn't do very well.

When he spoke to people, most of them just looked at him.

They didn't understand what he was trying to say.

Exercise:

1.— What language did he try to use when he was in Japan?

   — Harry tried to speak a little Japanese.

2.— They didn't understand what he was trying to say.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. In the past six months he has made 5 trips.

2. The purpose of these trips is to attend meetings and make presentations.

3. His job requires him to do a lot of traveling.

4. Harry loves to travel, and he has traveled to many countries.

5. When he spoke to people, most of them just looked at him.

From Japan, they went to Korea for a week, and then they went to China.

In China, they visited the Great Wall, near Beijing.

They stayed in Beijing for a few days, and then boarded a train for Shanghai.

It was an overnight train with sleeping cars.

Exercise:

1.— Where do they go after they left Korea?

   — They went to China after they left Korea.

2. In China, they visited the Great Wall, near Beijing.

During the journey, they enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside.

The view from the train was wonderful.

Harry will never forget watching the sun go down in the evening.

It was a beautiful sunset.

Exercise:

1.— What did they enjoy doing during the journey?

   — During the journey, they enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside.

2. During the journey, they enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside.

The journey to shanghai, took many hours, but it was an unforgettable experience.

On the train, they met a Chinese professor who spoke English.

He was a middle-aged man whose hair was turning grey.

He told them about how things were changing in China.

It was wonderful to watch him as he was speaking.

His eyes were full of energy and excitement.

Exercise:

— Who do they meet on the train?

— On the train, they met a Chinese professor who spoke English.

They only stayed in Shanghai for a couple of days.

Then they returned to the US and went back to school.

They had one more year to finish their studies.

Exercise:

1.— Where do they go after they left Shanghai?

   — They returned to the US and went back to school.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. His eyes were full of energy and excitement.

2. During the journey, they enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside.

3. It was wonderful to watch him as he was speaking.

4. On the train, they met a Chinese professor who spoke English.

Harry's Trip 2

Harry's next few trips were to different parts of the world.

He went to Europe twice, each time to different countries.

On one trip, he traveled through the UK and France.

On the next trip, he went to Italy and Greece.

Exercise:

— How many times did he go to Europe?

— He went to Europe twice, each time to different countries.

After Europe, he traveled to Mexico and South America.

In South America, he went to Argentina and Brazil.

He enjoyed watching some great soccer matches.

Exercise:

— What did he enjoy watching in South America?

— He enjoyed watching some great soccer matches.

Then he decided to go back to Asia.

But this time he went to Southeast Asia.

He visited Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.

Each country had a charm of its own.

Exercise:

— Where did he go after he went to South America?

— This time he went to Southeast Asia.

After all this travel, Harry decided to make travel part of his career.

He didn't want to work only in the US.

He didn't want to work only with Americans.

He wanted to experience other countries and other cultures.

His dream was to work for an international company.

Exercise:

— Why did he decide to work for an international company?

— He wanted to experience other countries and other cultures.

Five years ago his dream came true.

Now he's working for a German hi-tech company.

As part of his job, he has to travel a lot.

As a result, he has been to many cities and countries.

And he has met many interesting people.

Exercise:

1.— What came true five years ago?

  — Five years ago, he was hired by an international company.

2.— Why has he been traveling so much?

   — As part of his job, he has to travel a lot. (His jobs requires him to travel a lot.)

3. As a result, he has been to many cities and countries.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. Harry's next few trips were to different parts of the world.

2. His dream was to work for an international company.

3. Now he's working for a German hi-tech company.

4. After all this travel, Harry decided to make travel part of his career.

5. He wanted to experience other countries and other cultures.