Road Trip

Question 1

A road trip is a kind of holiday, travelling on the road, to explore different places.
Often covering a long distance, passing through different cities/places.
It could be by car, motorbike, coach, bus.

Answer 1

Road trip

Question 2

Focus on what happens on the trip, not the destination

Answer 2

The driving
The scenery
The conversations (in the car, bus)
The food you ate
The stops you made on the way
The places you explored

Question 3

Vocabulary about road trip

Answer 3

Cars
A drive (n)
To go for/on a drive
An epic drive - legendary, memorable
To be on the (open) road
It’s time to hit the road - begin the journey
To be behind the wheel - to drive
To take the wheel - to start driving
To drive on the left/ right
To overtake - go pass another car

Question 4

To get away from it all

Answer 4

To escape (Stress, problems, routine)

Question 5

To hit the open road

Answer 5

To start your road trip

Question 6

To be open to (adventure, ideas, criticism)

Answer 6

Willing to accept

Question 7

To take advantage of A to do B

Answer 7

To make use of A to do B

Question 8

To kill two birds with one stone

Answer 8

Do two things with one action

Question 9

The first leg

Answer 9

The first part/ stage of a trip

Question 10

Urban landscape

Answer 10

Towns, cities

Question 11

To get the hang of something

Answer 11

To learn how to do something

Question 12

The long flat roads, stretching out for miles ahead

Answer 12

Road trip

Question 13

Dotted with

Answer 13

Covered with (and looking like dots)

Question 14

To soak up (view/atmosphere

Answer 14

To enjoy

Question 15

Savour something

Answer 15

To enjoy

Question 16

I like the flexibility, beauty, entertainment… that it offers

Answer 16

I like this aspect of it

Question 17

Take a detour

Answer 17

To take a different route

Question 18

The main benefits

Answer 18

The pros, upsides, advantages