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LESSON 12--- FAMILY HITS THE ROAD WITH A HORSE, A WAGON AND A DREAM
Lesson 12
FAMILY HITS THE ROAD WITH A HORSE, A WAGON AND A DREAM
 
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?
2. Why was their dream out of the ordinary?
3. When did they hit the road? How long were they on the road?
4. How did the children keep up with their studies?
5. What problems did they run into?
6. Why couldn't they enter China?
7. How far out of their way was Mongolia? What happened there?
8. What was the last leg of their trip?
9. Are the Grants ready to settle down now?
10. Would you like to go around the world as the Grants did? Why or why not?

Complete the idioms:

1. 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.
2. Tarik loves to be on _________; he doesn't want to settle ______________.
3. 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:
1) Balkan wars last for one year.
2) 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

1. Do you like to be on the road? Tell about the last time you hit the road.
2. Tell about something you've done that is out of the ordinary.
3. Tell what you know about the Balkan wars.
4. What do you dream of doing? Is it a pipe dream or realistic?
5. Is it hard for you to keep up with anything in your life (such as your studies, your e-mail messages, housecleaning, laundry, etc?)

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