English Language Test Prep Radio: EPISODE 54

Episode Webpage: https://englishlanguagetestprep.com/eltpr054

Introduction

3 Travel-Related Idioms You Need

LEAD IN: Going on vacation? Take these 3 travel-related idioms with you!

Hello, I'm Professor Winn, author of the englishlanguagetestprep.com blog.

Thank you for being with me today for this live presentation of episode number 14: 3 Travel-Related Idioms.

Now, if you're taking the IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC exam, you know how important it is to learn idioms, collocations, and phrasal verbs.

Idioms, like phrasal verbs, are informal language and they can only really be used on the speaking exams for these three tests.

So I invite you to come along with our short lesson today for these three travelrelated idioms so you can boost your score on the TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS Speaking exam.

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Let's go ahead and get started with our lesson today for these 3 Travel-Related Idioms so we're going to cover today, Fly by the seat of your pants.

Number two, Travel on a shoestring.

And number three, Off the beaten path.

Let's get started.

So number one, Fly by the seat of your pants.

Now, this simply means making decisions without really thinking too far in advance about the consequences that those decisions might have.

For example: Tony went to LA to become famous and made her way by flying by the seat of her pants.

Number two, Travel on a shoestring.

If you travel cheaply, you're traveling on a shoestring.

Example: When Roberta and Juan went to France, they traveled on a shoestring, staying in hostels, not hotels.

And finally number three, Off the beaten path.

We use this expression to talk about places that are fairly remote and inaccessible.

Example: Ian took a vacation off the beaten path in the Amazon jungle.

Off the beaten path.

I know it's a short lesson, but it is easier to learn these idioms and phrasal verbs and collocation in very short packages so you're not overwhelmed and you can easily relate to the terms that we're talking about.

Of course everyone loves to travel, so these, hopefully these travel-related are going to give you a lot of English power that you need to get that high score that you're seeking on the TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS exam.

So today we covered: number one: fly by the seat of your pants.

Number two: travel on a shoestring.

And number three, Off the beaten path.

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I'm Professor Winn.

Thank you for being with me today, and I look forward to seeing you in our next video. Good luck expanding your vocabulary.

And good luck studying for that high score that you seek and deserve on a TOEIC Listening and Reading test.