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Unit1Let’sGoSomewhere!ListeningAudioTrack3-1-1/AudioTrack3-1-2Leticia:Hello?Paula:Hi,Leticia.It’sPaula.Leticia:Hi,Paula.Howareyou?Haveyoufinishedpackingyet?Paula:Almost.Leticia:Youmustbeexcited.When’syourflight?Paula:Tomorrow.At9a.m.Listen,Leticia,Ineedyourhelp.Leticia:OK.What’sup?Paula:Well,asyouknow,I’mgoingonvacation—fortwoweeks.DoyouthinkyoucouldwatermyplantswhileI’maway?Leticia:Sure.Noproblem.Paula:Great.Theyneedwatertwiceaweek.There’soneplantinthebedroomandoneinthekitchen.Leticia:OK…say,howaboutyourdog?ShouldIfeedher,too?Paula:No,that’sOK.I’mputtingherinakennel.Leticia:Allright,then,I’llwateryourplants…and…oh,howaboutthemail?ShouldIpickitupforyou?Paula:Actually,I’vealreadyaskedthemailmantostopmaildelivery.Thanksforasking,though.Leticia:Well,haveagreattrip!Paula:Thanks,Leticia.Ireallyappreciateyourhelp.Leticia:Mypleasure.Waitasecond.Idon’thaveanykeystoyourplace.Paula:Oh,that’sright.Willyoubehomearound8tonight?Leticia:Yeah,Ithinkso.Paula:OK,I’lldropby…I’llgiveyouthekeysthen.Leticia:OK!Seeyoutonight.Bye!Paula:Bye!Thanksagain!AudioTrack3-1-3/AudioTrack3-1-4/AudioTrack3-1-5Ashley:Wow,Jun,youlookrelaxed.Didyouenjoythelongweekend?Jun:Isuredid,Ashley.Actually,Itookabigtrip.Ashley:Overtheweekend?Weonlyhadthreedaysoff!Jun:Yep,butIvisitedfourcountriesinthreedays.Ashley:What?Jun:Ilovetofly.YoumightsayI’man“airplanefreak.”Ashley:That’sinteresting.…Wheredidyougo?Jun:IvisitedKorea,Thailand,Singapore,andthePhilippines.Ashley:Soundslikeyouwerebusy!Jun:Iwas.IhadonlyfourhoursinSeoul,soIhadtofinishmyshoppingveryquickly.SometimesIhadtorunbetweenconnectingflights.Ashley:Waitaminute!Whataboutyourbaggage?Didn’tyouhavetowaitforit?Jun:No,Ididn’thavemuch:onlyonecarryonbag.Itjustfitsintheoverheadcompartment.Ashley:Soletmegetthisstraight…youspentyourweekendinanairplane?Flyingaround?Jun:Basically,yes.Iflystandby.Ashley:Standby?Jun:Yes.Asastandbypassenger,Idon’thaveareservation.Atthelastminutetheyletmeknowifthereisaseatavailable.TheygivemeaboardingpassandIgeton.Ashley:Allthisflyingmustbeexpensive!Jun:Well,I’manairlineemployee.I’masalesrepresentativeforTwinStarAirlines.SoIknowmostoftheflightattendantsandIcanalmostflyforfree.Ashley:Luckyyou!AudioTrack3-1-6Matt:Haveyoudonealltheerrands?Tina:No,Ihaven’tfinishedthemyet.Matt:Youdon’thavetogotothepostoffice.I’vecanceledthemaildelivery.Tina:Well,I’vepickeduptheplanetickets.ButIhaven’ttakenthedogtothekennel.Whataboutyou?Haveyouwashedthedishes?Matt:No,Ihaven’tcleanedthekitchen.ButIwateredtheplants,andI’vegivenourkeystoMrs.Smith.Tina:Whataboutyoursuitcase?Haveyoupackedit?Matt:Notyet…Butdon’tworry:there’sstilllotsoftime!AudioTrack3-1-7Steve:Areyoualmostready?Jenna:Yes,Ithinkso,butwealwaysforgetsomanythings!Didyougetthetraveler’schecksatthebankyesterday?Steve:Yes,Idid.AndIpaidthebills,too.Jenna:Well,Ichangedourvoicemailmessage,andIconfirmedallofourflights.Steve:Great!Let’sremembertogivethehousekeystoMr.Jacobsensohecancomeinandwaterourplants.Jenna:ThisafternoonIhavetostopthemaildeliveryatthepostoffice.Steve:Andcouldyoupleasetakethedogtothekennel?Jenna:Oh,Ihatethat!Healwayslookssoscared.Steve:Andthistime,let’sremembertoemptythetrashbeforeweleave.Jenna:Andwe’llgiveawayallthefreshfood.Lastyear,therewereblacktomatoesandgreenmeatintherefrigeratorafterourvacation.Steve:Imadeanotetomyself:unplugthecomputer!Jenna:AndIpromisetoturnoffallthelights.Theelectricbillwasterriblelasttime.Steve:Maybeweshouldwritealist.Thenwecanuseitagainonournextvacation.AudioTrack3-1-8/AudioTrack3-1-9TipsforbetterpackingAreyouplanningtotravelforaweekendorseveralmonths,aroundthecountryoroverseas?Herearesometipstohelpyoupackyourbags.1.Pre-tripplanning:•Makeapackinglisttohelpyouremembereverything.Reviewitaboutaweekbeforeyourtrip.•Planatimetogoshoppingforthingsyouneedforyourtrip.•Don’tpackthenightbeforeyoutravel.Youwillforgetthingswhenyou’reinahurry.2.Taggingluggage:•Beforepacking,putnametagsonvaluableitemslikecamerasandcellphones.•Makesurethateachpieceofluggage,includingcarry-ons,hasaluggagetagonit.•Ifyouknowyourhotel’saddressandphonenumber,putitonyourluggagetags.3.Savingspace:•Packsmallitems(socks,belts,etc.)insideyourshoes.Itusestheemptyspaceandhelpstheshoestoholdtheirshape.•Packyourclothesinplasticbags.•Ifyouaretravelingwithafriend,planyourpackingtogether.Shareyouralarmclock,toothpaste,orfirstaidkit.4.Yourcarry-onbag:•Themostimportantitemsforyourtrip(passport,planetickets,traveler’schecks,creditcards,keys,etc.)shouldgoinyourcarry-onbag.Alwayskeepthemwithyou.•Keepyourcarryonbagsmallandlight.Putbulky,heavyitemsinyourcheck-inluggage.•Usesoftbags,suchasbackpacksorshoulderbags,forcarry-ons.Theyfiteasilyundertheairplaneseat,orintosmalloverheadcompartments.5.Otherideas:•Bringanemptybagforsouvenirsfromthetrip.•Remembertopackafewrubberbands,safetypinsandplasticbags.Theycanbeveryuseful.•Bringsomesnackssuchasnuts,cookiesordriedfruit.Youcaneatthemifyoudon’thavetimeforameal.Sharingfoodisagreatwaytomeetothertravelers.AudioTrack3-1-10/AudioTrack3-1-11/AudioTrack3-1-12Goingsoloisthewaytogo!Howdoyouusuallytravel?Doyougowithaclosefriendoragroupo