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Unitl,LessonAAudioTrack3-1-1,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'mgoingonvacationfortwoweeks.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.Idonthaveanykeystoyourplace.Paula:Oh,that'sright.Willyoubehomearound8tonight?Leticia:Yeah,Ithinkso.Paula:OK,I?lldropbyI?llgiveyouthekeysthen.Leticia:OK!Seeyoutonight.Bye!Paula:Bye!Thanksagain!AudioTrack3-1-3,AudioTrack3-1-4,AudioTrack3-1-5W:Wow,Jun,youlookrelaxed!Didyouenjoythelongweekend?J:Isuredidactually.ActuallyItookabigtrip.W:Overtheweekend?Weonlyhadthreedaysoff!J:Yep!ButIvisitedfourcountriesinthreedays!W:What?!J:Ilovetofly!YoumightsayI?manairplanefreak!W:That?sinteresting.Wheredidyougo?J:IvisitedKorea,Thailand,SingaporeandthePhilippines.W:Soundslikeyouwerebusy.J:Iwas.Ionlyhadonlyfourhoursinso.SoIhavetofinishmyshoppingveryquickly.SometimesIhadtorunbetweenconnectingflights.W:Waitaminute.Whataboutyourbaggage?Didn?tyouhavetowaitforit?J:No,Ididn?thavemuch,onlyonecarry-onbag,itjustfitstheoverheadcompartment.W:Soletmegetthisstraight.Youspentyourweekendinanairplaneflyingaround?J:Basicallyyes.Iflystandby.W:Standby?J:Yes,asastandbypassenger.Idon?thaveareservation.Atthelastminute,theyletmeknowifthere?saseatavailable.TheygivemeaboardingpassandIgeton.W:Alltheseflyingmustbeexpensive.J:Well,I?manairlineemployee.I?masalesrepresentativeforTwinStarAirlines.SoIknowmostoftheflightattendantsandIcanalmostflyforfree.W: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.ButI?vealreadywateredtheplants,andI?vegivenourkeystoMrs.Smith.Tina:Whataboutyoursuitcase?Haveyoupackedit?Matt:NotyetButdon?tworry:there?sstilllotsoftime!AudioTrack3-1-7S:Areyoualmostready?J:Yes,Ithinkso.Butwealwaysforgetsomanythings.Didyougetthetraveler?schecksatthebankyesterday?S:YesIdid.AndIpaidthebillstoo.J:Well,IchangedourvoicemailmessageandIconfirmedallofourflights.S:Great!Let?sremembertogivethehousekeystoMr.Jacobsensohecancomeinandwaterourplants.J:ThisafternoonIhavetostopthemaildeliveryatthepostoffice.S:Andcouldyoupleasetakethedogtokennel?J:No,Ihatethat.Healwayslookssoscared.S:Andthistimelet?sremembertoemptythetrashbeforeweleave.J:Andwe?llgiveawayallthefreshfood.Lastyeartherewereblacktomatoesandgreenmeatinourrefrigeratorafterourvacation.S:Imadeanotetomyselfunplugthecomputer.J:AndIpromisedtoturnoffallthelights.Theelectricbillwasterriblelasttime.S:Maybeweshouldwritealist,theymaybeusedagainonournextvacation.AudioTrack3-1-8,AudioTrack3-1-9TipsforbetterpackingAreyouplanningtotravelforaweekendorseveralmonthsaroundthecountryoroverseas?Herearesometipstohelpyoupackyourbags.1.Pre-tripplanning.Makeapackinglisttohelpyouremembereverything.Revealitaboutaweekbeforeyourtrip.Planatimetogoshoppingforthingsyouneedforyourtrip.Don?tpackthenightbeforeyoutravel.You?llforgetthingswhenyou?reinahurry.2.Taggingluggage.Beforepacking,putnamestagsonvaluableitemslikecamerasandcellphones.Makesurethateachpieceofluggage,includingcarry-onhasaluggagetagonit.Ifyouknowyourhotel?saddressandphonenumbers,putitonyourluggagetags.3.Savingspace.Packsmallitems:socks,beltsandetcinsideyourshoes.Itusestheemptyspaceandhelpstheshoestoholdtheirshape.Packyourclothesinplasticbags.Ifyou?retravelingwithafriend,planyourpackingtogether,shareyouralarmclock,toothpasteorfirstaidkit.4.Yourcarry-onbag.Themostimportantitemsforyourtrip:passport,planetickets,traveler?schecks,creditcardskeysandetcshouldgoinyourcarry-onbag.Alwayskeepthemwithyou.Keepyourcarry-onbagsmallandlight.Putthosetheheavyitemsinyourcheckingluggage.Usesoftbagssuchasbackpacksorshoulderbagsforcarry-ons.Theyfiteasilyundertheairplaneseatorintothesmalloverheadcompartment.5.Otherideas.Bringanemptybagforsouvenirsfromthetrip.Remembertopackafewrubofbans,safetypinsandplasticbags,theycanbeveryuseful.Bringsomesnackssuchasnuts,cookiesordriedfruit,youcaneatthemifyoudon?thaveenoughtimeforameal.Sharingfoodisagoodwaytomadeothertravelers.AudioTrack3-1-10,AudioTrack3-1-11,AudioTrack3-1-12Goingsoloisthewaytogo!Howdoyouusuallytravel?Doyougowithaclosefriendoragroupoffriends?Doyoujoinatourgroup?Doyoutravelwithyourfamily?Haveyoueverimaginedgoingsolo?Inthemid1990s,itwasestimatedthat9millionAmericanswereplanningasummer