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Vocabulary phrases with travel, get
and go on
Lonely Planet Grammar Present Perfect Continuous
and Present Perfect Simple

QUICK REVIEW Present Perfect Simple Work
in pairs. Ask questions with Have you ever ... ? to the world's greatest travellers
find out five things you've done in your life that your
partner hasn't done. 0 Nobody has changed the way we travel more than Tony and Maureen
Wheeler, the founders of the publishing company Lonely Planet.
1 The company has been publishing guide books for 40 years and
Vocabulary it sells over 5 million books a year in English. It also publishes books
in seven other languages and the Lonely Planet website is one of the
Phrases with travel, get and go on
most popular travel sites on the internet.
Work in pairs. Do we use these words/ phrases 0 The story began when Tony and Maureen met on
with: 1 travel, 2 get, 3 go on? Then check in a park bench in London in 1971 . They got
l!lilttJ:tl!!J;rft> p132. married a year later and for their honeymoon
they travelled across Europe and Asia to Australia
on your own 1 into/out of a car 2 a trip 3
in an old van. A few months later they arrived
back from somewhere a guided to·ur independently
in Sydney with only 27 cents in their pockets.
a jo·urney first/business/economy class a cruise
• • Everyone they met asked them about their
here/there by (10.30) together/separately light incredible journey, so they decided to write a
J book about it. They wrote a 93-page guide book
on/off a bus/plane/train a package holiday a taxi
called Across Asia on the Cheap at their kitchen
a Complete these sentences with the correct form table and it sold 8,000 copies in three months.
of travel, get or go on.
0 With the money they made from the book, Tony and Maureen spent
1 I like long car journeys. the next 18 months travelling around southeast Asia. They wrote their
2 I sometimes a taxi home after work. second guide book, Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, in a Singapore
3 I a guided tour last year. hotel room. 2The book has been a best-seller since It was
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4 I like on my own. published in 1973 and has sold over a million copies.
3
5 I sometimes taxis when I'm late. 0 Lonely Planet has published over 650 books since the company
6 I never a cruise. began and it employs around 450 people and over 200 authors.
7 When I go away, I usually _ light. The Lonely Planet website is visited by about 5 million people every
month and their internet forum, called The Thorn Tree, is one of the
b Tick the sentences in 2a that are true for you.
most popular places online for advice on travelling independently.
Change the other sentences to make them true for you. 4 Their television company, Lonely Planet

c Work in pairs. Compare sentences. How many TV, has been making programmes since
are the same? 2004 and there's also a monthly Lonely
Planet magazine and apps for your phone.

Speaking and Reading 0 The company has certainly come a long
way since Tony and Maureen's honeymoon
a Work in groups. Discuss these questions. adventure. "I think we've done a good

1 Which places do guide books about your country thing," says Maureen. "and l still bel..,
recommend for tourists? Why? th8tQ'l8Yf..11~J

2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using
a guide book in a new country?
3 Have you ever taken a guide book on holiday?
If so, was it useful? Why? /Why not?

b Look at the photos and read the article. Then
Read the article again. Answer these questions.
match headings 1-5 to paragraphs A-E.
1 How long has Lonely Planet been publishing guide books?
1 A romantic adventure
2 What did Tony and Maureen do on their honeymoon?
2 Online, on TV and on your phone
3 Where did they write their second guide book?
3 Guide books for the planet
4 How many books has Lonely Planet published?
4 How to understand the world
5 What is The Thorn Tree?
5 Their first best-seller
6 What else do Lonely Planet do?