Comparing two day trips
Compare two fictional day trips by activities, times and what the price includes.
Hassan and Mei are choosing a day trip for their day off. They read two invented advertisements at a travel desk. Both trips leave on Saturday, but the prices include different things.
The Lakeside Walk costs twenty-five coins per person. The bus leaves at nine and returns at five. A guide leads a three-hour walk around the lake, with several stops. Lunch is not included, so visitors must bring food or buy it at a café. Comfortable walking shoes are needed.
The Old Town Visit costs thirty coins per person. Its bus leaves at ten and returns at four. The price includes entry to a small history museum and a sandwich lunch. Visitors have two hours to explore the town on their own before meeting the guide at the museum.
Hassan prefers a long walk, but Mei wants time to look inside shops. They discuss what they would enjoy rather than choosing only by price. In the end, they book the Old Town Visit because both are interested in the museum. Hassan decides to save the lake walk for another weekend.
Words to take with you
- include
- To have something as part of a price or group.The price includes lunch.
- guide
- A person who shows visitors a place.Our guide met us at the gate.
- entry
- Permission or the right to go into a place.Museum entry is free on Sunday.
- explore
- To look around a place to learn about it.We explored the old streets.
- per person
- For each individual person.The ticket costs ten coins per person.
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Choose one of the two trips for yourself and justify your choice with two details.
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