SOCIALIZING

MAKING SMALL TALK AND DEVELOPING A CONVERSATION

Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between

successive movements.

The origin of the word “travel” is most likely lost to history. The term “travel” may originate from the Old French word travail. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first know use of the word travel was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English traveilen, travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still accasionally use the words travail and travails, which mean struggle. 

 According to Simon Winchester in his book ‘The Best Travelers’ Tales (2004), the words travel and travail both share an even more ancient root : a Roman instrument of torture called the the tripalium (in Latin it means “three stakes”, as in to impale). This link reflects the extreme difficulty of travel in ancient times. Also note the torturous connotation of the word “travailler”. Today, travel may or may not be much easier depending upon the destination you choose (i.e., Mt. Everest, the Amazon rainforest), how you plan to get there (tour bus, cruise ship, or oxcart), and whether or not you decide to "rough it (see extreme tourism and adventure travel). "There's a big difference between simply being a tourist and being a true world traveler," notes travel writer Michael Kasum. This is, however, a contested distinction as academic work on the cultures and sociology of travel has noted.

Questions to ask about someone’s trip:

• ” (Are you) getting excited about/for your trip?”

• “When are you flying out?” or “When are you heading off?”

• “Are you going on a tour or are you on your own?”

• “Are you all packed yet?”

• “Is your trip all planned out or it spontaneous?”

How to respond to someone’s answer:

• “Oh wow that’s so cool”

• “Check out the markets at night. They are amazing.”

• “I’ve never been there but I’ve always wanted to go.”

Dan is flying from New York to Los Angeles. When he arrives at the airport, he goes to the check-in desk. Listen to the conversation he has with the agent:

Agent: Good afternoon! Where are you flying to today?

Dan: Los Angeles.

Agent: May I have your passport, please?

Dan: Here you go.

Agent: Are you checking any bags?

Dan: Just this one.

Agent: OK, please place your bag on the scale.

Dan: I have a stopover in Chicago – do I need to pick up my luggage there?

Agent: No, it’ll go straight through to Los Angeles. Here are your boarding passes – your flight leaves from gate 15A and it’ll begin boarding at 3:20. Your seat number is 26E.

Dan: Thanks.

DAFTAR PUSTAKA 

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