Fill in the Blanks Exercise
EPISODE 03: Real-Life Situations
TRACK 3
PRESENTER: Hello, and welcome to .
As you know, we normally like to to talk about faraway places they've visited.
But this week it's almost the opposite - we're .
If you don't know what they are, well, the word 'staycation' is a of 'stay' and 'vacation'.
It's basically a holiday that you have in your own home, or at least at your own home at night.
Why do that? Well, for , to avoid the , to explore your local area, and even to a little.
Now, we've got to talk to us about their staycations.
So let's speak first to Mike and hear about his... well, I won't say trip because .
MIKE: No, I didn't!
PRESENTER: But !
MIKE: Yes, well, I had a last week.
I took Friday and Monday off work - my wife did too - so we .
PRESENTER: And what ?
MIKE: Well, we'd . So we knew there was a we wanted to go to on the Saturday night.
And a as well. We also took a to the coast and spent the day by the sea.
PRESENTER: Sounds .
MIKE: It was. But actually, those are the things we'd , at the weekend.
I think it was the that made the experience interesting.
So, every morning, we had a together, like in a hotel.
Normally, we just eat a bowl of cereal, generally not at the same time, but this time we .
We had yoghurt, something hot like mushrooms, that kind of thing. It was great to .
PRESENTER: OK.
MIKE: And also we . No TV. No Internet. No .
So we did different things - we read a lot. We listened to music, I even , and my wife .
PRESENTER: Oh, wow. OK, now let's talk to our . Samantha, .
SAMANTHA: Well, I wanted it to be active, .
So I planned everything . I tried to every day.
So one day I went running in the countryside, another day I went cycling, then I .
PRESENTER: Sounds .
SAMANTHA: It was, and actually on the last day, I and stayed at home and slept!
The other thing I did was to every other day.
I felt I'd with all that physical activity!
PRESENTER: Well, thanks. Now, finally, let's Louise. What did you ?
LOUISE: Well, my experience was because, unlike the other two, I've got !
PRESENTER: Right, so what did you do to ?
LOUISE: Well, a bit like the others, I tried to every day.
So we had a trip to the zoo, going to see a football match, going out for lunch to a restaurant, at home, going to a concert.
I tried to have the same rule as Mike - but that was too hard with kids.
They couldn't understand why we'd . But overall, it .
I think it felt different for the kids compared to just staying at home during the school holidays.
They felt we were .
PRESENTER: OK, thanks, Louise. So, as usual, I'll ask you all for a and whether you'd to our listeners.
So first, Louise.
LOUISE: I'd give it . It's not easy with kids, but .
PRESENTER: Thanks. Samantha?
SAMANTHA: . I'd recommend it, but it's probably better to instead of doing sport every single day!
PRESENTER: OK, and Mike?
MIKE: I really enjoyed it. You have to but if you do, I think it's a a few days.
So , and yes, I'd definitely what I did.
