🚅 Describe a long journey you had and would like to take again (Part 2) + Transcript

Hello, hello, DLSN and welcome into IELTS speaking part 2. Describe a long journey you had and would like to take again. You should say when where you went, who you had the journey with, why you had the journey and explain why you'd like to have it again. Rory, give us your story. Well, I've taken a lot of these in my time and enjoyed them, but one that stands out really clearly in my mind is when I went to London at the end of May, well, this year, 2025, for Mighty Hoopla, which is a music festival in Brixton, a part of the. Well, it's a part of the city in the south. And when it comes to who I went with, it was supposed to be with my best friend, but, unfortunately, he wasn't feeling well, so I had to go it alone. You'd think that would make for a pretty dull trip, but thankfully I packed a book and my laptop with me. So here, I was able to actually do quite a few things on my way down south. I was actually incredibly productive. No, I think about it, even more than I'd planned to be since it was just me at a single seat in first class. So I was able to lock in and really focus. I wrote out lesson plans and organized my files from work and then from my upcoming trip to Oxford. Oh, and I got to email various people involved in different projects. Not only was I able to do work, or at least my work in peace, but I managed to get some entertainment in as well. I watched a few videos on my laptop and played video games, and all in this big, comfy cheer that I had to myself. I swapped it with people who were sitting next to me because they wanted to sit next together and I didn't have anybody to sit next to. On top of everything else that I talked about, this was first class. So I got a catering service, which served three meals and drinks on a regular basis throughout the day. This trip takes a few hours, so it's kind of necessary. I hadn't done that before, but my friend had arranged it for me. So I was very grateful for that. It meant that despite the inauspicious start, I could actually unwind for once. That's part of the reason I'd like to do it again. It was a really pleasant experience all around, and it didn't cost a great deal to upgrade to first class. So whenever I get the chance, I always try to do that now. If I hadn't been able to do that, it would have been decidedly less relaxing. The train was absolutely mobbed, and people in economy were being loud and obnoxious, so that would have been just horrendous. As you know, we now release all of our premium content for free, and it's available for one month. After one month, it goes into our super secret archive. Decide up for the archive, click the link in the description below. See you soon. Yay! Thank you very much for your story. Hopefully, it took you on a journey through the capillary. And grammar. So, do listen. A long journey you had. Meaning like a trip along trip your head, and it would like to take again. So you can talk about your holiday. Maybe you traveled somewhere. Right? On holiday or by plane, by boat, by car. Or maybe it was a short trip to the countryside. Maybe the trip you took to get to your IELTS exam, because some people have to travel a very long way. Yeah, I'd like to take it again. Maybe not for IELTS next time. And you can start off with I've taken a lot of trips, but one that stands out really clearly in my mind is when I went to London. So you know, like I have taken a lot of trips, but the one I remember vividly, the one I really remember in my mind clearly. So the structure is like, but one that stands out, one meaning trip, journey. And one that stands out clearly in my mind is when I went to London, when I traveled by car, when I went to my family in the countryside. And what we talked about, May, May, Huplum, which is a music festival in Brixton. So in Great Britain, right? So he went to this festival the second time, right? It was your second time. I think it was my third time actually. Oh, you're third time. Yeah. First time using first class though. And we changed the topic. When it comes to who I went with. I had to do it alone. I had to go it alone. You could do it alone, but you could also go it alone. But that just means you did it by yourself. You might think it was a dull trip, because I was alone. But I didn't. I had a great time. Yeah, but I had a great time. I had packed a book, pass perfect, because I had packed a book and my laptop with me. So I was busy on my way. I was incredibly productive on my way then. So I was like very productive. I was even more productive than I planned. Wow. It was just me in the first class. I was able to lock in and really focus. So Rory locked himself in. He locked the door. He didn't allow anyone in. Didn't lock the door. Maybe I locked the door of my mind. If you lock in, you're concentrating. Yeah, I was able to lock in. So I was able to concentrate and focus. Yeah, it's actually a very good idea to work on the train, because you've got nowhere to go to. And you can really get things done. I wrote out plans. I organized my files. You know, I emailed different people. So yeah, all the listeners, you can say that I was travelling with friends. We had fun. We played both games. So we were drinking. We were laughing. Yes, so past continuous. Or we were sleeping all the way there. Rory used in version. Not only was I able to do my work, but I also managed to get some entertainment. It's been a while since we dropped in version into this. Yeah, I know. Not only this, but also that. Yeah, so I was able to do my work and I had some fun. So we asked a question. Not only was I able to do my work, but I also did that. I watched some videos on my laptop. I played video games. So how long was the journey? It seemed like two days. I think about six hours or so. That's a long journey for me because in this country, it usually takes you two hours to get anywhere. On top of that, so that means that we are adding. In addition. Yeah, in addition. Or, but in speaking, we should use informal phrases. So in addition, it's a bit formal. Furthermore, but on top of that, besides, also, I got a catering service. Yes. Rory was served meals, ula la and drinks. Yeah, on a regular basis throughout the day. So he was eating and drinking all six hours. I hadn't done it before. So past perfect. Like I booked this trip and I hadn't done it before. So it was the first time I had ever traveled in. Where, where, where, where, where did you travel? London. I was in business class or first class, I should say, yes. I was really grateful for that because my friend had arranged it for me. Past perfect again. So I was very grateful, thankful because my friend before had arranged it for me. So first action, my friend arranged and then I was grateful. So please make sure once or twice you do use past perfect to show a range of grammar structures. I could actually unwind for once. Unwind, relax. It's difficult to unwind on the train usually because there's so much happening. C2D is an event 9 vocabulary unwind. So relax. I know C1 in this meaning. Relax. Allow your mind to be free from worry. Yay. Watching videos helped me to unwind. Or I could really unwind for once on a train. Roy, you use this interesting word. In or what? Oh, in or spacious. Yeah. Do you not know what that means? Well, showing signs that something will not be successful or positive. Yes, so my friend couldn't make it because he was sick and I was like, oh God, it was just going to be me by myself. But then it turned into, oh it's me, by myself. Yeah, and very often we say like after an inespicious start, we won the game. Right? So at the start, it didn't seem successful or positive, but then we won. So after an inespicious start. And I'd like to do it again because I could unwind. It was a really pleasant experience all around. So throughout the journey. didn't cost a grand. to upgrade to first class, so I upgraded my trip. Oh wow, interesting. I thought like first class is normally pretty expensive. - Yeah, no, it was actually okay. - So I got the chance to try it. It was very relaxing, pleasant. And usually people on the train are loud and obnoxious, like annoying. - They were definitely loud. Unpleasant, rude, obnoxious, loud, so you can't really relax. But that trip was great. - Quality even, you could say. - Yeah, it was a quality. I had some quality time. - It was a quality day. - Right, listen, so you should decide what trip I want to talk about. Like the code says "Long" Johnny. 6 hours, 8 hours, a day, two days. Maybe you traveled somewhere for a week. Well, by train, for example. It could be a cruise. - Yeah, so like anything. - Thank you very much for listening and we'll get back to you in our next episode. Okay? - Bye. - Describe a long Johnny you had and would like to take again. You should say when where you went, who you had the Johnny with, why you had the Johnny and explain why you'd like to have it again. - Well, I've taken a lot of these in my time and enjoyed them. But one that stands out really clearly in my mind is when I went to London at the end of me, well, this year, 2025, for Mighty Hoopla, which is a music festival in Brixton, a part of the, well, it's a part of the city in the south. And when it comes to who I went with, it was supposed to be with my best friend, but unfortunately he wasn't feeling well, so I had to go it alone. You'd think that would make for a pretty dull trip. But thankfully, I packed a book and my laptop with me. I watched a few videos on my laptop and play video games, and all in this big, comfy cheer that I had to myself. I swapped it with people who were sitting next to me because they wanted to sit next together, and I didn't have anybody to sit next to. On top of everything else that I talked about, this was first class, so I got a catering service, which served three meals and drinks on a regular basis throughout the day. The train was absolutely mobbed, and people in economy were being lured and obnoxious, so that would have been just horrendous. (upbeat music)