Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Traveling to new places is such a cool experience, we often wish we could make it last forever. But there’s always that sad moment when we have to get on a plane and head back home.
Some people try to make their trips last forever by recording them. But walking around with a camera in front of your face might not be your idea of a perfect vacation. And watching hours and hours of your travel footage might not be your friends’ idea of a great time.
Dale is taking a vacation soon. Listen to him talk with Mason about whether or not he should make videos of his trip.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Dale: So Mason, I’m going on a trip in about four weeks from now.
Mason: Oh yeah?
Dale: Yeah. Now I’m thinking since, you know, it’s kind of a family trip, I was gonna video it. But I don’t know if it’s a good thing.
Mason: You know, it’s whatever your taste is, right? But I think you want to make sure to savor the experience, like don’t forget to experience firsthand while you’re trying to capture it on the film. So…
Dale: You mean, like focusing on the camera rather than the situation or the environment that we’re actually in.
Mason: Are you in the moment, or are you watching the moment, you know?
Dale: Oh, through the camera. Yeah, that’s a tough one, because I also feel like if I don’t record I’m like, shoot, I should have had that on camera!
Mason: Yeah. You know, I mean what are you going to do, become the next viral hit on YouTube?
Dale: That’s true, that’s true.
Mason: I mean, yeah, maybe you will.
Dale: Is it better to just take pictures?
Mason: I like the pictures. I think that’s my compromise. So I’m actually going on a trip sometime soon and I might get myself a big fancy camera. And guess what? It takes video too just in case I need to cover my bases.
Dale: And then you just edit it and make it really nice.
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Discussion
Dale is going on a trip soon and can’t decide if he should record the trip on video. Mason thinks that it is important to enjoy your vacation while it is happening. If you concentrate on making travel videos while you are on vacation, you might not be able to savor the experience as much.
Dale worries that if he doesn’t video his trip, he will regret it. But Mason says that a good compromise can be taking regular photographs. Mason is going to take a trip soon as well, and he is thinking of buying a new camera so he will be able to take lots of good pictures. The camera he wants to get also makes videos, so he has all the bases covered.
Do you like to video your trips? What else do you do to preserve your travel memories?
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