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Study Tip #2 :
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Lori / Canada
Oh, right now, the adventure I am planning is an extensive trip in Southeast Asia. I've always dreamed of going to Angor Wat, so I want to see that place before it's been overrun with too many tourists.
Chris / England
Well, I always said that I wanted to try parachute jumping, and I had the chance when I was in high school to do that but my dad stopped me going in the end because he said ... well, I'm quite a big guy - quite heavy ... and so, he was like, "Well, if you want to do it, then you really should lose a bit of weight because, you know, you're gonna fall and you're gonna shatter your legs" so he was very supportive of my dream, so in the future I think I'd like to try that, but maybe I should lose some weight.
Aki / Japan
I want to go to Antartica and maybe go on a dog sleigh. I don't like the cold weather, but I want to experience that sleigh and actually I want to go on the dog sleigh for my honeymoon and experience Antartica with my husband.
Amir / Iran
I would like to do skydiving, yeah. Skydiving, because I have acrophobia. This would be the biggest adventure I could can take. Just falling from the airplane for a few minutes. You know, now silence there. It would be strengthening me from inside, doing this adventure.
Helen / Canada
Well, I would really like to go cycling somewhere like Nepal or something like that, where there's lots of rugged mountains and beautiful scenery. I don't think I'm in shape enough to do it just now but maybe some time in the future, when I have more time to work out and stuff.
Eoin / England
A big adventure I'd like to do is another long-distance cycling trip. Previously I cycled around Japan - a few areas in Japan ... a cycle trip around Europe. I think I'd like to do a huge trip from somewhere in Europe to somewhere in Asia and maybe like England across to Beijing or something like that.
extensive
I'm planning an extensive trip.
Here, the word extensive is used to mean a long period of time. It can also be used to talk about almost any large project. Notice the following:
- He's taken extensive leave for his illness.
- The team will conduct extensive research and testing.
overrun
It's been overrun with tourists.
If a place is overrun, that means there are too many people. It's most often negative. Notice the following:
- The camp is overrun with refugees.
- During the sale, the mall was overrun with shoppers.
dog sleigh
I want to go on a dog sleigh.
A dog sleigh is a kind of transport without wheels that is made for traveling over snow and is pulled along by dogs. Notice the following:
- I'd love to travel Canada by dog sleigh!
- My girlfriend feels sorry for sleigh dogs.
acrophobia
I have acrophobia.
People with acrophobia have extreme fear of high places. They could never, for example, go skydiving. Notice the following:
- My brother has acrophobia.
- Doctors can't explain acrophobia.
rugged mountains
There's lots of rugged mountains.
Rugged mountains are high and difficult to travel through. Notice the following:
- I've hiked the rugged mountains of the Himalayas.
- Our train slowly made its way through the rugged mountains.