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English Form 2 Unit 2
Reading Skill PL

PBD Module DSKP Practice

A Read the text. LS 3.1.1

Hitchhiking: the golden answer to budget travel! It doesn’t cost a cent plus you can meet interesting people
and get a sneak peek into their lives.
As much as I love hitchhiking, I also enjoy earning good karma by picking up hitchhikers when I’m driving.
One of my favourite stories happened when I was in a small town in the mountains of Bulgaria, struggling to
find the road to a nearby mountain lodge. I call it ‘The hitchhiking grannies in Bulgaria’.
While I was wondering whom to ask for directions, I saw three grannies by the roadside waving. I stopped
to ask them, only to realize that they were actually hitchhiking, not waving and in mere seconds all of them
had already crammed into my car. It turned out they owned potato fields high in the mountains and they
hitchhiked every single day to get there and take care of the crop. When I stopped to let them out, another
threw a banknote into the car and dashed away. At my perplexed look, the third granny explained that the
runaway hitchhiker had just received news of a new-born great-grandson that morning and wanted me to
drink a coffee to his health. So, I did. Then, I called my mom and told her that obviously hitchhiking is not as
dangerous as she thinks – after all, these three ladies do it every day and they’ve reached a ripe old age!
Why do people hitchhike? If you are travelling on a shoestring, choosing to hitchhike is the best option.
It saves a lot of stress, hassle and time as you are following your own plans. You get to travel to places only the
locals know, not just hopping from city to city. You meet many locals and experience the local culture in all its
richness, and for a short period of time, take part in local people’s everyday lives and daily routines. You might
be invited to people’s houses, see their workplaces, go shopping with them, just because you happen to be in
their car.

B Read the text and correct the underlined errors. Write the correct word in the space provided.

Why then do people travel? If you are travelling on a shoestring, (1) choose to hitchhike is the best option. It
saves a lot of (2) stresses, hassle and time as you are following your own plans. You get to travel to places only the
locals know, not just (3) hoping from city to city. You meet many locals (4) but experience the local culture in all
its richness, and for a (5) shortest period of time, take part in local people’s everyday lives and daily routines. You
(6) should be invited to people’s houses, see their workplaces, go (7) shops with them, just because you happen
to be (8) on their car.

1. choosing 2. stress 3. hopping 4. and

5. short 6. might 7. shopping 8. in

PAK-21 Activity Round Table
In groups, discuss the pros and cons of hitchhiking

Civic Lesson
Core Value: Respect for another’s lifestyle
Hitching is a popular way among people of all ages, except for the very senior, to travel to see the world. They are adventurous and
feel that hitchhiking is the best way to see the world in an independent and gracious way. We should show respect for their choice of
travelling in this way. It may not be our cup of tea but we should respect them for their bravery and integrity in doing something they
believe in. Read up on stories of hitchhikers.

Learning Objectives: .............................................................................................
Pupils will:
• understand details and information in simple longer texts

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