Lesson
Introduction
I am writing about a 1-week trip I am going to take. I will be going to both New York and LA.
Reading
Well, I'm just about to head out on my coast-to-coast trip. Tonight, I am taking the red eye to New York. My brother is planning on meeting me at La Guardia tomorrow morning when I get in. We'll probably drop off my stuff and then cruise around town. I love walking around New York. There is so much to see and do and so many cool restaurants and bars to explore. We're going to pick a rendevouz point so I can meet up with some other friends who live there. We'll probably do some bar hopping. If we get sloshed we can always hop in a cab although I don't want to burn through my whole budget in one night. I'll be in New York until Friday.
From there I will head to LA to meet my friend Matt. Matt is a stand up comedian, so it's possible that we might hit a comedy club. I know he doesn't have any gigs scheduled, but he has a lot of other friends in the comedy biz. Matt said he might be able to score some Dodgers tickets. That would be a blast since I haven't been to a Major League game since the Giants played at Candlestick.
I'll only be gone a week so I'll have to do my best to see and do as much as I can.
Vocabulary:
head out - (v.) to depart
coast-to-coast - (adj.) from one coast (of the United States) to the other, the entire country
red eye - (n. slang) an all-night flight
plan on - (v.) intend to do something
La Guardia - (n.) One of New York's airports
get in - (v.) arrive
drop off - (v.) to leave something somewhere, to deliver
stuff - (n.) things, posessions, (in this case) baggage
cruise around - (v.) to wander around leisurely without a specific destination
rendevouz - (n.) meeting
meet up - (v.) meet
bar hopping - (n. slang) to go from bar to bar
sloshed - (adj. slang) drunk, inebriated
hop in - (v.) get into a car
burn through - (v.) use something up very fast
stand up comedian - (n.) someone who tells jokes in a club
hit - (v. slang) to go to
gig - (n. slang) a show or a temporary job
comedy biz - (n. slang) comedy business, comedy industry
score - (v. slang) to win something, to get something valuable
Dodgers - (n.) Los Angeles' professional baseball team
blast - (n.) a fun time, n exciting experience
Giants - (n.) San Francisco's professional baseball team
Candlestick - (n.) San Francisco's previous baseball stadium until 1999