01-SPEAK-The-Beautiful-Death-of My-Trek-8000


The SKELETON Learning Method

The Beautiful Death of My Trek 8000

An Adventure Vlog by Ryan Van Duzer

The SKELETON Speaking Exercise

Combine the words into grammatically correct sentences by using the correct forms of the words in brackets and replacing the red dots () with the missing word(s).

Use the toggle button to switch between the skeleton and the answer.

revolution (n) – obrót
dear sweet (adj) – najdroższy, ukochany

squeak (n) – pisk, zgrzyt
twist (n) – obrót (koła)
volunteer (n) – ochotnik, wolontariusz
far-off (adj) – odległe, dalekie
out(side) of sight (phrase) – poza zasięgiem wzroku

hit the road (phrase) – wyruszyć w drogę
treacherously (adv) – zdradliwie, podstępnie
steep (adj) – stromy
slippery (adj) – śliski

head (v) – kierować się, wyruszyć (gdzieś)
camp off the side of the road (phrase) – spać pod namiotem na dziko, przy drodze
pack sth up (phrase) – spakować (rzeczy na podróż)
flat tire (n) – przebita opona, kapeć

the Eastern seaboard (n) – wschodnie wybrzeże

fire up (phrase) – odpalić, uruchomić coś
mind-blowing (adj) – zadziwiający, szokujący
snap (v) – pękać, złamać się
the side of the road (phrase) – pobocze
bummed (adj) – przygnębiony, przybity
pissed off (adj) – wkurzony
warrior (n) – wojownik

Listen to the Full Story

Ryan’s bike has had its last revolution of the pedals.

His dear sweet Trek 8000 is kaput.

Ryan knew everything about his bike, every squeak and every twist.

He bought the bike when he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras in 2003.

The bike got him to far-off villages out of his sight.

Ryan’s first bike adventure was on this bike.

He packed his food and hit the road, but it was a total failure.

He was in the middle of nowhere, on a treacherously steep and slippery path.

Ryan didn’t want to fly home but ride his bike, so he headed north and kept pedaling.

He would camp off the side of the road, get up, pack his stuff up and go back on the bike.

He had only one flat tire the entire ride.

When Ryan got home, he got excited about bike touring, and he didn’t want to stop.

He decided to ride from Maine to Key West, along the Eastern seaboard.

Ryan fired up his bike again, but this time he rode across the American South.

It was a mind-blowing experience.

Finally, the bike snapped in half.

Ryan sat on the side of the road, but he was neither bummed nor pissed off.

His bike died the warrior’s death, and Ryan was proud of it.

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