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Travel & Transport β€” C2 English Lesson

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sojourn
sojourn /SOH-jern/
noun
a temporary stay in one place
"During his sojourn in Kyoto, he learned to write haiku."
peregrination
peregrination /per-uh-gruh-NAY-shun/
noun
a long, wandering journey
"Her peregrination across South America took nearly two years."
peripatetic
peripatetic /per-uh-puh-TET-ik/
adjective
traveling from place to place
"The peripatetic photographer rarely sleeps in the same city twice."
odyssey
odyssey /OD-ih-see/
noun
a long, eventful journey full of adventures
"Getting the visa was a bureaucratic odyssey that took months."
jaunt
jaunt /JAWNT/
noun
a short, enjoyable trip
"They took a weekend jaunt to the coast."
itinerary
itinerary /eye-TIN-uh-reh-ree/
noun
a detailed plan of a journey
"Our itinerary includes three cities in five days."
traverse
traverse /truh-VERS/
verb
to travel across or through a place
"The caravan traversed the desert in four days."
wayfarer
wayfarer /WAY-fair-er/
noun
a traveler, especially on foot
"The old inn welcomed tired wayfarers every evening."
globetrotter
globetrotter /GLOHB-trot-ter/
noun
someone who travels widely around the world
"As a seasoned globetrotter, she has visited sixty countries."
layover
layover /LAY-oh-ver/
noun
a stop between flights during a journey
"We have a six-hour layover in Istanbul before the next flight."
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πŸ“Grammar: 2B: Present perfect + for / since, present perfect continuous

Use the **present perfect + for / since** for things that started in the past and are still true now. Think of an unfinished state, like a *sojourn* that has not ended. Use **for** with a period of time and **since** with a starting point. A flexible *itinerary* still needs **for** or **since** to anchor it in time. Ask about unfinished periods with **How long + present perfect**. The answer often describes a *peregrination* still in progress. Use the **present perfect continuous (have / has been + verb-ing)** for actions that began in the past and are still happening now. The *peripatetic*

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