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go on a road trip
UK/ɡəʊ ɒn ə rəʊd trɪp/US/ɡoʊ ɑn ə roʊd trɪp/go·on·a·ROAD·trip
travel a long distance by car across different places, usually for several days
Examples
“Last summer we went on a road trip along the coast.”
“Students often go on a road trip during their spring break.”
“Planning is important before you go on a road trip.”
Band 8 sentence
“For our gap year we decided to go on a road trip around the country, stopping at small towns and national parks along the way.”
Collocations
- go on a road trip across the country
- plan a road trip
- set off on a road trip
Word family
Common mistakes
We went on road trip last year.→We went on a road trip last year.
We do a road trip across the country.→We went on a road trip across the country.
Say it for a higher band
5travel by car→6take a road trip→7+go on a road trip
Synonyms
take a road trip
Easily confused
take a road trip
“We decided to take a road trip up the coast.”
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