'The Perfect Vacation' ESL Listening Lab.

        My name is Frizky Karunia Saputra and in this week's blog I will be sharing to you the answers and final result of my ESL Listening Lab test about interviewing titled 'The Perfect Vacation'. The test and questions you see are in the Intermediate and Advanced Essay difficulty.

Based from the pictures above, you can see the test results I got for the multiple choices questions. Now as for the essay questions, I will manually type out the answers here in this blog at the bottom.

Intermediate Essay Questions:

1. How does Aubrey’s idea of a “perfect vacation” differ from a traditional vacation, like traveling or sightseeing?
2. What benefits does Aubrey mention about staying home for her vacation, and how do these contribute to her relaxation?
3. What activities does Aubrey mention she might do at home during her vacation, and why do you think these are appealing to her?

Answers:

    1. Usually, traditional vacations has the person going outside of their homes to visit specific public locations. Traveling and Sightseeing requires the person to go outside and go to a destination of their choice, specifically a location with beautiful views and such. But to Aubrey, her 'Perfect Vacation' is staying at home and relaxing. It differs from the traditional sense of going on vacation because all you need to do is stay at the comfort of your own home.

    2. A major benefit she mentioned is the fact that she's able to save a lot of money by having her vacation at her home. Another benefit is that she's able to not be too tired by staying home and recharge a lot of her energy while still having her own 'vacation'. The benefits I mentioned contributes to her relaxation because there's not really a lot of stress in just staying home, relaxing, and doing her own activities without going out into the public.

    3. There were a few activities she mentioned she might do in her own 'vacation' at home. Some of them are staring into a wall, taking a lot of naps, playing video games, occasionally cooking, spend time with her pets, or even doing absolutely nothing. I think these activities are appealing to her because they are easy to do and they can be rather therapeutic, especially for her mind and mental state because she works a lot and work long hours when she's not free.

Advanced Essay Questions:

1. Why might taking a “do-nothing” vacation be important for someone with a busy work life? In what ways could it help them recharge?
2. How might Aubrey’s preference for a stay-at-home vacation reflect broader ideas about self-care and maintaining a work-life balance?
3. How might Aubrey’s approach to vacation challenge traditional views of what a “successful” vacation looks like? What does this suggest about personal definitions of relaxation?

Answers:

    

    1. It's important because someone with a busy work life also needs a calm leisure life. And what better way to embrace their leisure life than having a 'do-nothing' vacation? Vacation doesn't have to be going out to see new places, new people, and new sights, sometimes the best vacation is at your own home. It can help them recharge in many different ways, like for example, taking a nap can greatly recharge your energy. Taking naps during leisure time and taking naps while knowing you still have work is different, It is far more relaxing to take naps knowing you have nothing going on.

    2. The preference of a stay-at-home vacation can have major effects on the person's self-care way more than going on a traditional vacation sense. Mainly because the vacation happens at the place which you are most comfortable in, which is your own home. By staying at home the person can fully focus on themselves rather than travelling to an outside area. In your own home you are more free to embrace in activities you love doing. Focusing on one's self has greater effect in terms of self-care than going outside to a vacation site. Not only that, maintaining a work-life balance is far more easier when you do a stay-at-home vacation. By staying home you can relax and recharge your energy for when work comes in the future. Because you are already at the place where you are most comfortable in, it is easier for you to get a boost of motivation, relaxation, and morale. Not to mention the fact that you save a LOT of money by having your vacation at home.

    3. Everyone's definition of relaxing and vacation is different. In Aubrey's sense the best vacation is by doing the complete opposite of what a traditional vacation is. She rather stays at home and relax than going outside like the traditional vacation style. While it does challenges the traditional style of vacation, this view is also not for everybody. In fact, a major amount of people have their vacation outside and seeing new places, new sights, or even new people. This is because those people want to make the most of their free time and they do not want to spend said free time inside their own homes. So this suggests that the definition of relaxing and having a vacation is different for everybody. Aubrey's approach challenges the traditional style, while the traditional style also challenges Aubrey's approach.

Above are the answers for the essay questions. From this week's assignment I realized that using ESL is actually a pretty good way to improve your English. After learning basic English from Duolingo, jumping to ESL is a pretty good choice. 

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