Hello everybody!
Are you having a great day?
Have you heard about our Detroit trip plans? I am really looking forward to taking students to see my hometown! We will go to my parents’ home in the suburbs of Detroit from July 2nd to July 10th.
Some of the trip highlights include:
The Fourth of July Holiday (Independence Day) – We will spend the day at one of the biggest history museums in America. We will spend the evening watching fireworks, listening to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and eating a picnic dinner.
Are you having a great day?
Have you heard about our Detroit trip plans? I am really looking forward to taking students to see my hometown! We will go to my parents’ home in the suburbs of Detroit from July 2nd to July 10th.
Some of the trip highlights include:
The Fourth of July Holiday (Independence Day) – We will spend the day at one of the biggest history museums in America. We will spend the evening watching fireworks, listening to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and eating a picnic dinner.
The Traverse City Cherry Festival – The cherry festival is a very exciting celebration of all things cherry! There will be food stalls, a pie-eating contest, a beauty pageant and much, much more! We will also have a chance to go for a tour of a real cherry farm.
The Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes – We will go to the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes the night before the cherry festival to watch the sunset. The Sleeping Bear land is the ancestral land of the Ojibway Indian tribe.
The Detroit Cityfest – The Cityfest is one of Detroit’s biggest festivals. It is a five-day annual street food festival that features tasty items from local gourmet restaurants, live music and arts and crafts for sale.
The Detroit Institute of Arts – The Detroit Institute of Arts has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. It has over 100 galleries and its collection is valued at over one billion dollars!
Shopping – We have some very amazing malls in Michigan. The most famous is called Sommerset. Sommerset mall is a beautiful upscale mall very close to where you will stay. You will also have a chance to visit a farmer’s market one day and an outlet mall on the way to Traverse City.
Staying in the Lubin’s Home – My parents David and Helene have opened up their home for you to stay in and explore Michigan from. They are very excited to meet all of you!
We will have an information session May 2nd from 11:00-12:00 and another one May 15th from 11:00-12:00. We look forward to seeing you there!
Vocabulary List
to look forward to (something) = 楽しみにしている
suburbs = 郊外の町
highlights = 目玉・ハイライト
include = ～を含む
Independence Day = 独立記念日
fireworks = 花火
celebration = お祝い
food stall = 屋台
beauty pageant = ビューティーコンテスト
sand dunes = 砂丘
land= 土地
ancestral = 祖先の・古くからの
annual = 一年に一度の
to feature = ～を取り上げる
arts and crafts = 美術品とクラフト
significant = 重要な・貴重な
collection = コレクション
to be valued at = ～の価値がある
billion = 10億
upscale = 高級な
on the way to = ～へ行く途中
open up = 開放する
information session = 説明会
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