EnDiaryThe Hike That Didn’t Go to Plan
Un racconto B1 con una svolta sbagliata, una mappa bagnata e il caffè stradale che ha salvato il pomeriggio.
The Hike That Didn’t Go to Plan diary example
Saturday, 9:40 p.m.
Maya and I planned an easy two-hour hike, which sounded perfect after a long week. The weather forecast said “light cloud,” so neither of us packed a proper raincoat. That was our first mistake.
About forty minutes into the walk, we followed a blue sign instead of the yellow one. We did not realize it until the path became narrow and the town disappeared behind the trees. Then the rain started—not light rain, but the kind that soaks your socks in a minute. My paper map turned soft in my hands, and Maya began laughing. I was annoyed at first, but the situation was too ridiculous to stay angry.
We eventually reached a road three kilometers from where we had parked. Across the road was a tiny café with steamed-up windows. The owner let us leave our wet jackets by the heater and served us enormous bowls of mushroom soup.
We never reached the viewpoint. Still, the soup tasted better than anything I have eaten this month, and the walk back to the car was full of bad jokes. Next time I will pack a raincoat—and check the color of the sign.
Parole da ricordare
Vocabolario utile
forecast
una previsione del tempo
The forecast said there would be light cloud.soak
rendere qualcosa completamente bagnato
The rain soaked my socks.eventually
alla fine, specialmente dopo un ritardo
We eventually reached a road.Guardare sotto il cofano
Perché funziona questa voce
Usa un frammento di frase per l'effetto comico
“That was our first mistake” è breve e fa prevedere al lettore che ci sarà più problemi.
Bilancia l'evento negativo con la conclusione reale
La voce non forza una lezione perfetta. Calzini bagnati, zuppa buona e barzellette pessime sono sufficienti per mostrare perché il giorno ha comunque avuto importanza.
Ora scrivine uno tuo
Usa la stessa struttura, non la stessa storia.
- Descrivi un piano andato storto.
- Qual è stato il momento in cui hai saputo che il piano era cambiato?
- C'è stata una parte inaspettatamente bella?