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Jeff: So, Jonathan, what is 
home for you? Where is 
home for you?
Jonathan: Where is home 
for me? Actually, I would 
have to say that I'm 
homeless.
Jeff: Homeless! What do 
you mean homeless?
Jonathan: Well, I don't call 
one particular place home. I 
pretty much live out of a 
suitcase. I don't have roots 
holding me to one particular 
place. I was born and raised 
in Toronto but from a very 
young age I was traveling 
for different purposes: some 
for the work that I was 
doing, some for just 
pleasure travel and even 
now when I go back to 
Toronto, it doesn't really feel 
like home. In fact people 
comment about my accent, 
and they say, "Oh, that's an 
interesting accent. Where 
you are from?" and I say, 
"Well, I'm from here."
Jeff: So where do you split 
most of the majority of your 
time? Where's your base?
Jonathan: Well, I don't 
really have a base. That's 
the thing. I spend about four, 
sometimes a little more, 
sometimes a little less, 
months in Japan and I 
usually visit my parents for 
about a month a year, 
sometimes in Canada where 
they spend spring, summer 
and early autumn, and 
sometimes in this small little 
town in Mexico that they like 
to go to avoid the harsh 
winter in Canada.
Jeff: So, you and... in 
between those times, in 
between Mexico, in between 
Canada, in between Japan, 
where are you?
Jonathan: Wherever I sort 
of feel like going. Now I 
don't draw the kind of salary 
that allows me to live a 
glamourous lifestyle and 
travel around the world with 
the jet set, but I can 
certainly go and spend 
several months a year in 
different destinations, living 
a very basic existence but 
having enough time to be 
able to travel around and 
stay in simple 
accomodation, go out and 
hit the bars at night, talk to 
the people I meet in those 
different areas. At different 
times, I have different 
interests.
Jeff: So that sounds like a 
pretty exciting, pretty fun 
life. Do you ever get tired of 
it?
Jonathan: I think that it's 
the kind of life that doesn't 
appeal to everyone and 
some people think I have 
this wonderful, fantastic life 
all the time. Sometimes, I 
would like to work a little bit 
more. Sometimes, I think, 
"Oh, no! I have nothing to do 
for the next three months."
Jeff: Except for travel.
Jonathan: Yes. And as of 
now, this work that I'm about 
to do finishes in a couple of 
days and people have 
asked me, where am I going 
afterwards and my honest 
answer is I don't know. I 
literally have no idea where 
I'm going to be four or five 
days from now, and I have 
no idea what I'll be doing for 
the next three months until I 
need to be back in Japan for 
work three months from 
now.
Jeff: Well, good luck on 
your next trip.
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Jonathan talks about 
all the places he has 
lived. 
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B) Phrase Match: Match the phrases on the left with the example on the right.
1) born and raised a place to call home
2) a base difficult; rough; extreme
3) harsh make a lot of money
4) simple accomodation cheap hotel
5) draw a big salary the place where someone grew up
C) Unscramble: Put the mixed up sentences in the correct order.
1)
 | is | you | home | for | where | ?
2)
of your time | most | do | you spend | where | ?
3)
 | ever | of | tired | traveling | do | you | get | ?
How would 
Jonathan 
respond to the 
questions?
And You?
4)
| are | go | where | to | next | you | going | ?
A) Main Points: Answer the following questions about the interview.
1) What place does Jonathan call home? 3) How does he describe his life? 
a) Toronto 
b) All of Canada
c) Nowhere
a) The Jet Set
b) A basic existence
c) Wild and crazy
2) Why does Jonathan go to Mexico? 4) Where is he going next?
a) To avoid winter. 
b) To visit family.
c) For work.
a) Back to Canada
b) To start a new job
c) He is still unsure
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Bits and Pieces
Jeff: So, Jonathan, what is home for you? 
Where is home for you?
Jonathan: Where is home for me? Actually, I 
would ______________ that I'm homeless.
Jeff: Homeless! What do you mean 
homeless?
Jonathan: Well, I don't call one particular 
place home. I pretty much ______________ 
suitcase. I don't have roots holding me to 
one particular place. I was born and raised in 
Toronto but from a very young age I was 
traveling for different purposes: some for the 
work that I was doing, some for just pleasure 
travel and even now when I go back to 
Toronto, it ______________ like home. In 
fact people comment about my accent, and 
they say, "Oh, that's an interesting accent. 
Where you are from?" and I say, "Well, I'm 
from here."
Jeff: So where do you split most of the 
majority of your time? Where's your base?
Jonathan: Well, I don't really have a base. 
That's the thing. I spend about four, 
sometimes a little more, sometimes a little 
less, months in Japan and I usually visit my 
parents for about a month a year, sometimes 
in Canada where they spend spring, summer 
and early autumn, and sometimes in this 
______________ in Mexico that they like to 
go to avoid the harsh winter in Canada.
Jeff: So, you and... in between those times, 
in between Mexico, in between Canada, in 
between Japan, where are you?
Jonathan: Wherever I ______________ 
going. Now I don't draw the kind of salary 
that allows me to live a glamourous lifestyle 
and travel around the world with the jet set, 
but I can certainly go and ______________ 
a year in different destinations, living a very 
basic existence but having enough time to 
be able to travel around and stay in simple 
accomodation, go out and ______________ 
at night, talk to the people I meet in those 
different areas. At different times, I have 
different interests.
Jeff: So that sounds like a pretty exciting, 
pretty fun life. Do you ever get tired of it?
Jonathan: I think that it's the kind of life that 
______________ everyone and some 
people think I have this wonderful, fantastic 
life all the time. Sometimes, I would like to 
work a little bit more. Sometimes, I think, 
"Oh, no! I have nothing to do for the next 
three months."
Jeff: Except for travel.
Jonathan: Yes. And as of now, this work that 
I'm about to do finishes in 
______________and people have asked 
me, where am I going afterwards and my 
honest answer is I don't know. I literally have 
no idea where I'm going to be four or 
______________, and I have no idea what 
I'll be doing for the next three months until I 
need to be back in Japan for work three 
months from now.
Jeff: Well, good luck on your next trip.
Put the PHRASES in the spaces
live out of a
small little town
spend several months
doesn’t appeal to
five days from now
have to say
doesn’t really feel
sort of feel like 
hit the bars
a couple of days
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What do you think?
Discussion Write the number of the question being answered in the box
1. What city feels most like 
your home?
2. Does a life of traveling 
appeal to you?
3. Do you think that you could 
“live out of a suitcase” like 
Jonathan?
4. Would you rather save up 
and spend a lot of money on a 
short vacation or take a longer, 
simpler trip?
5. Do you think that you would 
ever get tired of traveling?
 Ron - USA Ravi - India
I spent about 10 years living and 
traveling in different parts of the 
world and in some ways I am not 
interested in traveling anymore. 
Living in a different country still 
appeals to me but going on short 
trips just to do sightseeing seems 
superficial to me. I would much 
rather live and work in a new place 
than just visit and go shopping there.
I currently work Dubai but I 
definitely don’t feel like this is my 
home base. Even though there are 
many Indians here and I can eat 
Indian food and shop at Indian 
stores, it’s just doesn’t give me the 
same feeling that I get when I’m 
in my hometown. I won’t be going 
back anytime soon because I can 
make more money here though. 
Carlos - Venezuela Jamie - Australia
I maintain a tight budget so that 
when I take a trip I can really enjoy 
myself. Every month I save about 
$300 so that at the end of the year I 
can stay at a nice hotel and eat at the 
best restaurants. When I take a trip, 
I don’t want to feel like I have to 
restrain myself. I also bring back one 
peice of fine art so that I have a 
lasting memory of my trip. 
I have moved so many times in my 
life that I don’t really have that 
much stuff. I’m surprised when I 
go over to friends houses and their 
basements and garages are 
completely full of things that they 
never use. I can survive with just a 
few pairs of clothes, a computer, 
and stuff to cook with. That’s all I 
need. 
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Comprehension Page elllo.org
B) Phrase Match: Match the phrases on the left with the example on the right.
1) born and raised 2 a place to call home
2) a base 3 difficult; rough; extreme
3) harsh 5 make a lot of money
4) simple accomodation 4 cheap hotel
5) draw a big salary 1 the place where someone grew up
C) Unscramble: Put the mixed up sentences in the correct order.
1) Where is home for you?
 | is | you | home | for | where | ?
2) Where do you spend most of your time?
of your time | most | do | you spend | where | ?
3) Do you ever get tired of traveling?
 | ever | of | tired | traveling | do | you | get | ?
How would 
Jonathan 
respond to the 
questions?
And You?
4) Where are you going to go next?
| are | go | where | to | next | you | going | ?
A) Main Points: Answer the following questions about the interview.
1) What place does Jonathan call home? 3) How does he describe his life? 
a) Toronto 
b) All of Canada
c) Nowhere
a) The Jet Set
b) A basic existence
c) Wild and crazy
2) Why does Jonathan go to Mexico? 4) Where is he going next?
a) To avoid winter. 
b) To visit family.
c) For work.
a) Back to Canada
b) To start a new job
c) He is still unsure
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Bits and Pieces
Jeff: So, Jonathan, what is home for you? 
Where is home for you?
Jonathan: Where is home for me? Actually, I 
would have to say that I'm homeless.
Jeff: Homeless! What do you mean 
homeless?
Jonathan: Well, I don't call one particular 
place home. I pretty much live out of a 
suitcase. I don't have roots holding me to 
one particular place. I was born and raised in 
Toronto but from a very young age I was 
traveling for different purposes: some for the 
work that I was doing, some for just pleasure 
travel and even now when I go back to 
Toronto, it doesn't really feel like home. In 
fact people comment about my accent, and 
they say, "Oh, that's an interesting accent. 
Where you are from?" and I say, "Well, I'm 
from here."
Jeff: So where do you split most of the 
majority of your time? Where's your base?
Jonathan: Well, I don't really have a base. 
That's the thing. I spend about four, 
sometimes a little more, sometimes a little 
less, months in Japan and I usually visit my 
parents for about a month a year, sometimes 
in Canada where they spend spring, summer 
and early autumn, and sometimes in this 
small little town in Mexico that they like to 
go to avoid the harsh winter in Canada.
Jeff: So, you and... in between those times, 
in between Mexico, in between Canada, in 
between Japan, where are you?
Jonathan: Wherever I sort of feel like going. 
Now I don't draw the kind of salary that 
allows me to live a glamourous lifestyle and 
travel around the world with the jet set, but I 
can certainly go and spend several months 
a year in different destinations, living a very 
basic existence but having enough time to 
be able to travel around and stay in simple 
accomodation, go out and hit the bars at 
night, talk to the people I meet in those 
different areas. At different times, I have 
different interests.
Jeff: So that sounds like a pretty exciting, 
pretty fun life. Do you ever get tired of it?
Jonathan: I think that it's the kind of life that 
doesn't appeal to everyone and some 
people think I have this wonderful, fantastic 
life all the time. Sometimes, I would like to 
work a little bit more. Sometimes, I think, 
"Oh, no! I have nothing to do for the next 
three months."
Jeff: Except for travel.
Jonathan: Yes. And as of now, this work that 
I'm about to do finishes in a couple of days 
and people have asked me, where am I 
going afterwards and my honest answer is I 
don't know. I literally have no idea where I'm 
going to be four or five days from now, and 
I have no idea what I'll be doing for the next 
three months until I need to be back in Japan 
for work three months from now.
Jeff: Well, good luck on your next trip.
Jonathan: Thank you.
Put the PHRASES in the spaces
live out of a
small little town
spend several months
doesn’t appeal to
five days from now
have to say
doesn’t really feel
sort of feel like 
hit the bars
a couple of days
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