In the autumn（秋季）/ˈɔːtəm/ term（学期）/tɜːm/, Leo's junior（初中的；年少的）/ˈdʒuːniə/ geography（地理）/dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ class received（收到）/rɪˈsiːvd/ an invitation（邀请）/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ from a foreign（外国的）/ˈfɒrən/ school. The school was in a fishing（捕鱼的）/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ village（村庄）/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ on the south（南部；南方的）/saʊθ/ coast（海岸）/kəʊst/ of an island（岛屿）/ˈaɪlənd/. Its students invited（邀请）/ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/ Leo's class to attend（参加；出席）/əˈtend/ a two-day（为期两天的）/ˌtuː ˈdeɪ/ landscape（地貌；风景）/ˈlændskeɪp/ study（考察；学习）/ˈstʌdi/. A letter（信件）/ˈletə/ gave some background（背景）/ˈbækɡraʊnd/ about the village, and an email（电子邮件）/ˈiːmeɪl/ showed its position（位置）/pəˈzɪʃn/ on a world（世界）/wɜːld/ map（地图）/mæp/. Everyone was excited about travelling（旅行）/ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ abroad（在国外；到国外）/əˈbrɔːd/.
The class had to get ready for（为……做好准备）/ɡet ˈredi fə/ the trip（旅行）/trɪp/. Their teacher made a plan with three checks: travel papers（证件；文件）/ˈpeɪpəz/, weather（天气）/ˈweðə/, and clothing（衣物）/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/. Each student needed a passport（护照）/ˈpɑːspɔːt/ for the airport（机场）/ˈeəpɔːt/ and a proper（合适的；正确的）/ˈprɒpə/ label（标签）/ˈleɪbl/ on every bag. They would take a plane（飞机）/pleɪn/ to the island's main city（城市）/ˈsɪti/, then have a one-hour（一小时的）/ˌwʌn ˈaʊə/ drive（驾车路程；驾驶）/draɪv/ to the coast. The teacher said, “Do not be late for（迟到；错过）/bi leɪt fə/ the airport bus.”
Leo first packed for sunny（晴朗的）/ˈsʌni/ weather because an old photograph（照片）/ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/ showed a bright beach（海滩）/biːtʃ/. Then he researched（调查；查询）/rɪˈsɜːtʃt/ the island's current（当前的）/ˈkʌrənt/ season（季节）/ˈsiːzn/. The new report（报告）/rɪˈpɔːt/ said that it would be cloudy（多云的）/ˈklaʊdi/ and windy（有风的）/ˈwɪndi/. According to（根据）/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː/ the report, light（少量的；轻的）/laɪt/ rain（雨）/reɪn/ was also possible（可能的）/ˈpɒsəbl/. Leo took out a thin shirt（衬衫）/ʃɜːt/ and decided what to wear（穿；戴）/weə/ instead. He packed a sweater（毛衣）/ˈswetə/, a scarf（围巾）/skɑːf/, an umbrella（雨伞）/ʌmˈbrelə/, jeans（牛仔裤）/dʒiːnz/, and a pair of（一双；一对）/ə peə əv/ walking shoes（鞋）/ʃuːz/. He chose trousers（长裤）/ˈtraʊzəz/ rather than shorts（短裤）/ʃɔːts/ and kept（保留）/kept/ a cap（便帽）/kæp/ for the outdoor（户外的）/ˈaʊtdɔː/ study.
The students also had to introduce（介绍）/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ their hometown（家乡）/ˈhəʊmtaʊn/ to their hosts（接待者；主人）/həʊsts/. Leo prepared three photographs. He put a small camera（照相机）/ˈkæmərə/ in his bag. Leo checked the weight（重量）/weɪt/, and his partner（搭档）/ˈpɑːtnə/ checked the same list with him. Leo wrote（写）/rəʊt/ his name on the label and placed his passport in an inside（里面的；内部）/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/ pocket（口袋）/ˈpɒkɪt/. Together, they found one missing（缺少的）/ˈmɪsɪŋ/ item（物品；项目）/ˈaɪtəm/: the signed（签字的）/saɪnd/ travel form（表格）/fɔːm/. Leo added it before closing the bag.
On departure（出发）/dɪˈpɑːtʃə/ morning, Leo left early to go to school（去上学；去学校）/ɡəʊ tə skuːl/. He arrived at the meeting point on time（准时）/ɒn taɪm/ with the correct papers and clothes. At first, the old beach photograph had led（导致）/led/ him to pack for the wrong weather. The fresh research gave him a clear result. When the airport bus arrived, Leo could start the journey（旅程）/ˈdʒɜːni/ without opening his bag or changing the plan again.