Wednesday 17 May 2017

TRAVELLING AROUND



http://www.stickyball.net/docs/Vocabuilder%20-%20On%20Vacation/page%207.pdf

https://www.thoughtco.com/travel-vocabulary-for-english-learners-4051028

WORDS FOR VACATIONS

camp - Do you like to camp in the woods?
destination - What is your final destination?
excursion - I'd like to take an excursion to the wine country while we're in Tuscany.
go camping - Let's go to the beach and go camping next weekend.
go sightseeing - Did you go sightseeing while you were in France?
hostel - Staying in a youth hostel is a great way to save money on vacation.
hotel - I'll book a hotel for two nights.
journey - The journey will take four weeks and we'll visit four countries.
luggage - Can you carry the luggage upstairs?
motel - We stayed in a convenient motel on our way to Chicago.
package holiday - I prefer to buy package holidays, so I don't have to worry about anything.
passenger - The passenger felt ill during the voyage.
route - Our route will take us through Germany and on to Poland.
sightseeing - The sightseeing in this town is rather boring. Let's go shopping.
suitcase - Let me unpack my suitcase and then we can go swimming.
tour - Peter went on a tour of vineyard.
tourism - Tourism is becoming an important industry in almost every country.
tourist - Every May many tourists from around the world come to see the flower festival.
travel - Travel is one of his favorite free time activities.
travel agent - The travel agent found us a great deal.
trip - The trip to New York was lovely and interesting.

BY AIR

airport - I went to the airport to catch a flight to San Francisco.
check-in - Make sure to get to the airport two hours early to check-in.
fly - I like to fly on the same airlines to get milage points.
land - The airplane will land in two hours. 
landing - The landing took place during a storm. It was very scary!
plane - The plane is packed with 300 passengers. 
take off - The airplane is scheduled to take off at 3:30.

TRAVEL BY LAND

bicycle - One of the best ways to see the countryside is to ride a bicycle.
bike - We rode a bike from shop to shop.
bus - You can catch a bus for Seattle at the bus station.
bus station - The bus station is three blocks from here.
car - You might want to rent a car when you go on vacation. 
lane - Make sure to get into the left lane when you want to pass. 
motorcycle - Riding a motorcycle can be fun and exciting, but it's also dangerous.
freeway - We'll have to take the freeway to Los Angeles.
highway - The highway between the two cities is quite lovely.
rail - Have you ever traveled by rail?
go by rail - Going by rail offers the opportunity to get up and walk around as you travel.
railway - The railway station is down this street. 
road - There are three roads to Denver.
main road - Take the main road into town and turn left at 5th street. 
taxi - I got in a taxi and went to the train station. 
traffic - There's a lot of traffic today on the road!
train - I like riding on trains. It's a very relaxing way to travel. 
tube - You can take the tube in London. 
underground - You can take the underground in many cities throughout Europe. 
subway - You can take the subway in New York. 

SEA / OCEAN

boat - Have you ever piloted a boat?
cruise - We will stop at three destinations during our cruise through the Mediterranean. 
cruise-ship - It's the most elegant cruise-ship in the world!
ferry - Ferries allow passengers to take their cars with them to the destination. 
ocean - The Atlantic Ocean takes four days to cross. 
port - There are all kinds of commercial ships in the port. 
sailboat - The sailboat requires nothing but the wind.
sea - The sea is very calm today. 
set sail - We set sail for the exotic island. 
ship - Have you ever been a passenger on a ship?
voyage - The voyage to the Bahamas took three days.

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