Travel vocabulary
Try to learn these useful travel terms in English
| GENERAL WORDS | HOLIDAYS |
AIR |
LAND |
SEA |
VERBS |
| arrival /departure |
camp site |
airport |
carriage | boat |
board (boat and plane) |
| destination |
caravan |
boarding card |
coach (station) |
crossing |
get on / off (bus, train, plane) |
| journey | hostel | check-in |
lane | ferry |
get in / out (car / taxi) |
| passenger | hotel | flight |
motorway |
port |
go on board |
| travel |
motel |
hand luggage | platform |
sail | hitch-hike |
| travel agent | package holiday |
jet lag |
railway |
set sail |
set off |
| trip |
sightseeing
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land | road |
ship |
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| suitcase | plane | traffic |
voyage | ||
| tour (guide) |
take off | train (station |
If you don't know the meaning of these words, have a look here
Complete the sentences with the right option
1. A ... is a holiday which includes travel, hotels and meals. It is planned and in large groups
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a. holiday tour
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b. package holiday
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c. packet holiday
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2. If you have a tent, you can stay at a ...
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a. camp site
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b. camping
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c. camp place
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3. Jet ... is the feeling of tiredness after taking a
very long flight
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a. leg
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b. lag
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c. lapsus
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4. She arrived with 10kg of excess ... and was
charged for carrying more weight than is permitted
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a. suitcases
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b. bags
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c. luggage
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5. I had no time to go ... on my business trip to Rome
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a. sightlooking
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b. sightwatching
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c. sightseeing
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6. The train was quiet. There were not many other ...
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a. passengers
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b. patients
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c. customers
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7. The pilot said
we would ... in Berlin
at 7am
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a. take off
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b. land
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c. board
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