L3.1: Words Connected with Transport & Travel

Words Connected with Transport & Travel

Topic 3: On the Move

Lesson Objective

• Students will be able to talk about transport and travel

journey (n) an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially when there is a long distance between the place: We had a long journey ahead of us.

travel (n) the activity of travelling: Foreign travel never appealed to him until he retired.

trip (n) an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again: a fishing/ camping/ sightseeing trip.

voyage (n) a long journey, especially by boat or into space: the long voyage home.

Multiple Choice

Last year we went on a school ______ to New York.

• journey

• travel

• voyage

• trip

Multiple Choice

It was a long and difficult _________ for Columbus and his crew.

• journey

• trip

• travel

• voyage

Multiple Choice

________ teaches you a lot about the world.

• Journey

• Travel

• Voyage

• Trip

Multiple Choice

Marco Polo's ________ took many years.

• trip

• travel

• journey

• voyage

Multiple Choice

My parents sometimes have to go away on business ________.

• travels

• journeys

• trips

• voyages

Multiple Choice

The _______ to my village takes just 20 minutes.

• travel

• trip

• voyage

• journey

Speaking Activity

• How important is travel for you? Why?

• Where is a good place to go on a day trip from your town or city? Give reasons.

• Do you like going on sightseeing trips? Why/ Why not?

• What type of transport do you prefer for short trips? And for long journeys? Give reasons.