Travelling: words often confused

Travelling

Confusing words: Watch this video to learn about words often confused:

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Travel (noun, verb, adjective)

• The word 'travel' is used to talk about going from one place to another. We can talk about someone's travels to refer to the journeys he makes.

• Travelling is also a general term which refers to the activity of travel.                                         

•   Travel can be used as part of compound nouns.

• EXAMPLES: You will have to travel a lot in your job. (verb) * Travel nowadays is faster and less expensive than before. (noun) * Is there a travel agency near hear? (adjective) * His travels abroad are always very interesting. (noun) * I prefer travelling by train. * If you don't have a credit or debit card, make sure you take plenty of traveller's cheques with you.

Journey (noun), Plural: journeys, collocation:   to make journeys

• A journey is the distance covered in travelling from one place to another - one single piece of travel

• 'Journey' can refer to a long distance or a short regular one.  We can talk about journeys taking or lasting a long time.

• EXAMPLES: The journey was long and tiring; it took us 5 hours to get there. * How long is your journey to work? - Just about 30 minutes. * Did you have a good journey? - Yes, it was quite pleasant.

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Voyage (noun)

• A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space. (not necessarily for pleasure)

• We don't talk about voyages very much in the present time, but historically they were very significant.

• EXAMPLES: Before the 20th century, long sea voyages were common. * His second voyage (1493 - 96) led to the discovery of several Caribbean islands. On his third voyage (1498 - 1500) he discovered the South American mainland. (Christopher Columbus, the great explorer) * A spacecraft will take you on a voyage through space.

Trip (noun), collocation:  to go on trips

• The word 'trip' is used to talk about a short journey somewhere for a purpose, business or pleasure.                               

• A trip usually involves more than one single journey.

• We talk about day trips, round trips and business trips.

• NOTE! to make journeys but to go on trips

• EXAMPLES: Where's Laurie? - He won't be in this week. He's gone on a business trip to Malaysia and Singapore. * During our holiday, we took a boat trip to the islands. * My boss is often away on business trips.

Tour (noun, verb)

• A tour is a journey during which several places are visited, especially on a holiday.

• EXAMPLES: My parents went on a tour of Spain. * We toured the north of India.

Expedition (noun), collocation: to go on expeditions

• An expedition is an organized trip with usually a scientific purpose (exploration of the environment).

• EXAMPLE: Numerous expeditions to The Antarctic have ended in disaster.

Safari  (noun)

• A safari is a trip or expedition to observe wild animals in their natural habitat in Africa, usually. 

• EXAMPLE: His one ambition in life was to go on safari to Kenya to photograph lions and tigers.

Cruise (noun, verb), collocation: to go on a cruise

• A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.

• EXAMPLE: They cruised all around the Mediterranean for eight weeks last summer and stopped off at a number of uninhabited islands. * I'd love to go on a cruise along the coast and visit those famous places.

Now let's practise!

1.) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct alternative

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1. On summer weekends a lot of people take car ..... to the country.

• travels

• journeys

• voyages

• trips

• tours

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2. We made a ..... of England last summer starting from Liverpool and ending in Canterbury.

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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3. Unfortunately that ..... ended in a shipwreck, and Robinson Crusoe found himself on a deserted island.

• travel

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• voyage

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4. The first thing Felix wanted to do was to describe the ..... of the treasure- hunters.

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5. The writer of a successful book of ..... must take the reader with him.

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6. At the beginning of the last century going to St.Petersburg from Moscow was considered to be a long ..... .

• travel

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7. The young man took notes on everything he saw during his ..... to various countries.

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8. It would be impossible to imagine modern life without ……

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9. Good company on a ..... is worth a coach.

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10. You can ..... by train, by bus, by plane, by ship or in a car, and finally you can go on foot.

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11. ..... was slow and sometimes very dangerous in old times.

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12. I’d love to go on a ..... , but my wife has never been a good sailor, she always feels seasick, so we can’t join you.

• sea travel

• sea journey

• voyage

• sea trip

• cruise

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13. “Well”, said Harris, “we have had a pleasant ..... , and my hearty thanks for it to old Father Thames.”

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14. How long is your ... to work?

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15. How do you like to ... ? By car, by train, by plane, on the underground or on foot?

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16. Which airline do you usually ... with?

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17. What's the least successful business ... you've ever had?

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18. After a long and difficult ... across the sea, Columbus discovered America in 1692.

• travel

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19. Do you make your ... arrangements via a travel agency or on the Internet?

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20. Our sightseeing ... around Rome was very informative.

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21. What's the longest train ... you've ever had?

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22. Do you like reading books by ... writers?

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23. Their ... to the South Pole was a great success.

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24. She is away on a business ...

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25. My ... to school takes an hour every morning.

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26. I've got to pick up the tickets from the ... agent

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