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Do you enjoy...

• ...take long journeys?

• ...see new places?

• ...travelling by yourself?

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Are you planning...

• ...to go anywhere nice this year?

• ...having a vacation soon?

• ...taking a trip on the weekend?

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Are you good at...

• ...find your way around new places?

• ...learning new languages while on vacation?

• travel without a map?

• ...learn new languages while on vacation?

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Do you get fed up with...

• ...eat strange food?

• ...lie by a swimming pool?

• ...seeing the same places?

• ...try strange food?

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Do you usually expect...

• ...having good weather while on vacation?

• ...eating good food while on vacation?

• ...to have a good time when you're on a trip?

• ...to spend a lot of money when you travel?

How are the following things called?

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How is it called?

• boarding card

• airfare

• platform

• take off

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How is it called?

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How is this person called?

• travel host

• travel cashier

• travel agent

• travel guide

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How is this action called? (the plane was LEAVING)

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How is this action called? (the plane was ARRIVING)

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How do you call this PLACE?

• campsite

• tent

• youth hostel

• foreign country

Holidays

• go on holiday

• holiday(s)

  • adventure h~

  • package h~

• a holiday maker​

• a city break

• go backpacking

• the seaside, the countryside, the mountains​

Accommodation

• a hotel, a hotel resort

• a youth hostel

• bed and breakfast

• a single room vs a double room

• book (online)

• check in vs check out​

• a tent, camping​, a campsite

Places to visit on holiday

• an aqua park

• a beach

• ​a museum

• a monument vs a landmark

• ​tourist information

• go sightseeing​

What to do?

• cycle, rollerblade, ski

• diving, snorkelling, scuba-diving​, sailing, swimming

• do (water)sports

• ​relax, lie on the beach, sunbathe, walk by the sea

• trek, hike​

• explore​

What to do? (extreme edition)

• bungee jumping

• canoeing, kayaking

• climbing

• surfing vs kite-surfing

• skydiving

• ​white-water rafting

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What is your favourite thing to do on holiday?

• LYING ON THE BEACH

• CYCLING

• SWIMMING

• KAYAKING

• DOING NOTHING

Travelling - vehicles

• an aeroplane, plane, aircraft

• a bus​, public transport

• a caravan

• a coach

• a ferry

• ​a taxi, a cab

• a train

• a tram

• a yacht​, a ship

Travelling - places

• an airport vs a terminal

• a stop

• a car park

• a platform

• a station

• a ticket office

• ​arrivals vs departures

• lost luggage​

Travelling

• a passenger, a traveller

• a passport

• leave vs arrive

• ​get on vs get off

• ​delay(ed) vs cancel(led)

• ​drive; fly; hitch-hike

• take off vs land

• take the bus, train, ferry...

• by bus, car, train...

• a trip, a journey, a voyage​

• a return ticket vs a single ticket

• a timetable​

1. Are these the sorts of places that you would like to visit? Which one appeals to you the most/least? Give reasons.

2. Have you ever visited anywhere that you would classify as pristine or completely unspoilt? Where?

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "FOREIGN"

• from another country

• unfamiliar

• local

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "DIFFERENT"

• dissimilar

• diverse

• unusual

• similar

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "STRANGE"

• unexpected

• unfamiliar

• uncomfortable

• odd

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "CURIOUS"

• apathetic

• inquisitive

• unusual

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "ALIEN"

• strange

• native

• extraterrestrial

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "UNIQUE"

• treasured

• only happening in one place

• unlike anything else

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "NEW"

• recently arrived

• extra

• inexperienced

• replacing something

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "FRESH"

• new and different

• cold and windy

• odd

• recently made

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Choose the word that does not have the same meaning as the word "ODD"

• unusual

• irregular

• different

• new

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.

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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

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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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

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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

• travels

• journeys

• voyages

• trips

• tours

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

• travelling

• journeying

• voyaging

• tripping

• touring

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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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.

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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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.”

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• cruise

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• cruise

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• voyage

• trip

• tour

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

• travel

• journey

• tour

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• tour

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

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• tour

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• tour

• trip

• expedition

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24. She is away on a business ...

• travel

• journey

• tour

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• tour

• trip

• expedition

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

• travel

• journey

• tour

• trip

• expedition