TRAVEL

Verbs
arrive: llegar
break a journey: parar de camino
can afford: poder permitirse
carry on: continuar /seguir viaje
continue: continuar /seguir viaje
explore: echar un vistazo
get back: regresar
get to: arrive, llegar
go by: ir en coche

go on: continuar/seguir viaje

land: aterrizar/ tomar tierra
leave: salir, partir / establecer
look around: echar un vistazo
move to: mudarse, trasladarse
return: regresar
set out: Sali, partir/ establecer
stop off/over: parar the camino
take off: despegar.

General Vocabulary
airsick: marearse en coche
backpacking: a lo mochilero
beach holiday: vacaciones de paya
bed and breakfast (B&B)
camping holiday
campsite
carsick: marearse en coche
cathedral: catedral
cheap cut-price tickets: tirados de precio
(in the) city centre: centro ciudad
climbing: escalar
crowed places: aglomerados
cruise: crucero
(on a )cruise ship: crucero
flight: vuelo
free time: tiempo libre
hiking: senderismo
hitch-hiking: hacer autostop
holiday resort: lugar de vacaciones
homesick: morria
journey: viaje
leisure: ocio, tiempo libre
(in) luxury: lujoso
luxury hotel: hotel de lujo
meeting new people:
(in the) mountains:

off-peak hours: horas menos trnsito

off-peak charge: tarifa reducida
off the beaten track: poco transitado
peak period: horas mayor consumo
peak hours: horas punta
physical activity:
relaxing:
rush hour: hora punta
(at) sea:
(at the) seaside: costa, zona de playa
seasick: marearse en marco
seeing new places:
sights: vistas
sightseeing holiday:
sunbathing: tomar el sol
square :plaza
tour:
tour operator:
travel:
travel agent: agente de viajes
trip: pequeo viaje/escapada
walking
unspoilt: natural
visiting monuments
voyage: viaje barco/espacio
(at a ) youth hostel: hostal

Plane
baggage: equipaje
baggage reclaim: cinta transportadora
board: embarcar /subir abordo
boarding card/pass: tarjeta embarque
(suit) case: maleta
check-in desk: punto facturacin

gate: puerta de embarque

land: aterrizar, tomar tierra/tierra
luggage: equipage
seat: asiento
seat-belt: cinturn de seguridad
take off: despegar

Train
carriage: vagn
platform: andn
railway: va tren
railway station: estacin tren /FFCC

the underground: (UK)Metro

the tube: (US) Metro
ticket: billete
ticket office: ventanilla comprar billete

Road
bicycle: bicicleta
pedestrian area: paso de peatones
bike: bici
petrol: gasolina
car: coche
petrol station: gasolinera
car crash: accidente coche
public transport: transporte pblico
car park: aparacamiento
road works :carretera en obras
cycle lane: carril bici
speed limit: lmite velocidad
coach: autocar
scooter: scooter
diesel: gasoil
taxi: taxi
helmet: casco moto
taxi rank: parada de taxis
lorry: camin
traffic jam: caravana
motorbike: motocicleta
traffic light: semforo
motorway: carretera
tram: tranva
parking: aparcamiento
truck: camin
parking fine: multa
van:furgoneta
pedestrian: peatn
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VERBS
arrange: contratar (package tour)
ban from: prohibir, suspender
catch on: entender
chase: perseguir
complain about: quejarse sobre algo
discourage from: desalentar, rechazar
dismiss: despedir
fire: despedir
fall behind: hacer menos progresos
fell: talar rbol
get by: sobrevivir
get on: tener relacin con alguien
give up: dejar de hacer algo
interested in: interesado en

stay ______________
try to be ___________
be _______________
keep _____________

calm

keep up with: seguir progresando

let down: fallar, defraudar
prevent from: prevenir, evitar
resign: dimitir
pick up: aprender fcilmente
pick up someone: recoger a alguien
pick someone up: ligar con alguien
sack: despedir
set out: establecer
succeed in: tener xito en
suggest (that) we do: sugerir ....
take up: empezar algo nuevo
upset: interrumpir

TRAVEL. HOLIDAYS AND JOURNEYS

1. Put each of the following word or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
peak

off the beaten track

package holiday

hitch-hiking

youth hostels

leisure
travel agents

resort

off-peak

cut-price tickets

People have more money and more (a) ____leisure____ nowadays and even young
people can afford to go abroad. Many (b) ___travel agents______ offer cheap (c)
___cut-price tickets_________ for flights to all part of the world, so youngsters can
avoid the crowded well-known places and get to less famous areas which are (d)
_off the beaten track_____. Instead of using public transport and hostels, they can travel
by (e) __hich-hiking_____ and stay at (f) __youth-hostels________. But most people
prefer some kind of (g) ___package holiday_____ at a popular holiday (h)
____resort______, which means that everything is arranged for you and the price you
pay includes transport, food and accommodation. Try to avoid taking your holiday
during busy (i) ____peak_____ tourist season. Its more crowed and expensive. If
possible, go in the quieter (j) ___off-peak______ period.

2. Put each of the following word in its correct place in the passage below. Some words
must be used more than once.
trip

travel

journey

cruise

tour

voyage

flight

a) For general advice about ____travel___________, go to a travel agent.

b) One day I would like to do the _journey_ by train and ship across Russia to
Japan.
c) Were going on a ____Tour_____ of Europe, visiting 11 countries in 5 weeks.
d) We went on a three-week ____cruise__________ round the Mediterranean. The
ship called at Venice, Athens, Istanbul and Alexandria.
e) He once went by ship to Australia. The __voyage_ took there and a half weeks.
f) Im going on a business ___trip____________ to Paris next weekend.
g) Air France___flight____________ 507 from Paris to New York will be taking
off in ten minutes.
h) The __journey_____________ from Heathrow Airport to the centre of London
takes about 45 minutes by underground.
i) On our first day in New York we went on a three-hour ___tour__________ of
the city by bus, which slowed us the main sights
j) During our stay in London we went on a day ____trip_________ to Oxford, an
another to Windsor.
3. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below: in; at; by; on
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

We went __by____ car.

We went __in____ Johns car.
We went __on____ a journey.
She arrived __in____ London at midnight.
She arrived __at____ the hotel.