Travel

Linked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 28 Version 16

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     Main Definitions

1. journey 1  |n| an act of travelling from one place to another.
2. “A journey across Europe.”
3. “We will visit all this touristic places and you can also enjoy an unforgettable journey on a sight-seeing boat in rio Douro.”
4. journey 2 |v| go on a journey; travel.
5. “Travel the oceans.”
6. travel / traveling / travelling |n| the act of going from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
7. “We traveled from Rome to Naples by bus.”
8. travel 2 |n| make a trip for pleasure.
9. “Mark enjoys time with his family, coaching basketball and travel.”
10. trip 1 |n| |pt & pp tripped| a journey to visit a place.
11. “He’s on a trip.”
12. “A trip to New York.”
13. “A round-the-workd trip.”
14. traveler / traveller |n| a person who is travelling or who often travels.
15. “She is a frequent traveller to Belgium.”
16. “He passed the time chatting with fellow travellers.”

      Trips

1. business trip |n| is travel done in the course of business or work, other than the daily commuting between home and work place.
2. commute |v| the journey to and from work that someone does every day.
3. “People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.”
4. “She commutes to work by bicycle.”
5. cross |v| to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean.
6. “The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.”
7. excursion |v| a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday.
8. “The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.”
9. get around 1 |v| move around, more from place to place.
10. “How does she get around without a car?”
11. get around 2 |v| “Get around something.”
12. “We had to use public transport to get around.”
13. go |v| change location; move, travel, proceed, also metaphorically.
14. “We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.”
15. “He’s gone to London on business.”
16. “It’s quicker to go by plane.”
17. honeymoon |n| a holiday taken by a newly married couple.
18. “They plan to honeymoon in Hawai.”
19. jaunt 1 |n| a journey taken for pleasure.
20. “A weekend jaunt.”
21. jaunt 2 |n| a short trip for pleasure.
22. “A Sunday jaunt into the hills.”
23. motor |v| |inf| move or travel quickly.
24. “They motored to London for the theater.”
25. move |v| the act of changing locations from one place to another.
26. ”We moved here in 2012.”
27. pilgrim’s journey |n| a journey to a sacred place.
28. “For twenty years, we have been witnessing that Jesus, the King of Peace, has become the centre of our pilgrim journey to Medjugorje through his Mother Mary, the Queen of Peace.”
29. pilgrimage |n| a journey to a holy place for religious reasons.
30. “The annual pilgrimage to Mecca.”
31. tour |n| to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday.
32. “They’re touring Europe by coach.”
33. “We went on a trip to the seaside.”
34. “Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.”
35. wander |n| walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction.
36. “The child was found wandering the streets alone.”

      Ways to Travel

1. one way trip |US| / sigle trip |UK| |n| a journey from one place to another but not back again.
2. “The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.”
3. “Two and a half hours from the San Úrbez bridge to the Ripareta, one way trip.”
4. return trip |US| / return journey / outward journey |n| the journey back from a place.
5. “The return journey was uneventful.”
6. homeward journey |n| the journey back home.
7. “In the car on their homeward journey, they discussed the wedding.”
8. round trip |US| |n| a trip to some place and back again.
9. “It took two days to make the round trip.”
10. “A 300-mile round trip from Los Angeles to Palm Springs.”

      Arrivals and Departures

1. arrival |n| the act of arriving at a certain place.
2. “They awaited her arrival.”
3. “We apologize for the late arrival of the train.”
4. “There are 120 arrivals and departures every day.”
5. departure |n| the act of leaving a place.
6. “Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.”
7. “They had receive no news of him since his departure from the island.”
8. change / transfer |n| change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.
9. “She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast.”

     Taxes and Allowances

1. tax |n| an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc and that is used to pay for public services.
2. "The prices do not imply the travel tax."
3. tax free |n| without payment of tax.
4. "Depending on country-specific legislation, travel per diems and ratesare tax-free up to a certain amount."
5. "The Commission, having received several requests by Member States for amendment of the Directive, proposes to modernise the provisions concerning taxexemptions in international travel mainly by."
6. allowance / calcuation reserve / valuation account / allowance account |n| a sum allowed for travel.
7. basic travel allowance |n| a basic travel allowance is a minimum financial cushion set by some countries for incoming visitors which prove that one is financially stable.
8. "The cost of the airline ticket is not included, except for teacher's travel allowance when accompanying a group of more than eighteen students."
9. off-seasson |n| a period of time when travel to a particular place is less popular and prices are usually lower.

      More Related

1. airport / air terminal / terminal |n| a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, take-off, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
2. "The airline uses terminal building."
3. "Smoking is prohibited inside the terminal building."
4. culture shock |n|  the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone when they are suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
5. "Jet lag, culture shock, altitude sickness; we struggle to get to grips with this, our first morning in South America."
6. flight |n| a scheduled tri by plane between designated airports.
7. "I took the noon flight to Chicago."
8. jet lag |n| a physiological condition caused by the disorientation of a persons' biological clock due to travel across several time zones. Characterized by irritability, lethargy, insomnia, and other symptoms.
9. train station |US| / railway station|US| / station |n| is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.
10. train |n| a railway/railroad engine pulling a number of coaches/cars or trucks, taking people and goods from one place to another.
11. baggage/luggage |n| the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling (used especially when the bags are being looked after by an airline)
12. “Check your baggage in at the desk.”
13. lodging |n| a place of rest, or of temporary habitation; especially, a sleeping  apartment (often in the plural with a singular meaning).
14. ticket |n| a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public tranportation or to enter a public entertainment).
15. “One way train ticket.”
16. “Return train ticket.”
17. traffic |n| the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time.
18. "There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day."
19. "In the town centre, traffic was already building up as early as 3 p.m."
20. ride |n| a journey made on horseback, on a bicycle or motorcycle, or in a vehicle. Syn: trip, journey, drive, run, excursion, outing, jaunt, road trip, lift.
21. "Did you enjoy your ride?"
22. weather |n| weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.

      Workers

1. customs official |n| a person who checks to see that everything coming into a country is legal and has been properly taxed.
2. immigration official |n| an officer who ensuring immigration legislation covering rules of entry for Visa applicants, foreign nationals or those seeking asylum at the border, detecting and apprehending those that have breached the border and removing them, or pursuing those in breach of immigration and criminal laws.
3. travel agent |n| someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers.
4. guard |US| |n| an official who rides on and is in general charge of a train.
5. “He showed the guard his ticket.”
6. courier |n| a person who is employed by a travel company to give advice and help to a group of tourists on holiday.
7. baggage handler |n| a person who takes passengers’ bags and cases and puts them onto or removes them from an aircraft.
8. “He’s a baggage handler for British Airways.”
9. porter |n| a person whose job is carrying people’s bags and other loads, especially at a train station, an airport or in a hotel.

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