Page 32 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Travel

Holidays
1 Put each ot the tollowing words or phrases in its correct place in the
passage below.
leisure
off the beaten track hitch-hiking off-peak
resort
package holiday travel agents peak
cut-price tickets youth hostels
People have more money and more (a) nowadays and even young people
can afford to go abroad. Many (b) offer cheap (c) for flights to ali
parts of the world, so youngsters can avoid the crowded, well-known places and get
to less famous areas which are (d) o Instead of using public transport and
hoteis, they can travel by (e) and stay at (f) o But most people prefer
some kind of (g) at a popular holiday (h) , 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 the busy (i) tourist
season. l1's more crowded and expensive. If possible, go in the quieter (j) _
period.

Journeys
2 Put each ot the tollowing words 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 , go to a travel agent.
(b) One day I would like to do the by train and ship across Russia to Japan.
(c) We're going on a of Europe, visiting 11 countries in five weeks.
(d) We went on a three-week raund the Mediterranean. The ship called at
Venice, Athens, Istanbul and Alexandria.
(e) He once went by ship to Australia. The took 3'/2 weeks.
(f) I'm going on a business to Paris next weekend.
(g) Air France 507 fram Paris to New York will be taking off in ten minutes.
(h) The fram 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 of the city by
bus, which showed us the main sights.
(j) During our stay in Paris we went on a day to Disneyland.
3 Explain the difference between ...
(a) a hotel and a bed and breakfast place (c) tour operator and travel agent
(b) seasick, airsick and carsick (d) at sea and at the seaside

4 Put one ot the tollowing words in each space in the sentences below.
in at by on
(a) We went car.
(d) She arrived Rome at midnight.
(b) We went John's car. (e) She arrived the hotel.
(c) We went a journey.

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