Travel vocabulary

1. TRAVEL

2. Travelling around the world
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Wee need:
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(Hand) baggage (USA)
(Hand) luggage (UK)
Suitcases
Personal belongings
A ticket to fly/ to ride
ID card (identity card) or
Passport
– Credit card, cash

3. BY AIR
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Travel by Aircraft / Airplane /
Aeroplane / Plane
Catch a plane
A plane takes off / lands
Scheduled flight:
– First, business or economy
class
– Route (e.g. Via London)
– Fare type : Apex or Budget
(Budget: with restrictions / nonrefundable. If you cancel, you
may have to pay a cancellation)
Charter flight:
– Inclusive / all-in package (+
accomodation + transfers [bus
or coach to and from your hotel])
– Flight only
– Extras (airport taxes, insurance..)

4. At the airport
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An airport building where journeys
begin and end is a terminal. You go
to the check-in desk and say you
have arrived (check in)
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You check in the baggage that will
go into the hold but you carry your
hand luggage with you on the
plane. If your bags are heavier than
the weight limit you have to pay
excess baggage.

5. At the airport
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Departure: You wait in the
departure lounge and when your
flight is boarding ( = is ready for
passengers to get on), you leave the
terminal from a gate. You need your
boarding pass to do it.
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Flight BA 1818 is now boarding at
Gate 17!!!!!
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Arrival: When you arrive at your
destination in a different country,
you disembark and go through
immigration. Collect your luggage
from baggage reclaim and exit
through customs.

6. The cabin
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Cabin: area for passengers to sit in a plane
Cabin crew / flight crew / flight attendants: the people whose job is to take
care of passengers on a plane.
Safety Information: Fasten your seat belt while seated
Smooth, comfortable flight
Bumpy flight : turbulence (We experienced severe turbulence during the flight)

7. Sea travel
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Sea travel is normally on a
ferry / a ship, and the journey
is called a crossing, but you
can have a holiday on the
sea if you go on a cruise.
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To board : to embark
To go ashore : to disembark
To be on board
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A long journey by sea: a
voyage.
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You book a berth in a shared
cabin or in a single or
double cabin or in a deluxe
cabin.
For some people a luxury cruise is the holiday of a lifetime!!

8. Other vehicles
• bicycle, tandem
• subway / underground
• taxi / cab
• cable railway
• (high-speed) train, tram
• bus / coach, minibus
• double-decker, single-decker

9. Accomodation
• You can book a room in a
hotel, a hostel or a student
residence.
•You can go to an agency (if
they sell houses: estate
agency (UK) / real estate
agency (USA))
• You can also rent a room or
a house from somebody.
The money you pay (weekly
or monthly) is the rent. The
person who rents a room or a
house is a tenant and the
person who owns the
property is a landlord (or
landlady)

10. Accomodation
• You can book a room in a
hotel, a hostel or a student
residence.
•You can go to an agency (if
they sell houses: estate
agency (UK) / real estate
agency (USA))
• You can also rent a room or
a house from somebody.
The money you pay (weekly
or monthly) is the rent. The
person who rents a room or a
house is a tenant and the
person who owns the
property is a landlord (or
landlady)