Vocabulary 1: TRAVELLING

What type of
holiday do you prefer and why:

adventure holiday

cruise

safari

beach holiday

package holiday

sightseeing tour

camping holiday

sailing holiday

Put the words into three groups:

on your own

a trip

back from India

a guided tour

into (out of) a car

independently

a journey

a cruise

light

on / off a bus

first / economy class

a taxi home

by plane

a package holiday

separately / together

travel

get

get on

on your own

Complete
theses sentences with the correct form of TRAVEL, GET or GET ON

1. I ____________ on my
own quite a lot last year.

2. I usually ____________
to university by 9 a.m.

3. I _______________ a
guided tour of a famous city last year.

4. I __________ never
___________ a cruise.

5. I sometimes __________
a taxi home late at night.

6. I like
________________ long journeys.

7. I usually ____________
light.

Vocabulary 2: WORDS WITH SIMILAR MEANING

Replace each
underlined word with a word from the box

convenient       charge                 odd   meant                   nightmare  straightforward rare             generate               advantage       amusing
question
option

1.      You can choose the day or
night ferry crossing, whichever is more suitable ………..

2.      The trip was fine but the
journey back was a complete disaster……………...

3.
On some airlines there's now a fee for checking
in…………………………...

4.
Don't laugh – I can't see anything funny about losing your
luggage………….

5.
With this offer you get the choice of going by train instead of
flying……….

6.
The issue of funding for museums is often
discussed………………………...

7.
All countries have their own funny little customs - it's just something
you have to get used
to…………………………………………………………….

8.
Online booking is really simple with this
website……………………………

9.
The improvements were intended to produce extra income from
tourism……
………….

10.  Being able to speak the
language of the country you move to is a great benefit…………………………………………………………………………

11.  Cases of people giving up
and going home are unusual…………………….

Match the
synonyms in two columns

concern

frighten

make a decision

try to do

talk to someone

nice

enormous

pleased

wonderful

terrible

chat to someone

glad

have a go  at doing

huge

scared

make up your mind

worried

brilliant

awful

pleasant

Vocabulary 3: PREPOSITIONS

Circle the correct
prepositions

1.
If you're friendly to the local people, they'll be friendly (in/by)
return.

2.
The two hotels are quite similar - it's hard to choose (from/between)
them.

3.
The trains in this country tend to arrive and depart exactly (on/in)
time.

4.
What do you like doing when you're (in/on)
holiday?

5.
I didn't have time for sightseeing - I was there (on/for) business.

6.
They're not being rude (by/on) purpose - it's
just the way they are.

7.
We spend a lot of money every year (on/in) travelling.

8.
If we leave now, we'll be (on/in) time to have a meal before the flight.

9.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is often called the V&A (in/for)
short.

10.
It's cheaper to travel when it's less busy, sometimes called (out of/off)
peak.

Vocabulary 4: PHRASAL VERBS

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box, as in
the example

find      pick      settle      fit      go      put     take     turn     keep     get      turn

1. Most of the extra money
we had was ……. up by eating out.

2. He very kindly ….…....
us up at the airport.

3. For many visitors to the
city, trams are a favourite way of …….
around.

4. Given the choice between
rail and air travel, the average person usually …………
for the plane.

5. He said he'd meet me at
8.30 to show me the city but he didn't ….. …… up.

6. When people go to live in
another country, they usually try to…….in.

7. The museum is having trouble  ..............
up the repayments on the loan.

8. I was homesick for about
six months but it was fine once I'd  .............. in.

9. We thought about living
there permanently but it was the climate that…….us off.

10. I was worried about
changing trains but it ……… out to be quite easy.