Unit 32: Travelling

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 32: Travelling

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Exercises

32.1 ‣ Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

land
direct _____
restaurant car _____
ship _____
timetable _____
platform _____
luggage _____

a) a place to eat on a train
b) bags and suitcases
c) it says when trains depart and arrive
d) you do not have to change to a different plane / train / bus
e) planes do this at airports
f) it travels on water, e.g. the Titanic
g) where you stand when you are waiting for a train

32.2 ‣ Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.

A single ticket takes you to a place and back again.
False. A return ticket takes you to a place and back again.
At customs, people check what you bring into the country.
_____
Planes land at the beginning of a journey.
_____
You need a boarding card to get off a plane.
_____
Hiring a car is the same as buying a car.
_____
If you give someone a lift they travel in your car.
_____

32.3 ‣ Here are directions from the airport to John’s house.

When you arrive at the airport, take a number 10 bus to the station. Then take a train to Bigtown. The journey takes half an hour and you get off the train at the second stop. Take a taxi from the station to John’s house.

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Over to you

Make cards to test yourself. Write the word on one side of the card and a picture (or a definition or translation) on the other side. Look at the pictures (or definitions or translations). Can you remember the English words?

Answer Key

A ‣ Types of transport

A ‣ Types of transport

B ‣ Useful travel words

B ‣ Useful travel words

Can I have a single / return (ticket) to Barcelona, please?(single = Madrid to Barcelona; return = Madrid to Barcelona and back to Madrid)

I’d like to book / reserve a seat in advance [to make sure you have a seat].

Common mistakes

Was the journey long? [NOT Was the ~~travel~~ long?]

C ‣ By train

C ‣ By train

The train arriving at platform 3 is the 16:50 train to Paris.

The Edinburgh train departs / leaves from platform 6. (departs is formal)

Is there a restaurant car on this train?

A: Do I have to change trains for Toulouse? [get off one train and get onto another]
B: No, it’s a direct train.

D ‣ By plane

D ‣ By plane

You have to check in two hours before the plane takes off [leaves the ground].

Online check-in is also possible. / You can check in online.

Give your boarding card to the flight attendant when you get on the plane.

Have a good flight.

The plane lands in New York at 14:30.

After landing you have to go through customs.

Common mistakes

I went through customs but nobody checked my passport [NOT controlled my passport].

E ‣ By car

E ‣ By car

We hired a car for a week. We had to fill it up with petrol.

Can I give you a lift ? I’m going into town.

(See Unit 18: Holidays and Unit 49: Moving for more useful words about travelling.)

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