TRAVEL- VOCABULARY A2 LEVEL

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1 TRAVEL- VOCABULARY A2 LEVEL abroad, adv to or in a foreign country. Example: they had never travelled abroad accommodation, noun the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need aeroplane, noun an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets airline, noun a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers airport, noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo announcement, noun a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen Example: the announcement appeared in the local newspaper

2 arrival, noun the act of arriving at a certain place. Example: they were waiting her arrival for 1 hour arrive, verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress. Example.She arrived home at 7 o'clock backpack, noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder bag, noun a flexible container with a single opening. Example: he packed his clothes into a large bag Baggage / Luggage, noun cases used to carry belongings when traveling board, verb get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) brochure, noun a small book usually having a paper cover check-in, noun the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel)

3 Crossing/zebra crossing, noun a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other currency, noun the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used customs, noun money collected under a tariff delay, verb cause to be slowed down or delayed. Example: Traffic was delayed by the bad weather depart, verb go away or leave departure, noun the act of departing. Example: flight departure on time destination, noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) direction, noun a line leading to a place or point. Example: he looked the other direction

4 duty-free, adj exempt from duty. Example: duty-free liquor fare, noun the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance flight, noun an instance of traveling by air fly, verb travel in an airplane. Example: she is flying to London tonight foreign, adj of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own). Example: foreign trade gate, noun passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark guest, noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended guesthouse, noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests guide, noun someone employed to conduct others guidebook, noun something that offers basic information or instruction hitchhike, verb travel by getting free rides from motorists reservation, noun something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) reserve, verb arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance. Example: reserve me a seat on a flight

5 roundabout, noun a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island ship, cruise noun a vessel that carries passengers or freight sightseeing, noun going about to look at places of interest signpost, noun a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way suitcase, noun a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes terminal, noun station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods tour, noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area they took an extended tour of Europe

6 tourist, noun someone who travels for pleasure tram, noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity visa, noun an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it voyage, noun a journey to some distant place Source: Check your understanding by taking this Quiz. Here is how it looks: