Ex.1 These nouns are all used in connection with travel, to describe different kinds of journeys. Match each word to its definition on the right.
TRAVELLING
Topical vocabulary
General
travelling путешествие (особенно за
границей)
to like/to be fond of travelling любить путешествовать
journey путешествие, поездка (дли-
тельная)
trip путешествие, поездка (короткая)
cruise морской круиз
voyage путешествие (по морю,
воздуху, в космосе)
hike (hiking trip) пешеходный поход, экскурсия
hitch-hike путешествовать, пользуясь
попутным транспортом
make a journey, trip, etc совершить путешествие
go on/to set off for a journey, trip, etc. отправиться в путешествие
go on a (two-day) tour/trip отправиться в двухдневную
поездку
travel agency (tourist agency) бюро путешествий
package tour/holiday путешествие по
туристической путевке
buy a package tour купить туристическую путевку
booking office билетная касса
reserved booking (reservation) предварительный заказ,
бронирование
book tickets купить билеты (заранее)
get tickets достать билеты
book tickets in advance заказать билеты
deliver (the tickets) доставить (билеты)
have (the tickets) delivered получить билеты (с доставкой на дом)
cancel booking аннулировать предварительный
заказ
a ticket for a train a plane etc., билет на поезд, самолет и т.д.
be sold out/to be booked up быть проданным (о билетах)
departure(s) отправление
arrival (s) прибытие
leave on the dot/on time отправляться по расписанию
keep to schedule идти по расписанию (о поезде,
самолете и т.д.)
be behind/to fall behind schedule (New York) опаздывать (о поезде и т.д.
via (Prague and London) в (Нью-Йорк) через (Прагу и Лондон)
catch the train (plane, etc) успеть на поезд (самолет и т.д.)
board (a train, a ship a plane) сесть на (поезд и т.д.)
get off/to alight from (a train, etc) сойти с (поезда и т.д.)
boarding посадка
travel light путешествовать налегке
(без багажа)
luggage (baggage) багаж
hand luggage (baggage) ручной багаж
check one's luggage сдать веши в багаж
tag бирка, прикрепляемая к чемодану
luggage (baggage) receipt (slip) багажная квитанция ,
suit case чемодан
trunk большой чемодан (сундук)
left-luggage office (cloak-room; check-room) камера хранения
lost property office (lost and found office) бюро находок
to produce tickets предъявить билеты
porter носильщик
to see smb off провожать кого-либо
send off проводы
wave/blow a kiss послать воздушный поцелуй
take leave of smb прощаться с кем-либо
fellow-passenger попутчик
en route в пути
arrive at/be due (in)... прибыть в ...
Ex.1 These nouns are all used in connection with travel, to describe different kinds of journeys. Match each word to its definition on the right.
journey, trip, cruise. tour, flight, crossing, voyage, excursion, outing, expedition, travel.
a) a long journey by sea or in space; b) a short pleasure trip with a group; c) visiting different places, often with a guide; d) a short journey or a journey made on business; e) a journey by ship between two ports; f) visiting different places by ship; g) a journey by air; h) a short pleasure trip; i) an act of travelling or the time during which you travel from one place to another, especially when you go a long way; j) taking journeys as a general activity of moving from place to place; k) a journey for a scientific or a special purpose.
Ex.2 Complete each sentence by using a word: flight, journey, trip, excursion, travel, voyage, outing, tour, crossing, cruise, expedition.
1. Before the invention of the aeroplane, the … from Britain to America could take weeks, even months sometimes. 2. The plane now arriving is … SAS 343 from Copenhagen. 3. The first thing I did when I got to London was to go on a sightseeing … . 4. Last summer I stayed in Brighton and one day our group went on a very interesting … to Blenheim Palace, the home of the late Winston Churchill. 5. My uncle is going on an … next year to try to discover the lost city of Atlantis. 6. How long does the train … from London to Edinburgh take? 7. Last year my mother went on a Mediterranean … and was seasick practically the whole time. 8. We went on a day's … to the zoo in Copenhagen and the whole family loved it. 9. I've just come back from a business … to New York. 10. … is one of my main interests. 11. The first time I went from England to France we had a very rough … .