VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES
1. Give the opposite of the following adjectives with the help of the negative prefixes (im-, in-, un-, mis-):
mature, curable, sufficient, practical, controlled, experienced, place.
2. Fill in the gaps with the words given in brackets, check their meaning in Longman Language Activator.
1) He came home after years of foreign ... . He is going on a long ... (travel, journey).
2) The weather was nice, so they went on an ... to the country. They have just returned from an exciting ... to Europe (trip, outing).
3) If you really want to learn about the early history of the USA, go on an ... to George Washington's memorial house in Washington, D.C. When on a ... you needn't worry at all – everything is arranged by the company (package tour, excursion).
4) We had a most exhausting 12-hour ... . In former days a ... from Britain to America took a month (voyage, flight).
5) Last year they went on a ... to the Southern Seas, this year they are going on a ... round Italy (cruise, tour).
6) Robert Pirie organized an ... to the North Pole and was the first to reach it (expedition, voyage).
3. Describe what these trains are like: suburban, mail, passenger, through, fast (express), long-distance, overnight.
4. Find pairs of synonyms in the list below:
time-table
luggage
a diner
a sleeper
schedule
baggage
a fast train
a sleeping car (carriage)
a conductor
to be punctual
a sleeperette
to book seats
to run on time
a reclining seat
to make reservations for a seat
a guard
a restaurant car
an express train
5. What is the opposite of?
a slow train; an upper berth; a smoking carriage; a day coach; a single ticket; to run ahead of schedule.
6. Fill in the gaps with the words given below, put the verbs in the correct form.
1) ... in many countries are owned by the State.
2) I have already ... my passage to New York.
3) I had to ... the booking because I could not let my mother have ... .
4) As we arrived early in the morning we had our luggage ... and went to have a look at the city.
5) We found a seat in the first ... next to the ... .
6) First class ... are twice as expensive as second class ones.
7) Since I live in a suburb I have to ... to work every day.
8) Who is entitled to travel ... ?
9) The train goes directly to N, so you don't have to ... trains.
10) The train is ... to leave in 5 minutes.
11) We have to buy the whole … because we are taking our dog with us.
a compartment
to change
railways
half-fare the upper berth
to book
the buffet-car
to commute
carriage
tickets class carriage
due
to cancel
to leave bags at the
luggage office
7. What are the functions of: a booking office clerk, a ticket collector, a guard, a porter, an engine driver.