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Travel

Look at the table of some basic travel vocabulary. Highlight any of the words that you are
not sure about and look them up in your dictionary.

( transport different kinds parts of vehicle people working associated
type of vehicle with it facilities

sports car, estate boot, engine, gears, driver, mechanic, petrol station,
I road car, bus, coach, steering-wheel, chauffeur, bus- garage,
tram, van, lorry brakes, tyres conductor service station

rail passenger train, sleeping-car, engine-driver, waiting-room,
freight train, local buffet, restaurant- ticket collector, ticket office,
train, express car, compartment guard, porter signal-box
sea yacht, rowing-boat, engine-room, deck, captain, skipper, port, buoy, quay,
fishing-boat, liner, bridge, gangplank, purser, docker, customs shed,
ferry, trawler companionway steward(ess) light-house, docks

air aeroplane, jet, cockpit, nose, tail, pilot, ground staff, duty-free shop,
helicopter, wings, fuselage, steward, air traffic departure lounge,
supersonic aircraft joystick controller hangar, runway

Words at sea

Traditionally sailors use different words at sea - a bedroom is a cabin, a bed is a bunk, the
kitchen on a ship is a galley, right is starboard and left is port and the group of people who
work on the ship is called the crew. These terms are also now used in the context of an
aircraft. Sailors also refer to their vessels as 'she' rather than 'it'.

Some international road sinns

There's a hump There's going to be a There may be cattle There's a cycle
bridge ahead. steep hill downwards. on the road ahead. route ahead.

Some words connected with travel
Last week he flew to New York. It was an early-morning flight. The plane was to take off
at 6 a.m. and land at 7 a.m. local time. He was stranded at the airport overnight. The
plane was delayed by fog. Air passengers often suffer such delays.
Trains always run on time here. You have to change trains at Crewe.
We are sailing on the QE2. It sets sail at noon. It will dock in New York at 6 p.m. and we
shall disembark as soon as we can.
The ship was wrecked. The passengers were marooned on a desert island.
Our car does 10 km to the litre. It goes quite fast. We can usually overtake other cars.
The car swerved into the middle of the road to avoid the cyclist.
He backed the car into the drive and parked in front of the house.

English Vocabulary in Use