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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Unit 31: Travel)


A. Here is some basic vocabulary for different kinds of travel

transport kinds of vehicle parts of vehicle people working with it associated words
road car, bus, coach, tram, van, lorry boot, steering wheel driver, motorist, mechanic, chauffeur petrol station, break down, breakdown service
rail high-speed train, express sleeping car, buffet, coach ticket collector, conductor platform, seat reservation
sea liner, ferry, yacht deck, bridge, gangway captain, steward(ess) port, cabin, cruise
air aircraft, jumbo jet, helicopter cockpit, wings, aisle /ˈaɪl/ ground staff, cabin crew, air traffic controller duty-free shop, terminal, runway, security

B. Journey, trip, travel, voyage

A trip is usually shorter than a journey. We had a long journey by coach from the north to the south of the country. We usually say business trip (NOT business journey). We took a trip / went on a trip to the beach last weekend. (Go on a trip suggests an organised short excursion, whereas take a trip or have a trip could be something you do yourselves in your own car.)

Travel is a general word. It is an uncountable noun and a verb. Travel broadens the mind. How did you travel round Australia? We hitch-hiked.

Voyage means a long journey usually by sea, though this use is quite formal. It is often used in other contexts with ‘discovery’. Learning English is a voyage of discovery!

C. Collocations and expressions connected with travel

ELENA: ‘My flight from New York to Tokyo was severely delayed1 because of bad weather, then later it was cancelled and I was stuck at2 the airport. The airline put me up3 in a hotel overnight, and they put me on standby4 for the early morning flight the next day. Luckily, I managed to get a seat and the flight left on time5 at 7.00 am. There was quite a lot of turbulence6 during the flight, which was scary at times. When we finally got to Tokyo, the weather was bad and we had a bumpy landing7. Luckily, I don’t get airsick8 but I had terrible jetlag9 for days afterwards.’

  • 1 delayed for a very long time
  • 2 unable to move from
  • 3 paid for me to stay
  • 4 promised me a seat if one became available
  • 5 punctually
  • 6 strong, sudden movements while the plane was in the air
  • 7 we landed in a way that was not smooth
  • 8 feel sick because of the movement of the plane; more formal = suffer from airsickness
  • 9 had a feeling of tiredness caused by moving quickly from one time zone to another

Pieter: ‘I’d always wanted to sail across the Mediterranean, though I was worried I might get seasick. Anyway, I volunteered to work as a crew member on board a yacht and it was an amazing experience. Everything ran very smoothly, even when the sea was rougha, and I never suffered from seasicknessb.’

  • a = a calm sea
  • b Less formal = I never got seasick

Common mistakes

We don’t say ‘a travel’. Travel is an uncountable noun.
After we left the airport, we had a long journey by car. (NOT We had a long travel)
Remember, we say on time, not in time when we mean ‘punctually’.
The train arrived on time and I picked her up at the station. (NOT The train arrived in time)

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