34. Getting about (private journeys and public transport)

Question 1

travel (noun)

Answer 1

uncountable noun which refers to the general activity

Question 2

trip

Answer 2

an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again

trip to: a trip to Brazil
a bus/train/boat trip: The boat trip down the Amazon was great.
a business/fishing/shopping trip: He’s just returned from a fishing trip to Scotland.
a trip abroad/overseas: My parents are planning their first trip abroad.
make/undertake a trip: I make about 20 business trips a year.
go on/take a trip (=go somewhere for pleasure): The whole family went on a trip to Florida.
a day trip (=when you go somewhere and come back again on the same day): a day trip to Paris

Question 3

journey

Answer 3

an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially when there is a long distance between the places

ourney to/from/through etc: It’s a seven-hour journey to Boston from here.
make a journey: He makes the journey to Moscow three times a year.
start/set out on/set off on a journey: They set off on the long journey home.
train/car/bus etc journey: They now faced a twelve-hour train journey.
outward/return journey (=the journey away from/back to your home): an accident during the return journey

Question 4

dinghy

Answer 4

a small boat used for racing, for pleasure or for sailing to land from a larger boat
(row a leaky, inflatable dinghy)

Question 5

cab

Answer 5

a taxi or a vehicle pulled by horses that was used in the past as a taxi
(book a cabin on a roll-on, roll-off cab)

Question 6

ferry

Answer 6

a boat that makes short regular journeys between two or more places
(catch a sighseeing, tourist ferry)

Question 7

plane

Answer 7

fly in a light, twin-engine plane
-Her father was killed in a plane crash.
by plane: We travelled by plane from Mexico City.
on/onto/off a plane: After passengers got off the plane in Dublin, it continued on its way to London.
catch a plane: We drove to the airport and caught the next plane to Nice.

Question 8

ship

Answer 8

very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances
(sail on a large, cargo ship)
a cargo/cruise/supply ship
on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard ship

Question 9

train

Answer 9

(board a packed, commuter train)
-a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine
a freight/passenger train
by train: We travelled across China by train.
train to: I met her on a train to Glasgow.
board/get on a train: When will we board the train?
get off a train: We’ll be waiting for you when you get off the train.

Question 10

bus

Answer 10

(hail an empty bus)
- large road vehicle with a lot of seats that you pay to travel on, especially one that takes you fairly short distances and stops frequently
by bus: The children go to school by bus.
take/catch a bus: We took a bus into the centre of town.
miss the bus (=not reach it before it leaves)

Question 11

bicycle

Answer 11

(pedal a tree-speed, folding a bicycle)

Question 12

public /private transport

Answer 12

a system of vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes, charge set fares and are used by the public
means of transport that are not available for use by the general public such as your own car

Question 13

road / lane

Answer 13

road: a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel lane: along
a division of a road marked off with painted lines and intended to separate single lines of traffic; a narrow rural road

Question 14

motorway

Answer 14

a wide road with several lanes of traffic going in each direction, built for fast travel over long distances
Motorways are vitally important for the transportation of goods around the UK.

Question 15

traffic jam

Answer 15

a line of vehicles waiting behind something that is blocking the road
-We were stuck in a traffic jam.

Question 16

bottleneck

Answer 16

a place where a road becomes narrow or a place where there is often a lot of traffic, causing the traffic to slow down or stop

Question 17

to commute

Answer 17

travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis

Question 18

rush hour

Answer 18

the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are travelling to or from work

Question 19

the underground / tube

Answer 19

an underground railway system in a city

- The quickest way to get around London is on the underground.

Question 20

pedestrian

Answer 20

someone who is walking, especially in a town or city, instead of driving or riding
The area is open to cyclists and pedestrians.

Question 21

cars banned

Answer 21

cars are banned in certain parts of the city