B2 Flashcards
Voyage (n)
/ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/
-A long journey, especially on a ship
Ex: It was a long way from London to NY by sea, but the __ was quite relaxing
Journey (n)
/ˈdʒɝː.ni/
An occasion when you travel from one place to another,especially over a long distance
Ex: We had a long ___ ahead of us
Trip (n)
/trɪp/
An occasion when you go somewhere and come back again
Ex: The whole family went on a ___ to Florida
Travel (n)
/ˈtræv.əl/
The activity of traveling
Ex: ___ travel never really appealed to him until he retired
Excursion (n)
/ɪkˈskɝː.ʃən/
A short journey that you make for pleasure
Ex: My grandmother often talks about going on ____ to the sea when she was a girl
View (n)
/vjuː/
The things that you can see from a particular place
Ex: We had a spectacular ___ of the mountains from our room
Sight (n)
/saɪt/
A person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature
Ex: Windmills are a common ___ in this part of the country
World (n)
/wɝːld/
The planet that we live on
Ex: It’s easy these days to communicate with people who live on the other side of the world
Earth (n)
/ɝːθ/
The land on which we live on
Ex: They felt the ____
Area (n)
/ˈer.i.ə/
A part of a place or a building
Ex: Bus services in rural ___ are not very good
Territory (n)
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
An area of land that is controlled by a particular country,leader,army
Ex: Russian troops crossed into Austrian _____ in Feb 1849
Season (n)
/ˈsiː.zən/
One of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather
Ex: She likes to paint the changing ___ in the garden
Period (n)
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
An amount of time
Ex: The long dry period ended with heavy rain
Fare (n)
/fer/
The money that you pay for a journey
Ex: The fare from York to Leeds has gone up
Ticket (n)
/ˈtɪk.ɪt/
A piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do sth such as travel on a train,bus,etc
Ex: We’ll send your ___ a week before flight
Fee (n)
/fiː/
An amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do sth such as join an organisation
Ex: The gallery changes a small a small entrance __
Miss (v)
/mɪs/
To be too late for something such as a train or bus
Ex: I ___ed the last train home again
Lose (v)
/luːz/
To no longer have sth
Ex: Mike __ his job last year
Take (v)
/teɪk/
To move or carry someone or sth from one place to another
Ex: What time do you __ Amy to school?
Bring (v)
/brɪŋ/
To take someone or something with you from one place to another
Ex: ___ a coat incase it turns cold
Go (v)
/ɡoʊ/
To move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now
Ex: We’re planning to __ to Spain this winter
Book (v)
/bʊk/
To arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future
Ex: Shall I __ a room for you?
Keep (v)
/kiːp/
To continue to have or own sth
Ex: We should __ this car and sell the other one
Arrive (v)
/əˈraɪv/
To reach a place
Ex: What time does your plane ___?
Reach (v)
/riːtʃ/
To arrive somewhere
Ex: We hoped to ___ the camp before dark
Live (v)
/lɪv/
To have your home in a particular place
Ex: Paris is a nice ___ to live
Stay (v)
/steɪ/
To live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor
Ex: How long is he planning to ___ with you?
Border (n)
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
The official line that separates two countries or regions
Ex: Thousands of refugees were fleeing across the ___
Edge (n)
/edʒ/
The part of something that is furthest from its centre
Ex: Victoria was sitting on the ___ of the bed
Line (n)
/laɪn/
A long thin mark of the surface of sth
Ex: Draw a straight __
Length (n)
/leŋθ/
A measurement of how long something is in size
Ex: The boat was 16 feet in ___
Distance (n)
/ˈdɪs.təns/
The amount of space between two people or things
Ex: They started to walk the short ___ to the camp
Guide (v)
/ɡaɪd/
To show someone where to go by going with them
Ex: He ____ them through the forest
Lead (v)
/lɪv/
To take someone to a place by going there with them,usually in front of them
Ex: The estate agent __ us into the kitchen
Native (adj)
/ˈneɪ.t̬ɪv/
Living in a particular country or area since birth
Ex: my wife’s a ____ NYer but I’m from Atlanta
Home(town) (n)
The city or town where you lived as a child
Ex: I lived in Washington, but my ____ is Denver, Colorado
