B2 Flashcards

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Voyage (n)
/ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/

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-A long journey, especially on a ship

Ex: It was a long way from London to NY by sea, but the __ was quite relaxing

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Journey (n)
/ˈdʒɝː.ni/

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An occasion when you travel from one place to another,especially over a long distance

Ex: We had a long ___ ahead of us

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Trip (n)
/trɪp/

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An occasion when you go somewhere and come back again

Ex: The whole family went on a ___ to Florida

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Travel (n)
/ˈtræv.əl/

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The activity of traveling

Ex: ___ travel never really appealed to him until he retired

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Excursion (n)
/ɪkˈskɝː.ʃən/

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A short journey that you make for pleasure

Ex: My grandmother often talks about going on ____ to the sea when she was a girl

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View (n)
/vjuː/

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The things that you can see from a particular place

Ex: We had a spectacular ___ of the mountains from our room

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Sight (n)
/saɪt/

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A person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature

Ex: Windmills are a common ___ in this part of the country

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World (n)
/wɝːld/

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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

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Earth (n)
/ɝːθ/

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The land on which we live on

Ex: They felt the ____

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Area (n)
/ˈer.i.ə/

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A part of a place or a building

Ex: Bus services in rural ___ are not very good

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Territory (n)
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/

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An area of land that is controlled by a particular country,leader,army

Ex: Russian troops crossed into Austrian _____ in Feb 1849

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Season (n)
/ˈsiː.zən/

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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

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Period (n)
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/

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An amount of time

Ex: The long dry period ended with heavy rain

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Fare (n)
/fer/

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The money that you pay for a journey

Ex: The fare from York to Leeds has gone up

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Ticket (n)
/ˈtɪk.ɪt/

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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

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Fee (n)
/fiː/

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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 __

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Miss (v)
/mɪs/

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To be too late for something such as a train or bus

Ex: I ___ed the last train home again

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Lose (v)
/luːz/

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To no longer have sth

Ex: Mike __ his job last year

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Take (v)
/teɪk/

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To move or carry someone or sth from one place to another

Ex: What time do you __ Amy to school?

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Bring (v)
/brɪŋ/

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To take someone or something with you from one place to another

Ex: ___ a coat incase it turns cold

21
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Go (v)
/ɡoʊ/

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To move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now

Ex: We’re planning to __ to Spain this winter

22
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Book (v)
/bʊk/

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To arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future

Ex: Shall I __ a room for you?

23
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Keep (v)
/kiːp/

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To continue to have or own sth

Ex: We should __ this car and sell the other one

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Arrive (v)
/əˈraɪv/

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To reach a place

Ex: What time does your plane ___?

25
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Reach (v)
/riːtʃ/

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To arrive somewhere

Ex: We hoped to ___ the camp before dark

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Live (v)
/lɪv/

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To have your home in a particular place

Ex: Paris is a nice ___ to live

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Stay (v)
/steɪ/

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To live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor

Ex: How long is he planning to ___ with you?

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Border (n)
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/

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The official line that separates two countries or regions

Ex: Thousands of refugees were fleeing across the ___

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Edge (n)
/edʒ/

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The part of something that is furthest from its centre

Ex: Victoria was sitting on the ___ of the bed

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Line (n)
/laɪn/

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A long thin mark of the surface of sth

Ex: Draw a straight __

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Length (n)
/leŋθ/

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A measurement of how long something is in size

Ex: The boat was 16 feet in ___

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Distance (n)
/ˈdɪs.təns/

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The amount of space between two people or things

Ex: They started to walk the short ___ to the camp

33
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Guide (v)
/ɡaɪd/

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To show someone where to go by going with them

Ex: He ____ them through the forest

34
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Lead (v)
/lɪv/

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To take someone to a place by going there with them,usually in front of them

Ex: The estate agent __ us into the kitchen

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Native (adj)
/ˈneɪ.t̬ɪv/

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Living in a particular country or area since birth

Ex: my wife’s a ____ NYer but I’m from Atlanta

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Home(town) (n)

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The city or town where you lived as a child

Ex: I lived in Washington, but my ____ is Denver, Colorado