B2 - Lesson 12 - Travel Flashcards
sightseeing [/ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/]
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists
She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.
encompass [/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/]
1 to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc
The study encompasses the social, political, and economic aspects of the situation.
2 to completely cover or surround something
The houses encompassed about 100 square metres.
baggage [/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/]
the cases, bags, etc. that you take with you when you travel:
Have a name tag on each piece of baggage.
You’ll need to put any sharp objects into your checked baggage.
carry-on/hand baggage []
cases or bags that you take onto a plane with you and are not checked in:
I only had carry-on baggage so I went straight to the departure gate.
excess [/ɪkˈses/]
an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
They both eat to excess (= too much).
excess baggage []
bags, cases, etc. that weigh more than the weight you are allowed to take onto a plane, or the extra money you have to pay for it to be taken:
On the return trip we were charged $80 excess baggage.
luggage [/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/]
the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling SYN baggage American English
They searched his luggage for illegal drugs.
→ hand luggage
Piccadilly ˈCircus []
a round open area in central London, where several streets join together, famous for being very busy, for its advertising signs made of neon lights, and for the statue of Eros in its centre. People sometimes say that a place is like Piccadilly Circus to mean that it is very busy.
circus [/ˈsɜːkəs/]
1 [countable] a group of people and animals who travel to different places performing skilful tricks as entertainment
circus act (=a trick performed in a circus)
circus ring (=a large circular area where tricks are performed)
2 [singular] informal a situation in which there is too much excitement or noise
The first day of school is always such a circus.
The trial has turned into a media circus.
3 [countable usually singular] British English a round open area where several streets join together, often used in place names
Piccadilly Circus
set off []
1 to start to go somewhere
I’ll set off early to avoid the traffic.
for
Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach.
2 set something ↔ off to make something start happening, especially when you do not intend to do so
News that the claims might be true set off widespread panic.
Hong Kong’s stock market fell, setting off a global financial crisis.
Smoke from a cigarette will not normally set off a smoke alarm.
drop off []
1 to begin to sleep
She kept dropping off at her desk.
I must have dropped off to sleep.
2 drop somebody/something ↔ off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place
I’ll drop you off on my way home.
3 to fall to a lower level or amount
The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.
check in []
1 if you check in or are checked in at a hotel or airport, you go to the desk and report that you have arrived
Check in two hours before the flight.
at
He checked in at the Europa Hotel.
check somebody ↔ in
Airline employees were checking in passengers.
→ check-in
2 check something ↔ in to leave your bags at an official place so they can be put on a plane or a train, or to take someone’s bags in order to do this
I said goodbye and went to check in my suitcases.
3 American English to call someone to tell them that you are safe or where you are
He just called to check in and tell them how he was doing.
find out []
to get information, after trying to discover it or by chance
find out who/what/how etc
Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going to cost?
2 find somebody out if you are found out, someone discovers that you have been doing something dishonest or illegal → catch
What happens if we get found out?
take off []
1 take something ↔ off to remove a piece of clothing OPP put on
He sat on the bed to take his boots off.
Charlie was taking off his shirt when the phone rang.
2 if an aircraft takes off, it rises into the air from the ground SYN lift off, → takeoff
I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow.
3 to suddenly start being successful
Mimi became jealous when Jack’s career started taking off.
pick up []
LET SOMEBODY INTO A VEHICLE pick somebody ↔ up to let someone get into your car, boat etc and take them somewhere
I’ll pick you up at the station.
The survivors were picked up by fishing boats from nearby villages.
LIFT SOMETHING/SOMEBODY UP pick something/somebody ↔ up to lift something or someone up
He picked up the letter and read it.
The phone rang and I picked it up.
TIDY SOMETHING pick something ↔ up American English to make a room or building tidy
Pick up your room before you go to bed.
GET SOMETHING pick something ↔ up informal
a) to get or win something
He’s already picked up three major prizes this year.
b) to buy something or get it from a shop etc
I picked up an evening paper on the way home.
