B2 Unit 1 Flashcards
voyage
a long journey, especially by sea or in space
(an around-the-world voyage, a voyage in space, maiden voyage (= first journey), voyage of self-discovery, on voyage)
journey
an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart
(make/go on/break journey, outward/return/good/safe/spiritual journey, on a journey, journey from/to)
trip
a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose
(go on a trip, business/school/shopping/fishing/camping trip, return trip, plan a trip, take a trip round/around)
travel
to go from one place to another, especially over a long distance
(travel around the world, travels extensively, go travelling, travel well/badly, air/space/business travel, travel at/travel around/across/through somewhere, travel the world/the country/the state)
excursion
a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people
( go on an excursion,
view
what you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place
(view from, afford view: allows you to see a wide area, blocking/obstructing my view of , came into view, from view/out of view, disappeared from view, hide from view, in/out of view,
sight
a person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature
(lose sight, keep sight of, real sight of, at the sight of, out of sight, into sight, within sight of, in/on sight, catch sight of, by sight, hate/loathe sight, can’t bear/stand the sight, at first sight, see the sights, common sight)
world
the planet that we live on
(in/round/around/throughout the world, the (whole/entire)/modern/industrialized/animal world, changing world, world authority/record/championship, in the world of, world of entertainment, travel the world, world leaders/peace/economy/markets/trade/premiere, change/save the world)
earth
the land in which we live
(on earth, earth’s surface/crust, above/under/below/beneath the earth, clod/mound of earth)
area
a part of a place or building
(areas of somewhere, in the area, rural/surrounding/local/urban/metropolitan/residential areas, visit area, play/parking/dining/hotel reception area, surface area)
territory
an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army
(enemy/occupied/disputed/foreign territory)
season
one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather
(dry/hurricane/rainy/wet/breeding/growing/peak/tourist/holiday/festive /monsoon season, changing seasons, the end of the season, start to the season
period
an amount of time
(a long/short/brief/an extended period, period time, for/over/in/during a period, free/study/same/limited/busy period, period of history, period pains,
monthly periods, have a period)
fare
the money that you pay for the journey (bus, train)
(bus/taxi/train/rail/air/full/ one-way/round trip/single/return fares)
ticket
a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as travel on a train, bus, plane
(plane/bus/train/airline/concert/price/advance/season/cheap/discounted/free/non-refundable/refundable ticket, ticket for/to something, buy/book a ticket, ticket office/holder, by ticket, lottery/raffle/winning ticket, speeding/parking ticket, a ticket to/for sth
fee
an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to be allowed to sth such as join an organization
(legal/school/membership/subscription/admission/entrance/registration/tuition/annual/monthly/consulting fees, fee for/on something, for a fee, monthly fee, charge/agree/collect a fee, a fee of , cut/increase/put up, etc. fees
miss
to be too late for sth (such as a train/bus)
lose
no longer have something
take
to move or carry someone or something from one place to another
(take something with/to/for you, take somebody doing/to do/out of something, take a picture/photo/shot, take sth from,
bring
to come to a place with somebody/something
( bring somebody/something (with you), bring somebody/something to something, bring something for somebody, bring somebody something, bring something to something, bring something with it, bring in)
go
to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now
book
to arrange to have or use sth at a particular time in the future
keep
to continue to have or own sth
arrive
to reach a place
(arrive home, arrive early/late/in/at/in time, arrived on the scene, newly arrived,
reach
to arrive somewhere
(reach a level, reached its peak, reaching the final/point/the stage, within/beyond/out of (easy) reach
live
to have your home into a particular place
stay
to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor
border
the official line that separates two countries or regions
(cross/secure the border, border between A and B, border with something, across the border
over the border
on the border
at the border
along the border
border crossings/ patrols/security/guards
edge
the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area; the part furthest from the centre
(on/at/near the edge of something, bring the country to the edge)
line
a long thin mark on the surface of something
(straight/solid/dotted/dashed line, cross the line, starting line, over/across/behind the line
length
a measurement of how long sth is in size
(in length, along the full/entire length of, at arm’s length, average length, length of time
distance
the amount of space between two people or things
(short/long distance, travel/cover a distance, distance to/of/from/between something, over/within a distance, distance away, distance of my house
guide
to show someone where to go by going with them
(guide sb through/to/into)
lead
to take someone to a place by going there with them
(led the way , lead in, lead sb down/to/through/along
native
living in a particular country or area since birth
native land/country/city/language, native to/of
home (town)
the city or town where you lived as a child
catch up with sb
reach the same point/level as, finally start to cause problems for somebody after they have managed to avoid this for some time, if the police or authorities catch up with somebody, they find and punish them after some time
check in (at)
to go to a desk in a hotel, an airport, etc. and tell an official there that you have arrived
check out of
to pay your bill and leave a hotel, etc., o be found to be true or acceptable after being examined, to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive, to borrow something from an official place, for example a book from a library
drop off = nod off: ngủ gật
take someone or something to a particular place, usually by car, as you travel to a different place, let someone get out of a vehicle, fall into a light sleep, become fewer or less
get back
to return, especially to your home, to obtain something again after having lost it
go away
leave home for a period of time, especially for a holiday
They’ve gone away for a few days.