Topic Vocabulary in Contrast Flashcards
journey (n)
an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially over a long distance
voyage (n)
a long journey, especially on a ship
trip (n)
an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again
travel (n)
the activity of travelling
excursion (n)
a short journey that you make for pleasure
view (n)
the things that you can see from a particular place
sight (n)
a person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature
world (n)
the planet that we live on
earth (n)
the land on which we live
area (n)
a part of a place or building
territory (n)
an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army
season (n)
one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the
weather
period (n)
an amount of time
fare (n)
the money that you pay for a journey
ticket (n)
a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do sth such as travel on a train, bus, plane, etc
fee (n)
an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do sth such as join an organisation
miss (v)
to be too late for sth such as a train or bus
lose (v)
to no longer have sth
take (v)
to move or carry sb/sth from one place to another
bring (v)
to take sb/sth with you from one place to another
go (v)
to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now
book (v)
to arrange to have or use sth
at a particular time in the future
keep (v)
to continue to have or own sth
arrive (v)
to reach a place
reach (v)
to arrive somewhere
live (v)
to have your home in a particular place
stay (v)
to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor
border (n)
the official line that separates two countries or regions
edge (n)
the part of sth that is furthest from its centre
line (n)
a long thin mark on the surface of sth
length (n)
a measurement of how long sth is in size
distance (n)
the amount of space between two people or things
guide (v)
to show sb where to go by going with them
lead (v)
to take sb to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them
native (adj)
living in a particular country or area since birth
home (town) (n)
the city or town where you lived as a child
