travel and the means of transport Flashcards
a traveller
visits in order to learn and experience the culture and environment of the places visited
a tourist
visits to be entertained by images and experiences created especially for the tourist market
phrases in travelling
- all inclusive package holidays (everything is paid for before you go)
- to get off the beaten track ( not the places everyone goes)
- travelling on a shoestring (to travel without spending much money/on a budget)
an explorer
someone who tries to find new places nobody knows about
definitions of a traveller
= someone who is travelling or often travels
= someone who does not have a permanent home (common among elderly in the US)
= someone, often a student, who likes travelling abroad (backpacking, staying in hostels)
types of travellers
a tourist, a hitchhiker, a bus conductor, a motorcycle courier, a holiday-maker, a rambler, a pilgrim, a commuter, an emigrant
a rambler
someone who just wanders around
a pilgrim/pilgrimage
for religious purposes
a commuter
driving from home to school from far away
means of transport
a trolley-bus, tram/street car, cab/taxi, underground (tube/metro/subway), jet (aircraft, airliner), airship
ship, vessel, craft, tanker, hovercraft, cruise ship, speedboat, yacht
how do we travel?
by land, by air, by sea
types of ships
ship, vessel, craft, tanker, hovercraft, cruise ship, speedboat, yacht
to brake ≠ brake
brake refers to “a device that causes a car or machine to slow down or stop,” whereas the verb means “slowing down or bringing a machine or car to a stop by using a brake.”
hood
bonnet
gas
petrol
trunk
boot
sidewalk
pavement
ekskurzija
an excursion
križarjenje
a cruise
a liner
a ship like Titanic
a voyage
a long journey by sea
fuselage
the main body of an aircraft
a traffic warden
someone whose job is to check for cars that are parket ilegally
to dismount
to get off a horse/bicycle
