Travel and transport (Unit 2)

Question 1

voyage (n)

Answer 1

a long journey, especially on a ship

It was a long way from London to New York by sea, but the voyage was quite relaxing

Question 2

journey (n)

Answer 2

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

We had a long journey ahead of us.

occasion = Anlass, Grund

Question 3

trip (n)

Answer 3

an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again:

The whole family went on a trip to Tallinn.

Question 4

travel (n)

Answer 4

das Reisen!
The activity of travelling:
Foreign travelling (Auslandsreisen) never really appealed to him until he retired.

Question 5

excursion (n)

Answer 5

a short journey that you make for pleasure:

My grandmother often talks about going on excursions to the sea when she was a girl.

Ausflug/Exkursion; favourite excursions: beliebte Ausflüge

Question 6

view (n)

Answer 6

the things that you can see FROM a particular place:

We had a spectacular view of the mountains from our room.

Question 7

sight (n)

Answer 7

a person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature:
Windmills are a common sight in this part of the country.

particular feature: bestimmte Eigenschaft/Merkmal
Windmühlen sind ein gängiges Erscheinungsbild…

Question 8

world (n)

Answer 8

the planet that we live on:

It´s easy these days to communicate with people who live on the other side of the world.

Question 9

earth (n)

Answer 9

the land on which we live:
They felt they earth shake.

die Erde /der Boden

Question 10

area (n)

Answer 10

a part of place or building:

Bus services are in rural areas are not very good.

Question 11

territory (n)

Answer 11

an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army:
Russian troops crossed into Austrian territory in February 1849.

Question 12

season (n)

Answer 12

one of the four periods in which the year is divided according to the weather:
She likes to paint the changing seasons in the garden.

Question 13

period (n)

Answer 13

an amount of time:

The dry period ended with hevy rain.

Question 14

fare (n)

Answer 14

the money that you pay for a journey:
The fare from Vienna to Amstetten has gone up.

What´s the fare? Was kostet die Fahrt, der Fahrpreis?

Question 15

ticket (n)

Answer 15

a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as travalo on a train, bus, plane, etc.: We´ll send your tickets a week before you fly.

Question 16

fee (n)

Answer 16

an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organisation: The gallery charges a small entrance fee.

Die Galerie verlangt eine geringe (Eintritts-)Gebühr.

Question 17

miss (v)

Answer 17

to be too late for something such as a train or bus:

I missed the last train home again.

Question 18

lose (v)

Answer 18

to no longer have something:
Mike lost his job last year.

lose/lost/lost

Question 19

take (v)

Answer 19

to move or carry someone or something from one place to another:
What time do you take Elisabeth to school?

Question 20

bring (v)

Answer 20

to take somone or something WITH you from one place to another:
Bring a coat in case it turns cold.

Question 21

go (v)

Answer 21

to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now: We´re planning to go to Spain this winter.

Question 22

book (v)

Answer 22

to arrange to have or use something ara particular time in the future:
Shall I Book a room for you?

Question 23

keep (v)

Answer 23

to continue to have or own something:

We should keep this car and sell the other one.

Question 24

arrive (v)

Answer 24

to reach a place:

What time does your plane arrive?

Question 25

reach (v)

Answer 25

to arrive somewhere:

We hoped to reach the camp before dark.

Question 26

live (v)

Answer 26

to have your home in a particular place:

Paris is a nice place to live.

Question 27

stay (v)

Answer 27

to live or remain in a place for a while asa guest or visitor:
How long is he planning to stay with you?

Question 28

border (n)

Answer 28

the official line that separates two countries or regions:

Thousands of refugees were fleeing across the border.

Question 29

edge (n)

Answer 29

the part of something taht is furthest from its centre:
Victoria was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Rand/Kante

Question 30

line (n)

Answer 30

a long thin mark of the surface of something:

Draw a straight line.

Question 31

lenght (n)

Answer 31

a measurement of how long something is in size:

The boot was 16 feet in length.

Question 32

distance (n)

Answer 32

the amount of space between two people or things:

They started to walk the short distance to the camp.

Question 33

guide (v)

Answer 33

to show someone where to go by going WITH them:

He guided them through the forest.

Question 34

lead (v)

Answer 34

to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them:
The estate agent led us into the kitchen.

Question 35

native (adj)

Answer 35

living in a particular country or area since birth:

My wife´s a native New Yorker, but I´m from Atlanta.

Question 36

home (town) (n)

Answer 36

the city or town where you lived as a child:

I live in Washington, but my home town is Denver, Colorado.