Travel – B1+ English Vocabulary

Travel

In this Upper-intermediate Vocabulary Lesson about Travel, you will learn for different types of trips, journeys, and travel experiences. Review the explanation to get comfortable with the vocabulary before moving on to the exercises.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct option for each gap.

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1 The ______ from London to New York usually takes about six hours.

a. tour

b. flight

c. road trip

d. spa retreat

2 I'm going on a ______ to Spain where I'll meet with the company directors.

a. road trip

b. staycation

c. business trip

d. backpacking

3 We're taking a ______ to the Lake District this year as we can't afford to go abroad.

a. voyage

b. staycation

c. journey

d. tour

4 I didn't enjoy our ______ across the ocean because the water was very rough.

a. city break

b. voyage

c. flight

d. journey

5 It took us four hours to reach our ______.

a. travel

b. pleasure trip

c. journey

d. destination

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6 I suggest you follow this ______ as it's quicker and more scenic.

a. route

b. tour

c. business trip

d. flight

7 Our class is going on a ______ to Greece to see the ancient temples.

a. field trip

b. business trip

c. route

d. staycation

8 My wife and I went on a ______ to Berlin a few weeks ago.

a. route

b. voyage

c. destination

d. city break

9 Tom spent six months ______ through Asia, staying in hostels with his friends.

a. voyage

b. backpacking

c. pleasure trip

d. cruise

10 The guide explained the history of each building during our ______ of the city.

a. staycation

b. trip

c. route

d. tour

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Travel

In this Upper-intermediate Vocabulary Lesson about Travel, you will learn about different types of trips, journeys, and travel experiences. The pictures, descriptions, and examples below will help you understand and remember the terms.

1 Travel is usually a verb, but it can also be a noun. As a verb, to travel means to go from one place to another. As a noun, travel is uncountable and refers to the general activity of travelling.

• How do you travel to work?
• Air travel is expensive these days, so we tend to go everywhere by car.

2 A trip is always a noun, and it refers to the act of going on a visit to a place for a short time and returning.

• We are planning a trip to London to visit my uncle in the spring.

3 A journey is the act of travelling from one place to another, so one trip implies two journeys.

• We were all tired after our long journey.

4 A voyage is a journey that you take in a boat or on a ship.

• The voyage across the ocean took just over two weeks.

5 Your destination is the place you intend to reach at the end of a journey or voyage.

• It took us nearly two days to reach our destination.

6 The route is the path you take to get from your starting point to your destination.

• We took a different route because the road we usually go on was closed.

7 A tour is a trip where you visit different places in a specific area.

• Our tour of the pyramids was great; our guide was fantastic.

8 A road trip is a long journey that you make in a car or a bus.

• Now that I have a car, I plan on taking a road trip to Scotland.

9 A business trip is a short trip that you make for work or business purposes.

• My job involves a lot of business trips, many of which are overseas.

10 A pleasure trip is a trip that you take for personal enjoyment.

• Unfortunately, this is not a pleasure trip, as I’ll be attending meetings every day.

11 A staycation is a holiday that you take in your own country instead of abroad.

• My husband doesn’t enjoy flying, so our holidays are usually staycations in the countryside.

12 A city break is a short holiday in which you visit another city.

• My girlfriend and I are planning a city break to Amsterdam next weekend.

13 Backpacking is the act of travelling with your possessions in a bag on your back.

• After graduating from university, I spent a year backpacking through South America.

14 A pilgrimage is a journey that you make for religious purposes, usually to a sacred place.

• More than 20,000 people make a pilgrimage to visit this shrine each year.

15 An eco-tour is a type of travel focused on protecting the natural environment.

• We went on an eco-tour around a protected nature reserve.

16 A field trip is a school outing taken for educational purposes.

• My history teacher is taking us on a field trip to see the ancient ruins.

17 A cruise is a voyage on a ship where you visit different places.

• We stopped at various ports around the Mediterranean during our 10-day cruise.

18 A safari is an organised land journey in which you observe animals.

• We saw some amazing wildlife on our safari last year.

19 A spa retreat is a short break focused on physical health, relaxation, and treatments.

• I had lots of relaxing treatments during my spa retreat last month.

20 A flight is a journey you take through the air, usually by plane.

• We arrived at the airport just in time to catch our flight.

After completing the exercises in this lesson on Travel, you can use the unit’s Vocabulary Flashcards to revise and help you memorize the terms.

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