sábado, 5 de noviembre de 2016

unit 5 workbook - vocabulary Travel and culture

crossing: a journey across a sea or a wide river
a three-hour ferry crossing
a rough crossing from Dover to Calais
the first Atlantic crossing

cruise: noun BrE /kruːz/ ; NAmE /kruːz/
a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday/vacation
I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise.
a luxury cruise ship

excursión: noun - BrE /ɪkˈskɜːʃn/ ; NAmE /ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/
a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people
They've gone on an excursion to York.
There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer.

Journey; noun - BrE /ˈdʒɜːni/ ; NAmE /ˈdʒɜːrni/
an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart
They went on a long train journey across India.
Did you have a good journey?
on the outward/return journey
We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Madrid.

Tour  noun - BrE /tʊə(r)/ , /tɔː(r)/ ; NAmE /tʊr/
tour (of/round/around something) a journey made for pleasure during which several different towns, countries, etc. are visited
a walking/sightseeing, etc. tour
a coach tour of northern France
a tour operator (= a person or company that organizes tours)

trip: a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose
Did you have a good trip?
We went on a trip to the mountains.
a day trip (= lasting a day)
a boat/coach trip
a business/school/shopping trip
They took a trip down the river.

voyage noun BrE /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ ; NAmE /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ 
a long journey, especially by sea or in space
an around-the-world voyage
a voyage in space

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage (= first journey).



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