Journeys – Exercises

1. Pick the word that does not match:

1. platform check-in departure lounge customs

2. hand luggage baggage overhead locker suitcase
3. sail wing cabin mast
4. bus driver flight attendant ticket inspector propeller
5. barge ferry hovercraf scooter
6. passport ticket ticket office visa

2. Choose the correct verb in phrases 1-6:

1. to board/to mount a plane

2. to lift/to pick up a passenger
3. to get onto/to get into a motorbike
4. to change/to move trains
5. to cancel/to take away a flight
6. to get onto/to get into a car

3. Complete the text below with words and phrases from 1 and 2 in the
correct form:

What a terrible journey! The taxi was late picking us up, so we got to
the station two minutes before our train lef. There was a queue at
…………………………., so we went straight to the …………………. and go onto
the train, which was just about to leave. When we tried to buy a ticket
from the ………………………………., we discovered that we were on the
wrong train. We had to get off at the next station and …………….. trains,
which is a nightmare when you're carrying four large ……………………..!
At the airport, we queued for an hour at ……………… to get our boarding
pass and then we waited in the …………………………… for two hours
become being called to the gate. When they finally allowed
us to …………………………. the plane, I found that I'd been given a window
 seat, even though I'd asked for an aisle seat. And to cap it all, the plane
sat on the runway for fify minutes because of a technical problem.
The end of the flight was just as bad. We landed with a huge bump,
the …………………………. above my seat flew open, and my
own …………………………….. fell down and hit me on the shoulder.

4. Tick the parts which each vehicle below usually

has. Use a dictionary to help you.

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Boot
Brakes
Engine
Handlebars
Ignition
Roof
Saddle
Steering wheel
Tyres
Windscreen