Glossary

Unit 1. Holidays
adventure holiday beach holiday
beach holiday as brown as a berry
camping holiday as red as a lobster
cruise as fit as a fiddle
package holiday chill out / laze around / take it easy / unwind
safari recharge your batteries (idiom)
sailing holiday have a whale of a time (infml)
sightseeing tour do some sunbathing / soak up the sun / sunbathe
get a tan, get/be tanned
have itchy feet take a chance with the weather
go into uncharted territory My holiday did me the world of good.
go as an independent traveller
wander around sightseeing tour
be bitten by the travel bug be swarming with tourists
experience culture shock do some sightseeing /go sightseeing /see the sights
have a bumpy ride soak up the atmosphere
cobbled streets
travel stunning city/view
abroad thriving city
by air/rail/sea/water vibrant city/streets
first/economy class
light Unit 2. Camping & hiking
on one‘s own camping holiday
get campsite
on/off a train/bus/plane/ship/bicycle in/out of a camping equipment
car/taxi camping, hiking
back from somewhere pitch a tent / put up a tent
take get back to nature
a trip, a hike, a walk, a ride in the middle of nowhere
a plane off the beaten track
to the road remote place
go sleep rough
on a guided tour take everything but the kitchen sink
on a package tour untouched/unspoilt nature
on a journey/trip
Unit 3. Travelling by train
on a sea voyage
kinds of train
backpacking passenger train
hiking freight/goods train
day coach
set off / start out / set out commuter train
travel itinerary local train
journey express train
trip direct train
cruise
fast train
travel overnight train
voyage slow /stopping train
tour steam train
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parts of a train catch/get/take a train
engine miss a train
locomotive change trains
carriage / car transfer (v)
compartment transfer (n)
coach run on time / according to schedule
club car (Am) be due
dining car/ restaurant car/ buffet car sleeping car/ run / be late
sleeper be delayed
upper berth pull out of the station
lower berth see smb off
luggage rack
luggage van Unit 4. Travelling by plane
places & facilities
people
airport terminal
conductor/ guard
baggage reclaim / baggage claim area
attendant
check-in desk /check-in counter
ticket collector
conveyor belt
engine driver
departure gate
porter
departure lounge
places & facilities duty-free shops
booking office gate
information office immigration counter
left-luggage office overhead locker
lost-property office security checkpoint
platform runway
(railway) station
timetable people
ticket machine flight attendant
waiting room immigration officer
ground crew
tickets pilot
first class ticket
off-peak ticket tickets & seats
peak time ticket business class
weekly ticket economy class
monthly ticket aisle/window seat
season ticket
single / one-way ticket flights
return / round-trip ticket airline carrier
day coach ticket international flight
reserved seat ticket / domestic flight
second-class sleeping car ticket non-stop flight
compartment car ticket / sleeping car ticket connecting flight / connection
train pass miss a connection
fare make a connection to
pick up a connecting flight to
word combinations get a connection from
get off (a train)
get on (a train) / board a train
word combinations parts of a car
boarding pass / boarding card accelerator (Br) / gas pedal (Am)

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excess luggage air vent
hand luggage /carry-on baggage bonnet (Br) / hood (Am)
landing card boot (Br) / trunk (Am)
luggage trolley / baggage cart brake
cruising altitude bumper
life jacket clutch
hijacker dashboard
door handle
get on a plane / get on board a plane / board a engine
plane exhaust pipe
get off a plane fuel gauge
take off (v), take-off (n) gear lever/stick (Br) / gear shift (Am)
land (v), landing (n) glove compartment
emergency landing / forced landing handbrake
arrival headlights
departure time heater
destination horn
check-in formalities hubcap
check in one‘s luggage ignition
pass through customs indicator (Br) / turn signal (Am)
pass through passport control milometer (Br) / odometer (Am)
number plate
fly at an altitude/speed of petrol tank
hit an air pocket rear-view mirror
turbulence rear window
be airsick rev counter
suffer from jet lag side window
speedometer
Unit 5. Travelling by car steering wheel
vehicles tail light
bus tyre (Br) / tire (Am)
coach visor
camper van windscreen (Br) / windshield (Am)
convertible windscreen wiper
estate car (Br) / station wagon (Am) wing/side-view mirror
hatchback wheel
people carrier / minivan road
pickup (truck) light // heavy traffic
saloon (Br) / sedan (Am) junction
van roundabout
4x4 / SUV / four-wheel drive pedestrian crossing
places footbridge
car park (Br) / parking lot (Am) road sign
petrol station (Br) / road works
gas station (Am) traffic jams
taxi rank U-turn
motorway (Br) / highway (Am) car accident/crash
head-on collision

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driving places
dip one‘s headlights port
change gear dock
a flat tyre harbour
overtake another car pier
pick up a hitchhiker port
pull over quay
pull up wharf
reverse ferry terminal
skid
swerve people
captain
Unit 6. Travelling by ship crew
vessels skipper
boat purser
catamaran
(cabin) cruiser word combinations
ferry distress signal
hovercraft maiden voyage
hydrofoil call at
liner catch / take a ferry
raft get on board / board a ship
ship get off a ship
yacht set sail

parts of a vessel
Unit 7. At the Travel Agency.
bow
Accommodation
bridge
bed and breakfast (B&B)
cabin
campsite
deck
caravan (Br) / camper (Am)
hull
motel
port
hostel
porthole
guest house
starboard
hotel
stern
self-catering apartment/flat
suite
facilities
anchor
deck chair
galley
gangplank
lifeboat
oar
paddle

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