Unit 10: See the World - Vocabulary Glossary

A set of 50 English vocabulary flashcards covering travel, geography, lodging, and leisure terminology from the Unit 10 glossary.

tourism

The business of arranging and providing services, like accommodation, transport and entertainment, for people going on holiday.

accommodation

A place where you stay.

eco-hut

A simple small shelter, built and functioning in a way that doesn’t damage the environment.

youth hostel

A building where young people can stay cheaply for a holiday.

cabin

A simple small house or shelter, often made of wood.

holiday home

A house or flat that sb has as well as their main home to use for holidays.

campsite

An enclosed place where you can camp.

pristine

Clean and pure, in a perfect condition.

tropical

In or from the areas not far from the equator.

cloud forest

A thick tropical forest, constantly covered in low clouds.

cosmopolitan

With many people from different places and of different cultures.

budget

Low-priced.

plaza

A public square, especially in a Spanish-speaking country.

architect

A person who designs buildings.

sustainable

Which can keep an ecological balance by not overusing natural resources.

environmentally-friendly

Not harmful to the environment.

coral reef

A long narrow line of coral, rocks and other substances near the surface of the sea.

swamp

A flat area of land that is very wet or has a lot of water where plants and/or trees grow.

dry forest

A thick tropical forest which has very little rain.

tour guide

A person who takes tourists to interesting places and gives information about them.

canopy

The top layer of a forest, like a roof made of leaves and branches.

toucan

A tropical bird with colourful feathers and a large beak.

hummingbird

A very small bird that makes a sound when it flies in the same place by moving its wings fast.

wildlife

Animals and plants that live naturally in an area.

break

A short holiday.

excursion

A short trip.

road trip

A long-distance trip by car.

room service

A service provided at a hotel, where guests order food or drinks which are brought to their room.

resort

A place where many people go on holiday.

cruise

A journey by sea, sometimes with accommodation on a ship.

day trip

A short journey to a place and back on the same day.

package tour

An organised holiday that includes the cost of travel to different places, hotel, etc.

currency

The money used in a country.

amusement park

A place where people can pay to go on rides to have fun.

zip-line

A rope between two points high above the ground for people to slide along it for fun.

air conditioning

A system that cools the air in a building.

holiday maker

A tourist.

wake-up call

A phone call that you ask sb to make to wake you up at a certain time.

satnav

A computer that uses information from satellites to show or tell a driver of a vehicle how to get to a place.

guide book

A book with information about a place for visitors.

backpacking

Travelling for pleasure and carrying a backpack.

sandstorm

A desert storm in which strong winds blow sand into the air.

boarding pass

A card that you show to board a plane.

street food

Food cooked and sold by people outside to eat immediately.

picturesque

Beautiful to look at.

breathtaking

Very exciting or impressive.

idyllic

Extremely, beautiful, pleasant and peaceful.

kayak

A light narrow boat that you sit in and move it with paddles.

paddle

A pole with a flat end that you use to row a boat.

glacier

A large mass of ice formed by snow on mountains that moves very slowly down a valley.