Unit 2 Vocabulary: Travel and Journey

Vocabulary flashcards covering travel, places, direction, and related terms from Unit 2.

voyage (n)

A long journey, especially on a ship.

journey (n)

An occasion when you travel from one place to another, specially over a long distance.

trip (n)

An occasion when you go somewhere and come back again.

travel (n)

The activity of travelling.

excursion (n)

A short journey that you make for pleasure.

view (n)

The things that you can see from a particular place.

sight (n)

A person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature.

world (n)

The planet that we live on.

earth (n)

The land on which we live.

area (n)

A part of a place or building.

territory (n)

An area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army.

season (n)

One of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather.

period (n)

An amount of time.

fare (n)

The money that you pay for a journey.

ticket (n)

A piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as travel on a train, bus, plane, etc.

fee (n)

An amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organisation.

miss (v)

To be too late for something such as a train or bus.

lose (v)

To no longer have something.

take (v)

To move or carry someone or something from one place to another.

bring (v)

To take someone or something with you from one place to another.

go (v)

To move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now.

book (v)

To arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future.

keep (v)

To continue to have or own something.

arrive (v) at/in

To reach a place.

reach (v)

To arrive somewhere.

live (v)

To have your home in a particular place.

stay (v)

To live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor.

border (n)

The official line that separates two countries or regions.

edge (n)

The part of something that is furthest from its centre.

line (n)

A long thin mark on the surface of something.

length (n)

A measurement of how long something is in size.

distance (n)

The amount of space between two people or things.

guide (v)

To show someone where to go by going with them.

lead (v)

To take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them.

native (adj)

Living in a particular country or area since birth.

home (town) (n)

The city or town where you lived as a child.