Travel, Shopping, Society, Leisure, and Weather Vocabulary

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering terms related to travel, shopping, social issues, leisure activities, and weather based on the lecture transcript.

Accommodation

A place where you stay when travelling.

Reservation

A booking made in advance, especially for a hotel room or a seat on a plane.

Itinerary

A detailed plan of a trip, including dates, times, and places to visit.

Passport control

The place where your passport is checked at an airport or border.

Travel agent

A person or company that arranges and sells holidays and travel.

Embark

To go onto a ship, aircraft, or train to begin a journey.

Disembark

To leave a ship, aircraft, or train after a journey.

Visa

An official document that allows you to enter or leave a particular country.

Boutique hotel

A small, stylish hotel, often offering luxurious accommodations and personalised service.

Hostel

A budget accommodation, often with shared rooms and common areas.

Motel

A roadside hotel designed for people travelling by car, usually with parking.

Chalet

A wooden house, typically found in mountain areas, used by people on holiday.

Villa

A large and luxurious house, often in a rural or coastal area, available for short- term rental.

Guesthouse

A small hotel or private home offering accommodation and sometimes meals.

All-inclusive resort

A resort where the price includes accommodation, meals, drinks, and some activities.

Campsite

A place where people can camp, usually with basic facilities like toilets and showers.

Timeshare

A property with shared ownership, where people have the right to use it for a specific period.

Transit

The act of passing through a place on the way to another destination.

Turbulence

Irregular and often violent movement of air during a flight.

Jet lag

The feeling of tiredness and confusion after a long flight across different time zones.

Check-in

The process of reporting your arrival at a hotel, airport, etc.

Departure

The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

Arrival

The act of coming to a place, especially at the end of a journey.

Gate

The place in an airport you must go to in order to board the plane.

Delayed

When something happens later than planned, like a flight.

Baggage claim

The area in an airport where arriving passengers collect their luggage.

Sightseeing

Visiting interesting places as a tourist.

Landmark

A building or place that is easily recognized, often visited by tourists.

Souvenir

An item that you buy to remind you of a place you have visited.

Excursion

A short trip, often for leisure, during a longer journey.

Local cuisine

The traditional food and cooking style of a particular area.

Cultural heritage

Traditions, languages, buildings, and arts passed down through generations.

Tourist trap

A place that attracts many tourists but is usually overpriced and not very authentic.

Off the beaten path

A place not visited by many tourists, less known and quieter.

Emergency contact

A person you can call in case of an emergency.

Embassy

A place where the officials of a country work in a foreign country, often providing assistance to travellers.

Lost and found

A place where lost items are kept until the owner claims them.

Travel insurance

A type of insurance that covers medical expenses, trip cancellations, lost luggage, etc.

Cancelled

When something, like a flight or a reservation, is officially stopped or not happening.

Refund

Money returned to a customer for a cancelled service or unsatisfactory experience.

Customs declaration

A form that you fill out to declare goods brought into a country.

Quarantine

A period of isolation to prevent the spread of disease, usually after arriving in a new place.

Hospitality

The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests.

Etiquette

A set of social rules about polite behaviour in a particular culture.

Local customs

The traditional habits and practices of a specific area.

Interact

To communicate or engage with people.

Bargain

To negotiate the price of something, usually in markets.

Immersion

Deep involvement or participation in a culture or language.

Fluent

Being able to speak a language easily and accurately.

Language barrier

Difficulty in communication because people do not speak the same language.

Customer

The person who buys the product.

Wallet

The place where men keep their money. For women, we call it a purse.

(Spare) Change

Coins/ Money that is returned to you when you pay for a product.

Till

The place where you go in a shop to pay.

Cash register

The box that holds the money.

Barcode

The black lines you can see on the back of the product.

Bargain hunting

Spend time in the shops looking for items to buy at the lowest price.

Do the shopping

Go shopping regularly to buy food and other necessities.

Go shopping

Go to the shops to buy things.

Fitting room/ Changing room

A place to try on clothes to see if they fit or suit you.

I can't afford it

Not have enough money to buy something.

In stock/out of stock

Be available or unavailable in a shop or store.

Cost a fortune!/ Cost an arm and a leg!

Be very expensive.

Be a steal!/ It’s a bargain!

So cheap that it’s almost as if you haven't paid anything for it.

Be good value for money

Worth the money spent on it.

Price tag

A label showing the price of an article.

Receipt

A piece of paper given in a shop as proof that you have paid for an article.

Sales

A period in the year when articles are sold at a reduced price.

Shop around

Visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices.

Shop assistant

A person who serves customers in a shop.

Shop till you drop

Go shopping for a very long time, until you are exhausted.

Shopaholic

Love shopping so much that it is like an addiction

Shopping spree

Enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money.

Retail therapy

The idea that buying things can make you feel better.

Splash out on something/ Splurge on something

Buy something even though it costs a lot of money.

Take something back

Return something that you have bought.

To be a bit pricey!

It's a bit expensive.

To be dirt cheap!

It costs very little

To be a rip-off!

Is much more expensive that it should be

Window shopping

Look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything.

Aisle

The organisation of a supermarket or shop into lines.

Trolley

The thing you push in the supermarket that has wheels and you use if you have a lot of shopping.

Basket

The thing you use if you don’t want to buy so much food. Sometimes it has wheels and sometimes you carry it in your hands.

Brand

The company name that produces an item.

Aid

food or financial help sent to support a person or country.

Beg

to ask people for money or food, usually in public places.

Bias

a prejudice that prevents fair consideration of a situation. The adjective is “Biased” .

Consequence

a phenomenon or event that follows from and is caused by a previous action or occurrence.

Contribute

to give something, especially money or goods, in order to achieve a goal or help a cause

Relationship

the connection among two or more things or people or the way in which they are connected.

Donation

something that is voluntarily given to someone or an organization to help them, such as money, food, etc.

Face challenges

to deal with problems.

Protester

someone who publicly shows their disagreement or opposition toward something.

Racist

someone who believes one race has superiority over others and does not treat the members of those races fairly. The noun is “racism” .

Sexist

someone who treats people of their opposite gender unfairly, especially toward women

Quality of life

a person's level of happiness, health, comfort, etc.

Social class

a group of individuals who share similar economic, cultural, and educational status.

Slum

(often plural) a very poor and overpopulated area of a city or town in which the houses are not in good condition

Shelter

a place in which very poor people are provided with food and housing. It is also a place where homeless animals are given food and housing.

Shortcomings:

(often plural) a defect or a fault.