Destination B2, Unit 2

voyage (n)

a long journey, especially on a ship

journey (n)

an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially 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 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)

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

catch up with

reach the same point/level as sth/sb.

check in

register at a hotel or an airport

check out

leave a hotel or an airport

drop off

let someone get out of a vehicle, fall asleep

get back

return from a place

go away

go on holiday

keep up with

stay at the same point/level

make for

go in the direction of

pick up

stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift

pull in

stop by the side of the road in a car

run over

hit with a car

see off

go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave

set out/off

start a journey

take off

leave the ground (a plane)

turn round

go back in the opposite direction