Unit 11 Problems when renting Upper-Int Outcomes

go hitchhiking

travel by asking drivers for free lifts (neutral / informal)

• They decided to ~ across Europe.

• I’d never ~ on my own.

• He ~ when he was a student.

do a trek by camel

go on a long journey on foot and by camel, usually in a desert (neutral)

• We ~ in Morocco.

• Tourists can ~ across the Sahara.

• They ~ as part of a desert tour.

tour on a rail pass

travel around a country using trains with one travel ticket (neutral)

• We ~ around Italy.

• Many students ~ across Europe.

• It’s cheap to ~ in summer.

take a guided coach tour

travel in a large bus with a guide who explains places (neutral)

• They ~ around the city.

• We ~ through the countryside.

• Tourists often ~ on their first visit.

go mountain biking

ride a bike on hills or rough countryside (neutral)

• We ~ at the weekend.

• She loves ~ in the mountains.

• He went ~ in the Alps.

take a sailing trip

go on a short holiday or journey by boat with sails (neutral)

• They ~ along the coast.

• We ~ for a week.

• She took ~ in Greece.

go on a river cruise

travel by boat along a river, often stopping at towns (neutral)

• They ~ on the Danube.

• We ~ through France.

• My parents ~ for their anniversary.

go backpacking

travel cheaply, carrying all your things in a backpack (neutral / informal)

• She went ~ in South America.

• We ~ after university.

• He loves ~ alone.

trek through the jungle

walk a long and difficult way through jungle areas (neutral)

• They ~ in Thailand.

• We ~ with a local guide.

• Tourists can ~ for several days.

insurance

money you pay to protect yourself against loss or damage (neutral / formal)

• Make sure you have ~ to cover any damage.

• Travel ~ is very important.

• The ~ covered the repairs.

cut out

suddenly stop working (neutral / informal)

• The engine ~ on the motorway.

• My car ~ at the traffic lights.

• The motor ~ without warning.

gear

a part of a vehicle that changes speed or power (neutral)

• The ~ were very stiff.

• I couldn’t get into first ~.

• The bike’s ~s need oiling.

tank

the container that holds fuel in a vehicle (neutral)

• We filled up the ~ before leaving.

• The car has a full ~.

• The ~ was almost empty.

dodgy

not safe, reliable, or working properly (informal)

• The brakes felt a bit ~.

• That engine sounds ~.

• The bike looked ~ to me.

put a dent in

make a small hollow or damage in something (neutral / informal)

• He ~ the car door.

• The crash ~ the frame.

• I accidentally ~ the bike.vv

get a flat tyre

when a tyre loses air and goes flat (neutral)

• We ~ on the way home.

• I had to stop because I ~.

• She knows how to fix a ~.

the small print

important details written in very small text, often in contracts (neutral / informal)

• We hadn’t read ~.

• Always check ~ before signing.

• The problem was hidden in ~.

loose

not tight or firmly fixed (neutral)

• The chain was ~.

• One screw is ~.

• The handle felt ~.

deposit

money you pay first and may get back later (neutral / formal)

• They refused to return our ~.

• We paid a ~ to book the car.

• The ~ covers possible damage.