des b2 unit 2 : travel and transport

drop off

• let sb get out of vehicles

• fall asleep

pick up

stop in a vehicle to give sb a lift

pull in

stop by the side of the road in a car

run over

hit with a car

see off

see sb leave in a train/ bus/ etc station

turn round

go back in the opposite direction

+ have an accident

• He had a car accident last year.

• Even a six-year-old can have an accident at night sometimes.

+ be (involved) in an accident

• They were involved in a road accident.

+ do sth by accident

• We met by accident at the airport.

+ gặp tai nạn / tè dầm

+ bị liên quan đến

+ vô tình làm

+ in advance :

• You need to book a hotel in advance.

+ advance to + place / advance towards + place/sb :

• The crowd advanced to the city center.

+ trước
+ tiến đến, bước đến / hướng đến, hướng về

+ go straight ahead

+ Go ahead!

+ go ahead + with + N

+ be ahead of sth/sb

+ đi thẳng, cứ đi thẳng về phía trước

+ Cứ làm đi!

+ bắt đầu + N

+ đứng đầu

+ a change of direction

• The car made a sudden change of direction.

+ in the direction of

• We walked in the direction of beach.

+ in this/that direction

• The wind is blowing in this direction.

+ một sự thay đổi phương hướng

+ theo hướng của, về phía
+ theo hướng đó/kia

+ off the top of your head

• Off the top of my head, I can think of three reasons.

+ head for/towards a place

• After school, I headed for home.

+ head over heels (in love)

• He fell head over heels in love for his classmate.

+ ngay lúc này, không cần suy nghĩ

+ đi thẳng tới, hướng tới

+ yêu say đắm, phải lòng

+ go/be on holiday

+ have/take a holiday

+ bank holiday

+ trong kì nghỉ

+ đi nghỉ

+ ngày nghỉ lễ

+ go/turn/etc + left

+ on the left

+ on the left-hand side

+ in the left-hand corner

+ left-handed

thuận tay trái

+ plan your/a route

+ take a route

+ lên kế hoạch trước khi khởi hành

+ đi theo/ chọn 1 tuyến đường đi

see the sights

visit some tourist attractions : tham quan danh lam thắng cảnh

go sightseeing

visit most interesting places in area = đi tham quan

+ at (high/full/etc) speed

+ a burst of speed

+ speed limit

+ full tốc lực

+ a sudden increase in speed for a short period = một pha bứt tốc

+ giới hạn tốc độ

+ go on/take a tour of/(a)round somewhere