3. Travelling | Quizlet

look forward to

be excited about a future event

I’m looking _________ to my birthday.

get away

go somewhere for a holiday

I love to get _________ for a few days after Christmas.

check in

arrive at the airport or hotel and show your booking confirmation

The queue to _________ in was huge!

go through

pass through an official system

We had to go _________ security twice because I left my suitcase in the toilets!

look around

visit somewhere and look at the things there

As soon as I arrive in a new city, I like to go for a walk to look _________.

head for

go in the direction of

My wife always _________ for the nearest coffee shop when we get off the plane.

get on

enter a form of public transportation

I _________ on the train just before it left.

take off

when a plane leaves the ground

The plane took _________ on time.

get off

exit a form of public transportation

We got _________ the bus in the centre of town.

drop off

take someone or something to a place in your car

Can you drop the children _________ at school in the morning?

pick up

collect something or someone in your car

I will _________ up the takeaway on my way home.

get in

enter a private vehicle

_________ in the car quickly, we need to leave!

see off

say goodbye to someone at the place they’re leaving from

When I moved to New Zealand, my whole family came to the airport to _________ me off.

set off

start a journey

We set _________at 4 am.

speed up

go faster

Can you _________ up? We’re never going to get there if you drive this slowly.

pull over

stop at the side of the road

Can you _________ over here, and I’ll walk the rest of the way.

get out

to leave a private vehicle, like a car or a taxi

I got _________ of the taxi a few metres before my destination.

buckle up

put your seatbelt on

_________ up, kids!

pull out

move into the road in a vehicle

He _________ out without looking and nearly hit a cyclist.

run over

hit and drive over someone or something with a vehicle

I thought he was going to _________ me over. He was driving so quickly.

slow down

go more slowly

Please slow _________, you’re scaring me!

pull in

move to the side of the road in a vehicle

When we hear an ambulance coming, we should _________ in.

drive off

when a vehicle starts to move and leaves

They _________ off, waving at us from out of the windows.

embark on

start something new or important

She graduated in 2020 and _____________ on a career as a teacher.