Lesson 3: Travelling

I go by, I go on means of transport
I go by
plane
or
I fly
car
I drive
ship
I sail
bicycle/bike

I ride
motorcycle/motorbike
bus
I go on
horse

I ride
foot

I walk

Useful travel expressions
General travel vocabulary
Public transportation (British public transport) is a system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public.

The road / the highway / the port / the airport
Arrival / departure time
Where's the information desk, please?
To commute is to make the same journey regularly between work and home.
It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.

A journey is traveling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle.
I love going on long journeys.
To journey (verb - usually used with adverb or preposition) = to travel somewhere.
We journeyed south.

At the airport
Show me your passport, please!
l'm here on business / vacation
l'm traveling alone / with my family
Customs is the place at a port, airport or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally
Customs officer is a person whose job is to look inside travellers' bags to make certain they are not taking goods into a country without paying taxes
Anything to declare?
No, there's nothing to declare / Nothing to declare
You've got a lot of baggage! Why don't you use the baggage cart
How much is a one-way ticket (British usually single) to New York?
If you make a round trip, you go on a journey and return to where you started from.
A journey in an aircraft is a flight. Flight also means an aircraft that is making a particular journey
I'll never forget my first flight.
Flight 474 to Buenos Aires is now boarding at gate 9
First class / Business class / Economy class
What time does the plane for.... take off / land?
Check-in is the place at an airport where you show your ticket so that you can be told where you will be sitting.
A representative from the tour company will meet you at the check-in.

Delay
Departure
Late
Liquid
Deodorant
Gate

Identification (ID)
Your ID or your personal identification is your official document that you need to ensure you are who you really are. When flying, the ID you’re required to carry is your passport.
I’d like to book a flight to New Jersey for tomorrow.
Certainly, can I see your ID please?

Liquids (N)
Liquids are anything that is not solid or hard or has a watery base such as a bottle of water, perfume or foundation. All airports do not allow passengers to travel with more than 100ml of liquids. All liquids you do carry on the plane must be put in a plastic bag.
Are you traveling with any liquids?
Yes, I have this deodorant.
I’m sorry, but that is too big. Each container must not exceed (go over) 100ml.


Gate (N)
In the departures lounge there are a number of different gates (doors) that lead to different flights.
Can you tell me where flight AZ672 to New York departs from, please?
Yes, it leaves from gate A27.

Delayed (Adj)
If your flight has been delayed, it means that it’s late. Maybe it has been delayed because of bad weather, too much air traffic, or technical problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is an announcement that flight NZ245 has been delayed. Your new departure time is 2.25.

Departures (N)
When you are leaving to go on a trip, you will need to go to the departures lounge where you will wait to board your flight.
All passengers flying to Istanbul are kindly requested to go to the departures lounge.


Conveyor belt/carousel/baggage claim (N)
When your plane arrives, your bags and suitcases come out on the moving conveyor belt. Another word that you might hear for this is a carousel or baggage claim.
All passengers arriving from New York can pick up their luggage from carousel 4.

At the train station
How much is a ticket to...?
Direct / transfer train
Is there a reduced fare for children / large families?
Where is the station?
Where can we buy tickets?
What time will the train to...leave?
Where is platform number ...?

By ship / boat
A ferry (boat) is a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service.
We're going across to France by/on the ferry.
A cruise is a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places

By bus / coach
Where is the the bus station, please?
When does the bus leave for...?
How many stops before...?
A bus with/without air-conditioner

By car
Where is the parking lot, please?
Where can I park my car?
Can I park my car here?
Where can I rent a car?
I would like to rent a car for.... days / weeks.
The car costs £30 a day to rent, but you get unlimited mileage (= no charge for the miles traveled)
A car breakdown
I had a breakdown (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road
A garage is a place where cars are repaired.
The car's still at the garage getting fixed.
Where can I find a garage to repair my car?
Insurance
I'll need to take out extra car insurance for another driver.


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