I
go by, I go on means of transport
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I go by
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plane
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or
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I fly
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car
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I drive
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ship
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I sail
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bicycle/bike
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I ride
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motorcycle/motorbike
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bus
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I go on
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horse
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I ride
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foot
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I walk
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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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