Travel Language Conversation Topics Dialogs 121519

Travel Language
From the airport to the train station. From the taxi to the bus. Word you will use, phrases
you will speak.
Content
• Air Travel Vocabulary and Sentences

• Vacation Vocabulary and Sentences
• Overland Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
• Sea/Ocean Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
• Quiz
Air Travel Vocabulary
Airport: I went to the airport to catch a flight to San Francisco.

Check-in: Make sure to get to the airport two hours early to check in.
Fly: I like to fly on the same airline to get mileage points.
Land: The airplane will land in two hours.
Landing: The landing took place during a storm. It was very scary!
Plane: The plane is packed with 300 passengers.
Take off: The airplane is scheduled to take off at 3:30 p.m.
Do you know the

Can you think of more
meanings of the words
words?
in orange?
Vacation Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
Camp: Do you like to camp in the woods?

Destination: What is your final destination?
Excursion: I'd like to take an excursion to the wine country while we're in Tuscany.
Go camping: Let's go to the beach and go camping next weekend.
Go sightseeing: Did you go sightseeing while you were in France?
Hostel: Staying in a youth hostel is a great way to save money on vacation.
Hotel: I'll book a hotel for two nights.
Journey: The journey will take four weeks and we'll visit four countries.
Luggage: Can you carry the luggage upstairs?
Motel: We stayed in a convenient motel on our way to Chicago.
Package holiday: I prefer to buy package holidays, so I don't have to worry about anything.
Make new sentences
using the bold, black
words?
words.
Vacation Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
Passenger: The passenger felt ill during the voyage.

Route: Our route will take us through Germany and on to Poland.
Sightseeing: The sightseeing in this town is rather boring. Let's go shopping.
Suitcase: Let me unpack my suitcase and then we can go swimming.
Tour: Peter went on a tour of vineyard.
Tourism: Tourism is becoming an important industry in almost every country.
Tourist: Every May many tourists from around the world come to see the flower festival.
Travel: Travel is one of his favorite free time activities.
Travel agent: The travel agent found us a great deal.
Trip: The trip to New York was lovely and interesting.
Vacation: I'd love to take a nice long vacation on the beach.
Use the orange words to Can you think of more

describe an experience words?
you had.
Overland Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
Bicycle: One of the best ways to see the countryside is to ride a bicycle.
Bike: We rode a bike from shop to shop.
Bus: You can catch a bus for Seattle at the bus station.
Bus station: The bus station is three blocks from here.
Car: You might want to rent a car when you go on vacation.
Lane: Make sure to get into the left lane when you want to pass.
Motorcycle: Riding a motorcycle can be fun and exciting, but it's also dangerous.
Freeway: We'll have to take the freeway to Los Angeles.
Highway: The highway between the two cities is quite lovely.
Rail: Have you ever traveled by rail?
Go by rail: Going by rail offers the opportunity to get up and walk around as you travel.
Do you know the
meanings of the words
words?
in orange?
Overland Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
Railway: The railway station is down this street.

Road: There are three roads to Denver.
Main road: Take the main road into town and turn left at 5th Street.
Taxi: I got in a taxi and went to the train station.
Traffic: There's a lot of traffic today on the road!
Train: I like riding on trains. It's a very relaxing way to travel.
Tube: You can take the tube in London.
Underground: You can take the underground in many cities throughout Europe.
Subway: You can take the subway in New York.
How many of these Can you think of more
have you used during words?
your travels?
Sea/Ocean Travel Vocabulary and Sentences
Boat: Have you ever piloted a boat?

Cruise: We will stop at three destinations during our cruise through the Mediterranean.
Cruise ship: It's the most elegant cruise ship in the world!
Ferry: Ferries allow passengers to take their cars with them to their destination.
Ocean: The Atlantic Ocean takes four days to cross.
Port: There are all kinds of commercial ships in the port.
Sailboat: The sailboat requires nothing but the wind.
Sea: The sea is very calm today.
Set sail: We set sail for the exotic island.
Ship: Have you ever been a passenger on a ship?
Voyage: The voyage to the Bahamas took three days.
Describe the words in Can you think of more

orange using your own words?
words.
Vocabulary Exercise
Choose the correct answer
1. Can you pick me up at tomorrow morning? My flight _____ at 7:30. 8. You can catch a _____ and take your car to the island.
Arrivescomes departs Ferry fairy fairway furry
2. Could I ask what your final _____ is? 9. Be sure to _____ at least two hours before your flight.
Goal country thought destination have a beer eat check in deplane
3. You should change _____ to pass this car. 10. Many _____ missed the flight to New York.
Clothes lanes your mindset quickly People passengers travelers all answers are correct
4. I'd love to take a fancy _____ and travel through the Bahamas. 11. I think traveling by _____ is the best way to see the countryside. You can walk
around, have dinner, and just watch the world go by.
Hat dog cruise man
Bus car motorcycle train
5. The _____ was very bumpy. I was afraid.
12. Let's rent a _____ for the day and row around the lake.
Flight camel pavement conversation
Ship boat raft surfboard
6. It's best not to take too much _____ with you on your trip. The airline might
lose it! 13. The _____ is a 747 by Boeing.
Candy medicine luggage gin AirportCar plane helicopter
7. I think the _____ is a great way to get around a big city. 14. Let's just stay at a cheap _____ along the highway.
Car rail pogo stick subway Hotel motel lodge all the answers are correct
Vocabulary Exercise
Fill the gap and make sentences using the words on the left
By rail By bus / coach By air By sea
• aircraft
station _____ airport port
• catch/get on/board train bus _____ ship
• disembark catch/get on _____ get on/board embark
get off get off get off/disembark _____

• quay/dock
platform departure gate departure gate _____
• liner
passenger train coach / bus passenger jet/airplane _____
• trip
journey _____ flight voyage
• depart/leave
_____ depart/leave take off sail
• land arrive arrive _____ dock
• bridge engine _____ cockpit _____
engine driver bus driver _____ captain

• driver's seat
_____ aisle aisle gangway
• pilot
• corridor/aisle If you can’t make a

sentence, ask your
teacher for help.
Speaking Practice
Answer these questions as thoroughly as possible.
Speak as much as you can.
1. Which method of transportation is your
favorite?
2. How often do you use it?
3. Where did you go the last time you used it?

Transportation
4. Is it easily accessible?
5. Explain why this is your favorite method of

transportation.
1. Which destination you have visited is your
least favorite?
2. When did you go there?
3. Who did you go with?

Destination
4. How long did you stay?
5. Explain why this is your least favorite

destination you have visited.
1. What did you do during your last trip?
2. Were these activities fun?
3. How did they make you feel?

Activity
4. Which activity would you recommend to
others?
5. Why did you choose this activity?

1. How many airports have you visited?
2. Do you enjoy going to airports?
3. What is your least favorite thing about

Airport airports?
4. Are airports around the world different from

each other?
5. Describe the most interesting/strange

experience you have had at an airport.
1. Which famous sights have you visited during
your travels?
2. When did you go there?
3. Did you go with others or alone?

Sightseeing
4. Describe your feelings when you visited these
places.
5. What is the most memorable experience you

have had at one of these sites?
Task
Complete this either in class or as homework
Instructions
• Think of a trip you had in the past. It Tips

could be one you spoke about already, it 1. Refer back to the words on the previous slides,
doesn’t matter. and mark/highlight the things you have
used/seen before.
• Consider how you got there, which
2. Take this new list of words to refer back to
methods of transportation you took,
while creating your story to ensure you use
where you went and what you saw. them all.
• Put these ideas together in a short story 3. Make use of adjectives to really illustrate how
to present to your teacher in class. you felt when you experienced these things.

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Travel Language

• Air Travel Vocabulary and Sentences

Airport: I went to the airport to catch a flight to San Francisco.

Do you know the

Camp: Do you like to camp in the woods?

Passenger: The passenger felt ill during the voyage.

Use the orange words to Can you think of more

Railway: The railway station is down this street.

Boat: Have you ever piloted a boat?

Describe the words in Can you think of more

Arrivescomes departs Ferry fairy fairway furry

Goal country thought destination have a beer eat check in deplane

Candy medicine luggage gin AirportCar plane helicopter

• catch/get on/board train bus _____ ship

• disembark catch/get on _____ get on/board embark

get off get off get off/disembark _____

• land arrive arrive _____ dock

• bridge engine _____ cockpit _____

engine driver bus driver _____ captain

• corridor/aisle If you can’t make a

2. How often do you use it?

3. Where did you go the last time you used it?

5. Explain why this is your favorite method of

2. When did you go there?

3. Who did you go with?

5. Explain why this is your least favorite

2. Were these activities fun?

3. How did they make you feel?

5. Why did you choose this activity?

2. Do you enjoy going to airports?

3. What is your least favorite thing about

4. Are airports around the world different from

5. Describe the most interesting/strange

2. When did you go there?

3. Did you go with others or alone?

5. What is the most memorable experience you

• Think of a trip you had in the past. It Tips

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