a cruise - a holiday on a large ship:

Unit 14.

Travel.

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a cruise - a holiday on a large ship:

a Mediterranean cruise, a cruise around the world, a cruise ship, a luxury cruise, a cruise company, to go on a cruise.

to set off - to start to go somewhere:

I'll set off early to avoid the traffic. Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach.

lounge - a waiting room at an airport: the departure lounge, to get to a departure launge.

away from - used to say how close sb is to achieving sth or experiencing sth:

At one stage, they were just two points away from victory.

to be about to do - if sb is about to do sth, or if sth is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon:

We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived. Work was about to start on a new factory building.

to provide - to give smth to sb or make it available to them, because they need it or want it:

to provide entertainment (hours of pleasure);

Tea and biscuits will be provided. Technology may provide an answer to this problem. The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests. The project is designed to provide young people with work. The money will be used to provide the school with new computer equipment.

a cabin – 1) a small house, especially one built of wood in an area of forest or mountains:

a log cabin;

2) a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep:

a cabin n the ship, a luxury cabin, to book a cabin, Cost: $ 1, 795 and $ 1, 995 depending on cabin selection.;

3) an area inside a plane where the passengers sit or where the crew work:

the First Class cabin, a cabin crew.

a guided tour - if someone takes you on a guided tour, they show you around a place of interest and tell you all about it:

a guided tour of/around/round, to take a guided tour, to take sb on a guided tour, to specialize in guided tours;

You will be taken on a guided tour of the palace.

a bus ride - a journey in a bus, when you are not driving:

a short bus ride, a four-hour bus ride; A fifteen minute bus ride will take you to the airport.

spectacular – very impressive:

a mountainous area with spectacular scenery, a spectacular success;

The view from the top floor is absolutely spectacular.

breathtaking - very impressive, exciting, or surprising:

the breathtaking scenery of the Rocky Mountains;

The view from my bedroom window was absolutely breathtaking. The drive along the beach and up the mountain is truly breathtaking. The guest house was on the side of the cliff, with breathtaking views of the ocean below.

cable – 1) [countable] a plastic or rubber tube containing wires that carry telephone messages, electronic signals, television pictures etc:

cables and switches for computers, to put cable underground;

2) [uncountable and countable] a thick strong metal rope used on ships, to support bridges etc:

3) [uncountable] a system of broadcasting television by using cables, paid for by the person watching it:

a new cable channel, cable TV, to show a film on cable;

a cable car - a vehicle that hangs from a moving cable, and is used to take people up and down mountains:

She set off to walk a mile to the mountain cable car on Wednesday. It is centrally situated, and a ten minute walk from the cable car which leads to some magnificent mountain walks.

a load - a large quantity of something:

loads of cafes (apes, things);

We got a load of complaints about the loud music. Don't worry, there's loads of time There's loads to see in Paris. What a load of nonsense! That’s a load off my mind.

to feed (fed) - to give food to a person or animal:

Have you fed the cat? She was too weak to feed herself. Several children were feeding bread to the ducks.

to take photos of – Can you take a photo of me and Rachel?

cute – 1) very pretty or attractive:

a cute little puppy;

The baby's so cute. That's a really cute outfit. Julia Roberts is really cute in her new movie.

2) clever in a way that can seem rude.

to pinch – 1) to press a part of someone's skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts:

He pinched her cheek. Stop pinching me! Tha’s where the shoe pinches. I pinched my finger in the door.

2) to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable:

Someone's pinched my coat! He pinches other people’s ideas.

to head to - to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way.

to get a tan – to get the attractive brown colour that someone with pale skin gets after they have been in the sun:

I wish I could get a tan like that. At least she won't get a tan there. I had started to see the countries we visited as more than just exotic places to get a tan.

to remind of - to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the past:

to remind of one’s youth; That song always reminds me of our first date.

a siesta - a short sleep in the afternoon, especially in warm countries:

to take (have) a siesta;

The stores all close after lunch when everyone takes a siesta. At one, in the stifling heat, we took a siesta. Follow the locals, when abroad, and have a siesta indoors. His habitual amount of sleep had been five to seven hours a night, with a half-hour siesta in the afternoon.

rough - with strong wind or storms, opposite calm:

The ship went down in rough seas.

seasick - feeling ill when you travel in a boat, because of the movement of the boat in the water:

to get (feel, be) seasick;

Hal was seasick almost at once. Alec liked sailing more than I. I got seasick.

to set foot - to go to or enter a place:

to set foot on Italian soil;

She swore she would never set foot in his house again. The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago. As soon as I set foot in there, I knew that I had to be involved somehow. However, he had never set foot in the village again.

decent - of a good enough standard or quality:

a decent salary (wage, hotel);

Don't you have a decent jacket? Did you get decent seats for the game? I need to get a decent night's sleep. I want to provide my boys with a decent education. There isn't one decent restaurant around here.

coach - a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys:

to travel by coach, to sit at the back of the coach, a coach trip to Scotland;

We went to Paris by coach. She's going to Grimsby on a coach. The restaurant was full of coach parties (= groups of people travelling together on a coach).

touristy - a place that is touristy is full of tourists and the things that attract tourists - used to show disapproval: a touristy area.

to explore - to travel around an area in order to find out about it:

to explore the forests (the beaches);

Venice is a wonderful city to explore. We'll be in Istanbul for three days, so there will be plenty of time to explore. We spent a week exploring the Oregon coastline.

cuisine - a particular style of cooking:

French cuisine, vegetarian cuisine, the traditional cuisine of the Southwest;

Hungary has an excellent and internationally recognised cuisine. Venetian cuisine is based on seafood and rice.

to broaden - to increase smth such as your knowledge, experience, or range of activities:

to broaden the mind (the waist line);

The course helps school-leavers broaden their knowledge of the world of work. I'd like to work abroad to broaden my horizons (= learn, experience, or attempt new things). Travel broadens the mind (= helps you to understand and accept other people's beliefs, customs etc).

to go/be on a diet - to have a limited range and amount of food that you eat when you want to get thinner:

Lyn always seems to be on a diet. Since his heart attack, Brice has been on a salt-free diet. Ted has gone on a diet three times in the last two years. Like most of us these days, Chardonnay has gone on a diet. Should I go on a diet?

a package holiday – a holiday organized by a company at a fixed price that includes the cost of travel, accommodation:

to go on a package holiday;

Airports have been expanding to cope with the number of people going on package holidays.

a package tour – a holiday organized by a company at a fixed price, which includes visits to a number of different places, travel to the starting point of the holiday and all travel during it, accommodation, etc:

to book a package tour;

Package tours to Southeast Asia are increasingly popular.

diary entry - what you have written for a particular day:

My diary entries are filled with prosaic happenings.

facilities - rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose:

All rooms have private facilities (= private bathroom and toilet). The hotel has its own pool and leisure facilities. The college has excellent research facilities. The Sport and Recreation Department offers some of the finest indoor sports facilities.

abandon - an abandoned building, car, boat, ship etc has been left by the people who owned or used it:

The car was found abandoned in Bristol. Abandoned or stolen bikes are being sold at police auctions.

a border - the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line:

the German-Polish border, to cross the border;

The river lies on the border between the US and Mexico. To cross the border, you will need a valid passport. It is a mountainous region, occupying a large area near the border with Nepal. Strasbourg is very close to the German border. The town lies on the border between Chile and Argentina. We spent the night in, a miserable little border town.

a gondola - a long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the canals in Venice in Italy:

A gondola was waiting by the steps.

a flight - a journey in a plane or space vehicle, or the plane or vehicle that is making the journey:

non-stop flights from London to Tehran, a return (relaxing) flight, to miss (delay, introduce, enjoy) a flight, to book flights on the Internet;

He immediately booked a flight to Toulouse. Bernstein caught the first flight (= got on the first plane) out of Washington. We need to hurry or we'll miss our flight (= arrive too late to get on the plane). All flights out of Chicago were cancelled. Many people have trouble sleeping after a long flight. The number of international flights (= to another country) fell last year.

travel - the activity of travelling for long distances and long periods of time:

a travel agent (centre), a time travel machine;

The new job involves a fair amount of travel. We went by bus - the cheapest means of travel. Her interests are politics, music, and travel. In the 19th century, travel between the two countries was extremely difficult. The State Department has advised against travel in the region.

holiday – 1) a time of rest from work, school etc, synonym vacation:

The school holidays start tomorrow. I'm away on holiday until the 1st of June.

2) a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure, synonym vacation:

to go/be on h oliday, to go on a foreign holiday, to have/take a holiday;

We're going to Spain for our holidays. He caught malaria while on holiday in Africa. When are you going on holiday? I didn't have a proper holiday this year. Mrs Southey is on holiday in Florida.

Dictionary Corner

trip - a visit to a place that involves a journey, for pleasure or a particular purpose:

a business (school, shopping) trip, to go on (take) a trip, to go on a business trip (a school trip), to organize a school trip, a business trip to Japan, a coach (boat, bus) trip, a boat trip up the Thames, a day trip (= a pleasure trip done in one day), a return trip (= when you are travelling back to where you started);

Did you enjoy your trip to Disneyland? The Palace is only a short trip from here. Two lucky employees won a round-the-world trip. We're thinking of taking a trip to the mountains.

to miss - to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot:

to miss a plane (bus, ferry, flight, coach, an opportunity);

I'm absolutely starving - I missed lunch. She was upset at missing all the excitement. By the time we got there we'd missed the beginning of the movie. I missed the bus and had to wait half an hour for the next one. I think I've missed the last bus. Let's hurry back so we don't miss the start of the game.

straight ahead/on - if sb or smth looks or moves straight ahead, they look or move forward:

to go straight ahead;

He stared straight ahead.

to make one’s way - to go towards something, especially when this is difficult or takes a long time:

to make one’s way to / through / towards;

When that evening she made her way up to Helen's flat, she found that Edward was there.

a route – 1) a way from one place to another:

to take (follow) a (the longest) route (= use a route), to plan (work out) one’s route;

What's the best route to Cambridge? We weren't sure about which route we should take.

2) a way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel:

a bus (air, shipping) route, on the 517 bus route;

Is your office on a bus route?

3) a way of doing something or achieving a particular result:

an easy route to the lifestyle;

Money is not always the route to happiness.

a direction - 1) the way something or someone moves, faces, or is aimed:

a wind direction;

Which direction did they go in? The suspects were last seen heading in the direction of Miami. Tony glanced in her direction and their eyes met. The girls pointed in the opposite direction. There was a loud scream from the direction of the children's pool. Continue in a southerly direction until you reach the road.

2) the general way in which someone or something changes or develops:

to move (head, go) in the right direction, a new (different, exciting) direction, to take the direction, to go in the wrong direction, a cpmplete change of direction in one’s life;

We are happy with the direction the club is taking. I believe that things are heading in the right direction in South Africa. The company is hoping to extend its operations in new directions. People’s lives go in all kinds of directions.

to give sb directions – to give instructions about how to get from one place to another:

A very helpful woman gave me directions to the police station.

Listening

a bedchamber - a bedroom:

A door at the end of the room led to my bedchamber, which was simply furnished with bed and clothes chest.

a replica - an exact copy of something, especially a building, a gun, or a work of art:

A replica of the space shuttle is parked at the center's entrance. The building is an exact replica of the original Globe theatre.

a crew – 1) all the people who work on a ship or plane:

a cabin crew;

The plane crashed, killing two of the crew and four passengers. The crew of the space shuttle will hold a press conference Friday. The captain and crew would like to welcome you on board Flight 381 to Geneva.

2) a group of people working together with special skills:

a TV camera crew;

Everyone in the movie's cast and crew has done a great job.

speed - the rate at which something moves or travels:

at high (low) speed(s), at top/full speed (= as fast as possible), at/with lightning speed (= very fast), speed limit, wind speed;

The truck was travelling at a speed of 50 mph. Extreme care is always needed when flying at high speeds. They drove to the hospital at top speed. The Earth moves round the Sun at a speed of 30 km per second. The Ferrari Testarossa has a top speed of 188 mph.

to speed (sped / speeded) - to go quickly, synonym race:

The car sped along the dusty highway.

an altitude - the height of an object or place above the sea:

We're flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet. At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen. It's very difficult to breathe at high altitudes.

an airline pilot - someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft.

high season - the time of year when businesses make a lot of money and prices are high, especially in the tourist industry, synonym peak season, opposite low season:

Room prices range from $ 56 to $ 72 during high season to $ 29 to $ 46 during low. There are usually three boats a day, sometimes more in high season. There is a full entertainments programme during the high season and the hotel has a taverna with live music. There is live music on the terrace in high season.

a brochure - a thin book giving information or advertising something: a holiday brochure.

to sign - to write your signature on smth to show that you wrote it, agree with it, or were present:

Sign here, please. The artist had signed his name in the corner of the painting. You forgot to sign the cheque. Over a hundred people have signed the petition. Steffi signs her autograph every time she's asked.

an elevator - a machine that takes people and goods from one level to another in a building, synonym lift: We'll have to take the elevator.

a porter – 1) someone whose job is to carry people's bags at railway stations, airports etc:

I went to pick up luggage too, but a porter came and took it from me.

2) someone in charge of the entrance to a hotel, hospital etc:

The hall porter will direct you.

to serve – 1) to give sb food or drink, especially as part of a meal or in a restaurant, bar etc:

to serve breakfast (lunch, dinner), to serve something hot (cold), to serve with ketchup, to serve food from our country, to boil before it is served, to serve very wealthy people,;

The waiter was serving another table. Breakfast is served until 9 a.m. Meals can be served to you in your room. Teacakes should be served hot with butter. Andrew, will you serve coffee to the visitors? It is illegal to serve alcoholic drinks to anyone under 18. The chef serves important guests himself. The snack bar serves healthy food.

2) to be useful or helpful for a particular purpose or reason:

Estrada was serving a customer when the fire started.

service - 1) the official system for providing something, especially something that everyone in a country needs to have, or the official organization that provides it:

the health (postal, police, prison) service, the essential services (= the police, hospitals, fire service, and organizations that provide basic things such as water, gas, or electricity);

Workers in the emergency services (= police, hospital, and the fire service) are forbidden from striking.

2) a particular type of help or work that is provided by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods:

to provide (offer) a service, to thank for the professional service, to receive the service, to pay for the service, to be happy with the services provided, a reliable (chat) service, a quicker Internet service

Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price.

3) the help that people who work in a shop, restaurant, bar etc give you:

good (bad, slow) service, customer service, to advertise the shopping services;

The service was terrible and so was the food. At our bank we insist on high standards of customer service. Service is included in your bill (= the charge for paying the people who serve you is included).

a receptionist - someone whose job is to welcome and deal with people arriving in a hotel or office building, visiting a doctor etc:

Foreign visitors will expect the receptionist to have a very good knowledge of the country in general.

a customer - someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company etc:

a perfect customer;

We've had several letters from satisfied customers. Many of the banks offer a poor level of customer service. He's one of our regular customers. The barman was serving the last customer of the evening. Their typical customer earns more than $70,000. We don't get many customers on Mondays - Saturday is our busiest day.

a tour guide - someone whose job is to take tourists to a place and show them around.

an announcement – 1) an important or official statement:

to make an announcement;

Dillon made the announcement at a news conference. We were shocked by the announcement that the mayor was resigning. Silence, please. Mr Bennett is about to make an announcement. The announcement was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning. The short written announcement gave no details.

2) a small advertisement or statement in a newspaper:

a wedding announcement in the local paper;

I read the announcement of her death in today's newspaper.

a stay - a limited time of living in a place:

a short stay in the hospital, to have a pleasant stay;

I met her towards the end of my stay in Los Angeles. So how was the rest of your stay?

Grammar 2

to book - to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future:

to book in advance, to book a package holiday, to book for the weekend, to book a cabin;

Have you booked a holiday this year? The flight was already fully booked (= no more seats were available). To get tickets, you have to book in advance. The show's booked solid (= all the tickets have been sold). I’m booked.

an agent - a person or company that represents another person or company, especially in business:

a travel (ticket) agent;

Our agent in Rio deals with all our Brazilian business. Travel agents often advertise package tours which include a stay at a certain hotel.

to say with clenched teeth – to say with your teeth together tightly, usually because you feel angry or determined.

Writing

premises - the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses:

to be on the premises, business premises;

Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises.

to furnish - to put furniture and other things into a house or room:

to be badly furnished;

Having bought the house, they couldn't afford to furnish it. The house was furnished in the most beautiful taste.

a shuttle - a plane, bus, or train that makes regular short journeys between two places:

He took the Washington - New York shuttle. A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto. There's a shuttle service from the city center to the airport. If I take the 6:30 shuttle, I'll be there in time for the meeting.

to make matters worse – used to say that something makes a bad situation worse:

Don't say anything, you'll only make matters worse. The team has lost the last two games and, to make matters worse, two of its best players are injured.

safety - when someone or something is safe from danger or harm:

measures to improve the health and safety of employees, for safety purposes, to follow rules for people’s safety, road safety, safety measures;

You shouldn't travel alone, for safety's sake (= in order to be safe). For your own safety, please do not smoke inside the plane. All children should be taught road safety from an early age.

a refund - an amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for:

to deserve a full refund, to give (get) a refund;

They refused to give me a refund. Return your purchase within 14 days for a full refund. You should go down there and demand a refund.

to refund -to refund for sth,

to state - to formally say or write a piece of information or your opinion:

Please state your name and address. The witness stated that he had not seen the woman before. The law states that you are innocent until proved guilty. The receipt clearly states that refunds are not allowed.

accommodation - a place for someone to stay, live, or work:

to find (include) accommodation;

The price for the holiday includes flights and accommodation. Universities have to provide student accommodation for first-year students. The cost of the six-day trip includes meals and motel accommodations. The holiday costs about £400 for a week's accommodation and flights. The price includes flights, accommodation and transport. Tha package holiday I booked included accommodation and the air ticket.

a destination - the place that someone or something is going to:

a holiday (tourist) destination, to choose (reach) destination, final destination, to arrive late at one’s destination, to visit a holiday destination;

Allow plenty of time to get to your destination. Turkey is a popular tourist destination. At the border you will be asked about your destination and how long you plan to stay. What are the favorite destinations for groups?

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