Everyone is keen on travelling and I hope we will have the opportunity in the near future. I`m convinced that Crimea will be a Ukrainian territory. I was inspired to write the post by my journey to Crimea in
2012. The landscapes were splendid, the Black sea was crystal clear there. Let`s learn more about travel vocabulary. I highly
recommend to find out about different kinds of trip.
Words Easily Confused
Voyage = a long journey by ship or spacecraft.
Journey = when you travel from one place to another.
Trip = a short journey to a place and back again.
Tour = an organized trip during which you visit different
places.
Excursion = a short journey made for a particular purpose.
Travel = the act of taking a journey.
Expedition = a long journey, esp. one made by a group of people
with a particular aim.
Flight = a journey in a plane or space vehicle.
Cruise
= a holiday on a large ship.
Task 1.
Please use the correct form of the words in the boxes
to complete the sentences. In some cases, more than one word may be correct.
voyage journey
trip tour excursion
travel expedition cruise
flight
1. Our class is going on a(n) … to the zoo tomorrow.
2. Joan kept a diary of her … through Europe.
3. Our … to the ocean liner lasted two weeks.
4. Many explorers have died on … to the Atlantic.
5. It`s a nine-hour bus … from Melbourne to Sydney.
6. We went on a Mediterranean … for our honeymoon.
7. We were given a(n) … of the ancient castle as soon as
we arrived.
8. Our … to Bangkok was delayed so our … to Asia was put
off for a day.
Task 2.
Translate the
sentences into English using easily confused words.
1. Коли
війна закінчиться, кожен з нас мріє про подорож містами України.
2. Ми
будемо їздити до Криму кожного року, коли ми переможемо.
3. Авіакомпанія
МАУ запустить рейс з Києва до Сімферополя зовсім скоро.
4. Кожен
може придбати одноденний тур в легендарну Чорнобаївку, який
відбудеться після перемоги.
5. Усі
українці матимуть можливість скористатись круїзом в Чорному морі.
6. Українські
дослідники щороку здійснюють експедицію на станцію «Академік
Вернадський».
7. Поїздка
до Львова – це не просто екскурсія, відрядження, це захоплююча подорож,
повна незабутніх вражень.
8. Леонід
Каденюк здійснив подорож на космічному кораблі «Колумбія» у 1997
році.
