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Vocabulary exercises to help learn words to talk about air travel.

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Travel & Hotel English Vocabulary Exercises

Below you will find listed all the different exercises that you can do to learn or improve your use of vocabulary for travel and holidays (e.g. staying in hotels, directions, travelling on planes etc...) in English on Blair English.

For each exercise there is a description of what it is about and what level of English you need to do it (from 'lower-intermediate' to 'advanced').

To do or look at an exercise, simply click on the box or the title of the exercise.

To learn vocabulary for places and the natural world (e.g. the countryside), look at our Geographical English vocabulary exercises .

• English Vocabulary for Recommending Places to Visit & See Level: Intermediate This online exercise looks at English phrases used when both asking about things to do when visiting a different city or country and also giving recommendations and advice to people visiting your city/country.
• Hotel Essentials Vocabulary Part 1 Level: Lower-Intermediate This first of two exercises introduces the essential vocabulary for both staying and working in hotels and the different eating options.
• Hotel Essentials Vocabulary Part 2 Level: Lower-Intermediate This second of two exercises continues with more essential vocabulary for both staying and working in hotels. It also talks about the different rooms and services in hotels.
• English Vocabulary for Arriving/Checking In at a Hotel Level: Intermediate This online exercise looks at English phrases used when arriving/checking in at a hotel and asking for information.
• English Vocabulary for Leaving/Checking Out of a Hotel & Asking Questions Level: Intermediate This online exercise looks at English phrases used when leaving/checking out of a hotel and asking for information about the city and places to go and see.
• English Vocabulary for Travelling by Plane Part 1 Level: Intermediate This first of two online exercises focuses on the English vocabulary and phrases that are used when talking about travelling by plane and the problems of air travel.
• English Vocabulary for Travelling by Plane Part 2 Level: Intermediate This second of two online exercises continues to look at the English vocabulary and phrases that are used when talking about travelling by plane and vocabulary used for journeys and trips in general.
• 10 English Travel Phrasal Verbs Level: Intermediate Learn and remember 10 commonly used English phrasal verbs that are used when travelling.
• Street Directions in English Vocabulary Level: Lower-Intermediate The essential vocabulary for giving street directions, so you can find where you want to go.

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English Vocabulary Exercises for B1 – Travel and transport

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1. Look at the pictures and complete the crossword.

1 hot air balloon   2 yacht   3 tram   4 motorbike

5 cable car   6 cruise ship   7 hovercraft   8 underground

9 scooter   10 helicopter   11 coach   12 ferry   13 aircraft

2. Divide the forms of transport into groups. (Do not include cable car.)

………………………… ………………………… …………………………

………………………… ………………………… ………………………… …………………………

………………………… …………………………

Air    hot air balloon, helicopter, aircraft

Sea    yacht, cruise ship, hovercraft, ferry

Rail    tram, underground

Road    motorbike, scooter, coach

3. Complete the compound nouns with the words below.

barrier      bay      buffet      check-in      coach      filling

gate      hall      level      office      park      room      station

taxi      ticket      train

1   arrivals …………………………

2   ………………………… car

3   car …………………………

4   ………………………… desk

5   coach …………………………

6   ………………………… station

7   departure …………………………

8   ………………………… station

9   lost property …………………………

10   ………………………… crossing

11   service …………………………

12   ………………………… rank

13   waiting …………………………

14   ………………………… office

15   ticket …………………………

16   ………………………… station

1 hall   2 buffet   3 park   4 check-in   5 bay

6 coach / filling / train   7 gate   8 coach / filling / train

9 office   10 level   11 station   12 taxi   13 room

14 ticket   15 barrier   16 coach / filling / train

4. Complete the sentences with compound nouns from exercise 3.

1   After you get off a plane, you collect your baggage in the ………………………… .

2   Where a road crosses a railway line, there’s a ………………………… .

3   If you lose something on a train or a bus, go to the ………………………… .

4   If you get hungry on a train journey, buy something in the ………………………… .

5   If you need petrol when driving in a city, stop at a ………………………… .

6   Before you get on a flight, show your ticket and passport at the ………………………… .

7   At many train stations you have to go through a ………………………… to get onto the platform.

8   If you need a rest while driving along a motorway, stop at a ………………………… .

1 arrivals hall   2 level crossing   3 lost property office

4 buffet car   5 filling station   6 check-in desk

7 ticket barrier   8 service station

5. Listen to three conversations. Where are the people? Choose from the places below. There are two extra places.

airport      deck      departure gate      platform      port

1   …………………………

2   …………………………

3   …………………………

1 airport   2 platform   3 port

Girl    Which carriage is this?

G   We’re in G, aren’t we? That’s at the other end. You said carriage A would stop here.

B   Yeah. Sorry. Come on. It’s not far.

G   I think we’d better get on. We don’t want it to leave without us.

Girl    Look at the queues to get on the ferry, Dad.

Man   Don’t worry, that’s normal. It’s a big ferry. It can take lots of cars.

G   How long will we have to wait?

M   They allow all the cars and passengers off first. Then we’ll drive on.

G   Have we got a cabin?

M   No, but I reserved seats.

G   I hope I don’t feel seasick.

M   If you do, we’ll go out on the deck.

Extra exercises

1. match the definitions with the forms of transport below..

cable car      coach      ferry      helicopter

hovercraft      tram      yacht

1   a boat that carries paying passengers across a river ……………………………..

2   a vehicle powered by electricity that moves along special rails built in the road ……………………………..

3   a small aircraft without wings that can go straight up into the air ……………………………..

4   a vehicle that carries passengers up and down a mountain ……………………………..

5   a vehicle that sits on a pocket of air and can move over land or water ……………………………..

6   a large, comfortable bus used for long journeys ……………………………..

7   a boat with sails used for pleasure trips and racing ……………………………..

1 ferry   2 tram   3 helicopter   4 cable car

5 hovercraft   6 coach   7 yacht

2. Match a word in A with a word in B to form places related to travel. Then complete the sentences.

A     arrivals      buffet      check-in      departure      filling      taxi

B     car      desk      gate      hall      rank      station

1   We had a lot of luggage, so we took it straight to the …………………………….. when we got to the airport.

2   My sister’s plane was delayed, so we spent hours in the …………………………….. waiting for her.

3   Fortunately, we reached a …………………………….. before our car ran out of petrol.

4   There was a massive queue at the …………………………….., so we caught the bus home instead.

5   When we got to the …………………………….., the flight was already boarding.

6   I went to the …………………………….. at the back of the train to get myself a snack.

1 check-in desk   2 arrivals hall   3 filling station  

4 taxi rank   5 departure gate   6 buffet car

3. Complete the sentences with the verbs below.

board      book      check into      hire      reach

1   We can’t …………………………….. our hotel yet because it’s too early.

2   The first thing I’m going to do when we …………………………….. our destination is jump into the shower.

3   The best way to see Lanzarote is to …………………………….. a car and drive around the island.

4   You usually have to show your passport when you go to …………………………….. a plane.

5   I always …………………………….. my flights online because it’s much more convenient.

1 check into   2 reach   3 hire   4 board   5 book

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