Unit 9: Vocabulary – Coming and Going

Topic vocabulary

Abroad (adv): in or to a foreign country - Ở nước ngoài

Accommodation (n): a place for someone to stay, live, or work in – Chỗ ở

Book (v): to arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future – Đặt (phòng, chỗ ăn)

Break (n): a period of time when you are not working and can rest or enjoy yourself – Thời gian giải lao

Cancel (v): to say that something that has been arranged will now not happen – Huỷ bỏ

Catch (v): to get on a train, bus, plane, or boat that is travelling somewhere – Bắt tàu xe

Coach (n): a comfortable bus for long journeys – Loại xe du lịch đường dài (thường có giường nằm)

Convenient (adj): easy for you to do, or suitable for your needs – Thuận tiện

Crash (v): if a vehicle crashes, or if someone crashes it, it hits something – Va chạm

Crash (n): an accident that happens when a vehicle hits something – Vụ va chạm

Crowded (adj): containing a lot of people or things – Đông đúc

Cruise (n): a journey on a ship for pleasure, often visiting a series of places – Chuyến du lịch trên biển

Delay (v): to do something later than is planned or expected – Trì hoãn

Delay (n): a situation in which something happens later or more slowly than you expected – Sự trì hoãn
diễn ra (một thứ được lên lịch sẵn)

Destination (n): the place where someone or something is going – Điểm đến

Ferry (n): a boat that makes shot regular journeys between two or more places – Phà

Flight (n): a journey in a plane – Chuyến bay

Foreign (adj): from another country, or in another country - Ở nước ngoài, thuộc nước ngoài

Harbour (n): an area of water next to the land where boats can stop – Bến cảng

Journey (n): an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially over a long distance –
Chuyến đi

Luggage (n): bags and suitcases that you take on a journey – Hành lý

Nearby (n): a nearby place is not far away – Một nơi ở gần

Nearby (adj): not far from where you are - Ở gần

Pack (v):to put your things into a bag, case, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere – Đóng
gói đồ đạc

Passport (n): an official document that contains your photograph and shows which country you are a
citizen of - Hộ chiếu

Platform (n): an area next to a railway track where passengers get onto and off trains – Trạm tàu lửa

Public transport (n): the system that is used for travelling or for moving goods from one place to another –
Phương tiện công cộng

Reach (v): to arrive somewhere – Đến đâu đó

Resort (n): a place where people go for a holiday

Souvenir (n): something that you buy to remind you of a place that you visited on holiday or of a special
event – Quà lưu niệm

Traffic (n): the vehicles that are travelling in an area at a particular time – Lượng phương tiện giao thông

Trip (n): an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again – Chuyến đi chơi

Vehicle (n): a machine that you travel in or on, especially one with an engine that travels on roads, for
example, a car, bus, etc. – Phương tiện đi lại

Phrasal Verbs

Get in(to): enter a car – Lên xe

Get off: leave a bus/train/etc - Xuống xe
Get on(to): enter a bus/train/etc – Lên xe (Khác loại phương tiện)
Get out (of): leave a car/building/room/etc – Rời khỏi
Go away: leave a place/sb
Go back (to): return (to)
Set off: start a journey
Take off: leave the ground

Prepositional phrases

By air/sea/bus/car: trên không/ trên biển/ bằng xe buýt/ bằng xe ô tô

On board: trên tàu
On foot: bằng chân
On holiday: vào kỳ nghỉ
On schedule: đúng tiến độ
On the coast: trên bờ biển

Word formation

Atract: attractive, attraction

Back: backwards
Choose: chose, chosen, choice
Comfort: (un)comfortable
Depart: departure
Direct: direction
Drive: drove, driven, driver
Fly: flew, flown, flight
Travel: traveller
Visit: visitor

Word patterns:

Adjectives: close to / famous for / far from / late for / suitable for
Verbs: arrive at (in) / ask (sb) about / ask for / look at / prepare for / provide sb with / wait for

Topic vocabulary:

A. Complete using a word formed from the letters given

The airline say my ……………….. is too heavy and I have to pay extra. E G U L G A G

This model of Big Ben will be a lovely ……………….. of our holiday. E U N S V O R I

Do you know which ……………….. our train is on? M L F R A P O T

We’ve had a terrible ……………….. and now I’m just happy to be home. Y U N O R J E

Let’s walk around the ……………….. and have a look at all the fishing boats. B U R O H A R

You have to choose your ……………….. and the ticket machine gives you your ticket. I N E T I D S O T
AN

This ……………….. is suitable for city driving and for rough country roads. H E I C E V L

The ……………….. to Australia takes 24 hours! H I G L T F

Look out! We’re going to ……………….. if you’re not careful! H A C S R

The cost of the holiday includes ……………….. at a five-star hotel. C O N D I O M A C A O M T

“Have you ever travelled ……………….. ?” “Yes, I went to Italy last year.” D A R A O B

Tina and Julie are going away on a weekend ……………….. to Berlin. K E R A B

B. Circle the correct word or phrase.

Ferry / traffic

Crowded / nearby

Cruise / coach
Convenient / foreign

Passport / public transport

Resort / trip

C. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

Book / cancel / catch / delay / pack / reach

They’ve ……………….. all today’s trains. How are we going to get home?

What’s the first thing you want to do when we ……………….. New York?

It’s cold in Moscow, so ……………….. some warm clothes.

You ……………….. the hotel room and I’ll go and buy the train tickets.

Our plane has been ……………….. by four hours.

If we’re quick, then maybe we can still ……………….. the bus.

E. Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs from exercise D.

Before Darren ……………….. on his journey, he packed some boots and plenty of warm clothes.

Why don’t you ……………….. and think about what I’ve said to you?

We shoud ……………….. the train at the next station and then find a taxi.

The helicopter ……………….. and suddenly we were in the air!

There was a fire alarm and we all had to ……………….. of the hotel.

Without saying anything, the man ……………….. his car and drove up the road.

We ran to the train and ……………….. just before it started to move.

My parents ……………….. to the little Spanish town where they first met.

Prepositional phrases

F. Complete using the words in the box. Add any other words you need.

Board / bus / coast/ foot / holiday / schedule

When you go ……………….., it always takes a few days to complete relax.

I hope our plane arrives ………………… I’m bored just sitting here, waiting.

If you come ……………….., don’t forget to get off at the stop outside the bank.
Living ……………….. is great. I love walking on the beach every morning.

The cowboys got off their horses and went the rest of the way ………………..

Now we’re ……………….. the ship let’s have a look around.

Word formation

G. Use the word give in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line

Up until 1960s, not many British people had (1) ………………..(FLY) abroad for their holidays.
Although the idea was (2) ………………..(ATTRACT), flying was still too expensive for most people.
The only (3) ………………..(CHOOSE) people had was to go to British resorts. Instead of flying,
families (4) ……………….. (DRIVE) to the British coast. Places like Blackpool and Brighton had
millions of (5) ……………….. (VISIT) every year. During the 60s and 70s, prices dropped and (6)
……………….. (TRAVEL) began to vist places like Spain. At first, hotels were (7) ……………….., but
they slowly got better. These days, the (8) ……………….. (DEPART) lounges at airports are full and
people travel (9) ………………..(BACK) and forwards across the world for work and on holiday. Every
summer, tourists go in all (10) ……………….. (DIRECT) in search of the perfect beach and the perfect
resort.

Word patterns

H. Write one word in each gap.

Sydney is famous ………. its harbour. You should also look ………. the Opera House and the bridge
while you’re there.

We arrived ………. the hotel and they provided us ………. a map of the area.

When you’re preparing ………. a holiday, pack clothes that a suitable ………. the place where you’re
going.

I prefer to be far ………. other people when I’m on holiday. I don’t like being close ………. crowds of
tourists.

While we were waiting ………. our train, I asked someone ………. the delay.

Will was late ………. his appointment so he asked me ………. some money for a taxi.