Unit 2 - Travel and Tourism

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unpack a suitcase

We unpacked our suitcases as soon as we entered our room

sunglasses

He had short dark hair, a hat and sunglasses

suntan lotion

Remember to wear suntan lotion on the ship

take a photo

When I travel I take a lot of photos

go wrong

Luckily, nothing went wrong on our vacation

coach

My parents have gone on a coach trip

on foot

I prefer to travel on foot where I can

exciting

The trip sounds so exciting

unusual

We tried a few unusual dishes when we travelled around Thailand

book accommodation

We booked all of our accommodation online

bring back souvenirs

Are you planning to bring back souvenirs for your family?

check into a hotel

When we arrived, we checked into our luxury hotel and unpacked our luggage

check out of a hotel

We checked out of our hotel and stayed in a hostel

do some sightseeing

We did some sightseeing - the castles and gardens were gorgeous!

exchange some money

We exchanged some money at the bank

get a visa

We needed to get a visa from the embassy before we travelled

go away on holiday

We went away on holiday for three weeks

have an adventure

We had a great adventure and we didn't want to come back home

similar to

Her ideas are quite similar to mine

stay on a campsite

We stayed on a campsite by the beach

look forward to

I'm looking forward to seeing you

flight attendant

Would you like to be a flight attendant?

board a train

We boarded a train to Paris

break down

My car broke down on the motorway

get off a plane

As soon as we landed, we got off the plane

delay

There was a delay at the station

get lost

We got lost in the city centre

get to

We got to Paris at seven thirty

give a lift

A kind man gave us a lift to Frankfurt

have a crash

I had a crash on the drive to work

hitchhike

We hitchhiked across Germany

land

We landed on time in Berlin

long queue

There was a long queue at the ticket office

miss a train

They missed their train

set off

We set off early in the morning to catch our flight

strike

There was a strike so there were no buses

take off

We took off late from London

something wrong with

There was something wrong with the plane

traffic jam

The traffic jam went on for miles down the road

be famous for

What is the city famous for?

turbulence

There was a lot of turbulence during the flight

backpack

I put a bottle of water in my backpack

foreign currency

You can get foreign currency at the bank

guidebook

We were sitting outside a café, reading the guidebook

map

The GPS wasn't working so we bought a map

be off

OK, I'm off - my train leaves in 10 minutes

drive off

After the accident, the other car just drove off

fall off

When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair

cut off

Could you cut off a piece of cake for me?

be different from

Our sons are very different from each other

attractive

They created an attractive advert to find a new housemate

be in a rush

I'm sorry, I can't talk to you now - I'm in a rush

pay by card

Can I pay by card because I don't have any cash on me?

harbour

We had a spectacular view of a harbour