This document provides information about different modes of transport, including types of journeys by air, water, and land that are used for tourism purposes. It discusses air travel by airplanes and helicopters, water transport via cruise ships, ferries, and hovercrafts, and land transport using trains, buses, cars, and bicycles. Specific transportation terms used in the tourism industry like pilot, steward, port, and station are also defined.
This document provides information about different modes of transport, including types of journeys by air, water, and land that are used for tourism purposes. It discusses air travel by airplanes and helicopters, water transport via cruise ships, ferries, and hovercrafts, and land transport using trains, buses, cars, and bicycles. Specific transportation terms used in the tourism industry like pilot, steward, port, and station are also defined.
This document provides information about different modes of transport, including types of journeys by air, water, and land that are used for tourism purposes. It discusses air travel by airplanes and helicopters, water transport via cruise ships, ferries, and hovercrafts, and land transport using trains, buses, cars, and bicycles. Specific transportation terms used in the tourism industry like pilot, steward, port, and station are also defined.
This document provides information about different modes of transport, including types of journeys by air, water, and land that are used for tourism purposes. It discusses air travel by airplanes and helicopters, water transport via cruise ships, ferries, and hovercrafts, and land transport using trains, buses, cars, and bicycles. Specific transportation terms used in the tourism industry like pilot, steward, port, and station are also defined.
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Transport words
Learn the active vocabulary of the Unit.
Method of Journey Transport Places and Tourism travel types types features professionals Air flight airplane / jet airport pilot (long-haul) light aircraft terminal flight (short-haul) helicopter runway attendant
Water cruise cruise-ship port steward
crossing liner harbor purser ferry cabin hovercraft pier hydrofoil Land ride train station guard journey coach carriage driver drive bus terminus conductor tour car motorway tour guide motorbike track bicycle Speaking I Which types of transport do you usually use? II Which types of transport have you not used yet?
Reading Comprehension I Use words from the table to complete the text on ‘transport for tourism’.
Inside tourism: transport for tourism
Transport for tourists can be divided into three main categories: journeys by air, journeys on water, and journeys on ……… . Within each category there are several types of transport. Air travel usually means a short-haul or ……… international ………., operating from large ……… , which in big cities often have more than one ……… building. But in some more remote places there may be little more than a small airstrip with only one simple ……… for planes to land and take off. At some tourist destinations air transport may include short transfers or sightseeing trips by ……… . Journeys on water can include luxury ……… , which take tourists on all-inclusive holidays of three days or more visiting a number of different locations. Passengers sleep in …….. , and have a full range of services on board. They are looked after by a team of ………. , with a ……… in overall charge of tourist services. Ferry ……… are usually much shorter journeys connecting two points of land or going between islands. The ferries will stop at a large ………. or a small ……… . Land travel is probably the most diverse category. It includes rail journeys by ………. , departing from a large ……… and stopping at ………. en route. Passengers sit in separate ……… or coaches. The most common form of transport by road for tourists, if they don’t have their own car, are also called ……… . These vehicles can either travel from city to city along fast ………. (or sometimes quieter roads), or they can be used for transfers from airports and other smaller journeys. Very often they are used for sightseeing trips when as well as a driver there will be a ……… to tell the passengers about the sights.
Words at sea At sea – a bedroom is a cabin, a bed is a bunk, the kitchen on a ship is a galley, right is starboard and left is port and the group who work on the ship is called the crew. These terms are also used for an aircraft. Sailors also refer to their vessels as ‘she’ rather than ‘it’. Journey, trip, travel, voyage A trip is shorter than a journey: What was the journey like? We had a long journey by coach from the north to the south of the country. We took a trip / went on a trip to the beach last weekend. Go on a trip suggests an organized short excursion, whereas take a trip or have a trip could be something you do yourselves in your own car. Travel is a general word. It is a noun and a verb: Travel broadens the mind. How did you travel round Australia? We hitch-hiked. We never say ‘a travel’. It is an uncountable noun. Voyage means a long journey usually by sea, though this use is quite formal. It is often used in other contexts with discovery. Learning English is a voyage of discovery! Some words connected with travel Last week he flew to New York. It was an early-morning flight. The plane was to take off at 6 a.m. and land at 7a.m. He was stranded at the airport. The plane was delayed by fog. Air passengers often suffer such delays. Trains always run on time here. You have to change trains at Prague. We are sailing on the QE2. It sets sail at noon. It will dock in New York at 6 p.m. I hope the sea won’t be rough – I might be seasick. The ship was wrecked. The passengers were marooned on a desert island. Our car does 10 km to the litre. It goes quite fast. We can usually overtake other cars. The car swerved into the middle of the road to avoid the cyclist. He backed / reversed the car into the drive and parked in front of the house.
I Choose the best word flight, journey, trip, travel or voyage to fit the gaps. 1. I would love to ……….. round the world in a balloon. 2. The Titanic sank on its maiden ……….. . 3. How long does the ……….. from New York to Rio take? 4. She says her hobbies are reading, golf and ………. . 5. When they were in Cairo they took a ……….. to see the Pyramids. 6. Getting from London to the north of Scotland involves an overnight train ……….. .
II Use the words below to fill in the blanks.
passengers delayed mechanic flight train galleys run out boot ferry check bonnet deckchair departure lounge garage Yesterday John was supposed to take a ………. from London to Amsterdam. He got up very early, put his luggage in the ……….. of his car and tried to start the engine. It wouldn’t start. John lifted the ……….. but he couldn’t see what the matter could be. He immediately called his local ……….. to ask them to send a ……….. at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with John within ten minutes. He quickly saw what the matter was. ‘You’ve ……….. of petrol,’ he said/ John felt very foolish. ‘Why didn’t I ……….. everything last night?’ he wondered. Despite all this, he got to the airport, checked in quite early and then went straight through to the ……….. to read a newspaper while he waited. Soon he heard an announcement. ‘Passengers on flight BA 282 to Amsterdam are informed that all flights to and from Amsterdam are ………. because of a heavy snowfall last night.’ ‘If only I had decided to go by ……….., ‘ John thought. ‘It would probably have been quicker in the end and even if I sometimes feel sick on the ……….. , it can be quite pleasant sitting in a ……….. on the deck, watching the seagulls and the other ……….. . The ……….. on a ship seem to produce much better food than those on an aircraft too.’
