Travel

Question 1

Road

• a road leads/ goes/ runs somewhere
• A long road wound through the park.
• the road forks (=starts going ahead in two different directions) right and left
• a road narrows/widens
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• He had to swerve when a child run out into the road.
• follow the road
• block the road
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• a busy road
• a clear road (= with no traffic or nothing blocking it)
• a quiet road (= with little traffic)
• a side road/ a back road (= a small road that is not used much)
• a country/mountain/coast road
• This car is at its best on the open road (= without much traffic or anything to stop you getting somewhere).
• keep the mountain road open for most of the year
• the mountain road is closed by snow
• The main road was blocked for an hour while police cleared the accident.
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• in a road accident
• There are road signs at the junction.
• We share parents’ concern for road safety.
• Young children don’t have any road sense. (=knowledge of how to behave safely near traffic)
• a road junction (= place where two or more roads meet)
• a road network in northern France (=system of roads that cross or are connected to each other)
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• (get to) a fork in the road
• the road ahead (= in front of you) was completely flooded
• (by) the side of the road

Question 2

Ticket

• book/reserve a ticket (in advance)
• buy a ticket
• lose a ticket
• The driver can’t issue you with a ticket.
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• an airline/ plane/ air ticket
  -a theatre/ concert ticket
• a lottery ticket
• a parking ticket
• a one-way ticket (to)
• a round-trip ticket (to)
• If you go to a lot of football matches, you’ll save money if you buy a season ticket.
• a valid ticket
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• a ticket office/ booth/ counter
• a ticket machine
• Book your tickets online from one of the many ticket agency.

Question 3

Journey

• make a journey
• go on a journey (= make a long journey) to a strange country
• set off on a journey (= start a long journey)
• We broke our journey (= make a short stop on a journey) to have a picnic.
• continue your journey
• complete your journey
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• a car/plane/bus etc journey
• Our house is only a short journey from the airport.
• a tiring journey
• an awful journey
• an uneventful journey
• To avoid a wasted journey (= one that did not achieve the result you wanted), ring first to check that the event is still on.
• the arduous journey (= to a place that is difficult to reach) to the North Pole
• the outward/return journey
• the homeward journey
• a dangerous/ hazardous/ perilous journey
• an epic journey (=a very long and eventful journey)
• The journey home was very difficult. The roads were so busy.
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• How was the journey home?
• friends we made on the journey
• the journey to work (in the rush hour)
• We set off on the final leg/ stage of a journey (=one part of a journey)
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• Bad weather could add another hour to your journey time.
• Taking the express train can cut an hour off your journey time.

Question 4

Tourist

• scare away tourists
• They hope to change the image of the city and attract/draw more tourists.
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• tourists flock to a place
• Every summer the town is invaded by tourists.

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• a (major) tourist attraction
• a (popular) tourist destination/spot
• the world’s top tourist destination
• a tourist office
• a tourist visa
• the tourist industry
• the tourist season (is over)
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• This hotel is very popular with tourist.
• Many tourists are worried they’ll get ripped off (= pay far too much for something).

Question 5

Driver Drive

• The driver turned right without indicating/signaling.
• the driver lost control of the vehicle
• Drivers who are caught speeding will receive a heavy fine.
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• a drunk driver
• a careful/safe driver
• a reckless driver
• a dangerous driver
• a learner driver
• an experienced/inexperienced driver
• the boy was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver
• a back seat driver
• a delivery driverfor a pizza takeaway restaurant
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• be charged with / plead guilty to causing death by dangerous/drunk driving
• be found guilty of / faces charges of reckless driving
• be banned/disqualified from driving for (6 month)
• He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
• He had to appear in court for a driving offence (=an action that breaks the laws on driving)
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• a driving test
• a driving lesson
• a driving instructor
• After the accident he faced a three-year driving ban.
• Icy roads have made driving conditions dangerous.

Question 6

Queue

• stand/wait in a queue
• Are you in the queue?
• join a queue
• An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue.
• Other passengers for the train were forming a queue
• The queue at the bus stop stretched down the road and round the corner.
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• a long/big queue
• a small queue
• an orderly queue
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• (push your way to) the front/head of the queue
• (go to) the back/end of the queue
• be first in a queue
• keep my place in the queue

Question 7

Tour

• a 10-day tour of/around/round China
• We met on a coach tour in Italy
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• a coach tour (= by bus)
• a guided tour
• a package tour
• (go on) a (five-day) tour
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• I work as a tour guide during my holidays from university.

Question 8

License

• apply for a license
• grant/issue a license
• get/gain/obtain a license
• have a license
• a police officer asks to see my license
• renew a license (yearly)
• When you have 12 penalty points, you lose your license.
• The doctor had his license revoked/taken away after he was found to be on drugs.
• if your driving licence is endorsed for a driving offence, an official record is made on it to show that you are guilty of the offence
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• a clean driving license
• a pilot’s license
• a fishing/hunting license
• an import/export license
• a temporary/full license
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• a license fee (= money you have to pay to get a license)
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• receive three penalty points on your license

Question 9

Seat

• give up your seat (on the bus) to someone
• save someone a seat
• Is this seat free or has it been taken?
• book/reserve a seat
• take/have a seat (= sit down)
• go back/ return to your seat
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• get up from your seat
• show somebody to their seat
• clime into your seat
• (there’s) someone in your seat
• I had to hold onto my seat as the bus went round the corner.
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• Make sure your seat is in the upright position for landing. (on a plane)
• fasten your seatbelt for take-off
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• spot an empty/vacant seat
• the front/back/rear seat (= in a car)
• a window/aisle seat
• a front-row seat
• a ring-side seat (= one in the front row at a boxing match)
• a reclining seat (= can lie back)