travelling

Question 1

amphitheatre

Answer 1

a room, hall or theather with rows of seats that rise in steps (without roof), used esp. in ancient Greece and Rome

Question 2

(familiar) landmark

Answer 2

a large, magnificent building that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are

Question 3

listed building

Answer 3

a building that is officialy protected becuase it has artistic or historial value

Question 4

birthplace of sth/sb

Answer 4

the place where sth/sb first happend/began to do sth

Question 5

assembly room

Answer 5

a public room or building in which meetings and social events are held

Question 6

bowling alley (pool hall, indoor tennis courts)

Answer 6

one of the amenities that you can see in complexes, hotels…

Question 7

multi-storey car park

Answer 7

a large building with several floors for parking cars in

Question 8

shopping arcade

Answer 8

a large building with a number of shops in it

Question 9

planetarium

Answer 9

a building with a curved ceiling to represent the sky at night, with moving images of the planets and stars, used to educate and entertain people

Question 10

deckchair

Answer 10

chairs that you can see at the beach or holiday destination

Question 11

get away for (a period of time)

Answer 11

to have a holiday

Question 12

a (detailed) itinerary

Answer 12

a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit

Question 13

vacationer = holidaymaker

Answer 13

a person who is visiting a place on holiday

Question 14

seafront, beachfront (hotel)

Answer 14

the part of the town facing the sea/beach

Question 15

all-inclusive (trip, holiday)

Answer 15

including everything or everyone

Question 16

budget flight/hotel

Answer 16

low in price

Question 17

self-drive holiday

Answer 17

a holiday which you use your own car or a car you hire to travel to the holiday area

Question 19

a long haul

Answer 19

sth that takes effort over a long time, rather than just a few days, weeks, etc
Ex: The business will not recover quickly; this is the beginning of a long haul.

Question 20

backpacking

Answer 20

go backpacking, backpacking trip/holiday

Question 21

overriding (adj)

Answer 21

more important than anything else
Ex: The government’s overriding concern is to reduce inflation

Question 22

all-important (adj)

Answer 22

extremely important

Question 23

go on an adventure

Answer 23

They went on an adventure hunting for treasure in the western hills.

Question 24

overnighter (n)

Answer 24

a journey that takes all night, a bag for things that you need when you stay away from home for a night

Question 25

fly-drive holiday

Answer 25

an organized holiday that includes your air ticket and the use of a car

Question 26

get away from it all

Answer 26

to go somewhere, usually on holiday, where you can completely relax and forget your responsibilities or problems

Question 27

self-catering (adj)

Answer 27

having cooking facilities available so that you can cook meals for yourself rather than having them provided for you Ex: We decided to go for self-catering rather than stay in a hotel.

Question 28

globetrotter (n)

Answer 28

sb who often travels to a lot of different countries Ex: a regular globetrotter

Question 29

well-travelled (adj)

Answer 29

having been to manh different places, esp to many different countries Ex: He was well-travelled, spending at least a decade in the United States and in Europe, before settling in Dublin.

Question 30

foray (n)

Answer 30

a short period of time being involved in an activity that is different from and outside the range of a usual set of activities Ex: make a (brief) foray into (doing sth)

Question 31

square the circle

Answer 31

try to do sth that is very difficult or impossible