APIEVocabulary and Pronunciation: Travel and Holidays
Travel and holidays
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Pack Your Bags: Essential Travel Words
Get ready for your next adventure. Today, we will explore 10 handy words for planning journeys, exploring new places, and meeting people along the way.
How to use this lesson
🍎 For teachers
- Set a comfortable 20-minute timer to guide students through the activities.
- Have learners swap answers and compare results with a partner before group checking.
🎒 For learners
- Read through the 10 words and memory tips carefully before starting the exercises.
- Complete all 16 practice questions, then listen and record your voice in the shadowing section.
📋 Vocabulary Explorer (10 Words)
Level B1| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
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| itinerary | A planned route or list of places to visit on a trip. | plan an itinerary, change the itinerary | – | We made an itinerary so we wouldn't miss any major museum. | Think of a "route map" written day by day. |
| destination | The final place you are traveling towards. | reach a destination, popular holiday destination | – | Paris is a popular holiday destination in Europe. | Destiny = where you are headed in the end! |
| accommodation | A place to live or stay while traveling, like a hotel. | book accommodation, budget accommodation | accommodate (v) | Finding clean accommodation near the beach was very easy. | Two c's and two m's: plenty of "room" inside the word! |
| book | To reserve a ticket, seat, or room in advance. | book a flight, book tickets online | booking (n) | Remember to book your train seats early to save money. | Hotels write your name down in their booking book! |
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
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| sightseeing | Visiting famous sights and monuments as a tourist. | go sightseeing, a sightseeing bus tour | – | We spent the whole afternoon sightseeing around the old town. | Sight (look) + seeing = looking at all the sights! |
| souvenir | Something you buy or keep to remember a vacation. | buy a souvenir, souvenir shop | – | She bought a small magnet as a souvenir for her best friend. | French for "to remember" — a little object to bring home. |
| backpack | A large sturdy bag worn on your back when hiking or traveling. | carry a backpack, heavy backpack | backpacker (n) | He packed his clothes into a lightweight backpack for the hike. | Literally a pack that sits on your back. |
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
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| tourist | A traveler who visits a place for pleasure and interest. | tourist attraction, tourist information centre | tourism (n) | Every summer, hundreds of tourists take photos near the clock tower. | Tour + ist = someone taking a lovely tour. |
| local | A person who actually lives in the area you are visiting. | ask a local, local food, local guide | locally (adv) | We asked a friendly local for directions to the traditional market. | Location → local (someone from that exact location). |
| abroad | In or to a foreign country across boundaries or oceans. | travel abroad, study abroad, live abroad | – | This will be his first time traveling abroad by himself. | A + broad: opening yourself to the broad wide world! |
✏️ Practice Exercises (16 Questions)
Try each task below to test how well you remember the words and their natural pairings.
Task 1: Collocation Matrix
Match each verb to its most natural travel partner.
Item 1: Which noun naturally pairs with the verb "book"?
Item 2: Which noun naturally pairs with the verb "plan"?
Item 3: Which noun naturally pairs with the verb "buy"?
Item 4: Which noun naturally pairs with the verb "reach"?
Task 2: Complete the Daily Conversations
A: Have you ever traveled ____ alone?
B: Yes, I went to Spain by myself two years ago!
A: What are your plans for tomorrow morning?
B: We are going ____ around the historic center.
A: Why is your ____ so heavy?
B: Because I packed three water bottles and my camera equipment.
A: Does this museum give any discount for a visiting ____?
B: Yes, just show your passport at the ticket counter.
Task 3: Choose the Best Word for the Context
All options are correct English words, but only one fits the practical situation best.
Question 9: If you get lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood, the best person to ask for fast directions is a ______.
Question 10: Before traveling, Emma wrote down every museum and restaurant she wanted to visit on Tuesday. That written list is her ______ for the day.
Question 11: After flying for twelve hours, our plane finally reached its final ______ in Tokyo.
Question 12: We bought a miniature Eiffel Tower keyring at the airport as a ______ of our holiday in Paris.
Task 4: Word Formation
Change the word in brackets into its correct related form from our vocabulary table.
13. The receptionist checked our hotel ____ (book) on the computer system.
14. The small guesthouse can easily ____ (accommodation) up to twenty guests at once.
15. All the fresh vegetables at this market are grown ____ (local) by village farmers.
16. International ____ (tourist) brings the city a large part of its income every winter.
🎙️ Shadowing & Pronunciation (12 Items)
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