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Vocabulary Quiz - Travel

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Updated on November 04, 2019

English learners generally have one thing in common: they love to travel and find out about new cultures. One of the main reasons most of us learn a new language is in order to try it on by going to a country where they speak the language. Of course, in order to get there, you have to travel. That's when travel vocabulary becomes absolutely necessary. Here is a quiz with related travel vocabulary for four means of travelling: by rail, by bus or coach, by air, and by sea.

Use the following words to fill in the gaps in the travel chart. Each word or phrase is used only once.

bus terminal
aircraft
catch/get on/board
disembark
quay/dock
liner
trip
depart/leave
land
bridge
driver's seat
pilot
corridor/aisle

Have a safe journey!

Means of Travel

By rail	By bus / coach	By air	By sea
station	_____	airport	port
train	bus	_____	ship
catch/get on	_____	get on/board	embark
get off	get off	get off/disembark	_____
platform	departure gate	departure gate	_____
passenger train	coach / bus	passenger jet/airplane	_____
journey	_____	flight	voyage
_____	depart/leave	take off	sail
arrive	arrive	_____	dock
engine	_____	cockpit	_____
engine driver	bus driver	_____	captain
_____	aisle	aisle	gangway

Practice using this vocabulary in short writing and speaking assignments like this example to integrate the new vocabulary:

Last year I flew to Italy for a month's vacation. We got on the plane in New York and disembarked in a completely different world. The first thing I did when we arrived was to get a real Italian espresso. The next weeks were wonderful as we took passenger trains to many different cities throughout the country. We also went to Leghorn, a port in Tuscany, and embarked on a ferry trip to the island of Sardinia.