Vocabulary Describe Places

Respuesta correcta: D) accommodation

• A) transportation'transportation' means the way you travel, such as buses or planes, not where you stay.
• B) entertainment'entertainment' is the activity of enjoying shows, films or games, not a place to live.
• C) currency'currency' is the money of a country, such as the colon; a place to stay is not money.
• D) accommodation'accommodation' is the word for a place where you live or stay, including on holiday.

Respuesta correcta: B) itinerary

• A) baggage'baggage' is the suitcases and bags you travel with, not the plan of the trip.
• B) itinerary'itinerary' is a detailed plan of a journey, listing the route and the stops along the way.
• C) destination'destination' is only the place you are going to; the plan of the route is the itinerary.
• D) passport'passport' is the travel document you show at the border, not the plan of a journey.

Respuesta correcta: D) destination

• A) departure'departure' is the action of leaving, not the place you leave for.
• B) arrival'arrival' is the moment of reaching a place, not the place itself.
• C) journey'journey' is the whole trip from one place to another, not the place at the end of it.
• D) destination'destination' names the place a person or thing is going or being sent to.

Respuesta correcta: D) luggage

• A) ticket'ticket' is the document you buy that admits you to the journey.
• B) flight'flight' is the plane or the scheduled trip itself, not the bags you carry.
• C) reservation'reservation' is the booking you hold for a seat or a room.
• D) luggage'luggage' is the collective word for the suitcases and bags you pack for a trip.

Respuesta correcta: A) passenger

• A) passenger'passenger' is anyone travelling on a vehicle who is not the driver, the pilot or the crew.
• B) pedestrian'pedestrian' is a person who travels on foot, not on a bus, a train or a plane.
• C) commuter'commuter' is someone who travels regularly between home and work, a narrower idea than passenger.
• D) tourist'tourist' is defined by travelling for pleasure and may also be the driver of a rented car; 'passenger' covers every rider who is not crew.

Respuesta correcta: A) customs

• A) customs'customs' is the office where officials check the goods, the luggage and the travellers entering a country.
• B) security'security' refers to the staff and the measures that keep the airport safe, not to the goods check.
• C) terminal'terminal' is the building where you wait for and board your flight.
• D) gate'gate' is the door you board the plane through, not the place where officials check luggage.

Respuesta correcta: D) boarding pass

• A) visa'visa' is the official permission to enter and stay in a foreign country.
• B) receipt'receipt' is the proof of payment for the ticket, not the document that lets you board.
• C) brochure'brochure' is a small booklet with tourist information, not a travel document.
• D) boarding pass'boarding pass' is the slip the airline hands over at check-in that lets you board the plane.

Respuesta correcta: A) sightseeing

• A) sightseeing'sightseeing' is visiting the places of interest of a location in order to look at them.
• B) shopping'shopping' is buying things, which is a different activity from visiting sights.
• C) hiking'hiking' is walking in the countryside along a trail, usually for exercise.
• D) camping'camping' means spending the night outdoors in a tent.

Respuesta correcta: D) souvenir

• A) gift'gift' is anything given to someone else; a souvenir is kept by the buyer as a reminder.
• B) award'award' is a distinction given for a merit or an achievement.
• C) prize'prize' is what is won in a competition, not an object bought to remember a trip.
• D) souvenir'souvenir' is an object kept because it reminds you of a person, a place or an event.

Respuesta correcta: C) delay

• A) cancellation'cancellation' ends the booking or the trip altogether rather than pushing it back.
• B) departure'departure' is the time a vehicle is scheduled to leave, not a postponement.
• C) delay'delay' is the extra period of time by which something becomes late or is postponed.
• D) arrival'arrival' is the moment you reach the destination, not the waiting time.

Respuesta correcta: C) check-in

• A) check-out'check-out' is the opposite moment: leaving the hotel and settling the bill.
• B) booking'booking' is reserving the room or the seat in advance, which happens before you arrive.
• C) check-in'check-in' is reporting your presence at the airport or the hotel and registering.
• D) reservation'reservation' is the record of that booking, not the act of reporting your presence.

Respuesta correcta: C) layover

• A) stopover'stopover' is a break in a journey during which you leave the vehicle, often overnight.
• B) transfer'transfer' is the change from one vehicle or flight to another, the act rather than the waiting time.
• C) layover'layover' is the rest or the waiting period between two stages of a journey.
• D) transit'transit' means passage through a place or the system that carries people, not the pause itself.

Respuesta correcta: B) currency

• A) coin'coin' is a single round piece of metal money, only one part of a currency.
• B) currency'currency' is the whole money system in general use in a particular country.
• C) banknote'banknote' is a paper note, again only one part of a country's money system.
• D) cash'cash' is money in coins and notes seen as a form of payment, not the system a country has.

Respuesta correcta: D) guidebook

• A) map'map' is a drawing of the area, not a book of information.
• B) dictionary'dictionary' explains the words of a language, not the places of a region.
• C) encyclopedia'encyclopedia' covers all branches of knowledge, not one destination for tourists.
• D) guidebook'guidebook' is a book of information about a place written for the use of visitors.

Respuesta correcta: B) backpack

• A) suitcase'suitcase' is a case with a handle that is pulled along, not one worn on the back.
• B) backpack'backpack' has shoulder straps and is carried on the back.
• C) briefcase'briefcase' is a flat case for documents that you carry by hand at work.
• D) handbag'handbag' is a small bag held in the hand, usually for personal items.

Respuesta correcta: A) overseas

• A) overseas'overseas' means in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.
• B) domestic'domestic' means inside the same country, which is the opposite of overseas.
• C) local'local' means belonging to a small area nearby, not to a foreign country.
• D) national'national' means concerning the whole nation and says nothing about being abroad.

Respuesta correcta: A) budget

• A) budget'budget' is an estimate of income and expenditure planned for a set period.
• B) expense'expense' is a single amount of money that is spent, not the plan for a whole period.
• C) cost'cost' is what one item or one service costs, again not an estimate for a period.
• D) price'price' is the sum a customer pays for one product; a budget covers income and spending together.

Respuesta correcta: D) insurance

• A) warranty'warranty' is the maker's promise to repair or replace a faulty product, normally free of charge.
• B) guarantee'guarantee' is a general promise of quality and does not involve paying a premium.
• C) policy'policy' is the written document that states what an insurance contract covers.
• D) insurance'insurance' is the arrangement in which a company pays compensation for a loss in exchange for a premium.

Respuesta correcta: D) vaccination

• A) medication'medication' is a drug taken to treat an illness, not to prevent one.
• B) prescription'prescription' is the written order that authorises a medicine, not the treatment itself.
• C) infection'infection' is the disease itself, the opposite of the protection a vaccination gives.
• D) vaccination'vaccination' is the treatment with a vaccine that makes the body immune to a disease.

Respuesta correcta: C) jet lag

• A) fatigue'fatigue' is tiredness that can come from any long effort, not specifically from a flight.
• B) exhaustion'exhaustion' is the extreme form of tiredness after hard work or a lack of sleep.
• C) jet lag'jet lag' is the tiredness and the disturbed sleep caused by crossing several time zones on a flight.
• D) insomnia'insomnia' is the inability to fall asleep, which has many causes besides travel.