TRAVEL – TRIP – JOURNEY – TOUR -- VOYAGE (Advanced) (EXERCISE A28E100)

The table below will help clarify the meaning and use of vocabulary related to travel.

Travel	The word 'travel' is used to talk about going from one place to another.    It can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.    ♦ verb :        Tom travels a lot in his job.    ♦ noun :        Travel nowadays is faster and less expensive than before.                   ♦ adjective :  There is a travel agency beside the bank.
Trip	The word 'trip' is used to talk about a short journey somewhere    for a purpose, business or pleasure.    ♦ For our wedding anniversary, we went on a trip to Venice.    ♦ My boss is often away on business trips.    ♦ During our holiday, we took a boat trip to the islands.
Journey	A journey is the distance covered in travelling from one place to another.    'Journey' can refer to a long distance or a short regular one.    ♦ The journey was long and tiring; it took us 5 hours to get  there.    ♦ Did you have a good journey? Yes, it was quite pleasant.    ♦ How long is your journey to work? Just about 20 minutes.
Tour	A tour is a journey during which several places are visited,    especially on a holiday.     The word 'tour' can be a noun or a verb.    ♦ noun :  We went on a tour of Italy.    ♦ verb:    We toured the north of India.
Voyage	A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space.    ♦ Before the 20th century, long sea voyages were common.    ♦ A spacecraft will take you on a voyage through space.

EXERCISES: Put the word “trip, travel, tour, voyage or journey” into the gaps.

1. The Smiths decided to go to Scotland for a short .............. They have already booked return bus tickets.
2. If you are planning a holiday in Amsterdam, you'd better go by plane; otherwise it is a three-day .................... by bus from Bulgaria to Holland.
3. Roger entered the Guinness Book of World Records, having spent more than

      three months all alone in an open boat during his .................. across the Pacific.

      4.  How long does it take you to …………… to work?

      5.  My ……......... to work takes about fifty minutes by car.

      6.  We had a fantastic …………….. We visited Ireland, England, Wales and France.

ANSWERS:

EXERCISE: Put the word “trip, travel, tour, voyage or journey” into the gaps.

1. The Smiths decided to go to Scotland for a short trip. They have already booked return bus tickets.

2. If you are planning a holiday in Amsterdam, you'd better go by plane; otherwise it is a three-day journey by bus from Bulgaria to Holland.

3. Roger entered the Guinness Book of World Records, having spent more than three months all alone in an open boat during his voyage across the Pacific.

       4.  How long does it take you to travel to work?

      5.  My journey to work takes about fifty minutes by car.

      6.  We had a fantastic tour. We visited Ireland, England, Wales and France.

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