Unit 4 Going away

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Word/Phrase Phonetic Definition Sample sentence
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Holidays and travel
adventure holiday dvent(r) hlde a type of organised holiday in Sam loves going on adventure
n which people do new and holidays where he can go
exciting things, for example a kayaking and climbing.
trek or a safari
board v b(r)d to get onto a ship, aircraft, Sandra hasn't boarded the
train, or bus plane yet.
camping holiday n kmp hlde a holiday in which people live We went on a camping holiday
in a tent, usually for fun in France last year.

delay v dle to do something later than is The flight has been delayed by
planned or expected three hours.
drive v drav to control a vehicle so that it We drove all the way from
moves somewhere England to Italy.
enjoy yourself v nd j(r)self to get pleasure from I always enjoy myself when I
an event or experience go on holiday.
give sbdy a lift v v (sbdy) lft to take somebody somewhere I can give you a lift to Glasgow
in your car on Friday I'm going there for
the day.
navigate v nvet to choose a route so that a Now we have a satnav, I don't
ship, plane, or car can go in a need to navigate.
particular direction, especially
by using maps or instruments

package holiday n pkd hlde a holiday arranged by a travel I always book package holidays
company for a fixed price that so I don't have to look for
includes the cost of your hotel flights and hotels myself.
and transport, and sometimes
meals and entertainment

public holiday n pblk hlde a day when shops, businesses What did you do on the last
and banks are closed public holiday?

rest n rest a period of time that you I'm going to have a rest when
spend relaxing or sleeping after I'm on holiday.
doing something tiring

sailing holiday n sel hlde a holiday in which people His parents own a boat so he
spend time on a boat or ship often goes on sailing holidays.
that visists different places

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seaside holiday sisad hlde a place by the sea where Spain has a lot of seaside
resort n rz(r)t a lot of people go holiday resorts.
on holiday, usually one with
a lot of hotels, beaches
and restaurants
skiing holiday n ski hlde a holiday in which people go Clara goes on a skiing holiday
skiing or do other winter sports to Austria every year.

stay at sbdys house ste t (sbdy's) has to live or remain in somebody's I stayed at Aidan's house while
v house for a while as a guest or I was in Dublin.
visitor
taxi along (the tksi l ( when a plane moves on its Carlos watched from the
runway) v rnwe) wheels on the ground airport terminal as Lucia's
plane taxied along the runway.

tour n t(r) a journey in which you visit Bryn and Stacey went on a tour
several places for pleasure of the Harry Potter studios.

trip n trp an occasion when you go Roberto has just got back from
somewhere and come back his business trip to Berlin.
again
working holiday n w(r)k hlde a holiday during which you My friend spent his working
work, for example doing holiday helping to build a clinic
unpaid work to benefit the in Kenya.
community in which you are
staying
Describing places
appealing adj pil attractive and interesting The thought of relaxing on a
beach is very appealing.
bleak adj blik a bleak place seems cols and The house was very bleak it
unfriendly and has no pleasant was in the middle of nowhere
features and dark inside.
bustling adj bs()l a bustling place is full of noise Central London is always
and activity and is usually bustling with tourists.
pleasant and interesting

depressing adj dpres something that is depressing The weather was very
makes you feel very unhappy depressing it rained every
and disappointed day.

dreary adj drri making you feel bored or It was such a dreary weekend
unhappy we had nothing to do.

dull adj dl boring or not interesting The museum was extremely

dull I don't recommend going
there.
exciting adj ksat making you feel excited Horse riding at the ranch was
very exciting.

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inhospitable adj nhsptb()l an inhospitable place is The north part of the country is
unpleasant or difficult to visit very cold and inhospitable.
or live in
monotonous adj mntns a monotonous place is boring The landscape is flat and very
without any variety monotonous.
overcrowded adj v(r)kradd containing too many people or The city centre was very
things overcrowded due to the
president's visit.
pleasant adj plez()nt enjoyable or attractive in a way We had a very pleasant stay at
that makes you feel pleased the hotel.
and satisfied
relaxed adj rlkst calm and not worried I felt so relaxed after my two-
week holiday.
stressful adj stresf()l involving or causing a lot of The traffic meant that getting
pressure or worry to the airport was really
stressful. Luckily we made it in
time!
tough adj tf difficult It can be tough living in a big
city if you don't know anybody.

unhurried adj nhrid slow, without any worry about My uncle and aunt live in the
taking a long time countryside and have a very
unhurried way of life.
vibrant adj vabrnt lively and exciting The market in Istanbul was so
vibrant full of exotic colours
and smells.

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