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B1 Preliminary: Travel vocabulary

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    Travel and transport vocabulary
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  • a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very slowly   ["I'm stuck in a _____ _____, so I'll be late."]
    traffic jam
    ticket
    luggage
    walk
  •  20
  • the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty
    traffic jam
    ticket
    pollution
    luggage
  •  20
  • a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc. (North American English: gas, gasoline)
    traffic jam
    pollution
    ticket
    petrol
  •  15
  • the system of buses, trains, etc. which people use to travel from one place to another
    public transport
    petrol
    pollution
    traffic jam
  •  15
  • a place at the side of a road that is marked with a sign, where buses stop
    pollution
    petrol
    public transport
    bus stop
  •  15
  • a place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off
    bus stop
    public transport
    station
    petrol
  •  5
  • a wide road, with at least two lanes in each direction, where traffic can travel fast for long distances between large towns.
    station
    public transport
    bus stop
    motorway / freeway
  •  15
  • an official document that shows that you are qualified to drive
    motorway
    driving licence
    bus stop
    station
  •  15
  • to ride a bicycle; to travel by bicycle
    cycle
    driving licence
    station
    motorway
  •  10
  • to operate a vehicle so that it goes in a particular direction
    drive
    motorway
    cycle
    driving licence
  •  5
  • a set of lights that controls the traffic on a road.   ["Cars must stop when the _____ _____ are red."]
    cycle
    drive
    traffic lights
    driving licence
  •  10
  • to leave the ground and begin to fly  ["Please listen to the flight attendant. The plane's about to _____."]
    traffic lights
    drive
    take off
    cycle
  •  20
  • to begin a journey
    traffic lights
    take off
    drive
    set off
  •  25
  • a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor
    traffic lights
    boat
    take off
    set off
  •  5
  • an official document  that identifies someone as a citizen of a country and that is necessary when entering or leaving a country
    take off
    passport
    boat
    set off
  •  15
  • to stop working because of a fault in the vehicle or machinery
    set off
    break down
    boat
    passport
  •  25