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Departure Time

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    travelling vocabulary (complete the sentences)
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  • The government is under pressure to meet its environmental targets. One key goal is to drastically reduce the country's ______________ by investing in public transport and renewable energy.
    carbon emissions
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  • The meeting ran later than expected. We had to run through the station, but we just managed ______________ home before the doors closed.
    to catch the train
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  • He recently moved to a village outside the city. His daily ________now takes about an hour, but he uses the time on the train to read and listen to podcasts.
    commute
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  • After a long and turbulent flight, the pilot came on the speaker to thank us for our patience. He also praised the cabin _______for their excellent service throughout the journey.
    crew
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  • For their 25th wedding anniversary, my parents wanted to do something special. They decided to go on a _______around the Greek islands, stopping at a different port almost every day.
    cruise
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  • Once you've passed through security, you can relax. The _______________ has a variety of shops and restaurants where you can wait until your flight is called.
    departure lounge
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  • The fog was very thick on the motorway. The ________reduced his speed and turned on the fog lights for safety.
    driver
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  • We were worried about the weather forecast. Fortunately, our ______experienced only a minor delay and we landed safely.
    flight
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  • The information screen finally updated. It showed that our flight to Berlin was now boarding from _______B12, so we gathered our bags and headed there.
    gate
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  • The taxi pulled up to the curb. I opened the door and was about to ________ when I realized I had left my phone in the office.
    get in
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  • This isn't our stop; it's the next one. Don't ________ here, or we'll have a long walk
    get out
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  • The bus was already quite full. We had to ________ quickly and stand in the aisle because all the seats were taken.
    get on
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  • You'll know you're close when you see the large castle on the hill. You need to _______ at the stop immediately after it.
    get off
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  • It's pouring with rain and the buses are delayed. Can I ______________ home? It's no trouble at all.
    give you a lift
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  • The pilot announced that we were beginning our descent. We were scheduled to ________at Heathrow Airport in approximately twenty minutes.
    land
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  • The space agency has been preparing for this moment for years. Tomorrow, they will ________a new telescope into orbit to study distant galaxies.
    launch
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