UNIT 2: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

TOPIC VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST

VIETNAMESE
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING

The Titanic sank on its

1. voyage a long journey, especially
maiden voyage (= first chuyến đi biển
/'vɔiidʒ/ by sea or in space
journey).

an act of travelling from

They went on a long
2. journey one place to another,
train journey across cuộc hành trình
/ˈdʒɜːni/ especially when they are
India.
far apart

a journey to a place and

3. trip back again, especially a We went on a trip to the
chuyến du ngoạn
/trɪp/ short one for pleasure or a mountains.
particular purpose

to go from one place to

4. travel
another, especially over a I travel abroad a lot. đi lại
/ˈtrævl/
long distance

a short journey made for There are regular

5. excursion pleasure, especially one weekend excursions cuộc đi chơi, tham
/ɪkˈskɜːʃn/ that has been organized throughout the quan
for a group of people summer.

what you can see from a There were magnificent

6. view particular place or views of the phong cảnh từ 1 góc
/vjuː/ position, especially surrounding nào đó
beautiful countryside countryside.

A person or a thing that Windmills are a

7. sight
you see that has a common sight in this cảnh chung chung
/saɪt/
particular feature part of country
 the earth, with all its
8. world They travelled the
countries, peoples and thế giới
/wɜːld/ world for pleasure
natural features

9. earth the world; the planet that I must be the happiest

trái đất
/ɜːθ/ we live on person on earth!

part of a place, town, etc., The farm and

10. area
or a region of a country or surrounding area were vùng, khu vực
/ˈeəriə/
the world flooded.

They have refused to

land that is under the
11. territory allow UN troops to be
control of a particular lãnh thổ, địa bàn
/ˈterətri/ stationed in their
country or political leader
territory.

any of the four main

12. season periods of the year: spring, Autumn is my favourite
mùa
/ˈsiːzn/ summer, autumn and season.
winter

All these changes

13. period
a particular length of time happened over a period kì, thời kì, tiết học
/ˈpɪəriəd/
of time.

the money that you pay to

14. fare When do they start
travel by bus, plane, taxi, tiền tàu xe, tiền vé
/feə(r)/ paying full fare?
etc.

a printed piece of paper,

or a message or image
received on your phone or
15. ticket I bought a ticket for the
computer, that gives you vé
/ˈtɪkɪt/ concert.
the right to travel on a
particular bus, train, etc.
or to go into a theatre, etc.

16. fee an amount of money that The school fees are Phí, học phí
/fiː/ you pay for professional expected to rise again
advice or services next year.

17. miss to be or arrive too late for If I don't leave now I'll
bỏ lỡ
/mɪs/ something miss my plane.

18. lose to be unable to find

I've lost my keys. làm mất
/luːz/ something/somebody

to carry or move
19. take You need to take your
something from one place đưa đi, cầm đi
/teɪk/ laptop to the technician.
to another

To take someone or
19. bring Bring a coat in case it
something with you from mang (bên mình)
/brɪŋ/ turns cold
one place to another place

20. go to move or travel from one I have to go to Rome on

đi
/ɡəʊ/ place to another business.

to arrange to have or use

21. book something on a particular She booked a flight to
đặt (vé / phòng)
/bʊk/ date in the future; to buy a Chicago.
ticket in advance

to continue to have
22. keep Always keep a backup
something and not give it giữ
/kiːp/ of the file.
back or throw it away

23. arrive to get to a place, especially I'll wait until they

đến
/əˈraɪv/ at the end of a journey arrive.

to arrive at the place that

24. reach The beach can only be
you have been travelling đến
/riːtʃ/ reached by boat.
to

25. live to have your home in a We used to live in

sống (lâu dài)
/lɪv/ particular place London.

26. stay to continue to be in a I just want to stay in

ở lại
/steɪ/ particular place for a bed today.
 period of time without
moving away

the line that divides two I live in a small town in

27. border
countries or areas; the the US, near the biên giới
/ˈbɔːdə(r)/
land near this line Canadian border.

the outside limit of an

28. edge object, a surface or an I sat down at the
mép
/edʒ/ area; the part furthest water's edge.
from the centre

29. line a long, thin mark on a Draw a thick black line đường kẻ, đường
/laɪn/ surface across the page. thẳng

the size or measurement The snake usually

30. length
of something from one end reaches a length of chiều dài
/leŋkθ/
to the other 100 cm.

the amount of space Paul has to drive very

31. distance
between two places or long distances as part of khoảng cách
/ˈdɪstəns/
things his job.

to show somebody the

way to a place, often by
32. guide Sherpas guide climbers
going with them; to show hướng dẫn
/ɡaɪd/ to the summit.
somebody a place that you
know well

to go with or in front of a
person or an animal to
33. lead
show the way or to make If you lead, I'll follow. dẫn dắt
/liːd/
them go in the right
direction

connected with the place

34. native Her native language is
where you were born and bản ngữ
/ˈneɪtɪv/ Korean.
lived for the first years of
 your life

the house or flat that you Old people prefer to

35. home
live in, especially with stay in their own nhà
/həʊm/
your family homes.

PHRASAL VERBS
She was terrified that
Bắt kịp với (từ
1. catch Reach the same point / one day her past
thấp bắt kịp lên
up with level as problems would catch
level cao hơn
up with her.

Please check in at least

2. check Register at a hotel or an Đăng kí phòng
an hour before
in airport (khách sạn)
departure.

Guests should check Trả phòng ( khách

3. check
Leave a hotel, investigate out of their rooms by sạn)// điều tra
out
noon.

I dropped off and

Fall sleep, let someone get Ngủ gục, cho ai đó
4. drop off missed the end of the
out of a vehicle xuống xe
film.

5. get What time did you get

Return from a place Quay về
back back last night?

6. go They've gone away for

Go on holiday Đi nghỉ
away a few days.

I can't keep up with all Theo kịp với

7. keep up Stay at the same
the changes. (cùng level, trinh
with point/level as
độ)

He picked up his
8. make
Go in the direction of umbrella and made for Đi về hướng
for
the door.

Stop a vehicle to give s.o a I'll pick you up at five.

9. pick up Đón
lift
 Stop by the side of the road The police car signalled
10. pull in Đậu xe
in a car to us to pull in.

11. run My dog almost got run

Hit with a car Tông (xe)
over over.

Go to a train station, … to Anne saw Terry off at

12. see off Tiễn đưa
see s.o leave the station.

13. set They set out on the last

Start a journey Khởi hành
out/off stage of their journey.

14. take The plane took off an Cất cánh (máy

Leave the ground
off hour late. bay)

15. turn Go back in the opposition Turn around and let me

Quay ngược lại
round direction look at your back.

PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS

Children can have an accident
1. have an accident bị tai nạn
at night sometimes.

when a cyclist is involved in

2. be (involve) in an an accident that does not Liên quan đến tai
Accident
accident involve a motor vehicle we nạn
are left uninsured by TAC.

3. do sth by
I deleted the file by accident. Vô tình làm gì
accident

If you're going to come,

trước (dùng cho
4. in advance please let me know in
thời gian)
advance.
Advance
For the rebels, control of the
5. advance
south is key to their advance Tiến về
to/toward a place
toward Damascus.

Don't let him go straight

Ahead 6. go straight ahead ahead because that's the only đi thẳng
way he wants to fight.
 I'll go ahead and tell them
7. go ahead Tiến bộ, tiếp tục
you're on the way.

The C-Class is very strong and

8. be ahead of Dẫn trước, phai
is ahead of competitive
sth/sb trước
models from BMW and Audi.

A change of direction will be

9. a change of
easier than you think, once Đổi hướng
direction
you get the ball rolling.

The car was last seen headed

10. in the direction Theo hướng của
Direction in the direction of the
of sth gì đó
stadium.

However, recent studies are

11. in this/that
beginning to provide new Hướng này/kia
direction
insights in this direction.

12. off the top of Just off the top of my head, I’d không cần suy
your head say there were about 50. nghĩ

Police said he told the driver

13. head
to head toward the South Đi về phía
Head for/towards a place
Loop and the Gulf Freeway

Still head over heels for each

14. head over heels Yêu điên cuồng,
other all these years later, the
(in love) yêu say đắm
couple embraced.

When I go on holiday there,

15. go/be on
you can often find me đi nghỉ
holiday
sketching.

This year, Easter was before

Holiday 16. have/take a
the meet opened, thus racing đi nghỉ, có kì nghỉ
holiday
did not take a holiday

Christmas Day is a bank Ngày nghỉ lễ danh

17. bank holiday
holiday. cho ngân hàng
 Christmas Day is a bank
19. go/turn/etc left Rẽ trái
holiday.

Kubel was hit on the left wrist

20. on the left by a pitch Tuesday and Bên trái
Hudson's foot is hurting.

Driving an American-style car

Left 21. on the left-hand
on the left-hand side of the ở bên tay trái
side
narrow winding roads.

Ruff timed his run and picked

22. in the left-hand
well to score in the left-hand ở góc bên trái
corner
corner once again.

23. left-handed My mum’s left-handed. Thuận tay trái

24. plan your/a Take your walking shoes with

Lên lịch
route you and plan a route to walk.

We decided to take a route

Route
that would head out into the thực hiện 1 lộ
25. take a route
desert and loop back making trình
our trip home manageable.

The San Juan crew did have

Sight 26. see the sights some free time to see the ngắm cảnh
sights in Simon's Town

Almost every day, she would

Sightseeing 27. go sightseeing take me by bus into D.C. to go đi ngắm cảnh
sightseeing.

28. at High-speed rail between the

(high/full/etc) two cities is still a long way ở tốc độ cao
speed from happening.
Speed
It came suddenly, on a burst
29. a burst of speed of speed, with power, with a Bùng nổ tốc độ
nifty shot that beat Flyers
 goalie Martin Biron.

The police stopped him for

30. speed limit Tốc độ giới hạn
breaking the speed limit.

31. go on/take a Let's take a tour around a

thực hiện chuyến
tour of/(a)round typical block in your
đi quanh
somewhere hometown.

We toured the streets of

Tour 32. tour a place Đi tham quan
Milan.

My tour guide this afternoon

Hướng dẫn viên
33. tour guide is Garrett Keating, a former
du lịch
cop turned astronomer.

He was trying to make a

34. business trip business trip to Manhattan chuyến công tác
after his train was canceled.

Holloway was 18 when she

chuyến tham qua
35. school trip vanished in 2005 while on a
của trường
high school trip to Aruba.
Trip
Occasionally, I get to go on a
36. go on a trip trip out into town to see some Đi tham quan
of the local sights.

Now we can get to those jobs,

37. take a trip (to a
malls, visit friends and take a (Đến đâu) du lịch
place)
trip to the beach

lạc đường/ đi,

38. lose/make/find It's a bad place in which to
tiến bộ/ tìm
your way lose your way
đường

Way In a way, I hope he doesn’t

39. in a way Theo cách nào đó
win.

On the way back out through

40. on the way Trên đường
the Microfilm collection, I
 decided to play a hunch

The couple had to go all the

41. go all the way Tìm mọi cách để
way to Gurnee to the Bass Pro
(to sth/swh) làm gì/ đi đâu
Shops for the waders.

WORD PATTERNS
She was afraid of the big
1. afraid of sth/sb/doing boys, and made up for it by Sợ/ e sợ cái gì / ai đó/ làm gì đó
bullying the smaller kids.

A few people eventually

told me they were
2. afraid to do Ngần ngại
suspicious but afraid to say
anything.

He didn't appear to be
bothered at all by the fact
3. appear to be Có vẻ như, dường như
the gifts had been
unwrapped.

Try and arrange a meeting

for her with the new
4. arrange sth (with sb) sắp xếp cái gì với ai đó
company so they can
reassure her.

I asked Lobenstein if he
5. arrange for sb to do might arrange for me to sắp xếp cho ai làm gì đó
visit a kollel.

I can now report that they

6. arrive in/at a place should arrive at the church đến (địa danh, tòa nhà/địa điểm)
in 6 to 14 business days

About 60 percent of
foreigners who arrive here
7. arrive here/there Đến đây/ đó
already have a college
degree.
 He paused for a moment to
8. continue sth/doing listen and then continued Tiếp tục làm gì (sau khi ngừng lại)
eating.

If it continues to rain, we
9. continue to do may have to cancel the Tiếp tục làm gì không ngừng nghỉ
outdoor concert.

Oh, please continue with Tiếp tục làm gì/ với (trước đây đã
10. continue with sth
your discussion. làm)

You are right in saying that

11. differ from sth/sb the US deficits differ from khác với cái gì / ai đó
EU and other countries.

How can we make our

12. dream about/of nation the country we all
mơ về
sth/sb/doing dream about, without
paying for it?

He used to invite me to
come and work out with
13. invite sb to do mời ai làm gì đó
the Bucks when I was at
Marquette.

He is also keen to see a

renewed emphasis on
14. keen to do muốn làm gì đó trong tương lai
fiction, and on books for
children.

The bank is keen on

lending to local businesses
15. keen on sth/sb/doing muốn, thích làm gì
and projects inside the
Beltway.

Her husband, James

16. live in/at a place Cowan, will watch their Sống ở đâu
five children who still live
 at home.

About 80 percent of Sadr

City residents live on the
17. live on/for sth Sống nhờ vào/ sống vì
Mahdi Army side of the
wall.

That's why I live here and

I'll take the little
18. live here/there Sống tại đây/ ở đó
inconvenience that goes
with it.

I regret not becoming a

teacher because that was
19. regret (not) doing hối tiếc đã làm gì đó
the career I was interested
in.

I often regret something

20. regret sth Hối tiếc về việc gì
the day after drinking.

I regret to inform you that I

21. regret to tell/inform tiếc để nói/ thông báo (tin buồn,
gave her a bracelet for
you không vui)
Valentine's Day

It makes perfect sense if

22. think of/about you think about it long
Cân nhắc,nghĩ về cái gì/ ai/ làm gì
sth/sb/doing enough to make your head
hurt.

Have you met someone

23. write about you would like to write
Viết về cái gì/ai
sth/sb/doing about, or would suggest we
talk to?

I’ve written a letter to my

24. write (sth) (to sb) Viết (cái gì) (cho ai)
son

25. write sb sth I’ve written my son a lette viết cho ai cái gì

26. write sth down If I don’t write it down, I’ll Viết ra

 forget it.

WORD FOMATION
1. Arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ (v) sắp xếp

2. Rearrange /ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ/ (v) sắp xếp lại

3. Arrangement / əˈreɪndʒmənt/ (n) sự sắp xếp

4. Arrive /əˈraɪv/ (v) đến

5. Arrival /əˈraɪvl/ (n) việc đến

6. Broad /brɔːd/ (adj) rộng

7. breadth /bredθ/ (n) chiều rộng, bề ngang

8. Broaden /ˈbrɔːdn/ (v) mở rộng

9. Culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ (n) văn hóa

10. Cultural /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ (adj) thuộc về văn hóa

11. Culturally /ˈkʌltʃərəli/ (adv) một cách có văn hóa

12. Cultured /ˈkʌltʃəd/ (adj) có văn hóa

13. Uncultured /ˌʌnˈkʌltʃəd/ (adj) không có văn hóa

14. Differ /ˈdɪfə(r)/ (v) khác

15. Different /ˈdɪfrənt/ (adj) khác

16. Differently /ˈdɪfrəntli/ (adv) khác

17. Difference /ˈdɪfrəns/ (n) sự khác nhau

18. Direct /daɪˈrekt/ (adj) trực tiếp

19. Indirect /ˌɪndaɪˈrekt/ (adj) gián tiếp

20. Direction /daɪˈrekʃn/ (n) hướng đi

21. Director /daɪˈrektə(r)/ (n) giám đốc

22. Directly /daɪˈrektli/ (adv) một cách trực tiếp

23. Indirectly /ˌɪndaɪˈrektli/ (adv) một cách gián tiếp

24. Distant /ˈdɪstənt/ (adj) xa

25. Distantly /ˈdɪstəntli/ (adv) xa

26. Distance /ˈdɪstəns/ (n) khoảng cách

27. Enter /ˈentə(r)/ (v) đi vào

 28. Entrance /ˈentrəns/ (n) lối vào

29. Inhabit /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ (v) ở, sống

30. Inhabitant /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/ (n) dân cư

31. Photograph /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/ (n) tấm ảnh

32. Photography /fəˈtɒɡrəfi/ (n) nghề nhiếp ảnh

33. Photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/ (n) nhiếp ảnh gia

34. Photographic /ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk/ (adj) thuộc về nhiếp ảnh

35. Recognise /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ (v) nhận ra, công nhận

36. Recognisable /ˌrekəɡˈnaɪzəbl/ (adj) có thể nhận ra

37. Unrecognizable /ˌʌnˈrekəɡnaɪzəbl/ (adj) không thể nhận ra

38. Recognition /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/ (n) sự công nhận

39. Time /taɪm/ (n) thời gian

40. Timetable /ˈtaɪmteɪbl/ (n) lịch trình, thời khóa biểu

41. Tour /tʊə(r)/ (n) ngành du lịch

42. Tourism /ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (n) ngành du lịch

43. Tourist /ˈtʊərɪst/ (n) khách du lịch

44. World /wɜːld/ (n) thế giới

45. Worldwide /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ (adv) khắp thế giới

EXERCISES
TOPIC VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST
A. Choose the correct answer
1. You need a passport to cross the ________ between Mexico and the United States.
A. edge B. line C. border D. rim
2. The hotel where we are _______ is quite luxurious.
A. living B. remaining C. existing D. staying
3. When you ________ your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
A. arrive B. get C. reach D. achieve
4. It can be quite busy here during the tourist ________.
A. season B. period C. phase D. stage
5. David ________ me to the train station every morning.
A. goes B. takes C. has D. makes
6. I always enjoy our school ________ to France.
A. excursion B. journey C. trip D. travel
7. Hurry up, or we’ll ________ the bus!
A. avoid B. miss C. drop D. lose
8. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ________ of the sea.
A. appearance B. look C. sight D. view
9. I must remember to _______ a souvenir back from Spain for my grandmother.
A. go B. take C. bring D. keep
10. The ________ from London to Berlin is about 919 kilometres.
A. measure B. length C. gap D. distance
11. Make sure you ________ a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.
A. book B. keep C. put D. take
12. I live in Barcelona, but my _______ town is Madrid.
A. birth B. home C. native D. origin

B. Circle the correct word.

1. I hope to go on a trip around the world/earth one day.
2. You learnt a lot about the local territory/area by speaking to local people.
3. It’s good to have someone to lead/guide you when you are on holiday.
4. I get the train to work every day and the fare/fee is quite expensive.
5. Captain Cook discovered Australia on a voyage/travel to the Pacific.
6. Most tourist attractions in London charge an admission fee/ticket.
7. The sunset over Niagara Falls really is a magnificent look/sight.

PHRASAL VERBS
C. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
catch check get go make pick pull see

1. Let’s go to the airport to ____________________ Grandpa off when he flies back home.
2. If it starts to rain, ____________________ for a nearby cave to wait for it to pass.
3. We would like to remind all guests that they must ____________________ out before midday.

4. Please ____________________ in and stop so that I can buy something to drink.

5. Every Saturday night my dad ____________________ us up outside the cinema.
6. I think the neighbours have ____________________ away for the weekend.
7. John’s up ahead so Greg is pedalling fast to ____________________ up with him.
8. We’re going on holiday tomorrow, but we’ll call you when we ____________________ back.

D. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. Add any
other words you need.
1. We can start our journey ___________________________ towards the mountains at dawn.
2. Dad fetched the luggage while Mum registered ___________________________ at the hotel.
3. I asked the taxi driver to let me get out ___________________________ outside the train station.
4. Oh, no! I've forgotten my passport! We'll have to go back ________________ outside the train
station.
5. The most exciting moment is when the plane leaves the ground ___________________________.
6. Stop the car! I think we’ve hit ___________________________ a dog.
7. I don’t think a horse can ever stay at the same speed as ___________________________ a car.

PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS

E. Write one word in each gap.
1. The speed _________________ in towns is 50 km/h and you shouldn’t go faster than that.
2. Why don’t we __________________ the scenic route along the coast?
3. If you buy plane ticket ________________ advance, it’s often cheaper than if you wait.
4. I can’t remember the name of the hotel we stayed at off the _________________ of my head.
5. I’m sorry I’m late! I ____________________ my way and had to ask for directions.
6. My mum’s away in Germany on a business __________________ at the moment.
7. The bank? Well, turn left here, then go ____________________ ahead for a kilometre and it’s on
the left.
8. If you look on your left-hand ___________________ as we turn this corner, you’ll see Big Ben.
9. I’ll look round the shops in the morning and then _____________________ sightseeing in the
afternoon.
10. My grandma hasn’t driven since she ____________________ an accident last year.
11. I love visiting foreign places, _____________________ the sights and learning about other
cultures.
12. During the 70s, many British people started to go ____________________ holiday to Spain.
13. While you’re in London, you should take a tour _____________________ the Houses of
Parliament.

WORD PATTERNS
F. Choose the correct answer.
1. I’ve always dreamt ___________ china.
A. to visit B. of visiting C. I visit D. visit
2. The travel agency is arranging for us _____________ at a really nice hotel.
A. stay B. of staying C. to stay D. staying
3. My dad says he always regrets ____________ more.
A. to not travel B. not travelling C. he not travel D. of not travelling
4. John seems keen ____________ how to drive as soon as he can.
A. of learning B. he learn C. for learn D. to learn
5. Now, class, I’d like you all to write __________ a description of your last holiday.
A. me B. to me C. it me D. about me
6. When you arrive ____________, have your passport ready.
A. to the airport B. in the airport C. on the airport D. at the airport
7. The Joneses have invited us ___________ to Australia with them this summer.
A. going B. for going C. about going D. to go
8. The in-flight entertainment may differ ___________ that advertised.
A. to B. from C. in D. at

G. Find the extra word in each line.

 1………….. Oh, let me tell you about the trip. Did you know that Sarah is afraid
2………….. of be
3…………. flying? We had arranged it with her family to go to France for a few
4…………. days. I have always wanted to see Paris and would love to live
5…………. there one day. Well, we got to the airport and Sarah appeared
6………… being nervous. I asked her if she was okay and she said she was
7………… fine, so we continued on to our way. We went through passport
8…………. control and I could see so that Sarah wasn't keen on going any
9…………. further. Just then, a voice announced: " We regret it to inform
10……….. passengers that Flight 114 to France is been called." That was our
flight! Sarah sái she was glad because of she was too frightened to
fly anyway!So, we all went to home. That was the end of that trip!

WORD FORMATION
H. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits
in each gap.

It’s not always easy being a (1. TOUR) ___________________ You spend half your time making
(2. ARRANGE) __________________________ for your holiday and the other half worrying about
sticking to the (3. TIME) _________________________ I think it’s relaxing sometimes to spend a
holiday at home. There are no (4. CULTURE) ________________________ problems, you don’t
need someone to be the (5. PHOTOGRAPH) _______________________ and you know that the
local (6. INHABIT) _______________________ are always friendly!

I. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
necessary.
1. Beijing has changed so much in the last few years that it’s almost _______________________
(recognise)
2. The number of cars _________________________ (world) is about a billion and is increasing all
the time.
3. The new trains run on a completely ___________________________ (differ) system from
ordinary trains.
4. Living in a foreign country really does ____________________________ (broad) your horizons.
5. I can’t find a _____________________________ (direct) flight from London to Delhi so I’ve
booked one that changes in Frankfurt.
6. All passengers must complete a visa form upon ________________________(arrive) at
Singapore airport.
7. You can still see old milestones by the side of the road in England, showing the
___________________________ (distant) to the nearest town.
8. The Museum of Transport has a full-sized jet plane next to the ________________________
(enter)