travel

English learners generally have one thing in common: they love to travel and find out about new cultures. One of the main reasons most of us learn a new language is in order to try it on by going to a country where they speak the language. Of course, in order to get there, you have to travel. That's when travel vocabulary becomes absolutely necessary. Here is a quiz with related travel vocabulary for four means of travelling: by rail, by bus or coach, by air, and by sea. Use the following words to fill in the gaps in the travel chart. Each word or phrase is used only once.To travel the world cheaply I know that I need to learn basics of the local languages of every country that I intend to wander in for a considerable amount of time. I figure that if I wish to remain in a country for more than two weeks it is well worth the time and effort to learn how to hold basic communication in the dominant tongue of the region. In point, if I cannot ask the price of something or understand basic number words, I am hanging at the mercy of every shopkeeper and market merchant that I have to deal with. If I cannot barter for food, say yes, no, thank you, please, that is too expensive, or get away from me, then I am basically Vegetable Lasagna floating in a sea of otherwise competent humanity. To speak is to be human.