22.11.2013+2b

Today is Friday, 22nd November 2013 Lesson 29 Subject: Travel and tourism - vocabulary


 * Travel words **

1. ship - statek - Cruise is a holiday on this. 2. underground train - metro - The train which goes underground, usually in large cities. 3. train - pociąg - The train moves on rails 4. plane - samolot - The plane is a means of transport which flies. 5. coach - autokar - Coach is a tourist bus. 6. ferry - prom - A boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water. 7. car - samochód - Inland vehicle, has four wheels, used for carrying people. 8. tram - tramwaj - Rail vehicle, used as metropolitan transport. 9. double-decker bus - A bus with two decks especially popular in London. 10. taxi - taksówka - Passenger car usually used to carry people for a fee. 11. boat - łódka - A vehicle that travels across the water. 12.port - port - A place where ships are loaded or unloaded. 13. railway station - stacja kolejowa - Railway station is a place where trains stop. 14. airport - lotnisko - Airport is a place where planes take off and land. 15. motorway - autostrada - Multilane road designed for fast traffic. 16. platform - peron The raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station: The Edinburgh train will depart from platform six. 17. petrol station - stacja benzynowa - A place where people can refuel cars 18. rank - postój - Rank is a place where taxis wait in line to be hired. 19. single tickets - bilet w jedną stronę - A one-way ticket. 20. return tickets - bilet powrotny -A round trip ticket - there and back. 21. single hotel room - pokój dla 1 osoby - A room for one person. 22. double hotel room - pokój dla 2 osób -A room for two people. 23. package tour - wycieczka zorganizowana - An organized trip with prepaid travel, acommodation expenses as well as food. 24. sightseeing tours - wycieczka nastawiona na zwiedzanie - Activity of visiting places which are interesting because they are historical, famous. 25. travel brochures - foldery turystyczne - A thin book giving information about places worth visiting for tourist reasons. 27. modern cities - nowoczesne miasta - New York is a modern city with a lot of skyscrapers. 28. historic cities - zabytkowe miasta - Kalisz is a historic city having rich history and traditions. 29. cancelled flights - odwołany lot - A flight which will not take place because of faulty plane or difficult weather conditions. 30. delayed flights - spóźniony lot - The plane that arrives later than it is scheduled. 31. train fare opłata za przejazd - A sum of money you pay to get from place to the other on a train. 32.guidebook - przewodnik - When I was in London I bought a guidebook, to know what to visit. 33. traffic jam - korek - When I was going to work, I was stuck in a traffic jam and was late for work. 34. sleeping compartment - przedział sypialny A separate place on a train where people can sleep on a long journey. 35. connection - połączenie - A train, bus, or plane which is arranged to leave at a time which allows passengers from an earlier train, bus, or plane to use it to continue their journey 36. luggage- bagaż - Bags that you carry when you travel. 37. journey- podróż - Travel from point A to point B 38. trip - podróż - Journey to a place for a short time and return. 39. tour - wycieczka - Organized tour for musician, travel around a place. 40. travel - podróż - Activity of travel. 41. excursion - wycieczka - Short trip, organized by group of people 42. cruise - rejs - Holiday on a ship. 43. destination - cel, miejsce przeznaczenia - A place where you are going. 44. direction - kierunek (np wschód) - The way someone moves. 45. castle - zamek - The most famous Polish castle is in Malbork 46. church - kościół - Place where you can pray. 47. monument - monument (pomnik) - The monument commemorates for example an important event or important person. 48. palace - pałac - For example, the seat of the royal family. 49. fountain - fontanna - Tank (zbiornik) with a nozzle (dysza) from which water gushes (tryskać). 50. clock tower - wieża zegarowa - Big Ben is a clock tower. 51. cathedral - katedra - Cathedral is a sacred building. 52. in the north - na północy - Gdańsk is in the north of Poland. 53. in the south - na południu - Kraków is in the south of Poland. 54. in the east - na wschodzie - Lublin is in the east of Poland. 55. in the west - na zachodzie - Zielona Góra is in the west of Poland. 56. in the north-west - Szczecin is in the north - west of Poland. 57. in the north-east - Białystok is in the north - east of Poland. 58. in the south-west - Opole is in the south - west of Poland. 59. in the south-east - Rzeszów is in the south - east od Poland. 60. in the centere - na środku/w centrum - Łodź is in the centre of Poland. 61. ..km away from - ..kilometrów od... - Poznań is 120 kms away from Kalisz. 62. close to - blisko - Poland is close to Germany.