TRAVEL , TRIP, JOURNEY, TOUR AND VOYAGE

Hi guys,

Here I leave a post about the vocabulary we have seen in class today and some exercises for you to do.Hope you have  a good flight!
travel - trip - journey - tour - voyage


Travel The word 'travel' is used to talk about going from one place to another.

It can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.

♦ verb : Tom travels a lot in his job.

♦ noun : Travel nowadays is faster and less expensive than before.

♦ adjective : There is a travel agency beside the bank.

Trip The word 'trip' is used to talk about a short journey somewhere

for a purpose, business or pleasure.

♦ For our wedding anniversary, we went on a trip to Venice.

♦ My boss is often away on business trips.

♦ During our holiday, we took a boat trip to the islands.
Journey A journey is the distance covered in travelling from one place to another.

'Journey' can refer to a long distance or a short regular one.

♦ The journey was long and tiring; it took us 5 hours to get there.

♦ Did you have a good journey? Yes, it was quite pleasant.

♦ How long is your journey to work? Just about 20 minutes.

Tour A tour is a journey during which several places are visited,

especially on a holiday.

The word 'tour' can be a noun or a verb.

♦ noun : We went on a tour of Italy.

♦ verb: We toured the north of India.

Voyage A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space.

♦ Before the 20th century, long sea voyages were common.

♦ A spacecraft will take you on a voyage through space.


Exercises click here: http://www.autoenglish.org/trickywords/gr.trip.pdf

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5967.php