LESSON 16 – TRAVEL

STT English Collocations

1 Business trip – CHUYẾN CÔNG TÁC
2 Travel agency – HÃNG DU LỊCH
3 Book a flight – ĐẶT VÉ MÁY BAY
Book a hotel room = make a hotel reservation – ĐẶT KHÁCH SẠN
4 Unspoilt of a place – ĐỊA ĐIỂM HOANG SƠ
5 Make travel arrangements – LÊN LỊCH CHO CHUYẾN ĐI
6 A one-way ticket – VÉ BAY MỘT CHIỀU
A round trip – VÉ CỨU HỒI, VÉ HAI CHIỀU
7 Boarding pass – THẺ LÊN MÁY BAY
8 An aisle seat – GHẾ SÁT LỐI ĐI
9 A bumpy flight – CHUYẾN BAY GẬP GHỀNH, XÓC, TRẮC TRỞ
A smooth flight – CHUYẾN BAY ÊM ĐỀM, SUÔN SẺ
10 Connecting flight – BAY QUA NHIỀU HƠN 1 CHUYẾN BAY
Long-haul flight – CHUYẾN BAY ĐƯỜNG DÀI
Red-eye flight – CHUYẾN BAY TRONG ĐÊM MUỘN
11 Catch some rays/ soak up some sun = to sunbathe/ try to get a suntan – TẮM
NẮNG
12 Head for (a place) – THẲNG TIẾN ĐẾN MỘT ĐỊA ĐIỂM NÀO ĐẤY
13 Carry-on bag Check-in baggage – KÍ GỬI HÀNH LÍ
14 A seedy hotel – KHÁCH SẠN TỒI TÀN, KHÔNG THOÁI MÁI
15 The red-light district – PHỐ ĐÈN ĐỎ, PHỐ HỘP ĐÊM
16 A dingy room - MỘT CĂN PHÒNG TỒI TÀN
17 Go on vacation – ĐI DU LỊCH, NGHỈ MÁT
18 Scream in panic – KÊU LA SỢ HÃI
19 Package holiday – DU LIHJC CHỌN GÓI
20 Fly economy – BAY GIÁ RẺ
21 Peak season – MÙA CAO ĐIỂM
22 Tourist attractions – ĐIẠ ĐIỂM DU LỊCH
23 Enjoy a self-planned tour – ĐI CHƠI TỰ TÚC
24 Be bumped to a later flight – CHUYẾN XUỐNG CHUYẾN BAY
25 Customs officer – NHÂN VIÊN HẢI QUAN
26 Domestic flight – BAY NỘI ĐỊA
International flight – BAY QUỐC TẾ
27 Emergency exit – CỬA THOÁT HIỂM
28 Excess baggage – HÀNH LÝ QUÁ CÂN
29 First-class - HẠNG NHẤT
Business-class - HẠNG THƯƠNG GIA
Economy-class – HẠNG PHỔ THÔNG
30 Jet lag – BỊ MỆT MỎI DO LỆCH MÚI GIỜ
31 Life vest/jacket – ÁO PHAO
32 Motion sickness – SAY MÁY BAY
33 Oxygen mask – MẶT NẠ DƯỠNG KHÍ
34 Laze around on the sandy beach – NGHỈ NGƠI, THƯ GIÃN BÊN BÃI BIỂN
35 Tourist trap – KHU DU LỊCH ĐẮT ĐỎ
36 Holiday brochure – CUỐN SÁCH NHỎ/ TỜ RƠI VỀ NHỮNG KỲ NGHỈ
37 Holiday resort – KHU NGHỈ DƯỠNG
Holiday destination – ĐỊA ĐIỂM DU LỊCH
38 Local delicacy – ĐẶC SẢN CỦA ĐỊA PHƯƠNG/ VÙNG MIỀN NÀO ĐÓ
39 Off the beaten track/ path – XA XÔI/ HẺO LÁNH
40 Promote tourism image – LĂNG XÊ QUẢNG BÁ HÌNH ẢNH DU LỊCH
41 Scheduled trading session – CHỢ PHIÊN
Flea market – CHỢ TRỜI
42 Enjoy bustling trade - TẬN HƯỞNG SỰ MUA SẮM NHỘN NHỊP
43 Take a sunset/sunrise cruise – CHUYẾN ĐI NGẮM MẶT TRỜI LẶN/ MỌC
44 Dispel the heat of summer – XUA TAN CÁI NÓNG CỦA MÙA HÈ
45 Hit the road – LÊN ĐƯỜNG, KHỞI HÀNH
46 Off track – LẠC ĐƯỜNG
47 Watch one's back – CẨN THẬN, CẢNH GIÁC VỚI NHỮNG

48 Get a move on – NHANH LÊN

49 A full plate – LỊCH TRÌNH DÀY ĐẶC, KHÔNG CÓ THỜI GIAN RẢNH
50 It worse comes to worst – PHƯƠNG ÁN CUỐI CÙNG
51 Hit the town / a night on the town/ going out on the town – ĐI XAE HƠI/ ĐI
QUẨY
52 Thumb sb a lift – ĐỂ AI LÁI XE CHO
Give sb a lift/ride – CHO AI ĐÓ ĐI NHỜ (XE)
53 Live like a king – SỐNG THOẢI MÁI
54 Pedal to the metal -
55 A pit stop
 56 Any port in a storm
57 At the wheel
58 Make one’s way
59 Miss the boat
60 In the same boat

Exercise 16: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
Question 1: we couldn't fly________because all the tickets had been sold out.
A. economics B. economy C. economical D. economic
Question 2: We’ve got a long way to go. Let’s hit the road now to make it by sunset.
A. set off B. see off C. put off D. call off
Question 3: She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in
the same________.
A. road B. ship C. boat D. sail
Question 4: I decided to go abroad with my mother. It________ comes to worst because I
really don’t want to leave my hometown.
A. worse B. worst C. badly D. worsen
Question 5: After a busy week, I just want to________the town on Saturday night.
A. bit B. hit C. nit D. beat
Question 6: That horrible hotel was a case of any port in a________as we couldn't find any
place to spend the night.
A. hurricane B. typhoon C. tornado D. storm
Question 7: The price discount ended yesterday and I just________the boat on a great deal.
A. missed B. lost C. turned D. crashed
Question 8: ________of a place is beautiful because it has not been changed or damaged by
people.
A. Undamaged B. Unchanged C. Unspoilt D. Unaffected
Question 9: When they gave me my new________pass, they didn’t ask me if I'd prefer a
window seat or an________seat - and I was stuck in the middle.
A. boarding/aisle B. landing/middle
C. getting/cozy D. travelling/aisle
Question 10: Last week I had the worst business________I've ever taken.
Normally a travel________takes care of booking my flight and________my hotel
reservation, but this time I decided________the travel arrangements myself.
A. travel/agent/making/make B. trip/agency/making/make
B. voyage/agency/taking/do D. occasion/agency/doing/take
Question 11: I had booked three nights at a________hotel in the________district where I
was stuck sleeping on an uncomfortable mattress in a________room.
A. luxurious/ yellow-light/wet B. common/dimmer/ cozy
C. seedy/red-light/dingy D. five-star/busy/damp
Question 12: I’d love to help you but I have a full________right now.
A. vase B. bowl C. spoon D. plate
Question 13: I have to watch my back at work - there are a lot of people who would like
my job.
A. be careful of the people around me B. get a move on
C. hit the road D. thumb me a lift
Question 14: We made a quick________stop in Denver before continuing our journey.
A. bus B. pit C. bit D. hit
Question 15: Taking a sunset________on the beautiful Saigon River is an unforgettable
experience in my life.
A. trip B. excursion C. travel D. cruise
Question 16: A flea market is a type of bazaar that rents or provides space to people who
want to sell or barter merchandise.
A. swap meet B. love market
C. scheduled trading session D. labor market
Question 17: The farmhouse we stayed in was completely________the beaten track.
A. in B. off C. of D. on
Question 18: I can't wait to go on my vacation and laze________on the sandy beach for
two weeks!
A. around B. down C. out D. round
Question 19: Most festivals include dancing and music, as well as all kinds of local
delicacies.
A. tourist traps B. holiday resorts
C. regional specialties D. holiday destinations
Question 20: Jet________is the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience
after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place
they left.
A. bag B. nag C. lag D. rag