English Vocabulary and Grammar for Travel

English for Travel

Grammar

Past Tense of Be

I was study
You were study
He/She/It was study
We were study
They were study

Simple Past Tense (Irregular Verbs)

(Refer to a list of irregular verbs)

Questions

Was your flight long? (Yes, it was / No, it wasn't)
Were your friends with you? (Yes, they were / No, they weren't)

Good Example: The people were friendly.
Bad Example: The people were unfriendly.

Vocabulary

Types of Trips

• Bus/Train trip
• Cruise
• Drive
• Flight
• Tour

Intensifiers

• Kind of
• Pretty
• Quite
• Rather
• Really
• So
• Very

Positive Descriptions of Trips and Vacations

• Amazing
• Comfortable
• Cool
• Exciting
• Fantastic
• Great
• Incredible
• Interesting
• Perfect
• Relaxing
• Scenic
• Terrific
• Unusual
• Wonderful

Negative Descriptions of Trips and Vacations

• Awful
• Boring
• Bumpy
• Horrible
• Long
• Pretty bad
• Scary
• Terrible

Bad Travel Experiences

• The weather was horrible/awful/pretty bad/terrible.
• The people were unfriendly/cold.
• They lost my luggage.
• Someone stole my wallet.

Good Travel Experiences

• The weather was amazing/fantastic/terrific/wonderful.
• The people were friendly/warm.
• They found my luggage.
• Someone returned my wallet.

Social Language

• That's my kind of vacation!
• I can't wait for the weekend.
• Welcome back!
• When did you get back?
• Were you on vacation?
• Did you have a good time?
• So, how was the flight?
• No kidding!
• That sounds nice.
• Tell me more.
• Can I give you a hand?
• That's OK. I'm fine.
• Are you sure?
• Absolutely.
• Thanks.