IELTS Speaking Lesson about Travel - Part 2
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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Travel
1. To travel (v.)
To go from point A to B.
I usually travel by bus when I go to work.
Word Family
- Travel (n. Uncountable) = The act of travelling
I hate air travel
Do you have any travel plans this summer?
- Travels (n. Countable / Plural) = Journeys
Tell me about your travels around Europe
- Travelling (n. Uncountable)
Travelling is my biggest hobby
Collocations
- To travel abroad
- domestic travel
- To travel on holiday
To travel _____
- by bus
- by plane
- by boat
- by car / bike
- on foot
Common Mistake
- I went on a travel ❌
- I went on a trip ✅
- I went on a journey ✅
2. A trip (n. Countable)
Going somewhere and coming back (usually short time)
Similar words
- To go on a trip (on holiday)
- To go on a tour (visit in and around a place, e.g. a city, a museum)
- To go on a journey (the travelling bit only, e.g. by train)
- To go on an outing (a very short trip, e.g. half a day – to a park, to a zoo, usually organised, by a school or parents)
Part 3 Model Answers: Travel
Watch three candidates.
They will answer an IELTS part 3 question on the topic of travel.
Language Functions
1. Giving an opinion
Well, I’d say…
I reckon
The way I see it,
To my mind,
2. Clarifying
I mean…
What I mean is…
What I mean to say is..
3. Giving an example
For example,
For instance,
Watch this model answer. 👇🏽
Useful Language
- A delicacy = a rare / expensive thing to eat
- To go down well = received positively, something enjoyed.
Why do some people not like to travel?
- Too expensive
- Culture shock
- Prefer to stay at home and rest
- Health conditions
- Phobia (e.g. fear of flying)
- Don’t like unfamiliar food
With this kind of question it is a good idea to choose a group of people to talk about. For example,
- Older / elderly people
- Women
- Children
- Unemployed people
We can use some of the functions below:
Language Functions
1. Identify someone
- If we are talking about _____
- If we take _____
- When it comes to _____
2. Giving a reason
- One reason is _____
- One of the reasons is _____
- It’s mainly because of _____
Watch the second model answer. 👇🏽
Useful Language
- To rocket = to rise quickly (prices, fame…)
- no-frills (adj.) = basic, no unnecessary things (product or service)
- To put someone off = to discourage s.o. from doing something
Watch a final model answer.
Useful language
- cyclical (adj.) = goes in cycles
Tourism in Spain is big in summer, but quiet in winter – it’s cyclical
Language Functions
1. Giving an opinion
- To my mind…
2. Giving more details
- So to be more specific,
- More concretely,
3. Countering
- The challenge is…
- On the other hand,
- That said,
Idioms to talk about TRAVEL
1. To travel light = to travel with few items
I only take a small rucksack when I go on holiday, I love to travel light.
2. To catch the travel bug = To develop a passionate desire to travel.
After travelling around Europe last year, she has now caught the travel bug.
3. To soak in the sights = to fully appreciate, enjoy, and absorb the beauty of a new place or a scenic view.
We went to the main square of the city and just soaked in the sights
Similar idioms
- Soak in the view
- Soak in the scenery
- To take in the sights
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