Travel vocabulary
Verb + prepositions
Towns and directions
The 5 senses
Grammar
100

Name two adjectives that can describe a journey.

Answers vary. E.g. exciting, exhausting, comfortable, boring. 

100

Complete: I borrowed a book ___ my friend.

from

100

Where can you borrow books?

Library

100

Which sense do you use to smell freshly baked bread?

smell

100

Complete: Yesterday, we ___ (visit) the amusement park.

visited

200

What adjective describes a place with lots of people?

Crowded

200

Complete: This suitcase belongs ___ my parents.

to

200

Where can you catch a train?

Railway station

200

Which sense do you use to listen to music at a concert?

hearing

200

Complete: I ___ (walk) through the town when it started to rain.

was walking

300

What is the opposite of a dangerous, dirty and noisy town?

A safe, clean and quiet town.

300

Complete: We waited ___ the bus for 30 minutes.

for

300

You want to watch a football match. Where do you go?

Football stadium

300

You are eating ice cream. Name two senses you use.

taste and touch

300

Choose the correct option: While we (travelled / were travelling) to London, we saw a beautiful castle.

were travelling

400

Complete the sentence with three suitable adjectives: "The journey was ___, the weather was ___ and the people were ___."

Answers vary. E.g. exhausting, rainy, friendly.

400

Complete: My parents warned us ___ swimming in the river.

about

400

Explain the difference between a bus station and a taxi rank.

A bus station is where buses arrive and depart. A taxi rank is where taxis wait for passengers.

400

You are walking through a street market. Name three things you might experience using three different senses.

Answers vary. E.g. see colourful fruit, smell fresh bread, hear people talking.

400

Combine the sentences using WHEN: "I was taking photos. My phone fell on the ground."

I was taking photos when my phone fell on the ground.

500

Describe a holiday destination using at least four different adjectives. You must describe the place, weather, people and journey.

Answers vary. Must include four appropriate adjectives covering all four aspects.

500

Find and correct all three mistakes: "I hope to good weather. I learnt about my mistakes from my last trip. What happened for your luggage?"

I hope for good weather. I learnt from my mistakes. What happened to your luggage?

500

You are at the cinema. Give directions to the nearest library. Use at least three different direction expressions.

Answers vary. Must include at least three appropriate expressions, e.g. go straight ahead, turn left, go past, cross the street, opposite.

500

Imagine you are camping in the forest. Describe something you could experience using ALL five senses.

Answers vary. Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch must all be included.

500

Find and correct all four mistakes: "While we walked through the city, it was starting to rain. I was looking for my umbrella when I was seeing my friend. We were going to a café and drank some hot chocolate."

While we were walking through the city, it started to rain. I was looking for my umbrella when I saw my friend. We went to a café and drank some hot chocolate.