Other words and expressions which you might find useful include: prescription / mental health / physical health / blood system / National Insurance / research / the World Health
Organization (the WHO) / blood pressure / cure / curable / incurable / remedy / prevention / operating theatre
Page 69 Travel answers A. 1. False. A travel agency (we sometimes use the expression
travel agent’s ) is a shop where you go to buy a holiday or
a ticket. A tour operator is the company which sells the holiday to you via the travel agent.
2. True.
3. True.
4. False. They get
on an aeroplane or ship.
5. False. They get
off an aeroplane or ship.
6. True.
7. True
8. True (We can also use the word
backpacker , describing somebody who carries a rucksack)
9. True.
10. False. Eco-tourism is supposed to be tourism that
helps the environment.
11. False. They are all slightly different. Use a dictionary to check these differences.
12. False. It depends from which country you come and where you are going. Citizens of the EU, for example, do not
need visas if they are flying to another EU country.
13. False. It is a
short-haul flight.
14. False. It is
cheaper . (We can also use the expression
tourist class instead of
economy class )
15. True. But see 12 above.
B. 1. refugees 2. internally displaced 3. emigration 4. immigration 5. culture shock 6. expatriates (often
shortened to
expats ) 7. UNHCR (the United Nations High Commission for Refugees) 8. deported
9. persona non grata (a Latin expression which describes a foreign person, usually a diplomat, who is not acceptable
to a government) 10. economic migrants 11. repatriated / deported
C. 1. travel agency 2. package tour 3. independent travellers 4. visas 5. check in 6. economy class 7. disembark
8. mass tourism 9. all-inclusive 10. eco-tourism 11. refugees 12. internally displaced 13. economic migrants
14. expatriates 15. culture shock 16. immigration 17. persona non grata 18. deported 19. checking in
