Self study theme: great travelers

Travelling abroad

• Slovak families usually travel to spent their holidays abroad once a year. Families can use the services of travel agencies or they can travel independently – on their own.
• If they travel on their own, they can stay in a campsite or rented bungallow and prepare meals by themselves. (self-catering holiday)
• Home –swapping is a new type of holiday. You exchange your home with a family in another country.
• Couch-surfing is a way of travelling for young people who want to save money, accomodation is provided for free.

Hichhiking and backpacking

• Especially young people like to travel by hitchhiking. It is one of the cheapest ways of travelling. They take their backpack and can go wherever they want.
• It’s cheap, but dangerous. And you must have luck by hitch-hiking. It is very slow travelling.
• What to arrange before travel 
• When we are going abroad we must have necessary documents- at first checked a validity of your passport, sometimes we must get a visa and other things e.g. we must exchange money.
• When we are going by train, bus and plane. We must buy tickets.
• We have to have information about accomodation, transportation and so on. We have to get travel insurance
• We can live in a hotel, a hostel, a cottage, a appartement.

Vocabulary

• cancel – zrušiť
• delay – meškanie
• connection – spoj
• backpack – ruksak
• handbag – príručná taška
• suitcase – kufor
• sleeping bag – spací vak
• penknife – vreckový nožík
• tent – stan
• traveller´s cheques – cestovné šeky
• tram – električka

• truck – nákladné auto
• yacht – jachta
• boat – menšia loď
• ferry-boat – trajekt
• sailing ship – plachetnica
• Its departure is scheduled for... – jeho odchod je naplánovaný na...
• get on /off the train – nastúpiť/vystúpiť na/do vlak/u
• go for a holiday – ísť na prázdniny
• off-season – mimosezóna
• on-season – v sezóne
• excursion places – výletné miesta

• seamen – námorníci
• shipyard – lodenica
• aircraft – lietadlo
• jet – prúdové lietadlo
• be in charge of – mať na starosti
• crew – posádka
• pilot, co-pilot – pilot, druhý pilot
• deck – paluba
• cockpit – palubný priestor
• railways – železnice
• arrivals and departures – príchody a odchody
• consult the rail guide – pozrieť sa do cestovného poriadku
• fare – cestovné

• inquiry office – informácie
• return ticket– cesta/lístok tam/späť
• single/one-way ticket – obyčajný lístok
• slot machine – automat na lístky
• baggage check – batožinový lístok
• left –luggage office – úschovňa batožiny
• dining-car – jedálny vozeň
• fast train – rýchlik
• passenger train – osobný vlak
• sleeping car – spací vozeň
• smoker – fajčiarske oddelenie
• catch / miss a train,bus – chytiť /zmeškať vlak, autobus
• in time – presne(o hodinách)
• on time – presne(v určený čas)

• book a seat – kúpiť si miestenku
• seat reservation – miestenka
• make a reservation for a ticket – rezervovať lístok
• independent travel – individuálna turistika
• itinerary – plán cesty
• package tour – zájazd s pevným programom
• low-cost – nízkonákladové
• entry visa – vstupné vízum, valid visa – platné v.
• grant/refuse sb visa – udeliť/zamietnuť niekomu vízum
• business trip – služobná cesta
• cruise – cesta loďou
• Voyage (passage) – plavba, cesta loďou
• journey – cesta
• be/go abroad – byť/ísť v/do zahraničia

• cross the frontier – prekročiť hranicu
• customs – colnica
• duty-free – oslobodený od cla
• smuggle – pašovať
• fine – pokuta
• be worth (seeing)– mať cenu, oplatiť sa
• extend the stay – prdĺžiť si pobyt
• check-in – zaregistrovať sa na letisku
• passenger lounge – odletová hala
• land – pristáť, get off – vzlietnuť
• hijack( a plane) – uniesť lietadlo
• fasten the belts – pripútať sa
• crash – zrútiť sa, havarovať
• inconvenience - nepohodlie
• pass through – prechádzať cez
• travel via Sydney– cestovať cez ..