Travel, trip, tour, journey...
What are the differences between these four commonly confused English words?
Let's talk about it!
Hello everyone and welcome back to Advance in English!
My name is Roxana and as the title of today's video tells you,
we are going to talk about these four commonly confused English words.
By the end of this video, not only will you know the differences between these words
and know how to use them, but I will also give you some common collocations so
make sure that you keep on watching right till the end.
Alright let's get started!
Frst and foremost let's talk about the word 'travel'.
This is commonly used as a verb, which means to go from one place to another and usually to
spend some time in that other place.
For example, I love traveling! I love going to
new places, discovering new cultures. eating new food, meeting new people
and all the wonderful things that go with travelling.
'Travel' can also be used as a noun to talk about the act of travelling in general.
For example, my last job involved a lot of travel it was actually quite tiring.
Where was the last place that you travelled to?
Write a comment below this video and get using this word right now
and then come back to watch the rest!
The world 'trip' - at least in this context -
is used as a noun and this can be used to talk about the specific time of going somewhere
or the act of going somewhere and returning.
Usually it's for a shorter period of time.
For example, my sister has just taken a trip to town. She's gone to
buy some groceries but she'll be back in a few hours.
'Journey' is a noun, which means the physical act of moving from one place to another.
This is a small part of travelling.
For example, I could say I really enjoyed traveling around India last year, but I
remember there was a very long journey from Mumbai to Delhi.
Within the context of bigger travel there was a smaller travel called a journey and it's the physical movement
What is the longest journey that you've ever taken?
Was it longer than Mumbai to Delhi? Because that's pretty long!
Write a comment telling me about it just below this video.
'Tour' can be used both as a noun and a verb
and this is a visit to a place or an area where you actually want
to learn something about it. So it's not just a holiday where you're sat on a beach but
you're actually going somewhere and you're involved a bit more in that place.
For example, I had a really good tour in Paris. I went to see the Eiffel Tower,
the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre Museum...
I'm not too sure how to pronounce any of those things so I'm sorry if you're French!
It can also be used as a verb, so for example, I really enjoyed touring around France last year.
That means I went to a few different places and I got really
involved in those places. I learned a lot about them.
Okay, so now we've looked at the differences between these four words
and how to use them in example sentences,
let's talk about some common collocations.
First up, we've got 'travel'. You can travel light, which means to travel with just a small amount of luggage.
You can also work as a travel agent
a person who books flights, hotels and other things.
You can also work as a tour guide okay, but be careful with these two because
you can't really be a tour agent and you can't be a travel guide. A travel guide
would be a physical book that would provide information
whereas a tour guide is the person that provides the information for tourists.
You can go on a day trip which means just to go somewhere for the day and return back
home in the evening. It's quite common in England for people to take a day trip to London.
If you're taking a day trip you might want to buy a round-trip ticket
which is a ticket that gets you from your origin to your destination and back to your origin.
From A to B, back to A.
If you're going on a long journey make sure
that you've checked some sort of journey planner so you know what you're doing,
where to go, what bus stop to get off at and what trains to take.
And make sure if you do need to change train or change bus, that you have planned your onward journey.
Make sure you know what you are doing after the first bus or after the first train.
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