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Welcome to our four-part series on expanding your vocabulary for the IELTS exam. Don’t forget to check out the other three posts:
In this post, we’ll be exploring the topic of travel and holidays. Once again, we’ll present you with important sub-topics for your vocabulary sets and suggested vocabulary items to get you started. However, this time we’ll begin by focusing on the words ‘travel’ and ‘holiday’ and their collocations, to make sure that you can use these important terms flexibly on your IELTS:
Travel (noun)
Collocation | Example |
|---|---|
travel documents | Once I forgot my travel documents and I missed my flight. |
air/rail/space travel | Air travel today is easier and more affordable than ever before. |
overseas/international/foreign travel | International travel allows us to see the world and learn about different cultures. |
leisure/holiday travel | In my experience, holiday travel with small children is often stressful. |
travel arrangements/plans | Making travel arrangements requires thorough planning: choosing travel dates, making reservations and planning activities. |
travel agency/agent | I have used travel agencies to help me plan trips in the past, but I prefer to do it myself. |
Travel (verb)
Collocation | Example |
|---|---|
travel abroad | Travelling abroad has made me better appreciate my home country. |
travel on business | As a sales representative, I have to travel on business from time to time. |
travel to (somewhere)l | I’ve always wanted to travel to Australia. |
travel around/across/through (somewhere) | We travelled through Portugal and into Spain. |
travel by air/train/car/on foot | We decided to travel by train since none of us wanted to drive |
travel light | I always try to travel light. |
travel the world | I wish I could travel the world. |
Holiday (noun)
Collocation | Example |
|---|---|
go on/have/take a holiday | I haven’t taken a holiday since I started my own business. |
holiday destination | n my opinion, tropical islands make for the best holiday destinations. |
holiday arrangements/plans | I believe that proper holiday arrangements are essential to making sure that everything goes smoothly on your holiday. |
holiday photos/pictures | People are often more concerned about taking the perfect holiday photo than enjoying the moment. |
summer holiday | Summer holidays are usually enjoyable and fun-filled. |
camping/skiing holiday | I learned to ski on my first skiing holiday in Canada. |