Showing posts with label travelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travelling. Show all posts

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Travel, Journey,Trip, Tour, Voyage


                                                                                                                             
     Travel
   The word 'travel' is used to talk about going from one place to another.
  
It can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
  
verb :        Jane  travels a lot in her job.
  
noun :       Travel  is faster and cheaper than before.
  
adjective :  Margaret has a travel agency in High Street
 
     Journey



   A journey is the distance covered in travelling from one place to another.
   'Journey' can refer to a long distance or a short regular one.
  
The journey was long and tiring; it took us one day to get there.
  
Did you have a good journey? Yes, it was interesting..
  
How long is your journey to work? Only half an hour.
 



     Trip
   The word 'trip' is used to talk about a short journey somewhere for a purpose, business or pleasure.
  
♦ For our wedding anniversary, we went on a trip to Venice.
   ♦ My boss is often away on business trips.
   ♦ During our holiday, we took a boat trip to the islands.
     Tour

   A tour is a journey during which several places are visited,  especially on a holiday. 
   The word 'tour' can be a noun or a verb.
  
noun :  We went on a tour of Egypt
  
verb:    We toured North America
 
     Voyage
   A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space.
  
Before the 20th century, long sea voyages were common.
  
A spacecraft will take you on a voyage through space.